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M. Zubair Jafar

M. Zubair Jafar, MD

Structural Heart Disease CardiologyCardiologySports CardiologyInterventional Cardiology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult 18-65
  • Older Adult >65

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Hospital Affiliations

  • Nuvance Health - Vassar Brothers Medical Center

About M. Zubair Jafar

Professional Statement

Dr. Jafar believes that listening to the patient is at the heart of medicine. His areas of expertise include interventional cardiology, including complex coronary interventions, structural heart disease, including TAVR, mitral clip procedures, Watchman procedure as well as closure of PFO, atrial and ventricular septal defects. Dr. Jafar is the Director of the Sports Cardiology Program, which is a particular passion of his.

Get To Know Me

Why should someone choose you to care for their health?
I feel that a multidisciplinary approach to patient care is vital to achieve excellent outcomes.

What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
Passion and compassion are the core values of how I practice medicine.

How do you spend your personal time when you're not caring for patients?
Sports are my passion. I enjoy competing in Ironman events, as well as marathons. Golf and skiing are also great passions of mine.

Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
I chose interventional cardiology because I love taking care of the acutely sick patients.

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Cardiology, 1995
  • Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiology, 1994
  • Medical School: Meharry Medical College School of Medicine, 1988

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Interventional Cardiology: American Board of Internal Medicine

Locations

  1. The Heart Center, a division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice, P.C. Poughkeepsie (Delafield St.)
  2. The Heart Center, a division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice, P.C. Poughkeepsie (Columbia St. Suite 390)
  3. The Heart Center, a division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice, P.C. Poughkeepsie (Columbia St. Suite 200)
  4. The Heart Center, a division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice, P.C. Rhinebeck
    • 6511 Spring Brook Avenue, Suite 1006, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
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  5. The Heart Center, a division of Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice, P.C. New Windsor
Need help scheduling? Call 845-790-2020

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • Capital District Physicians' Health Plan
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • Coventry-Aetna
  • Elderplan
  • Emblem Health
  • EmblemHealth
  • Empire BlueCross Blue Shield
  • Empire Health Plan
  • Empire Plan
  • Fidelis Care
  • Hamaspik
  • MagnaCare
  • Medicaid Connecticut
  • Medicaid New York
  • Medicare New York
  • Medicare Railroad
  • Multiplan Inc
  • MVP Health Care
  • Northwell Direct
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • Tricare Humana Military
  • United Healthcare
  • Wellcare

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 out of 5

276 ratings, 12 reviews

Provider star ratings are calculated using patient responses to the provider care questions in our patient experience survey. Below you can see the provider’s star rating and the number of his or her patients who have provided feedback. Ratings depicted represent those clinicians that have at least 30 completed surveys on a rolling 12 month basis.

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/20/2025

    Spends enough time with me. Always explains everything. Very nice Dr.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/20/2025

    He is an amazing Doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/8/2025

    Dr.Jafar has saved my life. He has taken wonderful care of me and I would never see any other cardiologist. He is thorough, kind, friendly and always looks for the Best for me. A Wonderful Doctor.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/31/2025

    He is very friendly and has a great bedside manor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/16/2025

    Highly professional and patient

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/11/2025

    He took his time to explain to me what I needed to do and explained why very professional doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/30/2025

    Amazing bedside manners and overall exceptional service

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Dr Jafar answered all questions. Office personnel were very efficient. Within a half hour the appt was completed.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/6/2025

    Easy to talk to and always professional.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/30/2025

    He’s the best

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/14/2025

    He is an excellent doctor and very compassionate.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/3/2025

    Great doc