Editorial Team
CHIEF EDITOR
DR. AKHTAR SHERIN
F.R.C.P (GLASG), F.C.P.S (Medicine), Master's in Health Research (MHR), 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
Ph. D (Physiology), M. Phil (Physiology), M.B.B.S
Professor, Department of Physiology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, 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
M.D, F.R.C.P.C, F.A.H.A, M.B.B.S
Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Director of Stroke Program, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DR. FAROOQ NAEEM
MRCPsych (London), M. Sc (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), M.P.H (Public Health), 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
DR LUCA TESTARELLI
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.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), UTHealth, MDAnderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, US
DR. NIAZ ALI
Ph. D (Pharmacology), M.H.P.E (Medical Education),
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Shaqra University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DR. PEI-YI CHU
Ph.D, M.D
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, M. Sc, D.P.H, 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
F.R.C.P (GLASG), F.C.P.S (Psychiatry), D.P.M, M.B.B.S
Professor of Psychiatry, Shifa International Hospital, Shifa Tameer e Millat University,
Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
DR. AMJAD MEHBOOB
F.C.P.S (Medicine), F.C.P.S (Infectious Diseases), F.A.C.P, M.B.B.S
Professor, Department of Medicine, Medical Teaching Institution Gajju Khan Medical College,
Swabi, 23560, 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, 46000, Punjab, Pakistan
DR. MARIYAH HIDAYAT
Ph. D (Anatomy), M. Phil (Anatomy), M.H.P.E (Medical Education), M.B.B.S
Professor, Department of Anatomy, University College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Lahore,
Lahore, 54600, Punjab, 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. NOOR-I-KIRAN NAEEM
Ph. D (Medical Education), F.C.P.S (Obstetrics and Gynecology), M.H.P.E (Medical Education), M.B.B.S
Chair, Department of Medical Education, ABWA Medical College, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan and Consultant Obstetrics/Gynecology and Subfertility, Australian Concept Infertilty Centre, Faisalabad, 03822, Punjab, Pakistan
DR. SABA SOHAIL
Ph. D, F.C.P.S (Radiology), M.C.P.S (Radiology), M.B.B.S
Meritorious Professor, Department of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences / Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital,
Karachi, 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
DR. SHAHZAD HUSSAIN WAQAR
F.C.P.S (Surgery), MCPS – HPE (Health Professions Education), M.B.B.S
Professor, Department of Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,
Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
DR. UNAB KHAN
Master's in Clinical Research (CRTP), Adolescent Medicine Fellow (Pediatrics), Fellow Family Medicine, M.B.B.S
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, The Aga Khan University,
Karachi, 74800, Sindh, Pakistan
DR. WAJID JAWAID
F.C.P.S (Neurology), C.M.J.E (Certificate in Medical Journalism for Editors), C.M.E (Certificate in Medical Editing), M.B.B.S
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Dow University of Health Sciences,
Karachi, 74200, Sindh, Pakistan
DR. ZOHAIB KHAN
Ph. D (Public Health), Post Doc (Germany, UK), M.P.H (Public Health), B.D.S
Director Office of the Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
STATISTICIAN
DR. BASHARAT HUSSAIN SHAH
Ph. D (Public Health), M. Sc (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), M.C.P.S (Psychiatry), M.B.B.S
Assistant Professor Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
BIBLIOGRAPHER
DR. AMINAH KHAN
B.D.S
Combined Military Hospital,
Peshawar, Pakistan