Overview
Dr. Elham Afghani is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joins us from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine. She completed her internal medicine residency as well as an extra year as chief resident at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center. She then completed her gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with additional training in pancreatic diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With a unique specialization in pancreatic disease, she has participated in numerous research projects at the Cedars Sinai division of pancreatico-biliary diseases and was involved in a U01 Consortium for the study of chronic pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Afghani’s areas of expertise include acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. She is an accomplished researcher with multiple publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals as well as presentations at national meetings.
Dr. Afghani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Morning Sickness. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 61 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2360 West Joppa Road, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Lutherville, MD 21093
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Bulat joins Johns Hopkins from Tulane University, where he was director of the neurogastroenterology and motility service and director of the GI training program. He specializes in motility and functional disorders, with an emphasis on gastroparesis. He completed his master’s degree (neuroscience) and doctorate (physiology and pharmacology) in the area of smooth muscle function, as well as motility subspecialty training, at McMaster University. Dr. Bulat is an accomplished researcher and has authored several publications and book chapters in his field of interest. Dr. Bulat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Morning Sickness. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Gastric Dysmotility, Morning Sickness, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Hereditary PancreatitisDr. Afghani isElite. Learn about Hereditary Pancreatitis.
- Distinguished
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Afghani isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Chronic PancreatitisDr. Afghani isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyDr. Afghani isDistinguished. Learn about Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.
- Advanced
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gastrointestinal BleedingDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
- LithotripsyDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Lithotripsy.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Afghani isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Experienced
- AnemiaDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Afghani isExperienced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.