Editorial Team
CHIEF EDITOR
DR. AKHTAR SHERIN
Department of Medicine, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
MANAGING EDITOR
DR. MUHAMMAD HARIS RAMZAN
Department of Physiology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
EDITOR
DR. MUHAMMAD WAQAS LUQMAN
Department of Biochemistry, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
DR. AISHA AYYUB
Department of Pathology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
ASSISTANT EDITOR
DR. MIAN SAAD AHMAD
Department of Forensic Medicine, Khyber Medical College,
Peshawar, 25120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
MEMBERS EDITORIAL BOARD – INTERNATIONAL
DR. AFSHAN HUSSAIN KHATTAK
Consultant-Pediatrics, Ministry of Health & Prevention, Khorfakkan Hospital,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
DR. AHMAD BADAR
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Formerly University of Dammam),
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DR. ALI GHOLAMREZANEZHAD
Radiologist, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA
DR. ARSHAD REHAN
Director Cardiology, Memorial Health System, 401 Matthew St,
Marietta, OH 45750, USA
DR. ASHFAQ SHUAIB
Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Director of Stroke Program, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DR. FAROOQ NAEEM
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DR. FAZAL ATHER
Public Health Specialist, Regional Polio and Outbreaks Coordinator, Middle East and Noorth Africa Regional Office (MENARO), UNICEF,
Amman, Jordan
DR. GOHAR WAJID
Technical Officer, Health Professions Education, World Health Organization St. P. O. Box 7608,
Nasr City Cairo 11371, Egypt
DR. JAY N SHAH
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
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 MAYSA ELSAYED ZAKI MUSTAFA
Professor of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University,
Mansoura, Egypt
DR. PEI-YI CHU
Department of Pathology, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua,
Changhua, Taiwan, Province of China
DR. RIZWAN QAISAR
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
DR. SAEED FAROOQ
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
Professor of Surgery and Vice Dean College of Medicine, University of Sharjah,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
DR. ZBIGNIEW (ZBYS) FEDOROWICZ
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
Professor of Psychiatry, Shifa International Hospital, Shifa Tameer e Millat University,
Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
DR. AZIZ MARJAN KHATTAK
Professor of Pathology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KMU-IMS),
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. FAHEEMULLAH KHATTAK
Department of Prosthodontics, Khyber Medical University Institute of Dental Sciences,
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR FAROOQ AZAM RATHORE
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; PNS Shifa Hospital, DHA II,
Assistant Professor, Bahria University Medical and Dental College,
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
DR. JAWAD AHMED
Professor of Pathology, Khyber Medical University Institute of Basic Medical Sciences,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. MASOOD JAWAID
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. MUHAMMAD IRFAN
President-Elect, Pakistan Association of Medical Editors (PAME), Pakistan, Professor & Head, Department of Mental Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Peshawar Medical College,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. NAJMA BASEER
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. NIAZ ALI
Professor of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. SOHAIL AZIZ PARACHA
Professor of Anatomy, Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences,
Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. TARIQ SAEED MUFTI
Professor Emiratus & Academic Advisor for Medical Education, Rehman Medical College,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. ZILLI HUMA
Director, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. ZIA UL HAQ
Dean & Professor of Public Health & Social Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
DR. ZOHAIB KHAN
Director ORIC, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
STATISTICIAN
DR. HAMID HUSSAIN
Institute of Public Health & Social Sciences, Khyber Medical University,
Peshawar, 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan