Jafar Jafar M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery and Interim Chairman
Department of Neurosurgery
Primary Responsibilities
Dr. Jafar is Director of the Cerebrovascular Surgery for the Department of Neurosurgery
Education and General Information
Medical Education
Pahlavi University School of Medicine 1976
Internships
University of Chicago (Surgery) 1976-1977
Residency Training
University of Chicago (Neurosurgery) 1977-1982
Clinical Fellowships
University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland 1983; Skull base & brain tumor surgery, The National Hospital for Nervous Disease, Queen Square, London England 1981; Microneurosurgery, University Hospital, Zurich Switzerland 1983
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery
; Neurosurgery
Medical Specialty
Brain Tumor; Stereotactic Radiosurgery **; Spine Neurosurgery; Head Injury
Medical Interests
Brain aneurysms & AVMs, brain and skull base tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, microneurosurgery.
