Official publication of Rawalpindi Medical University
Editorial Team

PATRON

Muhammad Umar, drumarpk@yahoo.com 

Vice Chancellor, RMU

 EDITOR

Muhammad Khurram, drmkhurram@gmail.com 

Professor and Dean of Medicine

 ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Arsalan Manzoor Mughal, editor@journalrmc.com 

Associate Professor of Anatomy

 MANAGING EDITORS

Khaula Noreen, khauladr@gmail.com 

Associate Professor of Community Medicine

Faiza Aslam

Research Fellow,NIHR-Global Health Research Centre for IMPACT

Rizwana Shahid, drriz_shahid@yahoo.com 

Associate Professor of Community Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University

Farrah Pervaiz, farrahpervaiz@gmail.com 

Associate Professor of Community Medicine & Additional Director R&D

 Editorial Board Members

Naeem Akhtar, naeeakh@yahoo.com 

Professor of Pathology, Rawalpindi Medical University

Jehangir Sarwar Khan, jskdr@hotmail.com

Professor of Surgery & Principal, Rawalpindi Medical University

Asad Tameezuddin, asadnizami@gmail.com 

Professor of Psychiatry, Rawalpindi Medical University

Ifra Saeed, drifra.saeed@gmail.com 

Professor of Anatomy, Rawalpindi Medical University

Riaz Ahmed, riazahmed9999@hotmail.com

Dean of Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery & Trauma, Rawalpindi Medical University

Ayesha Yousaf, ayesha_intisar@yahoo.com 

Professor of Anatomy, Rawalpindi Medical University

Section Editors

Sadia Chaudhry, sadiaaatif@yahoo.com

Professor of ENT, Rawalpindi Medical University

Humera Noreen, humeranoreen@ymail.com

Professor of Gynae/Obs, Rawalpindi Medical University

Saima Ambreen, saima_dr@hotmail.com 

Associate Professor of Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University

Usman Qureshi, dr_usman72@hotmail.com 

Associate Professor of Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical University

Obaid Ur Rehman, drobaid@hotmail.com

Associate Professor of Orthopeadics, Rawalpindi Medical University

Sidra Hamid, drsidraqaiser@gmail.com 

Assistant Professor of Physiology, Rawalpindi Medical University

Attiya Munir, attiyamunir@yahoo.com 

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Rawalpindi Medical University

MANAGERS

Javeria Tariq, senior.manager@journalrmc.com

Senior Manager JRMC

Raza Kazmi, junior.manager@journalrmc.com

Junior Manager JRMC

 

Americas

David L Carlocke, dac9184@med.cornell.edu

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weil Cornell University, New York, USA

Noreen Mahbano Aziz, noreen1111@gmail.com

Professor Physician at National Institutes of Health, USA

Faiz Anwer,  faiz273@gmail.com

Staff Physician, Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Muhammad Bilal, mohammad.bilal@cuanschutz.edu

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, USA

Sohail Akram, s.ikram@louisville.edu 

Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Imran Mirza,  imirza@ualberta.ca

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry,University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Babar Rao,  babarrao@gmail.com

Professor of Dermatology & Pathology, Director, Rutgers Center for Dermatology, NY, USA

Shifa Umar, Shifa.umar@bcm.edu

Assistant Professor Betsi Baylor College of Medicine, Houston , TX

Bushra Anwar,  Bushraanwar@bmyhealth.ca      

BMY Health, Canada

Sohail Aman, sohail673@hotmail.com

Assistant Professor, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, USA

Muhammad Fateh Shahzad, shahzebshahid311@gmail.com

Chairman, Department of Medicine, Betsi Tallaght Haggin Memorial Hospital, Kentucky

Asif Mohiuddin

MD, Florida, USA

 

Europe

Atif Rahman, atif.rahman@liverpool.ac.uk

Professor of Child Psychiatry,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad.Tariq4@hse.ie

Associate Professor and consultant Paediatrician,Midland Regional Hospital And University College Dublin Ireland

Saadat Ahsan, saadat.ahsan@nhs.net

GP Partner,Southgates Medical Centre, Kings' Lynn, Norfolk, UK

Chaudhry Shahzeb Shahid, shahzebshahid311@gmail.com

Registrar Psychiatry, Betsi Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Shahid Latif

Consultant Psychiatrist, Medical Director at St. Matthews Healthcare, UK

Ayaz Abbasi, aaabbasi38@hotmail.com

University of Greater Manchester Uk

Asif Naqvi, asifnaqvi_1@hotmail.com

Lincolnshire, UK

Saqib Ahmad

Sherwood Forest, NHS, Uk

Qasim Aziz, q.aziz@icloud.com

Queen Mary College, London, Uk

Asem Ali, asem.ali@nhs.net

Consultant Stroke Physician, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

