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

1411 East 31st Street
Oakland, CA 94602
United States

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.

    Fellowships

    Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 2014-2015

    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| | View in 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| | View in 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| | View in 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| | View in 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| | View in 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| | View in PubMed
    7. Protective Effect of Phosphatidylserine Blockade in Hemorrhagic Shock.
      Cohan C, Beattie G, Brigode W, Yeung L, Miraflor E, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    8. Protective effect of phosphatidylserine blockade in sepsis induced organ dysfunction.
      Beattie G, Cohan C, Miraflor E, Brigode W, Victorino GP| | View in 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| | View in 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| | View in PubMed
    11. Type and Quantity of Pharmacologic Therapy for Crohn's Disease before Eventual Surgical Treatment.
      Kaminski JP, Miraflor E, Zaghiyan K, Fleshner P| | View in PubMed
    12. Lactate predicts massive transfusion in hemodynamically normal patients.
      Brooke M, Yeung L, Miraflor E, Garcia A, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    13. Applying peripheral vascular injury guidelines to penetrating trauma.
      Chong VE, Lee WS, Miraflor E, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    14. Should uncooperative trauma patients with suspected head injury be intubated?
      Garcia A, Yeung LY, Miraflor EJ, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    15. Death or dialysis? The risk of dialysis-dependent chronic renal failure after trauma nephrectomy.
      Dozier KC, Yeung LY, Miranda MA, Miraflor EJ, Strumwasser AM, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    16. Effect of surgery resident change of shift on trauma resuscitations and outcomes.
      Yeung L, Miraflor E, Garcia A, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    17. Bedside thoracic ultrasonography of the fourth intercostal space reliably determines safe removal of tube thoracostomy after traumatic injury.
      Kwan RO, Miraflor E, Yeung L, Strumwasser A, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    18. Confronting the chronically anticoagulated, acute care surgery patient as we evolve into the post-warfarin era.
      Yeung L, Miraflor E, Harken A| | View in PubMed
    19. Does gastric volume in trauma patients identify a population at risk for developing pneumonia and poor outcomes?
      Yeung L, Miraflor E, Strumwasser A, Sadeghi P, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    20. The heart of the matter: utility of ultrasound of cardiac activity during traumatic arrest.
      Cureton EL, Yeung LY, Kwan RO, Miraflor EJ, Sadjadi J, Price DD, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    21. Emergency uncrossmatched transfusion effect on blood type alloantibodies.
      Miraflor E, Yeung L, Strumwasser A, Liu TH, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    22. Correlation between IVC dimensions and volume status on CT scan.
      Miraflor E, Yeung L, Strumwasser A, Sadjadi J, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    23. Timing is everything: delayed intubation is associated with increased mortality in initially stable trauma patients.
      Miraflor E, Chuang K, Miranda MA, Dryden W, Yeung L, Strumwasser A, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    24. A novel CT volume index score correlates with outcomes in polytrauma patients with pulmonary contusion.
      Strumwasser A, Chu E, Yeung L, Miraflor E, Sadjadi J, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed
    25. Sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter as an estimate of intracranial pressure in adult trauma.
      Strumwasser A, Kwan RO, Yeung L, Miraflor E, Ereso A, Castro-Moure F, Patel A, Sadjadi J, Victorino GP| | View in PubMed