Muhammad Hafizullah
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Muhammad Hafizullah | |
|---|---|
| Vice chancellor of Khyber Medical University | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Peshawar |
| Alma mater | Cadet College Hasan Abdal |
| Profession | Cardiologist/Physician |
| Website | www |
Muhammad Hafizullah (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani professor of cardiology who also served as vice chancellor of Khyber Medical University (KMU) in Peshawar. He is the project director of the Peshawar Institute of Cardiology[1] and has contributed to national guidelines on thrombolysis, acute coronary syndrome, and ST elevation myocardial infarction developed by the Pakistan Cardiac Society.
Education and career
Hafizullah studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal, earned his medical degree from Khyber Medical College in 1979, and won a scholarship for higher studies in England.
He joined the cardiology department of the Postgraduate Medical Institute at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in 1984. Since then, he has held various positions:[2]
- Cardiology examiner for the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP)
- Member of the faculty of cardiology, CPSP
- Supervisor for trainees preparing for the CPSP cardiology exam
- Head of the Department of Cardiology, Lady Reading Hospital
- Head of the Department of Cardiology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
- Chief executive, Lady Reading Hospital
- Vice dean of research, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital
- Vice chancellor, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
- Project director, Peshawar Institute of Cardiology
Under the umbrella of the Pakistan Cardiac Society, Hafizullah contributed to national guidelines on thrombolysis, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, stable angina,[2] hypertension, and preventive cardiology. He delivers lectures on preventive cardiology and has written hundreds of articles in leading newspapers and journals.[1][3][4]
Bibliography
Hafizullah is the author of eight books in English:
- Know Thy Heart (2007, Ferozsons)
- Heal Thy Heart (2007, Ferozsons)
- Heart to Heart (2005, Ferozsons)
- My Heart, My Mirror (2010, Ferozsons)
- Musings of Heart (2011, Ferozsons)
- Treasures of Heart (2013, Ferozsons)
- Heart of Heart (2005, Jahangir Book Depot)
- Sagas of Heart (2008, Jahangir)
."woes of Heart" (2013 Ferozsons) . RuminationS of Heart (2015 Ferozsons) He has also written three books in Urdu:
- Dil Ki Dunya (2012, Ferozsons)
- Dil Ki Batain (2012, Ferozsons)
- Dil Kai Khazeenai (2013, Ferozsons)
In addition, he has published more than 450 articles as part of regular newspaper columns: "Know Your Heart" in The Frontier Post, "From the Core of My Heart" in The News International, "Heart to Heart" in The Statesman, "Dil ka Maamla" in Daily Mashriq, and "Dil ki Batain" in Daily Aaj.
Affiliations
Hafizullah became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1983, of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1995, and of the American College of Cardiology in 2000.[2] He has also received fellowships from the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, and the American College of Physicians.
Other affiliations and positions include:
- President, Pakistan Cardiac Society[5]
- Ex-Vice President, Pakistan Hypertension League[6]
- Governor, International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy[7]
- Ex-Vice President, Asian Pacific Cardiac Society[8]
- Syndicate of the University of Peshawar[9]
- Syndicate of the University of Malakand[10]
- Senator, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University[11]
- Syndicate of the Kohat University of Science and Technology[12]
- Board of Governors, CECOS University[13]
- Board of Governors, Paraplegic Centre, Peshawar[14]
- National Ethical Board, Pakistan Health Research Council[15]
- Editor in Chief, Pakistan Heart Journal, Pakistan Cardiac Society (since 2011)[16]
- Editor in Chief, Journal of the Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital (1993–2009)[17]
- Patron, KMU Journal, Khyber Medical University[18]
- Chairman, Council on Preventive Cardiology, Pakistan Cardiac Society[19]
- Executive Council, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council[20]
- Board of Governors, Air University, Islamabad
- Syndicate of King Edward Medical University
See also
References
- ^ a b "Articles by Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah". Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah". KMU.
- ^ "Articles by prof:Hafizullah".
- ^ statesman.com.pk
- ^ pcs.org.pk
- ^ "Muhammad Hafizullah". Pakistan Hypertension League. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ iscp.org
- ^ apsc.org
- ^ UoP, CITS. "University of Peshawar". University of Peshawar. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "University of Malakand - Homepage". www.uom.edu.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - PIMS". www.pims.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "http://www.kust.edu.pk". www.kust.edu.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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- ^ "Board of Governors (BoG)". paraplegiccenter.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Members". nbcpakistan.org.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ pakheartjournal.com
- ^ "Editor:PJMI".
- ^ "Khyber Medical University Journal". kmuj.kmu.edu.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "hafizullah President,Preventive Cardiology". Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Medical & Dental Council > PM&DC Members".