Official publication of Rawalpindi Medical University
Editorial Team

PATRON

Muhammad Umar

Vice Chancellor, RMU

drumarpk@yahoo.com 

 EDITOR

Muhammad Khurram

Professor and Dean of Medicine

drmkhurram@gmail.com 

 ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Arsalan Manzoor Mughal

Associate Professor of Anatomy

editor@journalrmc.com 

 MANAGING EDITORS

Khaula Noreen

Associate Professor of Community Medicine

khauladr@gmail.com 

Faiza Aslam

Research Fellow,NIHR-Global Health Research Centre for IMPACT

Rizwana Shahid

Associate Professor of Community Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University

drriz_shahid@yahoo.com 

Farrah Pervaiz

Associate Professor of Community Medicine & Additional Director R&D

farrahpervaiz@gmail.com 

 EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

Naeem Akhtar

Professor of Pathology, Rawalpindi Medical University

naeeakh@yahoo.com 

Jehangir Sarwar Khan

Professor of Surgery & Principal, Rawalpindi Medical University

jskdr@hotmail.com

Asad Tameezuddin

Professor of Psychiatry, Rawalpindi Medical University

asadnizami@gmail.com 

Ifra Saeed

Professor of Anatomy, Rawalpindi Medical University

drifra.saeed@gmail.com 

Riaz Ahmed

Dean of Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery & Trauma, Rawalpindi Medical University

riazahmed9999@hotmail.com

Ayesha Yousaf

Professor of Anatomy, Rawalpindi Medical University

 ayesha_intisar@yahoo.com 

SECTION EDITORS

Sadia Chaudhry

Professor of ENT, Rawalpindi Medical University

sadiaaatif@yahoo.com

Humera Noreen

Professor of Gynae/Obs, Rawalpindi Medical University

humeranoreen@ymail.com

Saima Ambreen

Associate Professor of Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University

saima_dr@hotmail.com 

Usman Qureshi

Associate Professor of Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical University

dr_usman72@hotmail.com 

Obaid Ur Rehman

Associate Professor of Orthopeadics, Rawalpindi Medical University

drobaid@hotmail.com

Sidra Hamid

Assistant Professor of Physiology, Rawalpindi Medical University

drsidraqaiser@gmail.com 

Attiya Munir

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Rawalpindi Medical University

attiyamunir@yahoo.com 

MANAGERS

Javeria Tariq

Senior Manager JRMC

senior.manager@journalrmc.com

Raza Kazmi

Junior Manager JRMC

junior.manager@journalrmc.com

AMERICAS

David L Carlocke

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

dac9184@med.cornell.edu

Noreen Mahbano Aziz

Professor Physician at National Institutes of Health, USA

noreen1111@gmail.com

Faiz Anwer

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

 faiz273@gmail.com

Muhammad Bilal

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, USA

mohammad.bilal@cuanschutz.edu

Sohail Akram

Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

s.ikram@louisville.edu 

Imran Mirza

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

 imirza@ualberta.ca

Babar Rao

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

 babarrao@gmail.com

Shifa Umar

Assistant Professor Betsi Baylor College of Medicine, Houston , TX

, Shifa.umar@bcm.edu.pk

Bushra Anwar 

BMY Health, Canada

 Bushraanwar@bmyhealth.ca     

Sohail Aman

Assistant Professor, Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, USA

sohail673@hotmail.com

Muhammad Fateh Shahzad

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

shahzebshahid311@gmail.com

Asif Mohiuddin

MD, Florida, USA

EUROPE

Atif Rahman

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

atif.rahman@liverpool.ac.uk

Muhammad Tariq

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

Muhammad.Tariq4@hse.ie

Saadat Ahsan

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

saadat.ahsan@nhs.net

Chaudhry Shahzeb Shahid

Registrar Psychiatry, Betsi Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

shahzebshahid311@gmail.com

Shahid Latif

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

Ayaz Abbasi

University of Greater Manchester Uk

aaabbasi38@hotmail.com

Asif Naqvi

Lincolnshire, UK

asifnaqvi_1@hotmail.com

Saqib Ahmad

Sherwood Forest, NHS, Uk

Qasim Aziz

Queen Mary College, London, Uk

q.aziz@icloud.com

Asem Ali

Consultant Stroke Physician, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

asem.ali@nhs.net

ASIA

Alam Sher Mailk

Professor International Medical School, Management and Science University, Malaysia

alamshermalik@hotmail.com

Bilal Haider Shamsi

Assoc. Professor, Postgraduate Supervisor Northwest University China

drhydi@med.nwu.edu.cn

Muhammad Iftikhar Hanif

Professor of Orthopaedics, Newcastle University Medicine, Malaysia

mihanif1966@gmail.com

Hasnain Ali Johar

Consultant Family Medicine, Medi Family Polyclinic, Dubai

Muhammad Asif Qureshi

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

Mamoon Yousuf

Consultant Hamad International Hospital, Qatar

myusaf@hamad.qa

AUSTRALIA

Mahmood Alam

Director Clinical Trials Unit, Cancer Care Macarthur, Australia

Asrar Khan

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

asrar@uow.edu.au

Bashir Gondal          

Consultant Emergency Physician, Monash Health/Monash University

Bashir.Gondal@monashhealth.org  

Muhammad Shahbaz Chaudhry,

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

Majid Naeem Gondal

Citi Medical Melbourne Australia

admin@citimed.com.au

Yousuf Ahmad

Managing Director and GP Educator, Inglis Medical

yhahmad@gmail.com

AFRICA

Khalid M Mirza

Specialist Surgeon, Mayfair, Johannesburg , South Africa

kmirza@yebo.co.za

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

Director, Indus Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Karachi

professorabdulbasit@tih.org.pk

Muhammad Sadik Memon

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

sadikmemon@gmail.com 

Shabeen Naz Masood

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

sh_naz@yahoo.com

Shehla M Baqai

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,Principal BUMC, Karachi

shehlabaqai15@gmail.com

Arshad Hussain Abro

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

drahabro@hotmail.com

Meesha Iqbal

Consultant of Community Sciences,Aga Khan University, Karachi.

