ArashSamarMD

Pulmonology • Jackson, MS

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Physician

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Office
971 Lakeland Dr
Ste 1052
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone+1 601-981-9503

Fax+1 601-981-7895

Education & Training

University of Mississippi Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2020 - 2023
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2019 - 2020
St Barnabas HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Semmelweis UniversityClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

MS State Medical License 2020 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2018 - 2022
VA State Medical License 2016 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

33 citations
Performance of peripheral arterial tonometry-based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a large sleep clinic cohort
Octavian C. Ioachimescu, J. Shirine Allam, Arash Samarghandi, Neesha Anand, Barry G. Fields
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2020-10-15
20 citations
Association between peak inspiratory flow rate and hand grip muscle strength in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Arash Samarghandi, Octavian C. Ioachimescu, Rehan Qayyum
Plos One. 2020-01-31
10 citations
Effect of Hospital Readmission Reduction Program on Hospital Readmissions and Mortality Rates
Arash Samarghandi, Rehan Qayyum
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2019-09-18

Journal Articles

Association Between Peak Inspiratory Flow Rate and Hand Grip Muscle Strength in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Arash Samarghandi, PlosOne, 1/21/2020
Effect of Hospital Readmission Reduction Program on Hospital Readmissions and Mortality Rates
Arash Samarghandi, HMS, 9/18/2019
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Preceding a Diagnosis of B-cell Lymphoma
Arash Samarghandi, Tumori, 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

Lower COPD readmission is associated with higher mortality rates April 11th, 2020