Dr Azhar Zafar 

MBBS FRCP FRCGP MRCPS (GLGS) MSc Health Research –  GP Appraiser – GP Tutor & Trainer –  Senior Clinical Research Fellow (hon.)  Diabetes Centre University of Leicester.

DR AZHAR ZAFAR | DIABETES AND RESEARCH LEAD

Head of GPA training and Research Academy

Dr Zafar undertook medical training at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby.  Following this, he spent eight years in General Medicine before joining  VTS (Vocational Training Scheme) General Practitioner (GP) training in Sheffield. After completing GP training, he joined Danes Camp Medical Centre in April 2006.  He has a strong passion for Diabetes and the management of Diabetes in Primary Care and would like to see Primary Care at the forefront of Research, to build evidence for a better Healthcare service delivery. 

Dr Zafar has an extensive portfolio covering  Research and Training in Diabetes and Cardiovascular medicine.

Dr Zafar is an experienced Diabetologist with a demonstrated history of Research working in the medical practice industry. He is a strong educational professional and a clinical tutor at both Imperial College London and Buckingham Medical School. He is also a module leader and faculty member of the Leadership and Management Academy, Health Education England.

As a Clinical Director of General Practice Alliance, Dr Zafar hopes to use his research skills and passion for Diabetes to improve patient goals, with an end goal of member practices being actively involved in research for the area, achieving maximum evidence-based outcomes in Diabetes management.

When the British weather permits, Dr Zafar likes to play cricket, as well as travelling every year to explore new places with his family.

Key Roles

  • Diabeties
  • Research & Development
  • Danes Camp Medical Centre
  • Rillwood
  • STP Work Streams
  • New Models of Care
  • Other Contractual Work Streams
  • Regulator Responsibilities

Experience

Senior Lecturer  August 2022 Till Date

University of Buckingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

January 2014 Till Date

Clinical Tutor  Buckingham Medical School

January 2015 Till Date

Faculty Member Leadership Academy    Health Education East Midlands(HEEM)

January 2009 Till Date

  University of Leicester    Senior Clinical Research Fellow Division of Primary Care Diabetes and cardiovascular Medicine

Publications

Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) anxiety treatment: anxiety, depression, and health-related quality-of-life outcomes in primary healthcare social prescribing services

Mental Health Review Journal May 25, 2023

Evaluating the clinical effectiveness of the NHS Health Check programme: a prospective analysis in the Genetics and Vascular Health Check (GENVASC) study

May 4, 2023

 

Acknowledging and allocating responsibility for clinical inertia in the management of Type 2 diabetes in primary care: a qualitative study

Diabetic Medicine October 11, 2014

 

Clinical inertia in management of T2DM

Copyright © 2010 Primary Care Diabetes Europe. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. December 5, 2010

Zafar A, Davies M, Azhar A, Khunti K. Clinical inertia in management of T2DM. Prim Care Diabetes. 2010 Dec;4(4):203-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2010.07.003. Epub 2010 Aug 16. PMID: 20719586.

A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial).

Trials

2022 | Journal article

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1

CONTRIBUTORS: Shireen Patel; Clement Boutry; Priya Patel; Michael P Craven; Boliang Guo; Azhar Zafar; Joe Kai; David Smart; Debbie Butler; Fred Higton et al.

 

Molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for adults with COVID-19 at increased risk of adverse outcomes (PANORAMIC): an open-label, platform-adaptive randomised controlled trial

 

The Lancet

2022-12 | Journal article | Investigation

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)02597-1

Part of ISSN: 0140-6736

CONTRIBUTORS: Christopher C Butler; F D Richard Hobbs; Oghenekome A Gbinigie; Najib M Rahman; Gail Hayward; Duncan B Richards; Jienchi Dorward; David M Lowe; Joseph F Standing; Judith Breuer et al.

 

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