
John Elfar
Department Chairman · University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
Credentials: · · · · · · · ·
History
- Present
Orthopaedic Surgery Department · University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson

- 1998–2002
Research
Nerve physiology: mechanisms of injury and recovery
Review · Hand Clinics · 2013 · Last of 3 authors · 535 citations
Peripheral nerve injury and myelination: Potential therapeutic strategies
Review · Journal of Neuroscience Research · 2020 · Last of 5 authors · Corresponding · 200 citations
Parietal activity and the perceived direction of ambiguous apparent motion
Nature Neuroscience · 2003 · 137 citations

10 papers
- KL
9 papers
- ML
8 papers
- SS
8 papers · 8 as a resident

7 papers
- GW
6 papers · 4 as a resident
- LS
5 papers · 3 as a resident
- LN
5 papers · 4 as a resident
Grants
- 2021–2027
A Single Dose Pharmaco-Diagnostic for Peripheral Nerve Continuity After Trauma
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $1.9M · University of Arizona
- 2013–2018
Erythropoietin for Neuroregeneration
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · K08
Contact PI · $578.5K · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
Clinical trials
- 2026–2028
- 2026–2028
- 2025–2028
- 2025–2028
4-AP Peripheral Nerve Crossover Trial
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 2
University of Arizona

