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Affan Zafar, M.D.

Affan Zafar, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Urology

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  • Biography

    Affan Zafar, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in genitourinary cancers including prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer.

    Dr. Zafar earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a residency in urologic surgery at Washington University’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital and received advanced fellowship training in urologic oncology at Harvard Medical School. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

    Dr. Zafar is a member of the American Urological Association and the Society of Urologic Oncology.

    He has delivered presentations at national meetings and published peer-reviewed academic articles on bladder cancer and bladder preservation treatments.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Baylor College of Medicine (2016)
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Surgical Outcomes of Radical Nephrectomy and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombectomy Following Preoperative Systemic Immunotherapy: A Propensity Score Analysis.
    Khene ZE, Bhanvadia R, Tachibana I, Issa W, Graber W, Trevino I, Woldu SL, Gaston K, Zafar A, Hammers H, Cole S, Zhang T, Bensalah K, Lotan Y, Margulis V, Clin Genitourin Cancer 2025 Jan 23 2 102307
    Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer and neurocognitive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Hinojosa-Gonzalez DE, Zafar A, Saffati G, Kronstedt S, Zlatev DV, Khera M, Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2024 Jan
    Sequential intravesical gemcitabine/docetaxel provides a durable remission in recurrent high-risk NMIBC following BCG therapy.
    Yim K, Melnick K, Mott SL, Carvalho FLF, Zafar A, Clinton TN, Mossanen M, Steele GS, Hirsch M, Rizzo N, Wu CL, Mouw KW, Wszolek M, Salari K, Feldman A, Kibel AS, O'Donnell MA, Preston MA, Urol Oncol 2023 Sep
    Association of BCG Vaccine Treatment With Death and Dementia in Patients With Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.
    Weinberg MS, Zafar A, Magdamo C, Chung SY, Chou WH, Nayan M, Deodhar M, Frendl DM, Feldman AS, Faustman DL, Arnold SE, Vakulenko-Lagun B, Das S, JAMA Netw Open 2023 May 6 5 e2314336
    Breast Medical Oncologists' Perspectives of Telemedicine for Breast Cancer Care: A Survey Study.
    Stavrou E, Qiu J, Zafar A, Tramontano AC, Isakoff S, Winer E, Schrag D, Manz C, JCO Oncol Pract 2022 Sep 18 9 e1447-e1453
    Dual-frequency setting for urinary stone fragmentation during shock wave lithotripsy: an in vitro study.
    Han CS, Vetter JM, Endicott R, Chevinsky M, Zafar A, Venkatesh R, Urolithiasis 2020 Aug 48 4 369-375