Dr Asad Latif, a graduate of the Medical College’s class of 2001, is set to return to the University as the new chair of the department of anaesthesiology and chief of the anaesthesiology service line in July 2019.
Dr Latif has built a successful career as an active clinician, public health scientist and academician, since graduating from AKU nearly two decades ago. He has held a series of key positions at Johns Hopkins University and is also part of the
G4 Alliance which is committed to increasing access to safe, essential and timely surgical, obstetric, trauma and anaesthesia care.
An accomplished researcher, Dr Latif’s work focuses on patient safety and quality improvement with an emphasis on preventing hospital-acquired infections and improving health systems, particularly in developing countries. Besides having several publications and grant-funded projects to his credit, Dr Latif has also led projects to enhance the safety of patients in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
He has received multiple international awards for his work and has supervised close to 20 pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research trainees.
“As a kid, I lived in different cities because of my father’s work but coming back to Pakistan always felt like home,” said Dr Latif. “I see my return to AKU as an opportunity to 'do the right thing, each and every time', a mantra that my mentors have inculcated in me. I hope to implement the same quality improvement and systems strengthening initiatives that I have established in other developing countries.”
A visiting faculty to AKU’s department of anaesthesiology since 2015, Dr Latif has mentored many current and past students from AKU. He is also an active member of the North America chapter of our global alumni network.
Read the announcement of his appointment
here
Dr Asad Latif, a graduate of the Medical College’s class of 2001, is set to return to the University as the new chair of the department of anaesthesiology and chief of the anaesthesiology service line in July 2019.
Dr Latif has built a successful career as an active clinician, public health scientist and academician, since graduating from AKU nearly two decades ago. He has held a series of key positions at Johns Hopkins University and is also part of the
G4 Alliance which is committed to increasing access to safe, essential and timely surgical, obstetric, trauma and anaesthesia care.
An accomplished researcher, Dr Latif’s work focuses on patient safety and quality improvement with an emphasis on preventing hospital-acquired infections and improving health systems, particularly in developing countries. Besides having several publications and grant-funded projects to his credit, Dr Latif has also led projects to enhance the safety of patients in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
He has received multiple international awards for his work and has supervised close to 20 pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research trainees.
“As a kid, I lived in different cities because of my father’s work but coming back to Pakistan always felt like home,” said Dr Latif. “I see my return to AKU as an opportunity to 'do the right thing, each and every time', a mantra that my mentors have inculcated in me. I hope to implement the same quality improvement and systems strengthening initiatives that I have established in other developing countries.”
A visiting faculty to AKU’s department of anaesthesiology since 2015, Dr Latif has mentored many current and past students from AKU. He is also an active member of the North America chapter of our global alumni network.
Read the announcement of his appointment
here
