Sepehr Khonsari
Biography
Sepehr Khonsari, M.D., is a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor II in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and a staff physician in the Spinal Cord Injury and Disability Healthcare Group at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Long Beach, California. He received his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine in 2001 and completed his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at UC Irvine in 2009. He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and holds subspecialty board certification in Brain Injury Medicine.
Khonsari's clinical practice focuses on patients with spinal cord injury and related conditions including traumatic brain injury, spasticity, stroke, and neurogenic bowel and bladder, in addition to primary care medical issues. His research experience includes serving as co-investigator on studies examining hyperbaric oxygen treatment for post-stroke recovery and traumatic brain injury patient navigation. He has authored publications on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for ischemic stroke, fall risk assessment in rehabilitation settings, and laparoscopic urological procedures.
Khonsari serves on the MRI Safety Committee and Medical Records Committee at the Long Beach VA Medical Center. He is fluent in English and Farsi, with conversational and medical Spanish proficiency. Prior to his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training, he completed a general surgery internship and partial urology residency at UC Irvine, during which time he conducted research in urological surgery and published multiple peer-reviewed articles on laparoscopic and endourological techniques.
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- B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 1996
- M.D., University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, 2001
Distinctions
- Fellow, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2008-2019
- Excellence in Research, Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 1995-1996
- Dean's Honor List, University of California, Irvine Biological Sciences, 1992-1996
- Golden Key National Honor Society, 1993
Areas of Expertise
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
- Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Post-Stroke Functional Recovery
- Fall Risk Assessment
Recent Publications
- Rosario ER, Kaplan SE, Khonsari S, Vazquez G, Solanki N, Lane M, Brownell H, Rosenberg S, “The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Functional Impairments Caused by Ischemic Stroke” (opens in new tab), Neurology Research International, vol. 2018, pp. 3172679, 2018.
- Rosario ER, Kaplan SE, Khonsari S, Patterson D, “Predicting and Assessing Fall Risk in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility”, Rehabil Nurs, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 86-93, 2014.
- Monica Rodriguez, “A Long Road to Healing”, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA), 2011.
- McDougall EM, Corica FA, Chou DS, Abdelshehid CS, Uribe CA, Stoliar G, Sala LG, Khonsari SS, Eichel L, Boker JR, Ahlering TE, Clayman RV, “Short-term impact of a robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy 'mini-residency' experience on postgraduate urologists' practice patterns”, Int J Med Robot, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 70-4, 2006.
- McDougall EM, Corica FA, Chou DS, Uribe CA, Abdelshehid CS, Boker JR, Khonsari SS, Eichel L, Lee D, Finley DS, Hogg D, Cadeddu JA, Pearle MS, Clayman RV, “Comparison of basic elements of human performance scores between urologists with various extents of experience”, J Endourol, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 209-14, 2006.
- Eichel L, Kim IY, Uribe C, Khonsari S, Basillote J, Steward E, Coad J, Bischof J, Rudie E, Kluge S, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, “Third Prize: Comparison of radical nephrectomy, laparoscopic microwave thermotherapy, cryotherapy, and radiofrequency ablation for destruction of experimental VX-2 renal tumors in rabbits” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 1082-7, 2005.
- Chou DS, Abdelshehid CS, Uribe CA, Khonsari SS, Eichel L, Boker JR, Shanberg AM, Ahlering TE, Clayman RV, McDougall EM, “Initial impact of a dedicated postgraduate laparoscopic mini-residency on clinical practice patterns” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 360-5, 2005.
- Uribe CA, Eichel L, Khonsari S, Finley DS, Basillote J, Park HK, Li CC, Abdelshehid C, Lee DI, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, “What happens to hemostatic agents in contact with urine? An in vitro study” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 312-7, 2005.
- Eichel L, Khonsari S, Lee DI, Basillote J, Shanberg A, Duel B, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, “One-knot pyeloplasty” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 201-4, 2004.
- Khonsari S, Lee DI, Basillote JB, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, “Intraoperative catheter management during laparoscopic excision of a giant bladder diverticulum” (opens in new tab), Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques Part A, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 47-50, 2004.
- Lee DI, Uribe C, Eichel L, Khonsari S, Basillote J, Park HK, Li CC, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, “Sealing percutaneous nephrolithotomy tracts with gelatin matrix hemostatic sealant: initial clinical use” (opens in new tab), Journal of Urology, vol. 171, no. 2 Pt 1, pp. 575-8, 2004.
- Khonsari S, Eichel L, Lee D, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, “Early experience with robotic assisted pyeloplasty”, J Endourol, vol. 17, pp. A220, 2003. Presented at 21st World Congress on Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy, Montreal, QC, Canada, September 23, 2003.
- Enomoto H, Yousefi S, Vaziri N, Khonsari S, Ocariz J, Delavarian MG, Cesario T, “The effect of calcium-related factors on the predominance of IFN-gamma or interleukin-4 in cultured mononuclear cells”, J Interferon Cytokine Res, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 841-850, 1998.
- Yousefi S, Vaziri N, Carandang G, Villanueva JL, Khonsari S, Ocariz J, Cesario TC, “Platelet-activating factor and the production of human interferon-gamma”, J Interferon Cytokine Res, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 107-112, 1997.
- Khonsari S, Cesario TC, “The Nature of the Inducing Agent Influences the Predominant Production of Either Th1 or Th2 Cytokines”, UCI Journal of Undergraduate Research in the Biological Sciences, vol. 26, pp. 658-669, 1996.
Contact Information
Email: skhonsar@uci.edu
Phone: (714) 456-6668
Address: VA Long Beach, 5901 E 7th St, Long Bch,CA 90822
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