Dr Zafar completed his Undergraduate Medical Degree in 2002 at King Edward Medical College in Pakistan. He completed his basic surgical training in UK and obtained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2006. He subsequently obtained his Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons - FRACS (orthopaedics), in 2020. In 2022, Dr Zafar was awarded the Joint Surgical Colleges Medal by the Joint Surgical Fellow Examination Specialty Board in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Edinburgh for passing examination with the highest score at the first attempt. He then undertook further subspecialty training in foot and ankle surgery in the form of three fellowships, which included the foot and ankle fellowship at The Prince of Wales & affiliated Hospitals and North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre. In 2021, he completed his fellowship in Management of Orthopaedic Trauma at The Canberra Hospital. He was a Research Trauma Fellow at University Hospitals, Birmingham with Professor Sir Keith Porter before his Higher Surgical training. During his training, he had the opportunity to work with Prof. Nicola Maffulli who is a world-famous Professor for orthopaedic surgery, sports and exercise medicine at Queen Mary University of London. He also gained experience in management of diabetic feet, Charcot and complex foot deformities, while working with Dr Brian Martin at Nepean Hospital Sydney. Dr Zafar has published significant articles in international journals, presented work at various international and national meetings. He has strong academic interest and is actively involved in the training of junior doctors and medical students. He regularly instructs on Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course run by Royal Australian College of Surgeons, and has been appointed Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Australian National University (ANU) Medical School. Dr Zafar holds membership of Australian, American, Asia Pacific, European Foot and Ankle Societies.