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Tahir Shamsi

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Dr.
Tahir Shamsi
Born(1962-02-18)February 18, 1962
DiedDecember 21, 2021(2021-12-21) (aged 59)
NationalityPakistani
EducationMBBS
Alma materDow Medical College
Royal College of Pathologists
Occupation(s)physician, researcher and hematologist
Known forBone marrow transplant
Medical career
InstitutionsNational Institute for Blood Diseases (founder)
Sub-specialtieshematology
AwardsLifetime achievement award (2016)
(by The Dow Graduates Association of North America)

Tahir Sultan Shamsi (Urdu: ڈاکٹر طاہر سلطان شمسی; 18 February 1962 – 21 December 2021) was a Pakistani professor of medicine, researcher and pioneer of Bone marrow transplant in Pakistan worked as a clinical hematologist and bone marrow transplant physician. He established the National Institute for Blood Diseases (NIBD).[1] He was the director of the Stem Cell Programme at NIBD as well.[2][3][4]

Life and career

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Shamsi was born on 18 February 1962. At the age of eight, he memorized the Quran. He graduated from Dow Medical College in 1988 and received a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Pathologists.[5] He died from a stroke on 21 December 2021, at the age of 59.[3]

Achievements

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A pioneer of bone marrow transplants in Pakistan,[6] the doctor performed the first transplant in the country in 1995 after returning from the United Kingdom. Shamsi is credited with introducing bone-marrow transplants in Pakistan in 1996. So far, he performed 650 bone-marrow transplants and wrote over 100 research articles.[7]

Awards and honors

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Publications

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  • Paidas, Michael J.; Hossain, Nazli; Shamsi, Tahir S.; Rodger, Marc A.; Langhoff-Roos, Jens; Lockwood, Charles J. (2010). Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISBN 978-1405183994.

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