Kiumars Arfai | Physician

Kiumars Arfai | Physician

Dr. Kiumars Arfai is a board-certified, fellowship-trained anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. A graduate of Stanford Medical Center, he is dedicated to providing the best level of care to his patients. He combines years of experience with multiple modalities that include intervention procedures, medication trials, physical therapy, chiropractics, and psychotherapy to restore function and provide pain relief. Dr. Kiumars Arfai Research October 1999–June 2000

Research Associate, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Bone Center, Radiology, and Endocrinology Department

Designed Research Protocol, Conducted Literature Searches, Analyzed Data, Prepared and Edited Manuscripts

Trained and Supervised Medical Students and Junior Researchers in Bone Density and 3D Image Processing

Persian Physician in Tarzana

Supervised by Vicente Gilsanz, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Orthopedic Surgery September 1998–September 1999

Research Assistant, Shahid Beheshti Medical Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

Conducted Literature Searches, Analyzed Data, Prepared and Edited Manuscripts for Several Projects, Translated Articles to Farsi

Supervised by Fereidun Azizi, MD, Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division

Publications & Presentations Dr. Arfai is one of the only pain management specialists in Southern California who has treated patients for back pain, neck pain, failed back and neck surgeries, fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis, CRPS, extremity pain, and abdominal pain.

Have you been told your problem is “difficult” or “something you have to live with”? We have enough experience and background to know you can be helped.

Education

• Sept. 1992–Shahid Beheshti University of Health Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Jan. 1996–Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
• Sept. 1996–Board Certification in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (ABA)
• Jan. 1997–Fellowship in Pain Management
• Sept. 1998–Board Certification in Pain Management (ABA)
• Sept. 1999–Medical School, MD
• July 2001–UCLA/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• July 2002–Internship in Internal Medicine
• July 2002–UCLA/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Jan. 2003–Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• March 2003–Rotating Resident for Pediatric Anesthesia
• July 2003–Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Dec. 2003–Rotating Resident for Acute and Chronic Pain Management, Obstetric Anesthesia, and Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
• Sept. 2004–Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Oct. 2004–Rotating Resident for Acute and Chronic Pain Management
• July 2005–Residency in Anesthesiology and Critical Care