Dr. Javairiah Fatima has been nominated as one of the area’s best physicians by Washingtonian 2023. She is the only female surgeon in the US who runs her own FDA clinical trial for creating and implanting fenestrated devices for complex aortic aneurysms.
View More Dr. Javairiah Fatima nominated as top doctor in Washingtonian, 2023
Three distinguished AKU Alumni, Dr. Sohail Khan [MBBS ’03], Dr. Abdul Hakeem [MBBS ’03] and Dr. Sabha Bhatti [MBBS ’03] have recently returned to Pakistan to join NICVD, Karachi.
View More Three AKU Alumni return to homeland to join NICVD, KHI
Though the middle of a pandemic was far from being the ideal setting to carry out our activities, SPIE’s Research & Development (R&D) Wing adapted admirably to the new challenge by holding true to its innovative nature. Embracing the power of virtual learning meant that the past few months have been amongst the most productive that the R&D Wing has had: here are a few highlights of SPIE’s summer 2020!
View More SPIE Season: R&D Wing Highlights of Summer 2020
Dr Faisal Fecto [MBBS, ’05] has been recently elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr Fecto is currently faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine, and his research focuses on the basic pathogenic mechanisms that contribute to human neuromuscular diseases.
View More Dr Faisal Fecto inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
PFL brings you its Annual Newsletter for 2019-2020!
Featuring a profile on Dr Mahim Malik [MBBS, ’07] and our recent alumna Dr Maya Zahid [MBBS, ’19] , a recap of events of the past year, and a surprise at the end.
We hope you enjoy reading this and we are excited to see what the future holds.
View More Pediatrics For Life Newsletter: 2019-20
Dr Sana Syed [MBBS, ’07], inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement has partnered with Charlottesville City Schools to provide students in grades K-4 with at-home science, technology, engineering and math boxes.
View More Dr. Sana Syed recognized for efforts to raise funds for students to receive at-home STEM boxes
“Can I get a competitive residency?” is a question most medical students ask themselves at least once during their medical school tenure. This Saturday three strong female figures, Dr Tahreem Mir [MBBS, ’13], Dr Mahin Janjua [MBBS, ’18], and Dr Ayesha Quddusi [MBBS, ’17] came together to answer this very question.
View More SIG Talk: Can I get a competitive residency?
Dr Ali Jawaid [MBBS, ’07], in an interview with Psychology Today, describes the risk and resilience factors he and his team discovered in their recent research.
View More Dr Ali Jawaid talks about the mental health consequences of COVID-19
Surgical sub-specialties are some of the toughest fields of medicine, and students often ponder on how to make their surgical residency application stand out. Surgery…
View More SIG Talk: Research – a bridge to Residency
Are you tired of struggling to retain important facts and figures?
Well, we have got the solution for you! SRF presents the first Peer Learning Association (PLA) session, ‘Anki 101: A Beginner’s Guide on How Not to Forget Stuff!’
View More Anki 101: A Beginner’s Guide on How Not to Forget Stuff! [SRF]