{"id":17325,"date":"2026-04-12T23:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/iqbal-h-jaffer-mbbs-phd-frcsc\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:23:23","slug":"iqbal-h-jaffer-mbbs-phd-frcsc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/es\/iqbal-h-jaffer-mbbs-phd-frcsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Iqbal H. Jaffer, MBBS, PhD, FRCSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17325\" class=\"elementor elementor-17325 elementor-17310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-875a25b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"875a25b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-108311f\" data-id=\"108311f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec82eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec82eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Iqbal H. Jaffer, MBBS, PhD, FRCSC<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a4955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"52a4955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><ol class=\"ekit-breadcrumb\"><li class=\"ekit_breadcrumbs_start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/es\/\">Bienvenido<\/a><\/li> <li class=\"brd_sep\"> &raquo; <\/li>  <li>Iqbal H. Jaffer, MBBS, PhD, FRCSC<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12ee9961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12ee9961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f0e84b\" data-id=\"41f0e84b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a97610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59a97610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acerca de Iqbal H. Jaffer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a41f25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16a41f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El Dr Iqbal H. Jaffer es cirujano card\u00edaco y profesor adjunto de cirug\u00eda en la Universidad McMaster. Tambi\u00e9n es director del programa de residencia en cirug\u00eda card\u00edaca, desempe\u00f1ando un papel clave en la formaci\u00f3n de futuros cirujanos.<\/p><p>Su pr\u00e1ctica cl\u00ednica se centra en las intervenciones de la v\u00e1lvula a\u00f3rtica, tanto quir\u00fargicas como percut\u00e1neas (TAVI). Tiene un inter\u00e9s particular en la optimizaci\u00f3n de los modelos de atenci\u00f3n, incluyendo los protocolos de alta precoz y el manejo de las enfermedades de la aorta.<\/p><p><strong>Formaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p><p>El Dr Jaffer complet\u00f3 un grado universitario con honores en la Universidad McMaster (2001\u20132005).<\/p><p>Obtuvo su t\u00edtulo de medicina (MBBS) en la University of Queensland en 2009, seguido de un internado general en Queensland Health (2009\u20132010).<\/p><p>Posteriormente realiz\u00f3 su residencia en cirug\u00eda card\u00edaca en la Universidad McMaster (2011\u20132019).<\/p><p>Paralelamente a su formaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica, complet\u00f3 un doctorado (PhD) en la Universidad McMaster (2013\u20132017), lo que refleja su compromiso con la investigaci\u00f3n.<\/p><p>Luego realiz\u00f3 una subespecializaci\u00f3n en cardiolog\u00eda estructural e imagen TAVI en la Universidad McMaster (2019\u20132020).<\/p><p>Cuenta con la certificaci\u00f3n del Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).<\/p><p><strong>Docencia y compromiso acad\u00e9mico<\/strong><\/p><p>Como director del programa de residencia en cirug\u00eda card\u00edaca, el Dr Jaffer participa activamente en la formaci\u00f3n y el acompa\u00f1amiento de m\u00e9dicos en formaci\u00f3n.<\/p><p>Est\u00e1 implicado en iniciativas educativas, incluyendo la formaci\u00f3n basada en simulaci\u00f3n y programas de ense\u00f1anza internacional.<\/p><p><strong>\u00c1reas de experiencia<\/strong><\/p><p>Su pr\u00e1ctica cl\u00ednica incluye:<\/p><ul><li>intervenciones sobre la v\u00e1lvula a\u00f3rtica (quir\u00fargicas y percut\u00e1neas \u2013 TAVI)<\/li><li>cirug\u00eda card\u00edaca del adulto<\/li><li>manejo de enfermedades de la aorta<\/li><li>optimizaci\u00f3n de los modelos de atenci\u00f3n, incluyendo el alta precoz<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Intereses cl\u00ednicos y de investigaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p><p>Sus principales \u00e1reas de inter\u00e9s se centran en la trombosis valvular y la interacci\u00f3n entre la sangre y los dispositivos m\u00e9dicos.<\/p><p>Incluyen:<\/p><ul><li>trombosis de v\u00e1lvulas card\u00edacas<\/li><li>anticoagulaci\u00f3n<\/li><li>formaci\u00f3n de co\u00e1gulos en dispositivos m\u00e9dicos<\/li><li>modelos experimentales para reducir la trombosis<\/li><li>imagen cardiovascular aplicada a dispositivos<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Tambi\u00e9n participa en colaboraciones multidisciplinarias en imagen, anticoagulaci\u00f3n y formaci\u00f3n mediante simulaci\u00f3n.<\/p><p><strong>Innovaci\u00f3n y colaboraci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p><p>El Dr Jaffer participa activamente en iniciativas destinadas a mejorar la atenci\u00f3n cardiovascular. Su trabajo integra la pr\u00e1ctica cl\u00ednica, la investigaci\u00f3n y la ense\u00f1anza, con un fuerte enfoque en la innovaci\u00f3n y la formaci\u00f3n de la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n de cirujanos card\u00edacos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f0e12d0\" data-id=\"6f0e12d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c4b2b57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c4b2b57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Jaffer El Dr Iqbal H. Jaffer es cirujano card\u00edaco y profesor adjunto de cirug\u00eda en la Universidad McMaster. Tambi\u00e9n es director del programa de residencia en cirug\u00eda card\u00edaca, desempe\u00f1ando un papel clave en la formaci\u00f3n de futuros cirujanos. 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