meesha.iqbal@uth.tmc.edu

Santosh Kumar

Professor, Liaqat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro

santosh.kumar@lumhs.edu.pk

Islamabad Capital Territory
Shahzad Ali Khan

Vice Chancellor, Health Services Academy Islamabad

shahzad@hsa.edu.pk

Tanwir Khaliq

Professor Surgery,Ex Vice Chancellor SZABMU  Islamabad

ktanwir@hotmail.com

Nasir Mahmood

Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

mahsir1@yahoo.com

Muhammad Aslam

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

professormaslam@yahoo.com

Umar Ali Khan

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

Farrukh Saeed, 

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

uakone@hotmail.com

Najm Us Saqib Khan

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

najm.khan@riphah.edu.pk

Suhail Amin

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

suhailamin@gmail.com

Shazia Nisar

Vice Principal, NUMS

shazianisar.sn@gmail.com

Azmat Hayat 

Head cardiac EP PIMS, Islamabad

Tasawur Hussain

Professor of Medicine, Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad

drtassawar@gmail.com

Fareed Minhas

Director Center for Global Mental Health Pakistan

Razia Kaniz Fatima

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

drraziafatima@gmail.com

Parvez Ahmed

Director BMT QIH Islamabad

parvez101@yahoo.com

Muzammil Hasan Najmi

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

muzammil.najmi@fui.edu.pk

Humera Mahmood

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

nori@noriaech.gov.pk

Bilal Ahmed

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

iqbalpims@yahoo.com

Asma Irfan

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

asma.irfan@imdcollege.edu.pk

Abdul Wahab Dogar

Professor of Surgery and Allied, Islamabad

doctordogar310@gmail.com

Tariq Iqbal

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

Hamid Shafeeq

Professor of Medicine, HITEC

hamidshafiq.amc@gmail.com

Matiur Rahman

Dean Allied Health Sciences, Health Services Academy Islamabad

profdrmati@gmail.com

Azmat Hayat

Head Cardiac Unit, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

Drazmathayat@yahoo.com

Tariq Mehmood Ali

Dean Social Sciences, HAS, Islamabad

Punjab

Masood Sadiq

Vice Chancellor, Children's University Lahore

drmsoodsadiq@hotmail.com

Ghias un Nabi Tayyab

Prof and Principal Retd, Punjab Health Department

gntayyab@gmail.com

Mehnaz Khakwani

Vice Chancellor, Nishtar Medical University, Multan

mehnaz_khakwani@yahoo.co.uk

Zafar Ali Choudry

Vice Chancellor, Faisalabad Medical University

Abdul Majeed Chaudhry

Professor of Surgery, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

prof_abdulmajeed@hotmail.com

Muhammad Waris Farooka

Professor of Surgery, Principal Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha

, warisfarooka@gmail.com

Zafar Iqbal Sheikh

Professor of Dermatology, Rawalpindi Medical University

zis.294@gmail.com

Muhammad Farooq Afzal

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

mfarooqafzal@yahoo.com

Parvez Ahmed

Medical Director,Pathwel Center of Hematology & BMT Rawalpindi

parvez101@yahoo.com

Sidrah Saleem

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

sidrah.78@gmail.com

Muhammad Imran Hasan Khan

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

mimranhkhan@hotmail.com

Zohra Khanum

Principal SIMS, Services Hospital, Lahore

zohradr@yahoo.com

Mehmood Shaukat

Ex Principal, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

mahshaukat@gmail.com

Qazi Masroor Ali

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

masroorqazi@outlook.com

Abdul Wahab Dogar

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

doctordogar310@gmail.com

Sohail Aziz

Professor of Cardiology, Fauji Foundation Medical University, Rawalpindi

so_aziz@hotmail.com

Abdul Majeed Chaudhry

Dean Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore

prof_abdulmajeed@hotmail.com

Musfireh Siddiqeh

Professor of cardiac surgery, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

musfirehsiddiqeh@gmail.com

Iqbal Hussain Dogar

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

driqbal65@gmail.com

Humaira Akram

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

humaira@gmail.com

Dr Muhammad Saleem Laghari

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

dmsl1976@gmail.com

Soufia Farrukh

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

soufiafarrukh@gmail.com

Imran Fazal

Principal, Fauji Foundation Medical University, Rawalpindi

drimranfazal@gmail.com

Nadeem Qureshi

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

Wajiha Rizwan

Children's Hospital, Lahore

drwajiharizwan@gmail.com

Zahid Bashir Muhammed

Principal, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore

zahid.bashir@sihs.org.pk

Somia Iqtadar

Associate Professor of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore

Drsomiaiqtadar@kemu.edu.pk

KPK

Zia Ul-Haq

Vice Chancellor, Khyber Medical University

Aamir Ghafoor Khan

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

amir.ghafoorkhan@lrh.ac.edu

Salma Kundi

Principal Women Medical College Abbottabad

drsalmakundi@hotmail.com

BALOCHISTAN

Shabir Ahmad Lehri

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

drshabirneurosurgeon@yahoo.com

Naqib Ullah Achakzai

Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan

profachakzai@gmail.com