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Fatima University Faculty
Professor Shabih Zaidi
Moral philosophy, and Bioethics
I did my MBBS from Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan in 1966. Following the house jobs in General Surgery and General Medicine at Civil Hospital Karachi, I proceeded to the UK in the summer of 1968. Acquired the training and postgraduate qualifications (DLO, and FRCS) from the institutions affiliated to the Universities of London, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Returned home in 1972, and was commissioned to join the Ministry of Health, Govt of Sindh. Joined the teaching faculty at Dow Medical College, my alma mater, as an Assistant professor, then progressed to be an Associate Professor, Professor and Head of the department, Principal of a medical college, Chairman Academic council and Head of Medical Education, serving the Dow Medical College Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre etc. until 2001. Over the years , besides gaining many a merit shields, awards and Scholarships, I was also awarded the Fellowships of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), International College of Surgeons (FICS), and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan (FCPS). Apart from teaching ENT, Head & Neck Surgery to undergraduates as well postgraduates, I also taught Medical Ethics at Dow, Sindh and the Aga Khan Medical colleges as well as USM, Malaysia. I have traveled extensively to learn as well teach at different educational institutions and forums, in the West as well as the Eastern part of the hemisphere. I also founded the department of Medical Education at Dow medical college and conducted numerous educational workshops for the faculty in the art of
conventional/traditional teaching, PBL, Curriculum development, and COME. I have written several books and monographs, contributed chapters in a few and written and published over two hundred scientific papers. The first ever book on medical ethics in Indo-Pak subcontinent was co- written and edited by me and my ethicist colleagues.
Professor Shabih ul Hasan
Philosophy and Cosmology
It may seem to be a strange combination that after graduating in science ( Karachi University-1959 ) I obtained diploma in banking from
the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan and entered the banking profession ( United Bank Ltd, Karachi ) in 1960. Moved to Dubai to join BCCI (Bank of Credit & Commerce International ) in 1973 and then to Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg,Frankfurt & London in
1974.Left BCCI in 1977 .Thereafter, through my own various group companies I was involved in merchant banking and project management which included
development and promotion of ethical and Islamic investment products
and portfolios in the Middle East and Europe, up to 2007.
All through these years I also pursued studies in the subjects of Cosmology,Metaphysics & Urdu literature.From 2007 onwards, I have devoted full time in research &
advanced studies of these subjects,which are my life's great passion.
MBBS,DCP,MPhil,FCPS,PhD
Prof Mulazim Hussain Bukhari did his MBBS in 20183. Following which he proceeded to King Edward Medical University for his Postgraduation, MPhil, FCPS and PhD. He went to University of Sydney to get the training of Electron Microscope, University of Kagoshima for PCR and Moffitt Cancer Center; University of South Florida for Research of his PhD. He is the first PhD scholar of King Edward Medical University, Lahore;Pakistan.
He served his country as a Prof of Pathology and Project Director Research at King Edward Medical University for 21 years till the end of 2012. He was appointed as Prof of Pathology and Associate Dean in American University Barbados School of Medicine in 2013 till August 2014. He returned to Pakistan in August 2014 and started teachingonce again in Fatima Jinnah Medical College Pakistan. He was also Project Director
and Director PhD Program at King Edward medical University from 2011 to 2013.
Over the years, he was awarded an award from Prime Minister of Pakistan as a best PhD scholar in 2011. He has given lectures of different topics of Research about 27 countries and visited 58 countries. He has more than 200 Research Publication on Google scholar and med lines (Pubmed). He has many book chapters in internationally written books on cancers.
Prof Mulazim Hussain Bukhari
Basic Medical Sciences
Professor Abbas Ali Mahdi
Prof. Abbas Ali Mahdi is working as Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University (KGMU, formerly KGMC), Lucknow. He has over 28 years of research and teaching experience with over 200 publications, including 12 book chapters, and guided several PhD/MD students. Prof. Mahdi has tremendous administrative experince and served at KGMU as Faculty Incharge of Trauma Centre and Centre of Advanced Research, Chief Proctor, Additional Controller of Examinations. His area of research includes free radical biology, natural products/neutraceuticals and metal toxicity. Prof. Mahdi has received Governor's Gold Medal and several University Appreciation Awards for outstanding academic and administrative contributions. He has delivered numerous invited talks at International/National scientific institutions/conferences. He is currently Editor of an Inetrnational Journal and member of Editorial Board of two national and two international journals and reviewer of more than three dozen national and international journals of repute. He has successfully organized many national and international conferences and is the current President of Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences (IABS) and Indian Society for Lead Awareness & Research (InSLAR) and Vice - President of Society of Free radical Research (SFRR), India.
Professor Mohsin Raza
Honorary Dean of Fatima University
Dr. Raza is honorary Dean of Fatima University.
