Samim Jafri, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English
929 Gessner Road, Suite 1600,
Houston,
TX
77024
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: March 2022
Ways to Schedule an Appointment
My Video Profile
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Awards & Publications
Research
- American Thoracic Society Poster, Case Report, 2020
Chronic Silicone Embolism Syndrome Due to Liquid Silicone Injections, Samim Jafri, MD, Alison Yoder, MD, Rosa M Estrada-Y-Martin, MD, Sujith V. Cherian, MD, Reeba Mathew, MD - Chest Poster Presentation, New Orleans, La., October 2019
A Case of Tracheoinominate Fistula, Samim Jafri, MD, Dinh Kha, MD - American Thoracic Society Poster, Dallas, Texas, May 21, 2019
A Case of Bronchogenic Cyst, Samim Jafri, MD, Pushan Jani, MD - American Thoracic Society Publication: STOP – Bang for OSA Screening in the Primary Care Setting
Keerthana Keshava, MBBS, Ruchi Bansal, MD, Jeremy A. Weingarten, MD, George Juan, MD, Samim Jafri, MBBS and B67. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing. May 1, 2014, A3581-A3581 - South Texas American College of Physicians Clinical Vignette Poster Presentation, May 13, 2016
Idiopathic Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis. Samim Jafri, MD, James Hanley, MD, Laura Garcia, MD - South Texas American College of Physicians Clinical Vignette Poster Presentation, May 13, 2016
Cognitive Bias: The Culprit for Incorrect Management and Delayed Diagnosis in a Patient Presenting to the Emergency Department. Suzette R. Clarke, MD, Samim S. Jafri, MD, Laura E. Garcia, MD, James F. Hanley, MD (Presented in June 2016 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, at The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine)
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
- Memorial Hermann Hospital Northeast
Accepted Insurance
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 2010
Internship/Residency
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Regional Academic Health Center, Harlingen, 2014 – 2015; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine’s Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, 2015 – 2017
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease