People

Afari N


Publications

  • Clemens JQ, Locke K Jr, Landis JR, Kreder K, Rodriguez LV, Yang CC, Tu FF, Harte SE, Schrepf A, Farrar JT, Sutcliffe S, Naliboff BD, Williams DA, Afari N, Spitznagle T, Taple BJ, Lai HH; Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network.  Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Mar;43(3):727-737. doi: 10.1002/nau.25400. Epub 2024 Jan 25. [PMID: 38270336] [PMC10981467]

  • Pierce J, Harte SE, Afari N, Bradley CS, Griffith JW, Kim J, Lutgendorf S, Naliboff BD, Rodriguez LV, Taple BJ, Williams D, Harris RE, Schrepf A; MAPP Research Network. Pain. 2023 Sep 1;164(9):1995-2008. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002895. Epub 2023 May 5. [PMID: 37144687] [PMC10440258]

  • Stephens-Shields AJ, Lai HH, Landis JR, Kreder K, Rodriguez LV, Naliboff BD, Afari N, Sutcliffe S, Moldwin R, Griffith JW, Clemens JQ, Bradley CS, Quallich S, Gupta P, Harte SE, Farrar JT.  J Urol. 2023 Jun;209(6):1132-1140. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003394. Epub 2023 Feb 27. [PMID: 36848118] [PMC11062515]

  • Schrepf A, Gallop R, Naliboff B, Harte SE, Afari N, Lai HH, Pontari M, McKernan LC, Strachan E, Kreder KJ, As-Sanie SA, Rodriguez LV, Griffith JW, Williams DA; Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network. J Pain. 2022 Sep;23(9):1594-1603. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.03.240. Epub 2022 Apr 25. [PMID: 35472518] [PMC10547025]

  • Clemens JQ, Stephens-Shields AJ, Newcomb C, Rodriguez LV, Lai HH, Bradley CS, Naliboff BD, Griffith JW, Taple BJ, Gupta P, Afari N, Harte SE, Strachan E, Guo W, Landis JR.  J Urol. 2020 Oct;204(4):754-759. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001080. Epub 2020 Apr 15. [PMID: 32294397] [PMC7483873]

  • Afari N, Buchwald D, Clauw D, Hong B, Hou X, Krieger JN, Mullins C, Stephens-Shields AJ, Gasperi M, Williams DA; MAPP Research Network.  Clin J Pain. 2020 Jan;36(1):8-15. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000769. Epub 2019 Sep 26. [PMID: 31794439] [PMC7055954]

  • Harte SE, Schrepf A, Gallop R, Kruger GH, Lai HHH, Sutcliffe S, Halvorson M, Ichesco E, Naliboff BD, Afari N, Harris RE, Farrar JT, Tu F, Landis JR, Clauw DJ; MAPP Research Network. Pain. 2019 Jun;160(6):1270-1280. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001505. [PMID: 31050659] [PMC6527452]

  • Schrepf A, Williams DA, Gallop R, Naliboff BD, Basu N, Kaplan C, Harper DE, Landis JR, Clemens JQ, Strachan E, Griffith JW, Afari N, Hassett A, Pontari MA, Clauw DJ, Harte SE; MAPP Research Network. Pain. 2018 Oct;159(10):2002-2011. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001299. [PMID: 29863527] [PMC6705610]

  • Griffith JW, Stephens-Shields AJ, Hou X, Naliboff BD, Pontari M, Edwards TC, Williams DA, Clemens JQ, Afari N, Tu F, Lloyd RB, Patrick DL, Mullins C, Kusek JW, Sutcliffe S, Hong BA, Lai HH, Krieger JN, Bradley CS, Kim J, Landis JR. Pain and urinary symptoms should not be combined into a single score: psychometric findings from the MAPP Research Network. J Urol. 2016 Apr;195(4 Pt 1):949-54. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.11.012. Epub 2015 Nov 14. [PMID: 26585679] [PMC4867140]
    Keywords: chronic pain; cystitis, interstitial; factor analysis, statistical; prostatitis; urinary bladder.
  • Naliboff BD, Stephens AJ, Afari N, Lai H, Krieger JN, Hong B, Lutgendorf S, Strachan E, Williams D; MAPP Research Network. Widespread psychosocial difficulties in men and women with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes: case-control findings from the multidisciplinary approach to the study of chronic pelvic pain research network. Urology. 2015 Jun;85(6):1319-27. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.02.047. [PMID: 26099876] [PMC4479402]
    Keywords: chronic pain; pelvic pain; severity of illness index; urologic diseases.
  • Krieger JN, Stephens AJ, Landis JR, Clemens JQ, Kreder K, Lai HH, Afari N, Rodríguez L, Schaeffer A, Mackey S, Andriole GL, Williams DA; MAPP Research Network. Relationship between chronic nonurological associated somatic syndromes and symptom severity in urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes: baseline evaluation of the MAPP study. J Urol. 2015 Apr;193(4):1254-62. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.10.086. Epub 2014 Oct 22. [PMID: 25444992] [PMC4497586]
    Keywords: cystitis; female; interstitial; male; questionnaires; urinary bladder.
  • Landis JR, Williams DA, Lucia MS, Clauw DJ, Naliboff BD, Robinson NA, van Bokhoven A, Sutcliffe S, Schaeffer AJ, Rodriguez LV, Mayer EA, Lai HH, Krieger JN, Kreder KJ, Afari N, Andriole GL, Bradley CS, Griffith JW, Klumpp DJ, Hong BA, Lutgendorf SK, Buchwald D, Yang CC, Mackey S, Pontari MA, Hanno P, Kusek JW, Mullins C, Clemens JQ; MAPP Research Network Study Group. The MAPP research network: design, patient characterization and operations. BMC Urol. 2014 Aug 1;14:58. doi: 10.1186/1471-2490-14-58. [PMID: 25085119] [PMC4126395]
    Keywords: Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes; Interstitial cystitis; Chronic prostatitis; Urine biomarkers; Plasma biomarkers; Non-urologic associated syndromes; Quantitative sensory testing (QST); Neuroimaging.
  • Bullones Rodríguez MÁ, Afari N, Buchwald DS; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Working Group on Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain. Evidence for overlap between urological and nonurological unexplained clinical conditions. J Urol. 2013 Jan;189(1 Suppl):S66-74. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.019. [PMID: 23234637] [PMC9159381]
    Keywords: urogenital system; fatigue syndrome; chronic; fibromyalgia; irritable bowel syndrome; temporomandibular joint disorders.
  • Rodríguez MÁ, Afari N, Buchwald DS. Evidence for overlap between urological and nonurological unexplained clinical conditions. J Urol. 2009 Nov;182(5):2123-31. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.036. Epub 2009 Sep 16. [PMID: 19758633] [PMC2957306]
    Keywords: urogenital system; fatigue syndrome; chronic; fibromyalgia; irritable bowel syndrome; temporomandibular joint disorders.