University of California San Francisco

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Emily Miraflor, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director,
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program

Address

35 Medical Center Way
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]
Fax: 510-437-5127

    Biography

    Dr. Miraflor is a general and colorectal surgeon. She received her undergraduate degree in the fields of biology and kinesiology from California State University, Hayward in 2003 and completed her medical degree at the University of California, Davis in 2007.

    After medical school, Dr. Miraflor pursued surgical training at the University of California, San Francisco - East Bay. There she developed a strong interest in the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, colon and rectal cancers. Prompting her to obtain specialty training in these areas. She completed her fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery in 2015 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. While in residency and fellowship she was honored by her peers with Resident Teaching awards.

    Dr. Miraflor is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

    Education

    Education

    California State University, East Bay; B.S. Biology and Kinesiology, 2003

    University of California, Davis, M.D. 2007

    Residencies

    University of California, San Francisco - East Bay, General Surgery 2007-2013

    University of California, San Francisco - East Bay, Chief Resident in General Surgery, 2013-2014.

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Surgery, General Surgery

    Clinical Expertise

    General Surgery

    Colorectal Surgery

    Research Interests

    Inflammatory bowel disease

    Colon cancer

    Rectal cancer

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 25
    1. SAGES peritoneal dialysis access guideline update 2023.
      Haggerty SP, Kumar SS, Collings AT, Alli VV, Miraflor E, Hanna NM, Athanasiadis DI, Morrell DJ, Ansari MT, Abou-Setta A, Walsh D, Stefanidis D, Slater BJ| | PubMed
    2. SAGES/AHPBA guidelines for the use of microwave and radiofrequency liver ablation for the surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma or colorectal liver metastases less than 5 cm.
      Ceppa EP, Collings AT, Abdalla M, Onkendi E, Nelson DW, Ozair A, Miraflor E, Rahman F, Whiteside J, Shah MM, Ayloo S, Dirks R, Kumar SS, Ansari MT, Sucandy I, Ali K, Douglas S, Polanco PM, Vreeland TJ, Buell J, Abou-Setta AM, Awad Z, Kwon CH, Martinie JB, Sbrana F, Pryor A, Slater BJ, Richardson W, Jeyarajah R, Alseidi A| | PubMed
    3. Impact of safety-net hospital burden on achievement of textbook oncologic outcomes following resection in for stage I-IV colorectal cancer.
      Wong P, Victorino GP, Miraflor E, Alseidi A, Maker AV, Thornblade LW| | PubMed
    4. Process for quality assessment review of societal guidelines-an editorial to accompany "multi-society consensus conference and guideline on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)".
      Kohn GP, Awad ZT, Al-Mansour MR, Salluzzo J, Miraflor E, Oliphant U, Slater BJ| | PubMed
    5. Surgical approach to microwave and radiofrequency liver ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal liver metastases less than 5 cm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
      Abdalla M, Collings AT, Dirks R, Onkendi E, Nelson D, Ozair A, Miraflor E, Rahman F, Whiteside J, Shah MM, Ayloo S, Abou-Setta A, Sucandy I, Kchaou A, Douglas S, Polanco P, Vreeland T, Buell J, Ansari MT, Pryor AD, Slater BJ, Awad Z, Richardson W, Alseidi A, Jeyarajah DR, Ceppa E| | PubMed
    6. Single injection, ultrasound-guided planar nerve blocks: An essential skill for any clinician caring for patients with rib fractures.
      Schultz C, Yang E, Mantuani D, Miraflor E, Victorino G, Nagdev A| | PubMed
    7. Protective Effect of Phosphatidylserine Blockade in Hemorrhagic Shock.
      Cohan C, Beattie G, Brigode W, Yeung L, Miraflor E, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    8. Protective effect of phosphatidylserine blockade in sepsis induced organ dysfunction.
      Beattie G, Cohan C, Miraflor E, Brigode W, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    9. Ultrasound-guided transverse abdominis plane block for ED appendicitis pain control.
      Mahmoud S, Miraflor E, Martin D, Mantuani D, Luftig J, Nagdev AD| | PubMed
    10. Timing of Chemical Thromboprophylaxis and Deep Vein Thrombosis in Major Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
      Zaghiyan KN, Sax HC, Miraflor E, Cossman D, Wagner W, Mirocha J, Gewertz B, Fleshner P, Cedars-Sinai DVT Study Group| | PubMed