NORTH MEDICAL WARD

Mayo Hospital is the oldest and largest hospital of the country, serving the humanity since 1871, the hospital is one of the largest hospitals in South East Asia and is a center of excellence for public benefit. North Medical Ward consists of Male & Female wards & High Dependency unit / Intensive Care Unit with total bed strength of 80. Currently 1 Associate Professor, 3 Assistant Professors & 4 Senior Registrars are working in this Unit.

It has a long-standing commitment to excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and research.

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS:

1. FCPS
2. MD
3. MRCP
4. M. Phil (Public Health)
5. Clinical Rotations from the Medicine Sub-Specialties

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS:

1. Final Year MBBS
2. 4th Year MBBS
3. 3rd Year MBBS
4. BDS

TEACHING SCHEDULE OF PGRS & HOUSE OFFICERS:

1. Indoor Bedside learning during clinical rounds on daily basis.
2. Journal Club/Clinical guidelines classes are conducted every Friday.
3. Clinical Methods class is conducted on every Tuesday.
4. Mortality & Morbidity Conference is conducted on every Tuesday.
5. Monthly Clinical evaluations are carried out on regular basis at the end of every month.
6. Rheumatology section of our unit runs several educational programs for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
7. MOCK preparatory courses being held on quarterly basis for FCPS/MD.
8. Seminars on dengue fever, HIV, smog related health issues and influenza are being held for teaching staff, postgraduate residents, house physicians and nursing staff of Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
9. Monthly tests are being held on every second Tuesday for Postgraduate Trainees for evaluation of PGRs.

BEST PGR & HOUSE OFFICER OF THE MONTH AWARD:

Best House Officer & PGR Award is given at the end of every month on the basis of performance, hard work, behavior and clinical evaluation score.

RESEARCH WORK BY PROF. DR. ISRAR UL HAQUE

Original research paper published:

