Professor Usman Jaffer

Usman is a conscientious and caring clinician. He believes in providing as much information as you need to make an informed choice about your care. He has a Masters degree in Medical Ultrasound and can perform a scan at the time of consultation to aid in rapid and accurate diagnosis and decision-making. Usman treats patients with varicose veins and arterial problems. He also treats general surgical complaints such as hernias and lumps and bumps. Usman Jaffer is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Senior Lecturer at Imperial College NHS Trust. He has a passion for training and has published and lead on numerous high impact papers. Usman is now supervising PhD and MD students through post-graduate degrees. As a day job he practices the full spectrum of vascular procedures for his patients at Saint Mary’s Hospital and West Middlesex Hospitals. He holds a post graduate certificate in medical education and is a full fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has authored the ‘Manual of Vascular Ultrasound’ and developed a training simulator and assessment framework for Vascular waveform assessment for frontline clinical staff. Usman’s Patient Empowerment work emanates from his development of ‘Communities of Practice’ for Patient Activation and Supported self management. The aim of this project is to ‘right shift’ Patient Activation leading to better outcomes for everyday people at a lower cost to Society.