Dr. Armin Afsar-Keshmiri
Armin Afsar-Keshmiri, M.S., M.D.
Saratoga Spine
7 Murray St.
Glens Falls, NY 12801
POSITIONS HELD
Saratoga Spine– October 2008 – present
Private Practice- Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
Adirondack Orthopaedic Physicians and Surgeons– July 2006 – September 2008
Private Practice- Orthopaedic Trauma and Spine Surgery
Queensbury, NY
M. Gordon Whitbeck, Jr., LLC– September 2005 – June 2006
Private Practice- Orthopaedic Trauma and Spine Surgery
Rochester, NY
Clinical Associate Professor– July 2004 – July 2005
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
EDUCATION
Board Certified- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery– July 2007
Orthopaedic Spine Fellowship -August 2004 – July 2005
South Texas Spinal Clinic, San Antonio, TX
Director: Gilbert R. Meadows, M.D.
Orthopaedic Residency– July 1999 – June 2004
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,
San Antonio, TX
Honors: Best second year resident research paper- Standardized
Ananlysis of UHMWPE Wear Particles from Failed Total Joint Arthroplasties
Doctor of Medicine – June 1999
Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School,
North Chicago, Illinois
GPA: 3.71/4.0
Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha
Master of Science in Pathology – June 1999
Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School,
North Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry – May 1994
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Honors: Faculty Honors List, 1993-1994
American Institute of Chemists Award, 1994
Co-Captain Men’s Varsity Soccer, 1993-1994
High School – June 1990
Tower Hill High School, Wilmington, Delaware
PUBLICATIONS
Jay D. Mabrey, Armin Afsar-Keshmiri, Gerard A. Engh, Christi J. Sychterz,
Michael A. Wirth, Charles A. Rockwood, C. Mauli Agrawal. Standardized Analysis of UHMWPE Wear Particles from Failed Total Joint Arthroplasties. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 63(5):475-83, 2002
Jay D. Mabrey, Armin Afsar-Keshmiri, Glen A. McClung II, Merritt A. Pember II, Thomas M. Wooldridge, C. Mauli Agrawal. Comparison of UHMWPE Particles in Synovial Fluid and Tissues from Failed THA. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 58(2):196-202,2001
EXPERIENCE
Course Instructor – AO ASIF Basic Course for Operating Room Personnel,
San Antonio, Texas, March 2002
Teaching Assistant – Department of Anatomy, The Chicago Medical School,
North Chicago, Illinois, Fall 1996
Volunteer Research Assistant – Spinal Trauma laboratory, A.I. DuPont
Institute, Wilmington, Delaware, 1994
Cytogenetics Intern – Christiana Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, 1994