1. Adverse Effect Profile of Patients Receiving Anti-Viral Treatment for Chronic HCV Infection. Ghias-Ul-Nabi Tayyab, Israr-ul-Haque, Tanveer-us-Salam. ANNALS OF KEMC LAHORE, OCT-DEC 2005: VOL II ISSUE NO.4, Pg 445-447.
2. Assessment of Clinical Teaching/Training Program in Medicine Among the Medical Students. Aamir Shahzad, Tanvir-Us-Salam, Mohammad Ashraf Majrooh, Israr-ul-Haque, Shamail Zafar, M Ali Kashif. ANNALS OF KEMC, LAHORE.JAN-MAR 2006: VOL 12, ISSUE 1, Pg 153-155.
3. Comparison of Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D) by Family Physicians and Consultants. Israr-ul-Haque, Shamail Zafar, Tanveer-us-Salam ANNALS OF KEMC, LAHORE. JAN-MAR 2006: VOL 12, ISSUE 1, Pg 92-94.
4. To Evaluate the Prognostic Significance of Non-Hepatic Laboratory Investigations In Cirrhotic Patients. Is there Need of A New Grading Classification? Shamail Zafar, M. Ali Kashif, Israr-ul-Haque. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTROLOGY. MARCH 2006:VOL20, ISSUE No. 1, Pg 25-31.
5. To Evaluate the Association of Anthropometric Indices with Metabolic Syndrome & Insulin Resistance in Patients with NAFLD. Israr-ul-Haque, Shamail Zafar, Anjum Rashid Butt. ANNALS OF KEMC, LAHORE. JUL-SEP 2006: VOL 12, ISSUE 3, Pg 433-436.
6. To assess the Immunological Response of Hepatitis B vaccine up to Seven Year after Vaccination: A study Among Medical Students. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Anjum Rashid Butt. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTROLOGY. OCTOBER 2006: VOL20, ISSUE No. 2, Pg86-93.
7. Profile of Patients Presenting with Heartburn and Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis with Esomeprazole – An Experience. Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Shamail Zafar. ANNALS OF KEMC, LAHORE. OCT-DEC 2006: VOL 12, ISSUE No 4, Pg 539-541.
8. The Correlation Grade of Hepatic Encephalopathy with Arterial Ammonia Levels and Partial Pressure of Ammonia. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Anjum Rashid Butt PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTROLOGY.MARCH 2007: VOL21, ISSUE No 1, Pg 8-15.
9. Profile of Patients Presenting with Heartburn, And Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis with Rabeprazole: An Experience. Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Shamail Zafar, Ghias-ul-Hassan. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTROLOGY. MARCH 2007VOL21, ISSUE No1, Pg 20-25.
10. Correlation of Endoscopic Severity of Gastro esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) With Body Mass Index (BMI). Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Anjum Rashid Butt, Faud Shafiq. JOURNAL OF CPSP FEB 2007: VOL 17, ISSUE No 2, Pg72-75.
11. Gastroesophageal reflux Disease and Dental erosions. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Sara Shoaib Qureshi, Aftab Ahmad. PAKISTAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY MAR-APR 2007: VOL 20, ISSUE No.3, Pg 9-12.
12. Benign Nerve Sheath Tumor of Stomach: A Case Report. Nusrat Ullah Chaudhary, Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque. JOURNAL OF CPSP, May 2007: VOL 17, ISSUE No 5, Pg277-279
13. Relationship Of Body Mass Index And Waist To Hip Ratio Measurement with Hypertension in Young Adult Medical Students. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Anjum Rashid Butt, Faud Shafiq. PAK J MED SCI July-September 2007: VOL 23, ISSUE No.4, Pg574-579.
14. Correlation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms with Body Mass Index Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab. THE SAUDI JOURNAL OF GASTROEROLOGYRABI’ AL-AWWAL 1429 H; APRIL 2008: VOL 14, ISSUE NO. 2, Pg no 55-56.
15. Comparison of Adefovir & Standard Interferon combination with Standard Interferon or Adefovir for treatment of Chronic Hepatitis-B. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Adeel-ur-Rehman, Ameed-ur-Rehman. THE PAKISTAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY Apr 2009; VOL: 23, ISSUE No.1,Pg9-15.
16. Assessment of Vit-D level in patients presenting with different medical conditions and its correlation with symptomology. Israr-ul-Haque, Tanvir-us-Salam, Muhammad Hussain, Waseem Iqbal. ANNALS OF KEMU LAHORE APR-JUN 2009: VOL 15 ISSUE No. 2,Pg: 60-63.
17. Comparative analysis between weight based insulin and sliding scale insulin orders Tanvir-us-Salam, Israr-ul-Haque, Muhammad Hussain, Waseem. ANNALS OF KEMU LAHORE APR-JUN 2009: VOL 15 ISSUE No.2, pg: 64-67.
18. Balloon Dilation of Achalasia Cardia Patient: An experience. Ghias-ul-Hassan, Israr-ul-Haque, Raja Yasser Shahbaz, Bilal Nasir. THE PAKISTAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY, March 2012: VOL 26, ISSUE No. 1, Pg: 22-25.
19. Efficacy and Safety of Pegylated Interferon Alpha A2A (PEGAFERON) and Ribavirin in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients. Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-NabiTayyab, Bilal Nasir, Maria Aslam. THE PAKISTAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY March 2013. VOL 27, ISSUE No. 1, S175, Pg 45-48.
20. Efficacy of Biosimilarpegylated Interferon Alpha 40 KD (Peg INF) in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection. Ghias-ul-Hassan, Israr-ul-Haque, Shafiq Awan, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORLD ACADEMY of SCIENCE, ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY, DEC 2013: INDEX ISSUE No 84.
21. Intra-Gastric Balloon for Weight Loss: Preliminary Analysis of Efficacy and Tolerability. Shamai lZafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Mehrin Farooq, Hira Bashir. PAKISTAN JOURNAL of MEDICAL and HEALTH SCIENCES, Jan-Mar 2014: VOL 8, Pg 225-229.
22. Evaluation of Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia by Electro-phoresis for Hemoglobinopathies in Young Population. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Mehrin Farooq, Hira Bashir. PAKISTAN JOURNAL of MEDICAL and HEALTH SCIENCES, Oct – Dec 2014: VOL 8, No 4, Pg 926-928.
23. Does Value of Alpha Fetoprotein Matter in HCC? Israr-ul-Haque, Shamail Zafar, Waseem Iqbal, Ghias-ul-Hassan. PAKISTAN JOURNAL of MEDICAL and HEALTH SCIENCES, Jan – Mar 2015: VOL 9, No 1, Pg 305-306.
24. Frequency of Eiosinophillic Esophagitis among Patients Undergoing Upper Gastroesophaghoscopy for Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Arsalan Jamil Raja, Salman Javed, Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab. JOURNAL of FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE LAHORE PAKISTAN, JAN-MAR 2016: VOL 10, ISSUE NO 1, Pg 88-92.
25. Hypothyroidism in hepatitis c patients on pegylated interferon therapy. Muhammad Asim Hameed, Asif Mehmood, Muhammad Ahsan Farooq, Ghias un nabi Tayyab, Israr ul Haq Toor. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2016;28(4):706-8.
26. Practices of Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in Medical Ward. Ghias-ul-Hassan, Israr-ul-Haque, Muhammad Asim Hameed, Farwah Javed. PAKISTAN ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL, October 2017: VOL 67, ISSUE No 5, Pg524-528.
