sOOPR #6 Dr Jaffar Khan: Doing your research abroad, innovation and autonomy
The British Junior Cardiologists’ Association (BJCA) represents the UK’s cardiologists of tomorrow, providing advocacy, access to education and advertising the specialty.
As the oldest fellows’...
The British Junior Cardiologists’ Association (BJCA) represents the UK’s cardiologists of tomorrow, providing advocacy, access to education and advertising the specialty.
As the oldest fellows’ society in the world (est. 1948!) our educational offering benefits from a unique perspective, informed by our annual members’ survey and collaboration with colleagues across the world. Our increasingly diverse programme is therefore united by a single common theme: education designed by trainees, for trainees.
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Jaffar is Director of Cardiovascular Innovation and Director of Interventional Electrosurgery at St Francis Hospital...
Jaffar is Director of Cardiovascular Innovation and Director of Interventional Electrosurgery at St Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn, NY. He performs research at the Laboratory of Cardiac Intervention, NHLBI, NIH. He led the invention of transcatheter electrosurgical techniques to cut heart tissue, and together with a team of dedicated physicians and creative thinkers, invented several novel transcatheter procedures and devices that have been translated into clinical practice. He received his undergraduate degree at Cambridge as a Scholar, medical degree at Oxford with merits, and an award-winning PhD in cardiovascular sciences at King’s College London. He completed training in Oxford, London, and Washington DC. He has written over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has given over 50 invited lectures, including 4 late breaking clinical trial presentations. He is a regular live case operator.
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