Nasir Jaffer
Dr. Nasir Jaffer is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, at the University of Toronto.
He transferred from Makerere Medical School in Uganda to and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. He completed his internship at Dalhousie University, his radiology residency at McGill University, and Vascular Interventional Fellowship at Sinai Health. His main clinical practices were Vascular Interventional and Abdominal Radiology at Sinai Health since 1980. He is currently an Abdominal Radiologist with special interest in GI Imaging, including inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Jaffer has been involved with Undergraduate Medical Education and Radiology Residency Teaching and was the Medical Imaging Director for Undergraduate Medical Education at University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine from 2009-2016. He also assisted with setting up programs in Radiology Residency Training and Vascular and Interventional Radiology internationally – in Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
Dr. Jaffer’s awards include:
- Awarded three times the L. Lansdown Award for Best Teacher, Dept of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto . (Postgraduate MD, Core Program) 1994, 2000, 2017
- Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO) 2005
- Individual Teaching Performance Award, Faculty of Medicine, Wightman-Berris Academy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto – 2005
Dr. Jaffer’s hobbies include hiking, camping, cycling, and mountain climbing (Mount Kilimanjaro, Base Camp Everest, Ausangate Mountain in Peru, Inca Trail and Machu Picchu in Peru, and Mount Toubkal in Morocco).
2021- 2022: Master Teacher Award: For Longstanding Contribution to Education. Department of Medical Imaging Temerty School of Medicine University of Toronto