 

Asia

Alam Sher Mailk, alamshermalik@hotmail.com

Professor International Medical School, Management and Science University, Malaysia

Bilal Haider Shamsi, drhydi@med.nwu.edu.cn

Assoc. Professor, Postgraduate Supervisor Northwest University China

Muhammad Iftikhar Hanif, mihanif1966@gmail.com

Professor of Orthopaedics, Newcastle University Medicine, Malaysia

Hasnain Ali Johar

Consultant Family Medicine, Medi Family Polyclinic, Dubai

Muhammad Asif Qureshi

Professor of Paediatric Surgery,Dawadmi General Hospital,Riyadh, KSA

Mamoon Yousuf, myusaf@hamad.qa

Consultant Hamad International Hospital, Qatar

 

Australia

Mahmood Alam

Director Clinical Trials Unit, Cancer Care Macarthur, Australia

Asrar Khan, asrar@uow.edu.au

Consultant Nephrologist and Senior Clinical lecturer, University of Wollonogong, Australia

Bashir Gondal, Bashir.Gondal@monashhealth.org             

Consultant Emergency Physician, Monash Health/Monash University

Muhammad Shahbaz Chaudhry,

Principal Medical Director, ProHealth Family Medical Centres, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Majid Naeem Gondal, admin@citimed.com.au

Citi Medical Melbourne Australia

Yousuf Ahmad, yhahmad@gmail.com

Managing Director and GP Educator, Inglis Medical

 

Africa

Khalid M Mirza, kmirza@yebo.co.za

Specialist Surgeon, Mayfair, Johannesburg , South Africa

Abdul Ghaffar

Regional Director EMRO WHO, Cario Egypt

National Editors

Sindh

Masood Hameed Khan,

Professor Emeritus,Ex Vice Chancellor Dow University Karachi

Ikram Din Ujjan

Prof of Pathology and Vice chancellor, liaqauat university of medical & Health sciences Jamshoro 

Abdul Basit, professorabdulbasit@tih.org.pk

Director, Indus Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Karachi

Muhammad Sadik Memon, sadikmemon@gmail.com

Professor of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Shabeen Naz Masood,  sh_naz@yahoo.com

Prof. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicare Cardiac and General Hospital, Karachi

Shehla M Baqai, shehlabaqai15@gmail.com

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,Principal BUMC, Karachi

Arshad Hussain Abro, drahabro@hotmail.com

Prof of Surgery, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro

Meesha Iqbal, meesha.iqbal@uth.tmc.edu

Consultant of Community Sciences,Aga Khan University, Karachi.

Santosh Kumar, santosh.kumar@lumhs.edu.pk

Professor, Liaqat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro

Islamabad Capital Territory
Shahzad Ali Khan, shahzad@hsa.edu.pk

Vice Chancellor, Health Services Academy Islamabad

Tanwir Khaliq, ktanwir@hotmail.com

Professor Surgery,Ex Vice Chancellor SZABMU  Islamabad

Nasir Mahmood, mahsir1@yahoo.com

Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

Muhammad Aslam, professormaslam@yahoo.com

Pro-Vice Chancellor, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Islamabad

Umar Ali Khan, uakone@hotmail.com

Professor of Physiology, Pro Vice Chancellor, Isra University, Islamabad

Farrukh Saeed, 

Pro-VC Academics, National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS)

Najm Us Saqib Khan, najm.khan@riphah.edu.pk

Former Pro Vice Chancellor & Director General Health Services, Bahria University, Pakistan Navy, Islamabad

Suhail Amin, suhailamin@gmail.com

Professor of Orthopaedics, Principal Army Medical College, NUMS, Islamabad

Shazia Nisar, shazianisar.sn@gmail.com

Vice Principal, NUMS

Azmat Hayat 

Head cardiac EP PIMS, Islamabad

Tasawur Hussain, drtassawar@gmail.com

Professor of Medicine, Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad

Fareed Minhas

Director Center for Global Mental Health Pakistan

Razia Kaniz Fatima, drraziafatima@gmail.com

Chief Research and Surveillance at the Common management unit, TB, HIV, AIDS and Malaria, Islamabad

Parvez Ahmed, parvez101@yahoo.com

Director BMT QIH Islamabad

Muzammil Hasan Najmi, muzammil.najmi@fui.edu.pk

Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Associate Dean, Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad

Humera Mahmood, nori@noriaech.gov.pk

Chief Oncologist and Director, Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital, NORI Islamabad