27. Frequency of Re-Bleeding after Esophageal Variceal Banding in Cirrhotic Patients at 3 weeks. Farwah Javed, Ghias-ul-Hassan, Muhammad Ali Haider, Shafqat Rasool, Israr-ul-Haque, Anym Javed, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL and HEALTH SCIENCES, Jul-Sep 2017: VOL 11, ISSUE No 3, Pg 832-836.
28. A Retrospective Study to Evaluate Precipitating Factors Outcome and Importance of Health Education in Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Muhammad Bilal Nasir, Junaid Mushtaq, Ali Abbas, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Israr-ul-Haque. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL and HEALTH SCIENCES, Oct-Dec 2017: VOL 11, ISSUE No 4, Pg 1426-1429.
29. Drug Induced Anxiety & Depression in Patients Treated for Chronic Hepatitis C Muhammad Ahsan Farooq, Asif Mehmood, Israr-ul-Haque, Muhammad Asim Hameed Journal of Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Jul -Sep 2018: Vol 12, Issue No. 3, Pg 130-132.
30. Histoacryl (N-Butyl 2-Cyanoacrylate) Injection Mixed With Olive Oil for Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Varices: An Equally Safe Alternative. Muhammad Bilal Nasir, Junaid Mushtaq, Ibtesaam Amjad, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Israr-ul-Haque, Shafqat Rasool, Ghias-ul-Hassan. JOURNAL of FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE LAHORE PAKISTAN, JUL-SEP 2018: VOL 12, ISSUE NO 3, Pg 102-105.
31. Drug induced anxiety and depression in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C. Farooq MA, Mehmood A, Haque I, Hameed MA, Ahmed U. J Fatima Jinnah Med Univ 2018; 12(3):130-132.
32. Levels of Immature Platelet Fraction in Patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome Sadia Ijaz, Israr ul Haque, Muhammad Muzammil Bajwa, Junaid Mushtaq, Ghias un-Nabi Tayyab, Mujtaba Hassan Siddiqui. JOURNAL OF SHARIF MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE LAHORE, Pakistan JUNE 2021; Vol 7(01):37-42.
33. Compliance and Adherence to Treatment in Hypertensive Patients in different Tertiary Care Hospitals in Lahore. Junaid Mushtaq, Israr-ul-Haque, Waqas Mahmood, Mujtaba Hasan Siddiqui, Atiq Ahmad, Muhammad Asim Rana, Muhammad Mansoor Hafeez P J M H S, AUG 2021 Vol. 15, NO.8, Pg 1858-1860.
34. Subclinical Hypothyroidism (SCH) in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore. Israr-ul-Haque, Junaid Mushtaq, Atiq Ahmad, Waqas Mahmood, Mujtaba Hasan Siddiqui, Minahil Iqbal, Muhammad Asim Rana. P J M H S AUG 2021, Vol. 15, NO.8, Pg 1855-1857.
35. Impact of Successful HCV Eradication on Glycemic Control in Chronic HCV Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Sehrish Sarwar, Israr Ul Haque, Junaid Mushtaq, Azhar Ali Khan, Atif Qureshi, Hafiz Hamad Ashraf. P J M H S Vol. 16, No.02, FEB 2022 Pg 717-20
36. Comparison of the Efficacy of Conventional Versus Sequential Regimen in Patients of Gastritis Presenting with Helicobacter Pylori. Ahmad Zaka Subhani, Israr-Ul-Haque, Ghias-Ul-Hassan, Muhammad Yasir Younis, Muhammad Asim Hameed, Ghias-Un-Nabi-Tayyab P J M H S Vol. 16, No. 09, September, 2022 Pg 748-51.
37. Comparison of Shearwave Elastography and Apri Score for Liver Fibrosis in Patients of Chronic Liver Disease. Deedar Hussain, Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Hassan, Khurram Malik, Shafqat Rasool, Ghias-un-Nabi-Tayyab. P J M H S Vol. 16, No. 10, October, 2022 Pg 838-41.

ABSTRACTS PUBLISHED

1. Rapid Virological Response (RVR) and Early Virological Response (EVR) with Standard Interferon and Ribavarin for Chronic HCV Infection – An Experience. Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Israr-ul-Haque, Shamail Zafar. JOURNAL of PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Supplement No 3, Feb 2007, S-2.
2. To investigate the Utility of a week 4 virological response(EVR) for SVR prediction in Hepatitis C (HCV) Genotype-3 patients treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin for 24 weeks. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Nusrat Ullah Chaudhary AMERICAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY September 2007 Suppl; VOL 102, ISSUE No.52, S280.
3. Thyroid Dysfunction in genotype 3 Chronic Hepatitis C patients treated with Interferon and Ribavirin. Israr-ul-Haque, Shamail Zafar, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY Supplement Abstracts, September 2008: VOL 103, ISSUE No. S1-330.
4. Comparison of Midazolam, Nalbuphine with Propofol for sedation during ERCP THE AMERICAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY October 2009: VOL 104, Supplement 3, p234.
5. Management of Gastric Varices with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate.One year outcome after Sclerotherapy. Israr-ul-Haque, Khalid Mustafa, Shamail Zafar. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY (supplement) Oct.2010: VOL 105, S1-110.
6. Weight Reduction by means of Intragastric Device: Experience with the Intragastric Baloon. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Nabi-Tayyb, Nusrat Chaudhary THE AMERICAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY (supplement)October 2010: VOL.105, Supplement S1, S527, No.1417.
7. Rapid Viralogical Response is a Predictor of sustained Viralogical response in Cirrhotic Genotype 3 patients treated with Pegylated Interferon & Ribavirin. Israr-ul-Haque, Fawad Zia, M.Shafiq, Afzal Bhatti. THE PAKISTAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY (Supplement) October 2010; VOL: 24 ISSUE No. 2, Pg: 36.
8. An audit of Patients presenting with Dysphagia in Endoscopy unit of a tertiary care hospital. Israr-ul-Haque, Fawad Zia, M.Shafiq, Afzal Bhatti. THE PAKISTAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY (Supplement) OCT. 2010; VOL: 24, ISSUE No.2, Pg: 71.
9. An Audit of ERCP in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Imran Ali Syed, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Israr-ul-Haque, Asif Gul, Ghias-ul-Hassan. JOURNAL of PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (Centre), FEB 2012: Supplement No 01, VOL.62 ISSUE No.2, S8.
10. Hepatic artery Aneurysm: an Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report. Muhammad Shafiq, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Hassan, Bilal Nasir. JOURNAL of PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (Centre), FEB 2012: Supplement No 01, VOL.62 ISSUE No.2, S-27.
11. Co-relation of Serum Alpha Fetoprotein and Tumor Size in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Bilal Nasir, Ghias-ul-Hassan, Israr-ul-Haque, Shafiq Awan. JOURNAL of PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (Centre) Supplement No 1, Feb 2012: VOL No. 62, ISSUE No. 2, S-27.
12. Role of Terlipressin and Albumin Combination Versus Albumin alone in Hepatorenal Syndrome. Shamail Zafar, Israr-ul-Haque, Ghias-ul-Nabi Tayyab, Gulsena Khan. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL of GASTROENTEROLOGY Oct 2012: VOL 107, Supplement 1, S-175.

