Education
PhD (Epidemiology), University of California, Davis, USA, 2006
FCPS (Community Medicine), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, 2002
Master of Science in Public Health (Infectious Diseases), University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA, 1997
MCPS (Family Medicine), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, 1991
MBBS, Sindh Medical College, Karachi University 1982
Training
Internship, National Institute of Child Health, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Pakistan, 1983
Research interests
Maternal and; Child Health
Indoor Air Pollution
Women Health
Infectious Diseases and Surveillance
Experience
Director, MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2007-2010, 2016 to date
Co-Director, Saudi Board Community Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2014-2016
Hospital Epidemiologist, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan 1998-2000
Research Coordinator, Section of Genetics and Epidemiology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, USA, 1990
Professional associations
Member, American Public Health Association (also in 2007-8), 2015-16
Member, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Pakistan, 1982 to date
Life Member, Society of Family Physicians of Pakistan, Pakistan, 1991 to date
Member, Association of Practitioners in Infection Control, Birmingham, Alabama USA, 1996 –97
Member, Infection Control Committee, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, USA, 1996 –97
Member, Infectious Disease Society, Karachi, Pakistan, 1998-2000
Life Member, Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan, Pakistan, 2009
Member, South Asian Regional Chapter International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2005-2006
Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research, USA, 2007- 2009
Awards and honours
Best Teacher 2012 & 2014 Graduate Studies, King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Outstanding Teacher Award 2009 for Excellence in Teaching at Community Health Sciences, AKU
NIH-USA Mini fellowships for short courses on; 1) TB Control and 2) Surveillance
AKU Scholar; Faculty Development Award to do Master of Science in Public Health at UAB-USA
Fogarty Fellow and Graduate Student Researcher University of California, Davis, USA 2001-2006
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