Yale
Dr. Mohammad Abdullah Zafar is an Associate Research Scientist, the Associate Research Director, and Yale-Masone Aortic Research Fellow at the Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery. The Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital is one of the largest multidisciplinary clinical and research centers in the world dedicated to the care of patients with thoracic aortic disease. It includes experts in cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiology, vascular radiology, interventional radiology, cardiovascular anesthesiology, bioengineering, epidemiology, molecular genetics, and experts in basic science research in vascular medicine. It is among the first such formally designated centers.
After completing his medical degree with honors and internship in thoracic surgery from Pakistan, Dr. Zafar joined the Aortic Institute in 2015. Dr. Zafar’s research over the past five years has been focused on studying diseases of the thoracic aorta, their natural history and risk prediction, genetics, timely detection, and surgical treatment. In his capacity as the Research Director, Dr. Zafar supervises all investigations being carried out at the Institute and leads and mentors members of the research team that includes high school students, undergraduates, medical students, residents, physician associates, postdoctoral fellows, and physicians and surgeons from across the United States and the world.
Dr. Zafar has published over seventy peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters, editorials, and commentaries on thoracic aortic disease, has presented his research work at leading national and international conferences, delivered lectures and Grand Rounds at Yale School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and other institutions, serves as a peer-reviewer for journals, and serves as an editor for the journal AORTA.
An avid Manchester United fan, Dr. Zafar enjoys playing and watching soccer, strength training, watching British crime and sci-fi shows, mindful productivity, brunch, and spending time with friends and family.
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
12:42 PM – 12:54 PM ET