Syed Zafar
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
Overview
Dr. Zafar is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine, Public Policy, and Population Health Science at the Duke Cancer Institute and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. He serves as Director of Healthcare Innovation at the Duke Cancer Institute. Dr. Zafar also serves as Clinical Associate Director of Duke Forge (Health Data Science Center). Dr. Zafar is considered an international expert in identifying and intervening upon the financial burden of cancer care. His research explores ways to improve cancer care delivery with a primary focus on improving the value of cancer treatment from both patient-focused and policy perspectives.
Dr. Zafar speaks internationally on his research and cancer care delivery. He has over 100 publications in top peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, and JAMA Oncology. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Cancer Society, among others. His work has been covered by national media outlets including New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Washington Post. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Positions
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine
2022 School of Medicine
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute in the Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
2011 Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy in the Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
2019 Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society in the Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
2020 Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
2005 School of Medicine
Education
M.D. 2002
2002 The University of Toledo
Resident, Medicine
2005 University of Cincinnati
Fellow in Hematology-Oncology, Medicine
2008 Duke University
Publications, Grants & Awards
- Grants (10)
- Awards (4)
- Academics Articles (142)
- Conference Pages (12)
National Institutes of Health
Arizona State University
Patrick & Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
National Institutes of Health
Vivor, LLC
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Greenwall Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
American SOciety of Clinical Oncology
DUke School of Medicine
Division of Medical Oncology
Division of Medical Oncology
Support Care Cancer
Patient Educ Couns
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
Jama Network Open
Support Care Cancer
Bmc Family Practice
Jco Oncol Pract
Jco Glob Oncol
American Heart Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine
Ca: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians
North Carolina Medical Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
Jama Network Open
J Natl Cancer Inst
Jco Oncol Pract
Jco Oncol Pract
J Natl Compr Canc Netw
Jco Clinical Cancer Informatics
Jco Oncology Practice
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol
J Cancer Educ
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
Cancer Medicine
J Oncol Pract
J Natl Cancer Inst
Support Care Cancer
Annals of Translational Medicine
Pharmacoeconomics
J Oncol Pract
J Oncol Pract
Journal of Oncology Practice
North Carolina Medical Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
J Oncol Pract
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Psychooncology
J Manag Care Spec Pharm
J Oncol Pract
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Journal of Global Oncology
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Psychooncology
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal of Clinical Oncology
J Natl Cancer Inst
European Heart Journal
Value Health
Br J Cancer
Jama Internal Medicine
J Oncol Pract
Future Oncol
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
Future Oncol
Journal of Clinical Oncology
J Oncol Pract
Invest New Drugs
Bmc Health Services Research
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Infectious Agents and Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Arch Pathol Lab Med
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Semin Radiat Oncol
The Lancet. Oncology
Infectious Agents and Cancer
J Oncol Pract
The New England Journal of Medicine
Jnccn Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Psychooncology
World Health & Population
The New England Journal of Medicine
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol
Annals of Surgical Oncology
J Pain Symptom Manage
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Lancet Oncol
Bmc Cancer
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol
Cancer Management and Research
Journal of Palliative Medicine
J Pain Symptom Manage
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Supportive Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Support Care Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Journal of Supportive Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
The Oncologist
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Annals of Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 Seeley G. Mudd Building, Rm 43, 10 Bryan Searle Dr., DUMC 3505
Durham, NC
27710