Editorial Team
CHIEF EDITOR
DR. AKHTAR SHERIN
FRCP (GLASG), FCPS (PAK), Master in Health Research, M.B;B.S.
Professor of Medicine, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
MANAGING EDITOR
DR. MUHAMMAD HARIS RAMZAN
M. Phil (Physiology), M.B;B.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
ASSISTANT EDITOR
DR. NOWSHAD ASIM
M.B;B.S. M.H.P.E.
Institute of Health Professions Education & Research, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
MEMBERS EDITORIAL BOARD – INTERNATIONAL
DR. AHMED BADAR
F.C.P.S. (Physiology) , M. Phil (Physiology) , M.B.B.S
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Formerly University of Dammam),
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DR. ALI GHOLAMREZANEZHAD
MD, FEBNM,
Radiologist, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA
DR. ARSHAD REHAN
F.A.C.C; F.R.C.P (London), M.B.B.S
Director Cardiology, Memorial Health System, 401 Matthew St,
Marietta, OH 45750, USA
DR. ASHFAQ SHUAIB
MD, FRCPC, FAHA, M.B.B.S
Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Director of Stroke Program, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DR. FAROOQ NAEEM
MRCPsych (London), MSc Research Methodology, M.B.B.S
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DR. FAZAL ATHER
M. Sc (Epidemiology), M.B.B.S
Public Health Specialist, Regional Polio and Outbreaks Coordinator, Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO), UNICEF,
Amman, Jordan
DR. GOHAR WAJID
Ph. D ( Medical Education), M. Sc (Health Information Systems), MPH, M.B.B.S
Technical Officer, Health Professions Education, World Health Organization St. P. O. Box 7608,
Nasr City Cairo 11371, Egypt
DR. JAY N SHAH
M.S (Surgery), M.B.B.S
President Nepal Association of Medical Editors (NAME), Nepal & Professor of Surgery, Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Khatmando,
Khatmando Nepal
DR. JOSE FLORENCIO F. LAPEÑA
MD, Fellowship in Paediatric Otolaryngology ( Univ Melbourne); Fellow: Philippine College of Surgeons
President, Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE); Director, World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, UP College of Medicine, Ward 10, Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines
PhD, Specialization Diploma in Orthognathodontics, Degree in Dentistry and Partial Denture
Sapienza University of Rome, Associate Professor of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Director of Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry Master, Department of Oral Sciences and Maxillofacial Surgery, Via Caserta, 6 - 00161, Rome, Italy
DR. MUHAMMAD WAQAS LUQMAN
M. Phil (Biochemistry), B.D.S.
Faculty of Medicine, Healty and Human Sciences,
Dementia Research Centre, Macquarie University Sydeny,
New South Wales, Australia
DR. NIAZ ALI
Ph.D, M.H.P.E
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Shaqra University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DR. PEI-YI CHU
Ph.D , MD
Department of Pathology, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua,
Changhua, Taiwan, Province of China
DR. RIZWAN QAISAR
Ph. D (Clinical Neurophysiology), M.B.B.S
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
DR. SAEED FAROOQ
Ph. D, F.C.P.S, M.B.B.S
Clinical Senior Lecturer Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences Keele University & Visiting Professor Staffordshire University, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust,
ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
DR. SALMAN YOUSAF GURAYA
FRCS, Masters Medical Education
Professor of Surgery and Vice Dean College of Medicine, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
DR. ZBIGNIEW (ZBYS) FEDOROWICZ
Ph.D, MSc, DPH, B.D.S
Member Council of Governors – North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Alconbury Huntingdon Cambridgeshire, PE28 4DF UK
MEMBERS EDITORIAL BOARD – NATIONAL (PAKISTAN)
DR. ABDUL WAHAB YOUSAFZAI
FRCP (GLASG), FCPS (Psych), DPM, MBBS
Professor of Psychiatry, Shifa International Hospital, Shifa Tameer e Millat University,
Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
DR. AMJAD MEHBOOB
FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Infectious Diseases), FACP, M.B.B.S
Prof of Medicine, Gajju Khan Medical COllege, Swabi, Pakistan
DR. AZIZ MARJAN KHATTAK
M. Phil (Pathology), M.B.B.S
Professor of Pathology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. FAHEEMULLAH KHATTAK
F.C.P.S (Prosthodontics), B.D.S
Professor of Prosthodontics, Khyber Medical University Institute of Dental Sciences,
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR FAROOQ AZAM RATHORE
F.C.P.S (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), M.S (Pain Medicine), M.B.B.S
Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine ( AFIRM) , Abid Majeed Road,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
DR. JAWAD AHMED
Ph.D (Microbiology), M.Sc (Microbiology), M.B.B.S
Professor of Pathology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Basic Medical Sciences,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. MASOOD JAWAID
F.C.P.S (Surgery), M.H.P.E (Medical Education), M.B.B.S
Medical Educationist and Consultant Surgeon; Visiting Faculty Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi, Pakistan and Associate Editor Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 522, Panorama centre 2, Saddar,
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
DR. NAJMA BASEER
Ph. D (Neuroscience), M.H.P.E ( Medical Education), M.B.B.S
Assistant Professor Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. SOHAIL AZIZ PARACHA
PhD ( Anatomy), FCPS (Surgery), M.B.B.S
Professor of Anatomy, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences,
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. ZILLI HUMA
Ph. D (Anatomy), FCPS (General Surgery), M.B.B.S
Associate Professor Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. ZOHAIB KHAN
PhD Public Health (Germany), Post Doc (Germany, UK), MPH (PAK), BDS
Director ORIC, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
STATISTICIAN
DR. HAMID HUSSAIN
M. Sc (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), M.B.B.S
Institute of Public Health & Social Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
BIBLIOGRAPHER
DR. AMINAH KHAN
B.D.S
Combined Military Hospital,
Peshawar, Pakistan