BehnooshAfghaniMD
Pediatric Infectious Disease • Orange, CAProfessor, Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Director, Health and Science Enrichment Programs
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Office
UC Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Drive South, bldg 26
Orange, CA 92868Phone+1 714-456-5726- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 1992 - 1995- University of California (Irvine)/Children's Hospital of Orange CountyResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- OCMA Physician of Excellence: Multiple Years
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 47 citationsLinezolid for the treatment of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in childrenSheldon L. Kaplan, Behnoosh Afghani, Pio Lopez, Elba Wu, Dona Fleishaker
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2003-09-01 - 32 citationsLemierre syndrome complicated by cavernous sinus thrombosis, the development of subdural empyemas, and internal carotid artery narrowing without cerebral infarctionFranklin D. Westhout, Anton N. Hasso, Mehrdad Jalili, Behnoosh Afghani, William B. Armstrong
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2007-01-01 - 13 citationsThe effect of an interventional program on adherence to the american academy of pediatrics guidelines for palivizumab prophylaxis.Behnoosh Afghani, Thienkim Ngo, Szu-Yun Leu, Fu L. Wu, Maricel Cecilio
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2006-11-01
Press Mentions
COVID-19 Cases, New Syndrome on the Rise Among California Children, Especially Latino ChildrenJanuary 21st, 2021
Complex Health Considerations Make Reopening California’s Schools a ChallengeJune 9th, 2020
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