atif zafar
MBBS (MD equivalent) degree from Dow Medical College, Pakistan. Currently working as Research Volunteer and Assistantship at Aga Khan Univ.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | mbbs.......aspiring to become the most prolific neurologist, md, neuroscientist and neuro-surgeon of the 21st century..............be part of history...........join me :) |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Aga Khan Univ |
| Position: | Research Volunteer and Assistantship |
| Time period: | December 2006 - Present |
| Description: | A part of diverse research projects both as a volunteer, and research assistant in the department of Neurology, where my duties include data extraction from pubmed, protocol buildup, making questionnaire, ERC clearance, acquiring data from past medical records, piloting, data review, article writing, reference managements, and a role as a project coordinator. |
| Employer: | Civil Hospital, Karachi |
| Position: | Clinical Rotations |
| Description: | Since third year, I have been actively participating and employing my learning at the clinics and wards. From strong History taking skills to thorough Physical examination, it’s been an amazing route of practical understanding for the last three years. Have done all the required rotations, as seen in my Clinical transcript, with exceptionally impressive grades. |
| Employer: | Civil Hospital/DUHS |
| Position: | Internship |
| Time period: | July 2007 - July 2008 |
| Description: | Since 15th August 2007 till 15th August 2008, participated in an intensive internship program at the 1700plus bedded Civil Hospital Karachi. Departments rotated included Internal Medicine, Neurology, General Surgery and Vascular Surgery. My job as a House Officer included everything from OPDs, emergency care, patient management in ICU, wards and theatres, administrative management, case presentations, journal club presentations, teaching, etc. |
| Employer: | Patients Welfare Association, CHK |
| Position: | Member |
| Time period: | December 2000 - November 2006 |
| Description: | Have been a part of Patients Welfare Association (a voluntary students organization), since early medical days. The managerial and administrative role as a Senior Director at PWA’s Blood Bank has been one of the most adventurous phase of my career. |
| Employer: | Moorefields Eye Hospital, London |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | November 2005 |
| Description: | Worked under the expertise of Consultants and Snr. Registrars, learning both at the out patient department and theatres. Not only was I able to learn the clinical diagnosis and management (both conservative and surgical) of ocular diseases; I also gained experience at the Eye bank and practically learnt how the cornea is taken from the morgue to the theatre for transplantation. |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Australian Publication Zafar, Atif; Khan, Ghulam Ishaq; Siddiqui, MA Rehman, The quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies in diabetic retinopathy screening: a systematic review. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 36, Number 6, August 2008 , pp. 537-542(6).
IFMSA Publication Atif Zafar; An Immigrant Who Made Me a Doctor (a case report on CIDP); MSI 17, March 2008. Medical Student International (MSI) is an official IFMSA Publication. Publication on Medical Ethics Atif Zafar, Ghulam Ishaq Khan; HIV/AIDS as a cause of taboo in the developing world: a social taboo or a medical crisis? Pakistan Journal of Medical Ethics Vol. 8 No. 2 December 2007. |
| Books: | Authorship in a US Encyclopedia Authored for “Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research”, Golson Books Ltd, SAGE Publishers USA. The encyclopedia has been published with my piece entitled Multiple Sclerosis and Role of Stem Cells. (http://www.sagepub.com/refbooksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book23...)
Authorship in UK (Book in middle stages) During my graduation till present, I have been a contributor in Dr Ikhlaq din’s (Univ. of Bradford, UK) upcoming book on Role of Complimentary and Alternative medicine among the Pakistanis. |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | I am a regular swimmer, with cricket, squash and soccer as my outdoor hobbies.
I am an ardent fan of collecting stamps, listening to Pakistani and English music, and watching English movies. |
| Memberships: | I am also a member of a health club, apart of being involved in social and welfare clubs and organizations like PWA, Dianetics Centre. |
atif's Contacts (2)
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Lucky Gunasekara
2009 FrontlineSMS Ambassador, CGIU 2009, Sri Lankan-American, 25, Stanford University School of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics for the Developing World, $1 CD4, 2006 Fulbright Fellow, Applicant to BASES Social E-innovation contest.
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Carolyn Strimike
NURSE, AUTHOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, CONSULTANT, and EXPERT ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.