Urgent Matters

Dr. Amirshahi is an emergency medicine physician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC). In addition to her current practice at MWHC, Dr. Amirshahi has significant experience as a registered pharmacist, having practiced pharmacy in both the inpatient and outpatient settings for more than a decade. Her research, on topics such as prescription drug abuse, medication reconciliation, patient adherence, and drug shortages, has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She serves as a reviewer for several journals, including Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Academic Emergency Medicine and the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine.