Dr Hamza Zafar

School of Medicine and Population Health

BHF Clinical Research Fellow

Honorary Cardiology Registrar, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hamza Zafar
Hamza Zafar
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hzafar1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9554
M127a, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

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Dr Hamza Zafar
School of Medicine and Population Health
M127a
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
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For enquiries please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk

In 2018, I joined the University of Sheffield as an academic clinical fellow, immersing myself in the dynamic environment of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute, a leading global centre for pulmonary hypertension research. My focus in cardiology, particularly in cardiovascular imaging and heart failure, has been a journey marked by continuous learning and exploration. Currently undertaking a PhD funded by the British Heart Foundation as a clinical research fellow, I am dedicated to advancing innovative techniques for the remote management of heart failure.

My professional journey also encompasses extensive experience in orchestrating clinical trials, where I currently serve as a Co-Investigator in various ongoing studies. Beyond my research endeavours, I am passionate about medical education and clinical leadership, having assumed several roles in these domains at the University of Sheffield including my role as a PATS tutor. This multifaceted engagement reflects my commitment to pushing the boundaries of medical knowledge, contributing to advancements in patient care, and nurturing the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Qualifications
  • MBBS
  • MRCP
  • EEGC
Research interests

My primary focus revolves around the development of cutting-edge methods for the continuous remote monitoring of interstitial fluid pressure in individuals grappling with heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. The goal is to optimize treatment approaches and curtail hospitalization rates. Notably, my project has garnered recognition on the international stage, earning me several prestigious awards, including the esteemed Fellow’s Competition Award at THT Boston, USA. This journey excites me as it opens avenues to pioneer distinctive patient-technology-centred treatment strategies for optimal care delivery. I am particularly enthusiastic about elevating remote monitoring to the next level, pushing the boundaries of what is currently achievable in healthcare. Alongside this, my special interest lies in the realms of heart failure and cardiac imaging, with a specific emphasis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR).

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Zafar H, Neelam-Naganathan D, Middleton JT, Binmahfooz SK, Battersby C, Rogers D, Swift AJ & Rothman AMK (2023) . Scientific Reports, 13(1).
  • Rothman AMK, Zafar H, Sandy R, Wright C, Mitra S, Ebah L, Ilyas D, Hanumapura P, Sebastien S, Khalifa A , Passman J et al (2023) . JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 8(4), 386-388.
  • Elhawaz A, Archer G, Zafar H, Fidock B, Barker N, Jones R, Rothman A, Hose R, Al-Mohammad A, Briffa N , Hunter S et al (2021) . Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 11(4), 1470-1482.
  • Rothman AMK, Arnold ND, Abou-Hanna J, Forouzan O, Swift AJ, Dahaghin P, Konganige S, Middleton JT, Zafar H, Suvarna SK , Kiely DG et al (2020) .
  • Alabed S, Garg P, Johns CS, Alandejani F, Shahin Y, Dwivedi K, Zafar H, Wild JM, Kiely DG & Swift AJ (2020) . Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports, 13(12).
  • Omura J, Habbout K, Shimauchi T, Wu W-H, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay E, Martineau S, Nadeau V, Gagnon K, Mazoyer F , Perron J et al (2020) . Circulation, 142(15), 1464-1484.
  • Barker N, Zafar H, Fidock B, Elhawaz A, Al-Mohammad A, Rothman A, Kiely DG, van der Geest RJ, Westenberg J, Swift AJ , Wild JM et al (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10(1).