Dr. Raza did his MD in 1989 and then went for his PhD in Pharmacology that was completed in 1998.He was visiting PhD student at the Neurology Dept of Virginia Commonwealth University and worked under the supervision of Prof. Robert John Delorenzo. His PhD work involved search for new anticonvulsant compounds from a medicinal herb Delphinium denudatum. His work led to discovery of two new compounds active in both in vivo seizure models and blocked sodium channels revealed by patch clamp studies on cultured hippocampal pyramidal neurons. His postdoc was in the area of neurobiology at VCU, where he studied the effect of direct glutamate exposure on Calcium levels in acutely isolated CA1 pyramidal neurons from post status epilepticus and epileptic animals. Using video enhanced fluorescent microscopy, he found that the Calcium levels were significantly higher and lasted longer leading to death of neurons. He did similar experiments on hippocampal neurons from young and old animals and found that Calcium homeostasis was disturbed in old age. During his initial years as faculty, Dr Raza studied antiepileptic effects of D. denudatum on human hippocampus resected from chronic epileptic patients. Dr. Raza, in addition to teaching Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology and Neurobiology, also teaches Neuroethics, Scientific Writing and Communication Skills and Scientific Ethics. He is the director of faculty development program that involves instruction of various skills in the areas of teaching, research, departmental, faculty and institutional management, research policy issues, academic leadership, curriculum planning, conflict resolution and other necessary skills to the faculty members. Dr. Raza has widely published his research. Though he is still fascinated by medicinal plants research, his research interests over past few years include role of IF diet in various disease models including epilepsy, MS and spinal cord injuries, quality of life in epilepsy patients and modeling of glial cells in addition to the scientific investigation of the effects of prayers on anxiety and stress.
Professor Madad Ali
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Prof. Ali is President of Board of Trustees of Fatima University.
Dr. Madad Ali completed his premedical education at AMU Aligarh. After completion he was selected to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. After graduating in 1972, he started his medical internship at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut and finished the residency at Albert Einstein College of medicine New York.
Dr. Ali was awarded a prestigious certificate from Belfer Institute of Advanced Biomedical studies for his research work. After completing his fellowship in gastroenterology and a junior attending position at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he was appointed as chief of Gastroenterology at Lincoln Hospital of New York medical College. Few years later, he accepted a teaching position as Assistant professor of Medicine (GI) and chief of GI section at Imam Husain Hospital of S.B.University Tehran, Iran.
Upon returning from Iran, Dr. Ali worked as Assoc. professor of medicine (GI) and chief of gastroenterology for over 10 years in St Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York. He then moved to Missouri to establish Alfa Digestive Disease center where he served the poor population where no GI was available.
Dr Ali has been a visiting professor at AMU Aligarh and given lectures and GI Training to postgraduate students both in JLN medical College as well as Tibbya College. He has met the Vice Chancellor of AMU who has promised full support for Fatima University.He has been travelling all over the country and meeting influential community people and educationists to advance the cause of Fatima University.
Dr. Ali has published several papers in the field of gastroenterology.He served as a Global President of Imamia Medics International (IMI) for two years. He aslo serves as a trustee for Anjuman-e-wazeefa sadat-o-momineen and was president of the Anjuman for 2 years.
Prof. Nasir R Zaidi
I worked as the Head of the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at Mayo Hospital/ King Edward Medical University. Currently, 45 % of my time is devoted to clinical activities with the remainder dedicated to teaching and research. For the last two years, I have been based in Canada finishing my PhD Research from the world renowned McGill University in Montreal where the title of my thesis is “Role of MRI in the detection of MS lesions in brain and their impact on cognitive functions.”
My clinical responsibilities include five days per week of clinical practice, primarily in Genera Radiology and Medical Imaging. Our referrals are generated from all clinical services such as medicine, cardiology, surgery and primary care physicians. Currently, I am collaborating with the Departments of Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery, Neuro-radiology, Obs and Gyn, Pediatrics and Nuclear Medicine on research projects related to Peripheral, Neurovascular, Cardiac and Coronary artery disease.
Dr. Ahsan Zaidi
After graduation in medicine in 1972,from the illustrious JLN Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University, India, I moved to England soon after completing my mandatory training under the tutelage of excellent teachers like Prof Naseem AnsarI and Dr Masood Ashraf.
I did my registrarship in general surgery under the supervision of Mr Brenden Devlin at North Tees Hospital Stockton UK. Soon after the basic training I moved on to acquire higher surgical training at Lancaster Royal Infirmary , Lancaster under a renowned surgeon, Mr J.S.Whitehead. I acquired further specialised training under Mr Keith Abel at the famous teaching centre called the North Middlesex Hospital London.in 1984. Having acquired my fellowship of the college of surgeons of England, and duly completing my higher surgical training it was time to move on in life.
I therefore, moved to Saudi Arabia as the Chief of Surgery at the Civil Hospital Khamees Mushayt where I stayed for 7 years 1984-1991 this was a challenging job which exposed me to a lot of disease spectrum which I had never seen in UK. My hospital was en route to Mecca al- mukarramah during Hajj season the trauma I treated and operated upon was colossal and gave me immense experience..
I returned to England and did further training .in Laparoscopic colorectal surgery while working at St Helier Hospital as a Consultant Surgeon. This gave me recognition to be included in the Specialist register of the General medical Council. England..
I am still at St Helier Hospital as a full time Consultant general surgeon
My keen interest in teaching and training juniors, both undergraduate students of the University of London, and surgical trainees of South London Deanery, was duly acknowledged by the competent authority in the shape of an award as the Best Teacher and popular trainer.
I have published numerous articles, both original and reviews in indexed journals with high impact factor, and continue to share my experience with my colleagues and peers.
