Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Editorial Board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Prof. Dr. Rubina Hussain
Chairperson, Gynecology and Obstetrics
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
EDITORS
Prof. Dr. Saeeda Baig
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Talat Mirza
Meritorious Professor, Pathology; Executive Director Research
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Prof. Dr. Masood Jawaid
Director Medical Affairs at PharmEvo (Pvt) Ltd,
Professor of Surgery and Medical Education, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Naila Hadi
Director Medical Education, Research & Publication (MER&P)
Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Hayatabad, Peshawar-KP
Dr. Arsalan Manzoor Mughal
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Huma Shareef
Professor of Pharmacognosy
University of Karachi
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Ms. Saviya Kashif
Department of Research
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Owais Raza
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health (SPH)
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
MANAGING EDITOR
Ms. Majida Shabbir
Department of Research
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Asim Hussain
Chairman of Dr. Ziauddin Group of Hospitals
Chancellor, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui
Professor Emeritus Physiology
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Abbas Zafar
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor of Otolaryngology (CHS)
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Anwar Ejaz Baig
Professor of Pharmacy and Advisor to VC
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Anila Jaleel
Head of Biochemistry Department,
Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Tasawer Baig
Professor and Head of Pharmacy Practice
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Seyyedha Abbas
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Umer Rashid
Professor Biotechnology
University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS
Dr. Noorjahan Pajwani
Professor of Ophthalmology Emerita
Tufts University, Boston, USA
Dr. Irfan Khan
Research Scientist
University at Albany, New York, USA
Dr. Sammer Siddiqui
Post Doc Position
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Dr. Sherif Abdel–Fattah
Consultant in Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine at Southmead Hospital
The Children’s Southmead Hospital & University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Dr. Nessar Ahmed
Clinical Biochemist
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Dr. Kaneez Fatima Shad
Professor Of Neuroscience and Translational Clinical Researcher
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Sema Yilmaz
Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Faisal Ikram
Senior Lecturer of Anatomy
Alfaisal University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Kamran Hameed
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine
Aga Khan University, Tanzania
Dr. Zarrin Seema Siddiqui
Professor Medical Education
The University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr. Tabinda Azam
Professor Life Sciences,
Rock Valley College, Illinois, USA
Dr. Aamir Omair
Coordinator Research Unit,
College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mukhtiar Baig
Professor of Clinical Biochemistry and Medical Educationist
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Sarah Tufael Ahmed
Research Health Science Specialist
Research & Development Center for Innovations, Houston, Texas
Dr. Mary Ann
Chief Executive
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), London, UK
STATISTICIAN
Ms. Fariha Anum
Department of Research
Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
TECHNICAL TEAM
Mr. Murtaza Ahmed Karim
Head of Department, Marketing
Ziauddin University
Mr. Ashir Umer
Department of Marketing
Ziauddin University