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55 Fruit St# 735Boston, MA 02114
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Summary
- Dr. Sahar Zafar is a neurologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Aga Khan Medical College and has been in practice 10 years. She specializes in neurophysiology.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015 - 2016
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2009 - 2013
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2028
NH State Medical License 2016 - 2028
ME State Medical License 2016 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2024
KS State Medical License 2022 - 2023
MO State Medical License 2022 - 2023
OK State Medical License 2017 - 2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Geographic Variation in Diagnostic Codes Associated With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, and Related Dementias.Sahar F Zafar, Lidia M V R Moura, Brittany Gorham, Esther Ndemo, Stephanie Swanson
Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2026-12-01 - GROND: automated characterization of periodic and rhythmic EEG patterns.Jin Jing, Chenxi Sun, Tianyu Zhang, Matthew Byrd, Alexandra-Maria Tăuţan
Journal of Neural Engineering. 2026-11-03 - Predicting ICU Seizures Using 1 hour of cEEG.Souvik Phadikar, Santiago Philibert-Rosas, Steven E Haworth, Safoora Fatima, Maximilian Grobbelaar
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2026-10-12
Grant Support
- Traumatic Brain Injury Anti-Seizure Prophylaxis in the Medicare ProgramMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2028
- Comparative Effectiveness of EEG-Guided Anti-Seizure Treatment in Acute Brain InjuryMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2023–2028
- Mixed Methods Framework to Facilitate Clinical Phenotyping and Surveillance of Status EpilepticusUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO2024–2026
- Mixed Methods Framework to Facilitate Clinical Phenotyping and Surveillance of Status EpilepticusUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO2024–2026
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