Syed Zafar, MD
Syed Zafar, MD Medical Oncology

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Education

Internship in Internal Medicine
Detroit Medical Center- Wayne State University – Detroit, MI

Chief Residency – Internal Medicine
Detroit Medical Center- Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Fellowship in Oncology/Hematology
Emory University-Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA

  • Recipient Elkin Scholarship Grant at Emory University
  • Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching, 2008- Award received on behalf of Wayne State University and Arnold P. Gold Humanism Society

  • Medical Oncology
  • Hematology
  • Internal Medicine

  • Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Lee Health
  • Board Member-NAPBC-Breast Program Leadership Committee at Regional Cancer Center
  • Member- Cancer Committee- Regional Cancer Center
  • Board Member- IPALC (Independent Physicians Association of Lee County) Secretary Leadership Board.
  • Chairman, Department of Medicine, Gulf Coast Hospital

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • American Society of Hematology
  • American Medical Association
  • Arnold P. Gold Humanism Society
  • American College of Physicians
  • Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology

Since Dr. Zafar’s early training he has been academically very active, conducting high quality research studies, with focus on gastrointestinal malignancies. He has been an institutional principal investigator for numerous translational and clinical research projects in gastrointestinal cancers. Dr.Zafar has published several scientific papers, abstracts and book chapters in peer- reviewed journals such as American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Geriatric Oncology and Nutrition Reviews. He has served as a principal investigator for numerous translational and clinical research projects at Emory University. He has presented his work nationally in various meetings and conferences.