Tazeen H. Jafar

Preventive Cardiology

Duke Institute for Health Innovation

About

Tazeen H. Jafar works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Duke Institute for Health Innovation.

Tazeen H. Jafar is a Professor of Health Services and Systems Research at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore and a Research Professor of Global Health at Duke Global Health Institute. She is a practicing nephrologist with research focused on hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. She serves as a Visiting Consultant in Renal Medicine at Singapore General Hospital and holds adjunct positions at Aga Khan University and Tufts Medical Center.

Research focus

Hypertension ManagementCardiovascular Risk in Chronic Kidney DiseaseBlood Pressure Control InterventionsGlobal Health in Cardiovascular PreventionEpidemiology of Hypertension and CVD

Impact

266 pubs · 20,261 cites · h-index 60

Training

MPH
Harvard School of Public Health
2000
MBBS
Aga Khan University
1990

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor of Health Services and Systems Research

Duke-NUS Medical School · 2012 - Present

Research Professor of Global Health

Duke Global Health Institute · 2015 - Present

Visiting Consultant in Renal Medicine

Singapore General Hospital · 2013 - Present

Professor of Nephrology

Aga Khan University · 2008 - 2012

Associate Professor of Nephrology and Community Health Sciences

Aga Khan University · 2004 - 2007