RESEARCH WORK BY DR. SOMIA IQTADAR

1. Nutrition in irritable bowel syndrome. Iqtadar S, A J Sehla, Saeed S, Khan F. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. Vol. 73. No.5. (Suppl 3) 2023.
2. Mehmood S, Nazir F, Mumtaz S U, Khan A, Iqtadar S, Abaidullah S. Frequency of Reversibility of Complete Heart Block in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Esculapio – JSIMS 2023;19(01):34-37.
3. Iqtadar S., Khan, A., Mumtaz, S. U., Livingstone, S., Chaudhry, M. N. A., Raza, N., Zahra, M., & Abaidullah, S. (2023). Vitamin D Deficiency (VDD) and Susceptibility towards Severe Dengue Fever-A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study of Hospitalized Dengue Fever Patients from Lahore, Pakistan. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis., 8(1), 43.
4. Chaudhry MNA, Iqtadar S, Mumtaz S U, Hameed S, Mallick NH, Akhtar H. Randomized Comparison of Compression Bandage and TR band for Radial artery Hemostasis in Patients Undergoing Transradial Coronary Interventions. Esculapio – Volume 18, Issue 03 2022.
5. Pierro FD, Iqtadar S, Mumtaz SU, Bertuccioli A, Recchia M, Zerbinati M and Khan A. Clinical Effects of Streptococcus salivarius K12 in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Results of a Preliminary Study. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 1926.
6. Mumtaz SU, Komal T, Iqtadar S, Ali A, Mahmood S, Abaidullah S. Atypical Features of COVID-19 Patients Presenting at Mayo Hospital Lahore. Esculapio – Volume 18, Issue 01 2022.
7. Iqtadar S. The Continuing Evolution of Viruses: A Never-Ending Saga. J Pak Soc Intern Med. Vol. 03 Issue, 02 April – June 2022
8. qtadar S, Mumtaz SU, Heinrich M, Pauscal Figal DA, Livingstone S and Abaidullah S. Oral Co-Supplementation of Curcumin, Quercetin, and Vitamin D3 as an Adjuvant Therapy for Mild to Moderate Symptoms of COVID-19-Results from a Pilot Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial. Amjad Khan, Frontiers in Pharmacology. June 2022. Volume 13.
9. qtadar S, Hashmat M, Chaudhry MNA, Mumtaz SU, Abaidullah S,. Pascual-Figal DA and Khan A. Unnecessary Use of Corticosteroids for managing early mild symptoms of COVID-19 may lead to Rhino-ortibal-cerebral mucormycosis in Patients with Diabetes – a case series from Lahore, Pakistan. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 2022, Vol. 9: 1–9.
10. Iqtadar S, Khan A, Mumtaz SU, Pascual-Figal DA, Livingstone S, Abaidullah S. Tocilizumab therapy for severely-ill COVID-19 pneumonia patients: a single-centre retrospective study. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2022 Aug;73(4).
11. Iqtadar S, Lodhi S, Chaudhary MNA, Mumtaz SU, Abaidullah S. Dengue Fever. Vol. 02, Issue 04, October-December 2021.
12. han MS, Niaz Z, Mumtaz SU, Siddiqui AA, Iqtadar S, Abaidullah S. Comparison of Carvedilol and Endoscopic Band Ligation for the prevention of Variceal Bleeding in patients of Cirrhosis. JPSIM. Vol. 02, Issue 04, October-December 2021.
13. Giang, H. T. N., Sayed, A. M., Dang, T., Iqtadar, S., Tuan, N. M., Khiem, N. T., Viet, D. C., Van, T. T. K., Phuoc, N. T., Dung, T. T. K., Elhalwagy, E. A., Vien, L. H. L., Triet, N. M., Tong, N. T., Son, D. H., Hung, L. C., Tam, D. T. H., Hirayama, K., & Huy, N. T. (2021). Survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals on dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification. BMC infectious diseases, 21(1), 1130.
14. Iqtadar S. Diagnosis and Management of COVID 19 as We Do in Pakistan. JPSIM. Vol. 02 No. 02 April – June 2021.
15. Mahmood S, Nazir F, Mumtaz SU, Komal T, Iqtadar S, Abaidullah S. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate as A Marker of Prognosis in Patients of Myocardial Infarction. Esculapio – Volume 17, Issue 03 2021.
16. Mumtaz SU, Iqtadar S, Niaz Z, Masud M, Khan AA, Abaidullah S. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in pregnant woman presenting with hemiplegia and aphasia. JPSIM. Vol. 02, No. 02, April – June 2021.
17. Farooq M, Niaz Z, Mumtaz SU, Khan AA, Iqtadar S, Abaidullah S. Endoscopic band ligation vs pharmacological therapy or both as secondary prophylaxis for esophageal variceal bleeding in chronic liver disease patients. JPSIM. Vol. 02, No. 03, July-September 2021.
18. Di Pierro F, Iqtadar S, Khan A, Ullah Mumtaz S, Masud Chaudhry M, Bertuccioli A, Derosa G, Maffioli P, Togni S, Riva A, Allegrini P, & Khan S. (2021). Potential Clinical Benefits of Quercetin in the Early Stage of COVID-19: Results of a Second, Pilot, Randomized, Controlled and Open-Label Clinical Trial. International journal of general medicine, 14, 2807–2816.
19. Iqtadar S; Ghani S; Mumtaz SU; Khan AA. Huy NT. Psychological impact and post-traumatic stress disorder among people under COVID-19 quarantine and isolation: A global survey. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health2021, 18(11), 5719 May.
20. Imran N, Sharif MI, Iqtadar S, Javed A, Azeem MW. Parental Stress and Parenting during COVID‑19 Pandemic in Pakistan. World Social Psychiatry. Volume 3. Issue 1. January-April 2021.
21. Iqtadar S, Vo, T., Mehmood, M., Salman, M., Malik, M., Masud, F., & Minh, N. (2021). Screening of ZIKA virus infection among dengue-like illness patients with negative RT-PCR for dengue virus in Punjab–Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 37(3) https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.3.3369
22. Bukhari MH, Iqtadar S, Qureshi UA. The SARS-COV-2 and human immune system. JPSIM. Vol 02, Issue 01, January – March 2021.
23. Imran N, Imran Sharif M, Iqtadar S, et al. 51.10 Parental stress and parenting in times of the covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020;59(10):S254.
24. Kalim Ullah CM, Mumtaz SU, Iqtadar S, Niaz Z, Komal T, Abaidullah T. Frequency and types of bradyarrhythmias in patients presenting with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction (AIWMI). JPSIM. Vol. 01, Issue 01, Oct. Dec. 2020.
25. Mumtaz SU, Komal T, Niaz Z, Iqtadar S, Waheed I, Abaidullah S. Hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19. ANNALS of KEMU. July-September2020. Vol. 26, Issue 03.
26. Morsy S, Hashan MR, Hieu TH, Mohammed AT, Elawady SS, Ghosh P, Elgendy MA, Le HH, Hamad WMA, Iqtadar S, Dumre SP, Hirayama K, Huy NT. The association between dengue viremia kinetics and dengue severity: A systemic review and meta-analysis. Rev Med Virol. 2020 Nov;30(6):1-10. doi: 10.1002/rmv.2121. Epub 2020 Aug 28. PMID: 32856357.
27. Khan K M, Iqtadar S, Nasir M, et al. (May 17, 2020) Amlodipine/Valsartan (Avsar®): Efficacy in Hypertensive Patients – A Real World Observational Study (ALERT). Cureus 12(5): e8174. doi:10.7759/cureus.8174.
28. Masud, M., Bangash, L. R., Mumtaz, S. U., Iqtadar, S., Komal, T., Abaidullah, S., & Mehboob, K. (2019). Patterns of Deranged Lipid Profiles in Patients of Chronic Hepatitis C: Deranged lipid profile in hepatitis C patients. Pakistan BioMedical Journal, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.52229/pbmj.v2i2.19.
29. Gulzar W, Niaz Z, Mumtaz SU, Iqtadar S, Koma T, Abaidullah S. Efficacy of atorvastatin plus pegylated interferon and ribavirin versus pegylated interferon and ribavirin alone in chronic hepatitis c patients with genotype-3a. Pakistan Biomedical Journal. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Jan-June 2019.
30. Mumtaz SU, Iqtadar S, Ather MK,Niaz Z, Komal T, Abaidullah S. Frequency and psychosocial determinants of gender discrimination regarding food distribution among families. Pakistan Biomedical Journal. Vol 02. Jan-June 2019.
31. Mumtaz SU, Iqtadar S, Niaz Z, Komal T, Abaidullah S. Mean blood ammonia level after treatment with rifaximin versus neomycin in chronic liver disease patients presenting with hepatic encephalopathy. Annals of KEMU. Vol. 25, Issue 01. Jan-March 2019.
32. Iqtadar S. Hypocalcemia as predictive marker of severity in dengue infection. Journal of virology & antiviral research. 12th World Congress on Virology Infectious Diseases. Singapore City, Singapore. 13-14 March, 2019.
33. Mumtaz SU, Akbar A,Waseem H, Komal T,Iqtadar S, Abaidullah S. Hematological, biochemical and etiological factors of chronic liver disease in a tertiary care hospital of Lahore. Pakistan Biomedical Journal. Vol.1, Issue1, Jan-June 2018.
34. Morra ME, Altibi AMA, Iqtadar S, Minh LHN, Elawady SS, Hallab A, Elshafay A, Omer OA, Iraqi A, Adhikari P, Labib JH, Elhusseiny KM, Elgebaly A, Yacoub S, Huong LTM, Hirayama K, Huy NT. Definitions for warning signs and signs of severe dengue according to the WHO 2009 classification: Systematic review of literature. Rev Med Virol. 2018 Jul;28(4):e1979. doi: 10.1002/rmv.1979. Epub 2018 Apr 24. PMID: 29691914.
35. Ahmad MS, Iqtadar S ,Mumtaz SU,Niaz Z Waheed and Abaidullah S (2018). Frequency of Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Obese Patients. Annals of King Edward Medical University. 23. 546-549. 10.21649/akemu.v23i4.2202.
36. Atique S, Chan TC, Chen CC, Hsu CY, Iqtadar S, Louis VR, Shabbir SA, Chuang TW. Investigating spatio-temporal distribution and diffusion patterns of the dengue outbreak in Swat, Pakistan. J Infect Public Health. 2018 Jul-Aug;11(4):550-557. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.12.003. Epub 2017 Dec 26. PMID: 29287804.
37. Morra ME, Elshafay A, Kansakar AR, Mehyar GM, Dang NPH, Mattar OM, Iqtadar S, Mostafa MR, Hai VN, Vu TL, Ghazy AA, Kaboub F, Huy NT, Hirayama K. Definition of “persistent vomiting” in current medical literature: A systematic review. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Nov;96(45):e8025. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008025. PMID: 29137006; PMCID: PMC5690699.
38. Iqtadar S, Akbar N, Mehmood M, Abaidullah S. Clinical Audit of Dengue Related Deaths in 2011-Mayo Hospital Lahore Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2017 Sep-Oct;33(5):1070-1073. doi: 10.12669/pjms.335.13051. PMID: 29142540; PMCID: PMC5673709.
39. Iqtadar S, Akbar N, Huma N, Randhawa FA. Profile of hepatic involvement in dengue infections in adult Pakistani population. Pak J Med Sci. 2017 Jul-Aug;33(4):963-967. doi: 10.12669/pjms.334.13026. PMID: 29067074; PMCID: PMC5648973.
40. Khan DM, Ullah A, Randhawa FA, Iqtadar S, Butt NF, Waheed K. Role of Vitamin D in reducing number of acute exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. Pak J Med Sci. 2017 May-Jun;33(3):610-614. doi: 10.12669/pjms.333.12397. PMID: 28811780; PMCID: PMC5510112.
41. Khan, A. A., Iqtadar, S., Shafi, Y., Abaidullah, S, Refai, A. (2017). Effect of Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents on Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Hemodialysis. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 23(2).
42. Iqtadar S., Mumtaz S.U. & Abaidullah, S. Papillon-Lèfevre syndrome with palmoplantar keratoderma and periodontitis, a rare cause of pyrexia of unknown origin: a case report. J Med Case Reports9, 288 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0773-7.
43. Farooq N, Bukhari AA, Iqtadar S, Deep Vein Thrombosis in Anti Cardio Lipin Antibody Positive Woman: a case report. P J M H S Vol. 8, NO. 2, APR – JUN 2014.
44. Iqtadar S, Majeed S, Abaidullah S, Akbar N, Majeed N. Frequency of IgG positivity against Dengue Fever Virus in Health Care Professionals of Pakistan. JVBD. Thai. November 2014.
45. Iqtadar S, Chaudhry MNA and Abaidullah S Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes in elderly experiencing dengue infections. F1000Posters 2014, 5:301 (poster).
46. Iqtadar, S., Mumtaz, S.U., Abaidullah, S., Amanat, R., & Masud, M. Specificity of Hess Test as a Marker of DHF. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 19(2)170-170.
47. Ghias, M., Iqtadar, S and Abaidullah, S. Frequency of Low Calcium Intake , a Risk Factor for Development of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pakistani Women. P J M H S VOL .6 NO.3 JUL – SEP 2012.
48. Iqtadar, S., Abaidullah, S., Asad, A., & Awais, A. (1). Microalbuminuria in Stage 2 Hypertensive Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 17(4), 333.
49. Imran N, Haider, Iqtadar S, Bhatti MR.Unhappy doctors in Pakistan: What are the causes and what can be done? Pak J Med Sci April – June 2011 27 No. 2 244-247.
50. Chaudhry, U. J., Osman, S. S., Iqtadar, S., Zafar, W., Shakil, S., Zahoor, Z., & Akram, J. (2016). Study of frequency and responsible factors for post stroke depression in stroke patients coming to Mayo Hospital Lahore. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 12(2).
51. The prevalence of renal complications in type- 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Asim Jamil Sheikh, Asaad Akbar Khan, Umer Najib , Sarmad Waqas , Imran Ali Shah, Hammad N. Qureshi,Taimoor Hashim, Sana Shakeel, Iqtadar S, Zunera Zahoor Z and Khan SJ Esculapio Vol 2 Issue 1 April-June 2006.
52. Chaudhary UJ, Najib U, Iqtadar S,Hasan W, Gulzar S,Ahmed M. Association of risk factors with Lung Cancer Annals of KEMC, 2002; 8(4): 261-262.