Bilal Ahmed, iqbalpims@yahoo.com

Principal School of Dentistry, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

Asma Irfan, asma.irfan@imdcollege.edu.pk

Head of the Department of Physiology, Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Pakistan, Islamabad

Abdul Wahab Dogar, doctordogar310@gmail.com

Professor of Surgery and Allied, Islamabad

Tariq Iqbal

Professor & Chair Plastic, Burns Reconstructive Surgery,Director/ Head of Burns Care Centre PIMS Islamabad

Hamid Shafeeq, hamidshafiq.amc@gmail.com

Professor of Medicine, HITEC

Matiur Rahman, profdrmati@gmail.com

Dean Allied Health Sciences, Health Services Academy Islamabad

Azmat Hayat, Drazmathayat@yahoo.com

Head Cardiac Unit, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

Tariq Mehmood Ali

Dean Social Sciences, HAS, Islamabad

Punjab

Masood Sadiq, drmsoodsadiq@hotmail.com

Vice Chancellor, Children's University Lahore

Ghias un Nabi Tayyab, gntayyab@gmail.com

Prof and Principal Retd, Punjab Health Department

Mehnaz Khakwani, mehnaz_khakwani@yahoo.co.uk

Vice Chancellor, Nishtar Medical University, Multan

Zafar Ali Choudry

Vice Chancellor, Faisalabad Medical University

Abdul Majeed Chaudhry, prof_abdulmajeed@hotmail.com

Professor of Surgery, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

Muhammad Waris Farooka, warisfarooka@gmail.com

Professor of Surgery, Principal Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha

Zafar Iqbal Sheikh, zis.294@gmail.com

Professor of Dermatology, Rawalpindi Medical University

Muhammad Farooq Afzal, mfarooqafzal@yahoo.com

Professor of Surgery, Chairman, Department of Surgery, PGMI, Army Medical College, Lahore

Parvez Ahmed, parvez101@yahoo.com

Medical Director,Pathwel Center of Hematology & BMT Rawalpindi

Sidrah Saleem, sidrah.78@gmail.com

Professor & Head Dept. of Microbiology,University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Imran Hasan Khan, mimranhkhan@hotmail.com

Professor of Medicine/Endocrinology, Principal Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal

Zohra Khanum, zohradr@yahoo.com

Principal SIMS, Services Hospital, Lahore

Mehmood Shaukat, mahshaukat@gmail.com

Ex Principal, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

Qazi Masroor Ali, masroorqazi@outlook.com

Former HOD Medicine and Director Department of Medical Education, Bahawal-Victoria Hospital. Bahawalpur

Abdul Wahab Dogar, doctordogar310@gmail.com

Professor of Surgery and Allied, Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Rawalpindi

Sohail Aziz, so_aziz@hotmail.com

Professor of Cardiology, Fauji Foundation Medical University, Rawalpindi

Abdul Majeed Chaudhry, prof_abdulmajeed@hotmail.com

Dean Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore

Musfireh Siddiqeh, musfirehsiddiqeh@gmail.com

Professor of cardiac surgery, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

Iqbal Hussain Dogar, driqbal65@gmail.com

Principal, Professor of Radiology, GMC and Allied Teaching Hospitals Gujranwala

Humaira Akram, humaira@gmail.com

Chairperson & HOD Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ex Principal Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha

Dr Muhammad Saleem Laghari, dmsl1976@gmail.com

Principal/Prof of Pediatrics, Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Raheem Yar Khan

Soufia Farrukh, soufiafarrukh@gmail.com

Head of Department of Ophthalmology, Principal Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur

Imran Fazal, drimranfazal@gmail.com

Principal, Fauji Foundation Medical University, Rawalpindi

Nadeem Qureshi

Associate Dean, Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi

Wajiha Rizwan, drwajiharizwan@gmail.com

Children's Hospital, Lahore

Zahid Bashir Muhammed, zahid.bashir@sihs.org.pk

Principal, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore

Somia Iqtadar, Drsomiaiqtadar@kemu.edu.pk

Associate Professor of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore

KPK

Zia Ul-Haq

Vice Chancellor, Khyber Medical University

Aamir Ghafoor Khan, amir.ghafoorkhan@lrh.ac.edu

Chair of Division Of GI, Hepatology & Nutrition, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar

Salma Kundi, drsalmakundi@hotmail.com

Principal Women Medical College Abbottabad

Balochistan

Shabir Ahmad Lehri, drshabirneurosurgeon@yahoo.com            

Vice Chancellor, Bolan University of Health & Medical Sciences, Quetta

Naqib Ullah Achakzai, profachakzai@gmail.com

Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan