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Syed Yousuf Zafar

Syed Yousuf Zafar

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Medical Oncology
yousuf.zafar@duke.edu
Duke Box 3505, Durham, NC 27710
Seeley G. Mudd Building, Rm 43, 10 Bryan Searle Dr., DUMC 3505, Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Scholarly Society American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2019

AOA

Scholarly Society Duke School of Medicine · 2017

William Kane Hematology/Oncology Teaching Award

Department Division of Medical Oncology · 2015

Duke Medical Oncology Annual Education Award

Department Division of Medical Oncology · 2014

In the News

Published June 6, 2019
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Published June 6, 2019
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Published February 21, 2019
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Published August 11, 2017
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Published August 10, 2017
Cancer Takes Financial Toll, Even With Insurance
Published August 10, 2017
Even Insured Patients Are Overwhelmed By The Cost Of Cancer Care
Published August 10, 2017
Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt
Published May 19, 2017
If the Cancer Doesn't Kill You, the Drug Bill Might
Published June 6, 2016
Cancer Patients with ACA Policies Swiftly Reach Out-of-Pocket Caps
Published July 2, 2015
How being obese could help you fight cancer
Published July 1, 2015
Thin Colorectal Cancer Patients Have Shorter Survival Than Obese Patients
Published December 18, 2014
‘Financial Toxicity’ Can Lower Cancer Patients' Quality of Life
Published June 14, 2013
Life, interrupted: The cost of cancer