ABSTRACTS PRESENTED & PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY

1. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia and COVID-19. Best case report competition. (McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine 2021). 131. May 11- June 17, 2021, virtual course).
2. Rosai-Dorfman syndrome (RDS): A case report. Best case report competition. (McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine 2021). 131. May 11- June 17, 2021, virtual course).
3. Parental stress and parenting in times of the covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan.AACAP virtual meeting. 12-24 October 2020 and published in J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020;59(10):S254.
4. Hypocalcemia as predictive marker of severity in dengue infection. 12th World Congress on virology and infectious disease. Singapore City, Singapore. March 13-14, 2019.
5. New biomarkers of liver involvement by Dengue infection in adult Vietnamese patients Conference: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Baltimore, Maryland, USA, September 2017.
6. Clinical and Lab differentiation in Primary and SecondaryDengue Asia Dengue Conference 23-24th April 2016, J W Marriott Kualalumpur Malaysia.
7. Discriminative value of elevated transaminases for dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Somia Iqtadar, Nabeel Akbar, Naeem Majeed, Numan Majeed (6th ASEAN congress of Tropical Medicine and Parasitlogy, Kualalumpur Malaysia 5-7 March 2014).
8. Laboratory and clinical profile of dengue fever in adult Pakistani population-a study at a tertiary care hospital. (ID: 0033R01) Third International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever Bangkok Thailand ,21-23rd October 2013.
9. Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcome in elderly experiencing dengue infections. Iqtadar, N. Akbar, S. Abaidullah (16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Cape Town South Africa April2-5 2014).
10. Specificity of Hess test as a marker of DHF. Somia Iqtadar, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Sajid Abaidullah, Razia Amanat, Mohsin Masud (Singapore International Conference on Dengue and Emerging Infections 2012) Published in the Abstract book.
11. Frequency of asymptomatic Dengue Infections in Health care professionals of Pakistan. Somia Iqtadar, Sumaira Majeed, Sajid Abaidullah (44th APACPH Conference Colombo, Srilanka) Published in the Abstract book.
12. Clinical Characteristics, risk factors and outcomes in Elderly Experiencing Dengue Infections. Somia Iqtadar, M Nabeel Akbar Chaudhary, Sajid Abaidullah (Singapore International Conference on Dengue and emerging Infections) Published in the conference Abstract book.
13. Clinical audit of Dengue related deaths in 2011 – Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Somia Iqtadar, M Nabeel Akbar Chaudhary, Sajid Abaidullah (Singapore International Conference on Dengue and emerging Infections). Published in the Abstract Manual.
14. Presented a poster on topic “Job satisfaction among Psychiatrists”covering 4 cities of Pakista 8th Annual symposium Muhammad Medical College 2011. Numan Majeed, Dr. Hira Parvez, Marriam Noor Malik, Dr. Naeem Majeed, Dr. Somia Iqtadar. Published in the Abstract book.
15. Presented a poster on Prolonged Corrected QT interval is associated with Microalbuminuria and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus “at 43rd Annual EASD Meeting. The was published in the abstract manual 43rd Annual European Association for the Study of Diabetes Meeting 2007.

Presented a poster on “Prospective Universal 75gm OGTT screening in pregnant Pakistani women; preliminary results of LEAP GDM study” at International Diabetes Federation, held in Cape Town, South Africa in December 2006.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES)

