Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Jaffar Khan, MD
Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurology, Vascular Neurology
Emory Brain Health Center
12 Executive Park Drive Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30329About
Jaffar Khan is a board certified Neurologist with added board certifications in Vascular Neurology, Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology. He completed his Neurology residency in 1997 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and during his last year in the program he served as the Chief Resident. He then completed a one-year fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Emory University, and joined the Emory University SOM faculty in 1998. He is currently Associate Professor of Neurology, and Vice-Chair for Education.
Dr. Khan is a hands-on teacher who for the past two decades has supervised medical students, residents and other trainees during their rotations on the inpatient, consult, and outpatient services at Emory Healthcare and Grady Memorial Hospital. He quickly established leadership roles in post-graduate medical education and ultimately became Director of the neurology residency and CNP fellowship training programs. Soon after, his role expanded to the Vice Chair of Neurologic Education in our Department of Neurology and since his appointment to this vital position Dr. Khan assumed responsibility for the direction of medical student education in the neurosciences. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Dean for Medical Education in the School of Medicine.
He has served as the Director of the Neurology Clinical Clerkship, Director of the M2 Neuroscience I Module, Co-Director of the M1 Neural Function Course, and the Co-Director of the M2 Neuroscience II Module. At the college level, he co-directs the Clinical Neurology Survey and the MD-SEE Courses for Emory’s undergraduates. In 2014, he had honor of directing a neuroscience course for Emory College’s Summer Abroad Program in Paris, France. His success as a clinician educator is exemplified by his receipt of, not one, but over 15 institutional and national teaching awards for his efforts at the medical student and residency levels. Dr. Khan is an individual who has dedicated himself to neurology education and to contributing to the education of future generations of neurologists and other health professionals. As a education director he is an outstanding mentor, advocate, and teacher. His dedication, creativity, innovation and energy represent the epitome of excellence of medical education within Neurology.
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 1997
Locations
Emory Brain Health Center
12 Executive Park Drive Northeast
Atlanta,
GA
30329
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Neurophysiology, 1998
- Residency: Univ of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Neurology, 1997
- Internship: Louisiana State University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1994
- Medical Education: Louisiana State University Medical Center, MD, 1993
Board Certifications
- Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008
- Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2008
- Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999
Awards
- National:
2011 Teacher Recognition Certificate from the A. B. Baker Section of Neurologic Educators and The American Academy of Neurology
2011 Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, (an achievement held by only 7% of members)
2011-13 Award for Dedicated Service, American Academy of Neurology
2012 Program Directors Recognition Award from the Consortium of Neurology Program Directors, American Academy of Neurology
2013 Clerkship Directors Teaching Award from the Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors, American Academy of Neurology
2016 “Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award”, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Institutional:
1990-91 AMA-Medical Student Section Chapter President
1991-92 AMA-Medical Student Section National Delegate
1999 Faculty Teaching Award, from the Neurology Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine
2003 Faculty Teaching Award, from the Neurology Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine
2007 Faculty Recognition Award, from the Neurology Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine
2008 Faculty Recognition Award, from Neurology Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine
2007-08 Best Doctors in America, peer-nominated
2009 Recognition of Excellence, Innovation and Design in Teaching, Emory SOM Class of 2011
2009 One Award, from the Neurology Awards and Recognition Committee for an outstanding neurology employee, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
2008-09 Best Doctors in America, peer-nominated
2009 Faculty Recognition Award, from the Neurology Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine
2009 Best Clerkship Director, Emory University School of Medicine Graduating Class of 2009
2010 Best Course Director, Emory University School of Medicine Graduating Class of 2010
2010 America’s Top Physicians: Honors of Distinction and Excellence 2010 by the Consumers’ Research Council of America
2011-12 Best Doctors in America, peer nominated
2011 Dean’s Teaching Award. Emory University School of Medicine
2011 Recognition as the Benjamin Shapiro Visiting Professor in the Spirit of Academic Excellence, Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota
2011 Award for Excellence and Service, from the Emory Univ PreHealth Mentoring Office
2011 Elected honorary member of the Sir William Osler Society, by the Emory University SOM Class of 2013 Osler Society
2012 Elected member of the ACGME Program Directors Academy, Emory Univ SOM
2013 Best Clerkship Director, Emory University School of Medicine Graduating Class of 2013
2014 Best Clerkship Director, Emory University School of Medicine Graduating Class of 2014
2015 Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, Beta Chapter
2015 Best Clerkship Director, Emory University School of Medicine Graduating Class of 2015
2016 Hidden Gem Award, Emory University School of Medicine
2018 FY18 Top 10% Provider Recognition (achieving the 90th percentile for FY18), Emory Healthcare Physician Group Practice
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology