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Office
140 Old Lyme Dr 2
Amherst, NY 14221Phone+1 319-936-3574
Summary
- Dr. Atif Zafar is a stroke neurologist, medical director, entrepreneur and tele-specialist. He received his medical degree from Dow University of Health Sciences and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in cerebrovascular neurology and is experienced in vascular neurology, cerebrovascular disease, advanced neuroimaging, and neuro-innovation.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2015 - 2016
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurology, 2011 - 2015
- Dow University of Health SciencesClass of 2007
- Adamjee Science CollegeNo Degree, Pre-medicine, 1999 - 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2020 - 2023
- CO State Medical License 2020 - 2023
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2023
- IL State Medical License 2020 - 2023
- NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2023
- NY State Medical License 2021 - 2023
- WI State Medical License 2020 - 2023
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fastest tPA door to needle time in the program 2012
- Scholarship Education Board, Adamjee Science College
- Best Resident Teaching Award University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRegulation of Epithelial and Endothelial Barriers by Molecular Chaperones.Susana Lechuga, Armando Marino-Melendez, Nayden G Naydenov, Atif Zafar, Manuel B Braga-Neto
Cells. 2024-02-21 - 2 citationsMyeloid-CITED2 Deficiency Exacerbates Diet-Induced Obesity and Pro-Inflammatory Macrophage Response.Atif Zafar, Hang Pong Ng, E Ricky Chan, Sally L Dunwoodie, Ganapati H Mahabeleshwar
Cells. 2023-08-24 - 8 citationsIntracranial Hemorrhage Rate and Lesion Burden in Patients With Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformation.Shantel Weinsheimer, Jeffrey Nelson, Adib A Abla, Nerissa U Ko, Cynthia Tsang
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023-02-07
Journal Articles
- Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement.Zafar A, Khan GI, Abdin S, Khan MT., Case Rep Neurol Med, 7/7/2015
- Prevalence of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Mesial Temporal Sclerosis in a tertiary care hospital in PakistanZafar A, Quadri SA, Siddiqui F, Sheerani M, Enam SA, Ahmed SN, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1/1/2009
- The quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies in diabetic retinopathy screening: a systematic review.Zafar A, Khan GI, Siddiqui MA., Clin Experiment Ophthalmol., 8/2008
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Suppression Of Interleukin-33 Limits Ischemic Brain Injury And Improves Functional Outcome In Murine Stroke Model.Atif Zafar, M. Khan, A. Zaheer, ISC 2014 meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2014
- Proposal of a New Definition for Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Atif Zafar, MD, Jacob C Coleman, MD, Sulagshan Mahendrarajah, MD, Kyoungbin Im, MD, 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2013
- Outcome and Patterns of Traumatic Brain Injury in Pediatric Population of a Third World Country Secondary to TV-Trolley Tip over.Farooqui M, Qader Quadri SA, Zafar A, Tahir MZ, Javed G, 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2013
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Other
- An Immigrant Who Made Me a Doctor (a case report on CIDP)Zafar, Atif
http://issuu.com/ifmsa/docs/msi-17
1/1/2008
Press Mentions
- Millennials May Have Higher Stroke Death Rates Compared to Gen XersJanuary 10th, 2023
- The Gut-Brain ConnectionMay 29th, 2020
- UNM Study Identifies Risk Factors for Stroke in Native American PopulationFebruary 7th, 2019
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