1. Diabetes & Hypertension – The common need of early and effective control. International Webinar on management of real-life patient with T2 DM. 22nd June 2023.
2. How to manage diabetes effectively when resources are limited. (EASD session in 8th McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine 2023). Krakow, Poland.!1-13th May 2023.
3. Small Bite, Big Threat; Dengue. International Academics and Research Summit, LUMHS Hyderabad 16-18th Dec 2022.
4. Antimicrobial Resistance. The Silent Pandemic. 3rd Pak-China Medicong.11-13th November 2022.
5. Dengue, Virus without Borders. PIMCON 2022, Dubai UAE 4 -6th November.
6. Tackling Disease control in a world of extreme climate change: impact of devastating floods in Pakistan. ISNTD Climate &Health Oct 24th-25th 2022.
7. Faculty McMaster Review course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM) and Jury for Best Case Report Competition (BCRC). 28th Sept to 1st Oct 2022. Krakow Poland.
8. Asia where it all happens. News from the world’s Diabetes capital. EASD 2022 Stockholm Sweden 19-23rd Sep.
9. Immunization in the era of pandemics (Polio). The 8th Asian Vaccine Conference. 16-18 September 2022. Sri Lanka & Virtual.
10. Dengue in pregnancy; a pathway to new challenge in 5th Asia Dengue Summit Singapore. 13-16th June 2022.
11. Dengue control and response in Pakistan in the context of COVID-19 pandemic National experience sharing workshop Health Department, Government of the Punjab & WHO. 7th March 2022.
12. Dengue and Us, Writing about the diseases: meet the author and book panel ISNTD Festival 2022.24 th March 2022.
13. Changing climate with dengue fever in the era of COVID-19 (COMSATS University 9th -10th February 2022).
14. Dengue or COVID-19 or both? Abbott SEA. 17th November 2021.
15. A Curious case of Dengue; Decimate dengue: ADVA Webinar. Predictors of severe dengue-What is new? 20th January 2022.
16. Managing ASCVD Risk and diabetes Mellitus SGLT-2 inhibitors International Diabetes Conference. Karachi 3-14th November 2022 by DAP, IDF, DASGA.
17. Dengue Vaccine, Past Present and Future.11th Annual Public Health Conference, Health Services Academy, Islamabad Pakistan 23-24th Sept 2021
18. Amlodipine / Valsartan: Efficacy in hypertensive patients. A real-world observational study (ALERT). IWCCT 2021. 17th – 18th November 2021.
19. Outcome of Standardized Case Management of Dengue; An Evidence Based Success Story from Pakistan. ISNTD-ADVA World Dengue Day Forum – Cross Sector Synergies. 13th -15th June 2021.
20. Dengue Tracking system- Punjab Pakistan ISNTD-ADVA World Dengue Day Forum – Cross Sector Synergies. 13th -15th June 2021.
21. Dengue hemorrhagic fever. 6th McMaster international review course in internal medicine. (MIRCIM 2021). 18th May 2021.
22. Tackling dengue in Punjab. A parading shift. Monitoring and biological control of insect vectors and human diseases by innovative UK and GCRF. 8th April 2021.
23. COVID Vaccine acceptability and side effects in Pakistani population. First international conference COVID-19 vaccine and beyond. 10th April 2021. University of Health Sciences, Lahore.
24. Telemedicine to assist Diabetes Healthcare Burden. MENA Telehealth Conference 02-03 February 2021.
25. Gestational Diabetes IDF meeting MENA region .9th Oct 2020.
26. Small Bite –Big Threat UN GA side meeting on Vector Control and WASH in the age of COVID 19 1st Oct 2020.
27. Dengue Vector Control activity tracking system. Bites Virtual conference ISNTD 30th July 2020.
28. Community outreach in Dengue control, Training in schools and communities, International society of Neglected Tropic Diseases, London, UK 2nd and 3rd March 2020 (won award for the best dengue model).
29. Disease burden of Diabetes and role of telemedicine in its management, Pan Arab telemedicine conference 7-8th Dec 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
30. Clinical management of Dengue Fever in adults, 4th Asia Dengue Summit, Jakarta Indonesia 13th -15th July 2019.
31. Micro-albuminuria in Stage 2 Hypertensive patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, International Society of Hypertension Meeting Beijing 20-23rd Sept 2018.
32. Dengue Surveillance-Pakistan experience,3rd Asia Dengue Summit, Kualalumpur, Malaysia 4-6th July 2018.
33. Pakistan dengue Experience, Critical care and Fluid Management of Dengue patient, Unite Dengue -Surveillance in Pakistan, Oversees Trainer for 4th Asia Pacific Dengue Workshop Singapore26th-29th August 2014.
34. Profile of Hepatic involvement in Dengue infections in Adult Pakistani population 6th ASEAN congress of Tropical Medicine and Parasitlogy, Kualalumpur Malaysia 5-7 March 2014.
35. Clinical audit of Dengue Related Deaths –Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Singapore International Conference on Dengue and Emerging Infections: Singapore21-23rd November 2012.
36. Dengue Epidemic in Punjab-Coordination and Collaboration 44th APACPH Conference BMIC Colombo Sri Lanka 15th-17th October 2012.
37. Country Report. Dengue Epidemic Pakistan. 3rd Asia-Pacific Dengue Workshop Singapore 29th August 2012.
38. Dengue Fever Clinical management guidelines. WHO National Consultative Workshop on Disease Surveillance and response system and Case Management guidelines of Dengue fever, Islamabad 18-19th June 2012
39. Post Epidemic Preparedness of Dengue. WHO International conference on Dengue and its Control, Lahore,27-29th Feb 2012.
40. Dengue Epidemic Prevention Control and Management-Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok Thailand 30th Dec 2011.
41. Flow mediated dilatation and nitroglycerine dependent dilatation profile of healthy Pakistani subjects: Preliminary results of Lahore Epidemiological Adult Population-Brachial Artery Reactivity (LEAP-BAR) Study at Annual Conference of International Medical Sciences Academy, IMSACON) LMDC, Lahore 3rd to 5th Nov 2006.
42. Micro-albuminuria in Stage 2 Hypertensive patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Second Symposium on Hypertension on World Hypertension Day in Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore 17th May 2011.

Provincial guidelines:

Primary author of:

• Dengue GCP guidelines (2019).
• Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for prevention and control of dengue 2020.
• 2019-nCoV Novel Coronavirus SOPs & guidelines for clinical management surveillance and response (1st edition, February 2020).
• Guidelines and standard operating procedures on COVID-19 for Government of the Punjab (2nd edition, May 2020).
• Guidelines and standard operating procedures on COVID-19 for Government of the Punjab (3rd edition, July 2020).
• Guidelines and standard operating procedures on COVID-19 for Government of the Punjab (4th edition, 2021).
• Dengue GCP guidelines for pregnancy 2021.

Books:

• Three chapters on Congo, Ebola & amp; Dengue in Kumar & Clark text book of Medicine (9th edition).
• Handbook of dengue fever for general public (First edition 2012).
• Handbook on “Hum aur Dengue” (Second edition 2021).
• Contributing author in an international book “Telemedicine A novel way to fight a Pandemic”.
• Contributing author in International book “Diabetes & Pregnancy: A Journey into the Past, Present and Future of Care”.
• Editor McMaster text book of Internal Medicine.

RESEARCH WORK BY DR. ZAFAR NIAZ
International Book:

1. A chapter on Epidemiology, Pathogenesis & complications of ULCERATIVE COLITIS edited by Mortimer B. O’ Connot, Zafar Niaz, Senior Registrar, North Medical Ward, Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. www.intechopen.com, published by in Tech, Janeza Trdine 9, 51000, Rijeka, Croatia, November, 2011.

National Book:

1. Key to success. Checklist of clinical methods (Medicine) 2016. Prof. Dr. Sajid Abaidullah, Dr. Zafar Niaz.

International Journals:

1. Ahmed I, Niaz Z, Cheema S, Kassem W, Furnari M. Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers in Liver Disease-a Metabolomic Review. Am J Biomed Sci & Res. 2019 – 4(3). AJBSR.MS.ID.000792. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2019.04.000792.
2. Ahmed I, Niaz Z, Cheema S, Ewbank F. An efficient method development for extraction of faecal volatile organic compound for GC-MS analysis. Biomed J Sci & Tec Res. 2019; 22 (2):33. DOI 10.26717.
3. Jahangir M, Haider Faiza M H, Niaz Z, Abaidullah S, Minhas I D. Biochemical analysis and toxicity studies of some heavy metals and their correlation with different diseases. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences. Vol. 10(3); 15-19, June 2018.
4. Ahmed I, Niaz Z, Ewbank F, Ancarca D, Felwick R, Furnari M. Sniffing out causes of gastrointestinal disorders: a review of volatile metabolomic biomarker. Biomark Med. 2018 Sep 7. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2018-0074.
5. Ahmed I, Niaz Z, Kassem W, Nabeel M. Eyes can’t see what the mind doesn’t know – A case of pneumothorax complicating clavicular fracture. J Clinical Review and Case Reports. 2018 Jan; 3(1):1-3.
6. Ahmed I, Fayyaz F, Nasir M, Niaz Z, Furnari M, Perry L. Extending landscape of volatile metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers of inflammatory bowel disease; a review. Scan J Gastroenterol. 2015 Nov 6:1-8.
7. Ahmed I, Habibi AN, Iqbal J, Niaz Z, Naqvi AA. Improving outcome in Hepatitis-C management: A need for dedicated multidisciplinary service to improve compliance with treatment. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research 2013 Aug; 8(2): 737-39.
8. Bukhari M H, Salaria S M, Niaz Z, Muzzafar A, Batool Z, G.R. Qureshi G.R, Naveed I.A, N.A Chaudhry. Mutation of P53 in skin papilloma and tubular breast adenoma of albino mice. JCPSP 2006, Vol. 16 (4): 280-283.

International Abstracts:

1. Flow mediated dilatation and nitroglycerine dependent dilatation profile of healthy Pakistani subjects: Preliminary results of Lahore Epidemiological Adult Population–Brachial Artery Reactivity (LEAP-BAR) study. A Jawa, Z Niaz, B Rizvi, S Abaidullah, J Zaheer and M Hassan, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan @ 2006 Diabetes UK, Diabetic Medicine, 23 (Suppl. 4 ), 411-607.
2. People with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus compared to healthy Pakistani adults have impaired flow mediated dilatation at similar body mass indices: Preliminary results of Lahore Epidemiological Adult Population-Brachial Artery Reactivity (LEAP-BAR) study. A Jawa, Z Niaz, B Rizvi, S Abaidullah, J Zaheer and M Hassan, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan @ 2006 Diabetes UK, Diabetic Medicine, 23 (Suppl. 4), 608-753.

