Jafar Jewad Jafar

Background

Jafar, Jafar Jewad was born on June 2, 1949 in Beirut. Son of Jewad and Rahiba (Fakhoury) Jafar. came to the United States, 1976.

Education

Student, Pahlavi U., Shiraz, Iran, 1967-1970; Doctor of Medicine, Pahlavi U., Shiraz, Iran, 1976.

Career

Intern, Pahlavi U. Hospitals, 1975-1976; resident in basic surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, 1976-1977; resident in neurological surgery, University of Chicago, 1977-1982; chief resident in neurological surgery, honorary assistant house physician, The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, 1980; chief resident in neurological surgery, University of Chicago, 1981-1982; assistant professor neurosurgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1982-1987; associate professor neurosurgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1988-1989; director stroke research laboratory, department neurosurgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1982-1989; director cerebral blood flow laboratory, department neurosurgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1982-1989; associate professor neurosurgery, New York University, since 1989. Chief neurosurgery service Westside VA Medical Center, Chicago, since 1982. Director cerebrovascular surgery New York University, since 1989.

Achievements

• Jafar Jewad Jafar has been listed as a noteworthy Neurosurgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Neurological Surgeons (cerebrovascular surgery section), Congress Neurological Surgeons, Chicago Neurological Society, Center Neurosurg.

Connections

Married Scheherazade Al-Abed, October 9, 1978. Children: Layla, Neda, Nadia.

Father:

Jewad Jafar

Mother:

Rahiba (Fakhoury) Jafar

Spouse:

Scheherazade Al-Abed

child:

Neda Jafar

child:

Nadia Jafar

child:

Layla Jafar