Farshad Mazda Shirazi, MD, PhD

Professor, Emergency Medicine
Professor, Pharmacology
Medical Director, Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Science
 
Education: 
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, 1986 (B.S., Engineering Science)
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, 1989 (M.S., Bioengineering
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1997 (M.D.)
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1997 (Ph.D., Pharmacology, Toxicology)
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2000 (Emergency Medicine Residency)
Major Areas of Research Interest: 
  • CV Pharmacology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Messenger Systems
  • CV Emergencies
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Emergency Medicine Education
  • Technology Assessment
  • Toxicology, Pain
  • Sedation/Analgesia
Selected Publications: 
Coon T, Miller M, Shirazi F, Sullivan J. Lead toxicity in a 14-year-old female with retained bullet fragments. Pediatrics in press 2006.
 
Skrepnek G, Abarca J, Malone D, Armstrong E, Shirazi F, Woolsey R. Incremental Effects of Concurrent Pharmacotherapeutic Regimens for Heart Failure on Hospitalizations and Costs Annals of Pharmacotherapy 39 (11):1785-1791, 2005.
 
Sponsored Research Through MSRP: 
Derek Christopher Stewart, (MSRP 2007): "Telemedicine Standardized Training Film for Diagnosis of Neurotoxic Scorpion Envenomation."
 
Naomi Bui, (MSRP 2015): "Evidence Based Approach to Prescriptions in the Emergency Department."
 
Pouran Malekzadeh, (MSRP 2014): "The Effects of Centruroides Anti-venom in Reversal of Movement Disorders."
 
Advanced Research Distinction Track (RDT): 
Pouran Malekzadeh, (RDT Class of 2017): "The Effects of Centruroides Anti-venom in Reversal of Methamphetamine-induced Hyperkinesis and Hyperthermia in Rats."
 
NIH Undergraduate Diversity Program: 
Juan Contreras II, 2018; " Reason for Pharmacy Call Backs to the ED,  3 Year Retrospective Review and Analysis"; 2019, "How can we increase the Emergency Room’s patient-care efficiency?"
 
Anapaula Avila, 2019, "Infrared Thermal Technology and Microscopy in Analyzing and Assessing Snake Bites"
 
Anthony Romero, 2021, "Bone Regeneration Therapies using 3D Scaffolds"
 
NIH High School Student Research Program: 
Raul Serna-Bacasegua, Douglas High School (Douglas, AZ), 2018
Roxana Montano Gallego, Douglas High School (Douglas, AZ), 2019
Monica Brody, Thunderbird High School (Glendale, AZ), 2021
Mimosa Van, Flowing Wells High School, 2022
Jadon Abeyta, Salpointe Catholic High School, 2023
 
Friday, August 10, 2018