National Publication:

1. Maaz Ahmed, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Sidrah Lodhi, Aneeza Munir, Sajid Abaidullah. Comparison of low dose albumin versus full dose albumin in improving refractory ascites in cirrhotic patients. ANNALS of KEMU. January-March 2022. Volume 28. Issue 01.
2. Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Areej Azhar Siddiqui, Somia Iqtadar, Sajid Abaidullah. Comparison of Carvedilol and Endoscopic Band Ligation for the prevention of Variceal Bleeding in patients of Cirrhosis. JPSIM. Vol. 02, Issue 04, October-December 2021.
3. Muhammad Farooq, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Ali Asad Khan, Somia Iqtadar, Sajid Abaidullah. Endoscopic band ligation vs pharmacological therapy or both as secondary prophylaxis for esophageal variceal bleeding in chronic liver disease patients. JPSIM. Vol. 02, No. 03, July-September 2021.
4. Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Somia Iqtadar, Zafar Niaz, Mohsin Masud, Ali Asad Khan, Sajid Abaidullah. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in pregnant woman presenting with hemiplegia and aphasia. JPSIM. Vol. 02, No. 02, April – June 2021.
5. Raja Nohman Akhter Nadeem, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Tayyeba Komal, Sajid Abaidullah. Association between raised neutrophil count and congestive heart failure in patients with acute myocardial infarction. AKEMU. Vol. 27, No. 3 (2021).
6. Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Tayyeba Komal, Zafar Niaz, Somia Iqtadar, Iqra Waheed, Sajid Abaidullah. Hepatic and gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19. ANNALS of KEMU. July-September 2020. Vol. 26, Issue 03.
7. Chaudhry Muhammad Kalim Ullah, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Somia Iqtadar, Zafar Niaz, Tayyeba Komal, Sajid Abaidullah. Frequency and types of bradyarrhythmias in patients presenting with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction (AIWMI). JPSIM. Vol. 01, Issue 01, Oct. Dec. 2020.
8. Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Somia Itqadar, Zafar Niaz, Tayyaba Komal, Sajid Abaidullah. Mean blood ammonia level after treatment with rifaximin versus neomycin in chronic liver disease patients presenting with hepatic encephalopathy. Annals of KEMU. Vol. 25, Issue 01. Jan-March 2019.
9. Sami Ullah Mumtaz Somia Iqtadar, Muhammad Kalim Ather, Zafar Niaz, Tayyaba Komal, Sajid Abaidullah. Frequency and psychosocial determinants of gender discrimination regarding food distribution among families. Pakistan Biomedical Journal. Vol 02. Jan-June 2019.
10. Waqas Gulzar, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Somia Iqtadar, Tayyeba Komal, Sajid Abaidullah. Efficacy of atorvastatin plus pegylated interferon and ribavirin versus pegylated interferon and ribavirin alone in chronic hepatitis c patients with genotype-3a. Pakistan Biomedical Journal. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Jan-June 2019.
11. Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Somia Iqtadar, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Zafar Niaz, Iqra Waheed, Sajid Abaidullah Frequency of Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Obese Patients. ANNALS 2018-02-21.
12. Kaleem Ullah, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Sajid Abaidullah. Presence of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2018-03-26.
13. Muhammad Jahangir, Hafiz Muhammad Faizan Haider, Zafar Niaz, Sajid Abaidullah, Dawood Ilyas Minhas. Biochemical analysis and toxicity studies of some heavy metals and their correlation with different diseases. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences. Vol. 10(3); 15-19, June 2018.
14. Imteyaz Ahmad, Zafar Niaz, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Tayyaba Komal, Iqra Waheed, Sajid Abaidullah. Comparison of carvedilol and propranolol in the treatment of portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Annals of KEMU. Vol 24, Issue 04. Oct-Dec. 2018.
15. Muhammad Farooq, Sheraz Saleem, Zafar Niaz, Mian Sajjad Ahmed, Qamar Rafique, 7Sajid Abaidullah The Study of FEV , FVC and FEV /FVC in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and their Correlation with Duration of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. ANNALS 2017.
16. Muhammad Farooq, Sheraz Saleem, Zafar Niaz, Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Qamar Rafique, Sajid Abaidullah. The study of FEV1, FVA and FEV1/FVC in type 1 diabetes mellitus and their correlation with duration of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Annals of KEMU Vol 23, Issue 3, July-Sept. 2017
17. Momin Ali, Zafar Niaz, Sajid Abaidullah. SAAG ratio as predictor of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. The Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology. Vol. 26, No:2 and Vol.27, No. 1, 2013.
18. Usman Ghani, Zafar Niaz, Tahira Murtaza Cheema, Sajid Abaidullah, Sadia Salman, Fouzia Latif. Determining the association between retinopathy and metabolic syndrome in Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus visiting Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Annals of King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. Vol 16, Issue 2, Apr – June 2010.
19. Sajid Abaidullah, Jawad Zaheer, Sadia Salman, Zafar Niaz, Mumtaz Hassan. A non-invasive parameter to predict esophageal varices to cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus. Journal of Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. Vol 2, Issue 4. October –December 2008.
20. Anjum Razzaq, Abdur Rashid Ch. Zafar Niaz. Awareness regarding viral hepatitis B amongst healthcare providers at primary healthcare level and their tendency to get vaccinated against viral hepatitis B in a union council of District, Lahore, Pakistan. Esculapio Journal of Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore. Vol. 04, Issue 03, October – December 2008.
21. Jawad Zaheer, Sajid Abaidullah, Waseem Ahsen, Zafar Niaz, Zeeshan Tariq, Anjum Razzaq, Mumtaz Hasan Efficacy of intravenous octreotide in early variceal re-bleeding following sclerotherapy. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences. Vol. 2, Jan-Mar. 2008.
22. Nabeel Ahmad Aman, Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq, Zahid Hussain Shah, Bilal Aziz, Kamran Rauf, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Sajid Abaidullah, Mumtaz Hasan. Role of magnesium sulphate in ischaemic stroke. Annals of KEMC, Vol. 12, Issue 1, Jan. March 2006.
23. M. Haroon Bilal, Zafar Niaz, Zahid Hussain shah, Anjum Razzaq, Waseem Ahsan, Asim Saleem, Mumtaz Hasan. Complications of streptokinase during infusion in acute myocardial infarction. Annals of KEMC, Vol. 12, Issue 2, Apr. June 2006.
24. Umair Javaid Chaudhary, Sajid Abaidullah, Jawad Zaheer, Anjum Razzaq, Mehrin Awais, Zafar Niaz, Khurram Saleem, Mumtaz Hasan. A Medical Audit on Management Protocol of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in East Medical Ward. Annals of KEMC, Vol. 12, Issue 1, Jan-Mar. 2006.
25. Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq, Nabeel Ahmed Aman, Bilal Aziz, Khurram Saleem, Zahid Hussain Shah, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Mumtaz Hasan, Sajid Abaidullah. Randomized comparative study of oral ofloxacin versus intravenous cefotaxime in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology. Vol. 19, No. 2. Oct. 2005.
26. Zafar Niaz, Anjum Rasheed, Muhammad Latif, Sajid Abaidullah. Correlation of grade of esophageal varices with ultrasound measured portal vein diameter and splenic index. The Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 19, No. 1, March 2005.
27. Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq, Khurram Saleem, Muhammad Latif, Bilal Aziz, Tazeen Nazar, Zahid Hussain Shah, Nabeel Ahmed Aman, Sajid Abaidullah, Mumtaz Hasan. The incidence of first dose hypotension with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (captopril) in patients with cardiac failure: Ann. KEMC. Vol. 2, April-June 2005.
28. Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq, Muhammad Latif, Bilal Aziz, Tazeen Nazar, Shoaib Luqman, Mir Jalal-ud-Din, Sajid Abaidullah, Mumtaz Hasan. Atrial fibrillation in mitral stenosis and its correlation with age, sex & clinical symptoms. Annals of KEMC. July-Sep. Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2005, 210-212.
29. Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq, Khurram Saleem, Bilal Aziz, Tazeen Nazar, Usman Maqsood, Mir Jalal-ud-Din, Sajid Abaidullah, Mumtaz Hasan. Atrial fibrillation in mitral stenosis and its correlation with left atrial size, mitral valve area and left atrial thrombus. Bio-Medica-Issue-II, Vol. 21, July-Dec. 2005.
30. Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq, Umair Javaid Chaudhary, Mehrin Awais, Ali Yaseen, Imran Naseer, Usman Ghani, Sajid Abaidullah, Mumtaz Hasan. Mortality review of diabetic ketoacidosis in East Medical Ward. Bio-Medica-Issue-II, Vol. 21, July-Dec. 2005.
31. Anjum Razzaq, Zafar Niaz, Bilal Aziz, Asim Saleem, Tazeen Nazar, Ahmed Ali, Mir Jalal-ud-Din, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Sajid Abaidullah, Mumtaz Hasan. Frequency of atrial fibrillation in mitral stenosis and its correlation with left atrial size. Annals of KEMC, July-Sep. 2005, Vol. 2, Issue 3; 268-270.
32. Danish Ghani, Zafar Niaz, Ehtisham-ul-Haq, Fatima Hashmi, Mumtaz Hasan. A study of socio-economic factors effecting the health of house maids in Lahore urban community. Annals of KEMC. July-Sep. 2005, Vol. 2, Issue 3; 326-328.
33. M. Rasheed, Zafar Niaz, Anjum Razzaq. Assessment of smoking practice among male college students. (Esculapion vol. 3, issue II).
34. Umair Javaid Ch, Jawad Zaheer, Sajid Abaidullah, Anjum Razzaq, Khurram Saleem, Zafar Niaz, Mumtaz Hasan. Early Aspirin administration in patients of acute myocardial infarction, who received thrombolytic/fibrinolytic therapy later on in emergency department-a clinical audit. Annals of KEMC. July-Sep. 2005, Vol. 2, Issue 3; 339-341.

