A landmark study involving three AKU alumni, Cardiothoracic and Interventional Radiologist Dr. Sameer Rehman [MBBS, ’11], Medical Oncologist Dr. Raja Sheharyar Mehdi [MBBS, ’97] and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Nauman Jahangir [MBBS, ’95] has been published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The study reports the largest survival outcome data for lung ablation for inoperable Stage IA non–small cell lung cancer, offering a lung-preserving and potentially curative option for early Stage IA disease and achieving outcomes comparable to surgery, radiation therapy, and other ablative approaches.
Dr. Sameer Rehman, class of 2011, is a Cardiothoracic & Interventional Radiologist at Desert Radiology, Las Vegas. He completed his residency from the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University (Surgery) and Hartfod Hospital (Radiology), followed by a fellowship from Stanford University. He is passionate about improving lung cancer care in Southern Nevada and established the first comprehensive lung ablation program in the region. Dr. Rehman is an internationally recognized expert in the field of lung ablation with one the busiest tumor ablation practice in the US.
Dr. Raja Sheharyar Mehdi graduated from Aga Khan University in 1997 and is currently a Medical Oncologist at Hope Cancer Care, Las Vegas. He completed his residency at the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and fellowship at Ascension Providence/MSUCHM. His areas of expertise include lung cancer, breast cancer, and small intestine/colorectal cancer, among others.
Dr. Nauman Jahangir is from the class of 1995, and a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon at MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas. He completed his General Surgery and Cardiothoracic residencies at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse and fellowship at the State University of New York. He specializes in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, with a special interest in minimally invasive valve surgery and complex aortic surgery.