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Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD

Accepting New Patients

(109 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2011)

Professional interests include: lung transplant, interstitial lung disease, lung issues, and more.

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

1-800-926-8273

Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD is a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2011 and has 14 years of experience. Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California.

Office Locations

Address:

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

Address:

4520 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

Address:

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

Address:

9434 Medical Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

Some issues Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

hospital care	24
inpatient care	25

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	51
inpatient care	52

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

doctor visit	9

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	55
inpatient care	42
outpatient care	13

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	17
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

doctor visit	32
hospital care	29
inpatient care	18
outpatient care	11

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	19
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	58
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

bronchoscopy	8
catheterization	16
doctor visit	240
hospital care	137
inpatient care	138
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	118
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	18
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	64
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	102
hospital care	210
inpatient care	211

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	58
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

aspiration	35
bronchoscopy	49
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	176
hospital care	120
inpatient care	117
minimally invasive procedures	29
outpatient care	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD.

**Gender**
Female	47
Male	43

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	41
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	24
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	5
75 to 84	18
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	3
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 2011. He completed residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (2011)

Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 109 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Aarya Kafi, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$30,348 OFEV $15,221	STIOLTO $121	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $104	$14,903
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$116 ELIQUIS $116
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$106 XARELTO $106
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$98 Da Vinci Surgical System $98
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$97 XARELTO $97
Other	$146 Life2000 Ventilation System $31	Arikayce $16	Esbriet $16	$83

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$26,210
Food and Beverage	$2,329
Travel and Lodging	$1,845
Consulting Fee	$510
Education	$16

Biography

Dr. Aarya Kafi is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology in San Diego, CA. The average patient rating for Dr. Kafi is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Kafi include lung transplant, bronchiectasis, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Dr. Kafi studied medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. He trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for his residency. Dr. Kafi is conversant in Persian. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California. His practice in San Diego, CA is open to new patients as reported by UC San Diego Health.