All publications

Journal articles

  • Zafar H, Neelam-Naganathan D, Middleton JT, Binmahfooz SK, Battersby C, Rogers D, Swift AJ & Rothman AMK (2023) . Scientific Reports, 13(1).
  • Rothman AMK, Zafar H, Sandy R, Wright C, Mitra S, Ebah L, Ilyas D, Hanumapura P, Sebastien S, Khalifa A , Passman J et al (2023) . JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 8(4), 386-388.
  • Elhawaz A, Archer G, Zafar H, Fidock B, Barker N, Jones R, Rothman A, Hose R, Al-Mohammad A, Briffa N , Hunter S et al (2021) . Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 11(4), 1470-1482.
  • Zafar H, Debowska A & Boduszek D (2021) . Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26(1), 121-139.
  • Rothman AMK, Arnold ND, Abou-Hanna J, Forouzan O, Swift AJ, Dahaghin P, Konganige S, Middleton JT, Zafar H, Suvarna SK , Kiely DG et al (2020) .
  • Alabed S, Garg P, Johns CS, Alandejani F, Shahin Y, Dwivedi K, Zafar H, Wild JM, Kiely DG & Swift AJ (2020) . Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports, 13(12).
  • Omura J, Habbout K, Shimauchi T, Wu W-H, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay E, Martineau S, Nadeau V, Gagnon K, Mazoyer F , Perron J et al (2020) . Circulation, 142(15), 1464-1484.
  • Barker N, Zafar H, Fidock B, Elhawaz A, Al-Mohammad A, Rothman A, Kiely DG, van der Geest RJ, Westenberg J, Swift AJ , Wild JM et al (2020) . Scientific Reports, 10(1).
  • (2020) . British Journal of Cardiology.

