Dr. Afshin Emami, MD

I immediately liked Dr. Imami. He is friendly and personable, very approachable, and efficient. I did not feel rushed at all, and I also liked his staff and did not have to wait long in the waiting room. I highly recommend him.

Was ecstatic about a cure for my sleep problems. Jumped at the chance to have the Inspire Sleep device implanted. My fault I did not ask about cons of apparatus. After operation I was given the information to call with questions and adjustments. Which I used. Big problem. This “Kay” would never call me back. So I walked around with this device in my neck and chest for no reason. Decided to have it removed. Only thing, Dr. Emani would only remove the chest part of device. Said he was worried he could cause me to be a vegetable! Why would a dr. only learn to remove part of what he put in? Cut to chase, went to USC in Los Angeles where it was removed with no complications by Dr. Eric Kezirian who is an angel from God. Totally competent and thorough. Handled my case with utmost respect and concern. Go to him first.

Dr Emami began treating me for squamous cell tongue cancer in 2008. I went back twice a year for checkups until 2016 when the cancer came back. He did surgery to remove it, unfortunately, it returned 6 months later. He then recommended laser surgery, as an alternative. For the next 4 yrs, I had to have laser surgery every 6 months. He became very hurried during our office visits and joked that I was helping to pay for his children’s college educations. Then in 2021, I told him I had a new growth in my mouth. He quickly checked and said he didn’t see anything new. I insisted that I get imaging of the area. When I went back for the results, he told me I was right and that he’d missed it. Before I could respond, he gave me 2 horrifically described options for treatment with other doctors or to continue my treatment with him. Needless to say, that was my last appointment with Dr Emami. His flippant attitude toward my cancer care made me lose all trust in him.

Since I need injections every 4 months in my vocal cords, I am grateful he does it quickly, accurately and painlessly, every time!!

Dr. Emami did a procedure to open up my sinuses. I made two trips back to see him and he would not look at my nose. He just talked to me and told me to flush daily to keep it open. My primary had a MRI done three months later and it showed a total blockage instead of the partial blockage that showed before the office procedure. I felt not listened to with my complaints and had concerns of the follow up after the office procedure done.

Marissa is an extremely rude unprofessional disrespectful human being. She has no business working in any doctors office. She should be fired for talking sooo rudely to patients.

Dr. Email is a well respected doctor. He is professional, patient and courteous. Extremely knowledgeable and I trust him with my life.

He spent 3-4 minutes with me but it was enough for him to diagnose my problem? If I didn't ask a few questions he would have had me out of the room in 1 minute. He behaved coldly, like he had seen thousands of patients like me! But I'm me! He has a poor bedside manner to say the least, so I am seeking a more skilled and helpful (it's an important combination!) doctor elsewhere.

Dr. Emami gave me an exam for sleep apnea, including a sleep study. After he had the results he did recommend minor surgery to clear up a blockage in my nose. After the surgery was completed Dr. Emami wrote a prescription for a new CPAP that has helped me sleep better. As long as I am in the Tucson area I will continue to use Dr. Emami for my sleep needs.

extremely professional made my Septoplasty very smooth and anxiety free

I went to Dr. Emami concerned about ear pain I had for 3 months. I was worried I had throat cancer. Dr. Emami reassured me the one thing he was certain I didn't have was throat cancer. Still I pushed or a definitive test to rule it out. A CT was ordered at my request. Good thing I pushed as it was indeed throat cancer which had moved into my lymph node. Then when it came to doing a biopsy of my lymph node, I asked if it would hurt. He responded "It wont hurt me at all". The biopsy was terribly painful and it turns out he missed the lymph even with 2 attempts. Thank goodness Dr. Emami was so bad because that is how I made it to the best throat cancer team in Arizona at Mayo Hospital in Phx. On my first appt at Mayo, they showed me the large tumor using an endoscope which is in all ENT offices. The tumor was large and it's difficult to imagine that Dr. Emami had missed it. My wife and I both experienced Dr.Emami to be arrogant, not empathetic and not a good choice of a doctor.

He was to do a fine needle aspiration in one noddle in my thyroid. He did it 3 times and every time he moved the needle inside my throat aiming other noddles with the most horrible pain I have ever experience, and I have given birth to 3 children , No anesthetic , no preparation, nothing! I think he has trained by the CIA. Horrible experience. I had this procedure before and although is no exactly pleasant was never this painful.

Saw him once. He ordered a test. When I asked him if he wanted to know what was happening with my symptoms he said ‘no, not really’.

Rush rush rush. Gives you no credit for having any intelligence. Dismissive of your earnest questions. Did a procedure in his office that I have been told never should have been done there. Fortunately, I found someone else, a great ENT physician, to handle my very serious condition.

Absolutely a breeze getting my thyroid biopsy this week from Dr Emami. Although I did massire research & terrified myself watching Youtube video of procedure, I recommend not watching because procedure was nothing like video whatsoever. Not sure I even got lidocaine the biopsy was done without pain & almost instantaneous. Dr. Emami said "ok you're done, you did good". So I said "how long before you start?". He said"no you are done, make apt for 2 weeks". Unbelievable overall reaction 5star

Very busy practice. There is almost always a wait to be seen but even if I had to wait 5 hours, it's be worth the wait. And even if he only had 5 minutes to see me, I know for a fact that I'd be taken care of because, out of all the specialists I saw, he was the only one that was acrually able to help me, find my problem and fix it. Not only me but my daughter and soon my brother also.

DO NOT GET A RHINOPLASTY WITH THIS DOCTOR. HE RUINED MY NOSE CAN NEVER GET MY OLD NOSE BACK.i wish i could get my money back too. he doesnt spend enough time with patients. he is interested in making procedures over prescribing medications. just do urself a favor and find a plastic surgeon

I was a new patient when I saw Dr. Emami. He rushed so much with me he made me forget the questions I had for him. Then, he inserted the tubes through my nostrils without asking or telling me. My ENT questions that I had for him I took them right back home. This was a complete wasteful visit.