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  • Office

    2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW
    # The
    Washington, DC 20037
    Phone+1 212-741-3000

Education & Training

  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2013 - 2015
  • Temple University Hospital
    Temple University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2008
  • University of Maryland, College Park
    University of Maryland, College ParkB.S., Neurobiology and Physiology, 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 2016 - 2026
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • SD State Medical License
    SD State Medical License Active through 2023
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2014 - 2015
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Student Abstract Award American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition, 2007
  • Poster of distinction Digestive Disease Week, 2007
  • First Place, Oral Presentations 29th Annual Medical School Research Day, 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Outcomes of medical therapy of stricture and internal perforating Crohn's Disease: a retrospective cohort study  
    Samimi R, Flasar M, Tracy K, Cross RK, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 1/1/2010
  • Scopolamine treatment and muscarinic receptor subtype 3 gene ablation augment azoxymethane-induced murine liver injury  
    Khurana S, Shah N, Cheng J, Shiu B, Samimi R, Belo A, Shant J, Drachenberg C, Wess J, Raufman JP, The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1/1/2010
  • Acetylcholine release by human colon cancer cells mediates autocrine stimulation of cell proliferation  
    Cheng K, Samimi R, Xie G, Shant J, Drachenberg C, Wade M, Davis RJ, Nomikos G, Raufman JP, American Journal of Physiology, 1/1/2008
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Characterization of ductular reaction in azoxymethane (AOM)-treated mice: Role of M3 muscarinic receptors
    Shah N, Shiu B, Samimi R, Cheng K, Shant J, Drachenberg C, Raufman JP, Khurana S, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2009
  • Inhibition of M3 muscarinic receptor (M3R) activation augments azoxymethane (AOM)-induced expression of epithelial cell adhesion 
molecule in bile ductules and ova...
    hah, N., Shiu, B., Belo, A., Samimi, R., Cheng, K., Drachenberg, C., Shant, J., Raufman, JP., Khurana S, Hepatology, 1/1/2009
  • Outcomes of medical therapy of stricture and internal perforating Crohn's Disease: A retrospective cohort study
    Samimi R, Flasar M, Tracy K, Cross RK, American College of Gastroenterology, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2008
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