Conference proceedings

  • Zafar H, Passman J, Sandy R, Wright C, Wright F, Evans H, Ebah L, Ilyas D, Hanumapura P, Sebastien S , Khalifa A et al (2023) . Basic Science
  • Patel J, Kiely DG, Roddis C, Charalampopoulos A, Thompson R, Pearson C, Dick J, Binmahfooz S, Lewis R, Taylor J , Ashraf C et al (2023) . Stable IHD/Prevention/Hypertension/Lipids
  • Battersby C, Condliffe R, Kiely DG, Elliot C, Middleton JT, Patel J, Neelam-Naganathan D, Lewis R, Binmahfooz S, Swift AJ , Hameed A et al (2023) . Heart Failure
  • Ashraf C, Taylor J, Roddis C, Toshner M, Middleton JT, Hurdman J, Thompson R, Kiely DG, Swift AJ, Charalampopoulos A , Roman S et al (2023) . Heart Failure
  • Varian F, Binmahfooz S, Condliffe R, Middleton JT, Rothman AMK, Patel J, Kiely DG, Hamilton N, Lewis R, Elliot C , Battersby C et al (2023) . Heart Failure
  • Taylor J, Kiely DG, Hamilton N, Hurdman J, Dwivedi K, Pearson C, Charalampopoulos A, Zafar H, Reddy A, Lewis R , Patel J et al (2023) . Heart Failure
  • Middleton J, Neelam-Naganathan D, Elliot C, Taylor J, Toshner M, Zafar H, Lewis R, Ashraf C, Binmahfooz S, Condliffe R , Durrington C et al (2023) . Heart Failure
  • Middleton J, Elliot C, Pearson C, Battersby C, Roman S, Armstrong I, Condliffe R, Watson L, Rothman AMK, Neelam-Naganathan D , Kiely DG et al (2023) . Heart Failure
  • Durrington C, Battersby C, Holt L, Fairman A, salisbury T, Turton H, Watson L, Hameed A, Charalampopoulos A, Elliot C , Rothman A et al (2023) . B57. INTERMEDIATES, CORRELATES, AND SURROGATES, OH MY!: NOVEL END POINTS AND ASSESSMENTS IN PVD
  • Middleton JT, Binmafooz S, Zafar H, Patel J, Giri D, Battersby C, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Durrington C , Swift A et al (2022) . ‘The Sixth Sense’ – Prognostication in pulmonary vascular disease
  • Patel J, Middleton J, Battersby C, Zafar H, Binmahfooz S, Neelam-Naganathan D, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Watson L , Swift A et al (2022) . ‘The Sixth Sense’ – Prognostication in pulmonary vascular disease
  • Battersby CP, Middleton JT, Zafar H, Binmahfooz SK, Patel J, Neelam-Naganathan D, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Watson L , Swift A et al (2022) . ‘Contagion’ – The impact of COVID-19
  • Durrington C, Battersby C, Holt L, Fairman A, Salisbury T, Turton H, Watson L, Hameed AG, Charalampopoulos A, Elliot CA , Rothman AMK et al (2022) . ‘Mission (Im)possible I’ – Pulmonary vascular disease
  • Middleton JT, Binmahfooz S, Zafar H, Patel J, Giri D, Battersby C, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Condliffe R , Elliot C et al (2022) . Circulation, Vol. 146(Suppl_1)
  • Middleton JT, Binmahfooz S, Zafar H, Patel J, Neelam Naganathan DG, Battersby C, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Swift AJ , Condliffe R et al (2022) . Circulation, Vol. 146(Suppl_1)
  • Middleton JT, Binmahfooz S, Zafar H, Patel J, Naganathan DGN, Battersby C, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Swift AJ , Condliffe R et al (2022) The Development of a Remote Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Risk Score Utilising Remote Monitoring Technology to Monitor Parameters Associated With Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. CIRCULATION, Vol. 146
  • Middleton JT, Binmahfooz S, Zafar H, Patel J, Giri D, Battersby C, Toshner M, Reddy A, Lewis R, Condliffe R , Elliot C et al (2022) Remote Monitoring of the Haemodynamic Response to Clinically Indicated Therapeutic Escalation and Clinical Worsening ¾Ã²Ý¸£Àû in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. CIRCULATION, Vol. 146
  • Middleton J, Zafar H, Kiely DG & Rothman A (2021) . Heart failure
  • Middleton J, Zafar H, Reddy A, Martin C, Thompson R, Swift A, Toshner M, Kiely DG & Rothman A (2021) . Heart failure
  • Middleton JT, Konganige S, Dahaghin P, Zafar H, Reddy A, Martin C, Thompson AAR, Swift AJ, Morris P, Condliffe R , Morrell NW et al (2020) . Circulation, Vol. 142(Suppl_3) (pp A15636). Virtual conference, 15 November 2020 - 15 November 2020.
  • Omura J, Habbout K, Shimauchi T, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay E, Martineau S, Nadeau V, Potus F, Archer SL, Lin J , Zafar H et al (2020) . A93. TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; EARLY CLINICAL FINDINGS AND OMICS ADVENTURE IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: FROM BIOMARKERS TO NEW THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
  • Omura J, Habbout K, Shimauchi T, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay E, Martineau S, Nadeau V, Potus F, Archer SL, Lin J , Zafar H et al (2020) . C105. WITH ALL MY HEART: SEX, ESTROGEN, AND RIGHT VENTRICLE IN PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE AND BEYOND
  • Mills M, Johnson E, Zafar H, Horwood A, Lax N, Charlesworth S, Gregory A, Lee J, Sahu J, Kirkwood G , Kelland N et al (2019) . Cardiac Rhythm Management

Preprints

  • Varian F, Dick J, Battersby C, Roman S, Ablott J, Watson L, Binmahfooz S, Zafar H, Colgan G, Cannon J , Suntharalingam J et al (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Middleton JT, Binmahfooz S, Zafar H, Patel J, Ashraf C, Jake , Neelam-Naganathan D, Battersby C, Pearson C, Roddis C , Roman S et al (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Zafar H, Neelam-Naganathan D, Middleton JT, Rogers D, Swift AJ, Rothman A, Binmahfooz SK & Battersby C (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Grants
  • BHF funded CRTF
Professional activities and memberships
  • Research
  • Development and Innovation
  • Remote Assessment
  • Heart Failure and Cardiac Imaging (CMR)
Current projects
  • Development of methods for remote assessment of interstitial fluid pressure
  • Phoenix (Pulmonary Hypertension: Intensification and Personalisation of Combination Rx) Clinical trial
  • PIPAH (Positioning Imatinib in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension) Clinical trial
  • CLTP (SMURF) Clinical Trial