Muhammad Hafizullah Explained

Muhammad Hafizullah
Vice Chancellor of
Khyber Medical University
Residence:Peshawar
Alma Mater:Cadet College Hasan Abdal
Profession:Cardiologist/Physician
Term Start:2007

Muhammad Hafizullah (Urdu: محمد حافظ الله) is a Pakistani Professor of cardiology who served as Vice Chancellor of Khyber Medical University (KMU) in Peshawar Chief Executive of Lady Reading Hospital and Head of Cardiology Department of Lady Reading Hospital. He is the Project Director and Chairman of the Peshawar Institute of Cardiology[1] and has contributed to national guidelines on thrombolysis, acute coronary syndrome, and ST elevation myocardial infarction developed by the Pakistan Cardiac Society.

Education and career

Hafizullah studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal, earned his medical degree from Khyber Medical College in 1979, and won Foreign scholarship for the Best Graduates for higher studies in England.

He joined the cardiology department of the Postgraduate Medical Institute at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in 1984. Since then, he has held various positions:[2]

Under the umbrella of the Pakistan Cardiac Society, Hafizullah contributed to national guidelines on thrombolysis, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, stable angina, hypertension, and preventive cardiology. He delivers lectures on preventive cardiology and has written hundreds of articles in leading newspapers and journals.[3] [4]

Bibliography

Hafizullah is the author of eleven books in English:

He has also written three books in Urdu:

In addition, he has published more than 450 articles as part of regular newspaper columns: "Know Your Heart" in The Frontier Post, "From the Core of My Heart" in The News International, "Heart to Heart" in The Statesman, "Dil ka Maamla" in Daily Mashriq, and "Dil ki Batain" in Daily Aaj.

Affiliations

Hafizullah became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1983, of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1995, and of the American College of Cardiology in 2000. He has also received fellowships from the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, and the American College of Physicians.

Other affiliations and positions include:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 July 2024 . Board of Governors . 9 July 2024 . Peshawar Institute of Cardiology.
  2. Web site: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah. KMU.
  3. Web site: Articles by prof:Hafizullah.
  4. statesman.com.pk
  5. pcs.org.pk
  6. Web site: Muhammad Hafizullah. Pakistan Hypertension League. 15 February 2014.
  7. iscp.org
  8. apsc.org
  9. Web site: University of Peshawar. University of Peshawar. 2016-01-28. CITS. UoP.
  10. Web site: University of Malakand - Homepage. www.uom.edu.pk. 2016-01-28.
  11. Web site: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - PIMS. www.pims.gov.pk. 2016-01-28.
  12. Web site: http://www.kust.edu.pk. www.kust.edu.pk. 2016-01-28.
  13. cecos.edu.pk
  14. Web site: Board of Governors (BoG). paraplegiccenter.org. 2016-01-28.
  15. Web site: Members. nbcpakistan.org.pk. 2016-01-28.
  16. pakheartjournal.com
  17. Web site: Editor:PJMI.
  18. Web site: Khyber Medical University Journal. kmuj.kmu.edu.pk. 2016-01-28.
  19. Web site: hafizullah President,Preventive Cardiology. 16 February 2014.
  20. Web site: Medical & Dental Council > PM&DC Members.