Islamic books:

1. Al-Hisbul Azam.
2. Mareez-o-Mualij kay Islami Ahkam.

RESEARCH WORK BY DR. MIAN SAJJAD AHMAD

1. Correlation between vitamin-D deficiency and severity of liver disease among cirrhotic patients. Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Nauman Dawood, Sajid Abaidullah, Rabia Nazim, Saqib Iqbal. ANNALS of KEMU. July-Sep. 2021. Vol. 27. Page 362.
2. Emerging antibiotic resistance pattern of urinary tract infection (UTI) due to escherichia coli (E.Coli). Salman Azhar, Talha Munir, Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Wasif Baig, Ahmed Nawaz Baber, Khalid Pervaiz, Ahsan Jahangir. Professional Med J 2021; 28 (12):1804-1811.
3. Asymptomatic Hypocalcaemia and QT prolongation in patients with chronic liver disease. Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Nauman Dawood, Zafar Iqbal, Rabia Nazim, Sajid Abaidullah, Shahzad Hussain. ANNALS of KEMU. April-June 2020. Vol. 26, issue 02. Page 374.
4. Lactulose versus lactitol in acute hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Shahid Rasool, Salman Azhar, Talha Munir, Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Rizwan Abbas, Muhammad Ahsan. Professional med J 2020; 27 (8): 1595-1601.
5. Comparison the effectiveness of sitagliptin versus sulfonylurea for management of patients with type ii diabetes mellitus. Nauman Dawood, Mian Sajjad, Zafarullah Lashari, Kamran Yousaf, Somia Iqtadar. Pak Postgrad Med J Oct. – Dec. 2019 Vol. 30 No. 04.
6. Platelet count to spleen diameter ratio as a predictor of esophageal varices in chronic liver diseases due to hepatitis C. Muhammad Azhar, Bilal Hameed, Mamoona Ghias, Danial Nagi, Bilal Aziz, Mian Sajjad Ahmad. International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research (IJBR). Vol. 09, Issue-2. 2018. 546-551.
7. Frequency of impaired glucose tolerance in obese patients. Mian Sajjad Ahmad, Somia Iqtadar, Sami Ullah Mumtaz, Zafar Niaz, Iqra Waheed, Sajid Abaidullah. Annals of KEMU. Oct-Dec. 2017. Vol 23. Issue 4. Page 546.

RESEARCH WORK BY DR. MUHAMMAD AHSAN FAROOQ

1. Farooq MA, Anjum MS, Malik FA, Kalsoom N. Frequency of microalbuminuria in patients with ischemic stroke. RMJ. 2013; 38(2): 97-99.
2. Muhammad Asim Hameed, Asif Mehmood, Muhammad Ahsan Farooq, Ghias un nabiTayyab, Israr ul Haq Toor. Hypothyroidism in hepatitis c patients on pegylated interferon therapy. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2016;28(4):706-8.
3. Farooq MA, Mehmood A, Haque I, Hameed MA, Ahmed U. Drug induced anxiety and depression in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C. J Fatima Jinnah Med Univ 2018; 12(3):130-132.
4. Ilyas M, Waliullah K, Iqbal M, Waqas S, Farooq MA, Amin W, Tariq M . Prevalence and duration of loss of smell and taste in Covid-19 patients. Pak Postgrad Med J 2020;31(2): 56-60.
5. Farah Sadiq, Kashif Ayoub, Fatima Riaz, Shahid Razzaq, Ahsan Farooq, Maryam Khalid. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in confirmed and suspected cases of Covid-19: A Cross Sectional Study. PJMHS 2021; 15(6): 1176-1179. Available online on: Pjmhsonline.com/2021/June/1176.pdf

Department of Endoscopy has been established at North Medical Ward and is providing basic diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy services to the patients visiting OPD/Emergency two days per week. We have planned to extend the endoscopy services including ERCP, Endoscopic ultrasound, luminal stenting. Besides that we have planned to start GI motility services in the form of esophageal and anorectal high resolution manometry. We have also planned to provide diagnostic facilities for early detection of liver cirrhosis in the form of Fibroscan facility. (For this purpose we have already submitted PC-1 to the Government of Punjab)

• Acute Medical emergencies & out-patient cases are admitted & managed.
• State of the art High Dependency / Intensive care facilities availble.
• State of the art Upper & Lower GI Endoscopic facilities available twice a week. (Monday & Thursday).
• Procedures like sclerotherapy and band ligation are carried out as necessary. (7 days a week).
• The unit not only caters for its admitted and out patients, but entertains calls from other departments.
• Regular teaching is carried during these procedures to the attending Post Graduate Trainee and House Officer on duty in the section.
• Rheumatology section also provides range of rheumatology services for the management and treatment of rheumatologic conditions including

outpatient consultation, hospital consultation, diagnostic and therapeutic intra-articular injection, education on rheumatologic diseases and treatment.