Salman Khan
| Headline: | Scientist |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | University of Cambridge |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Yale University, School Of Medicine; Department of Surgery |
| Position: | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Time period: | March 2008 - Present |
| Employer: | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Pakistan |
| Position: | Central Nervous System Portfolio Manager |
| Time period: | January 2007 - March 2007 |
| Description: | • Oversaw US $3.0 million in revenue. Developed Marketing Strategies and Implementation tools for five leading psychiatry and neurology drugs for the Pakistan and Iran markets
• Attended GSK Marketing Excellence Training Program in Egypt • Delegate to the GSK International Region Central Nervous System Leadership Conference in Dubai |
| Employer: | Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | April 2006 - May 2006 |
| Description: | • Published Case Report: “Metallic endobiliary stent-removal after stent occlusion due to metal allergy” (Khan SF, Sherbondy MA, Ormsby A, Velanovich V; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2007 Aug;66(2):413-4) |
| Employer: | Yale University, School of Medicine |
| Position: | Research |
| Time period: | February 2006 - April 2006 |
| Description: | • Conducted basic science research in a Cardiothoracic Surgery Laboratory under supervision of Assoc. Professor George Tellides
on the following projects: 1. Role of Innate Immunity in Flow-Mediated Vascular Remodeling 2. The role of Memory and Naïve T cells in Human Allograft Injury. 3. The validity of an Organ Culture Model for the study of Saphenous Vein Graft Intimal Hyperplasia Presented at the Yale Interdisciplinary Tissue-Engineering Meeting |
| Employer: | Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Position: | Co-investigator |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Co-investigator with Assist. Professor Hasanat Sharif in a clinical research study “Comparison of outcomes in off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting”; Presented at the 18th European Students’ Conference for Medical Sciences at the Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany 7-11 Oct-‘07
• Published Case Report: “Arterio-venous malformation of the lung in pregnancy with massive hemoptysis” (Fatimi S, Sheikh S, Khan SF, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, December 2005) |
| Employer: | Curriculum Committee (Medical College, The Aga Khan University) |
| Position: | Student Representative |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Elected Student Representative on the committee. Represented 450 medical students from each of the five class batches Successfully negotiated, inter alia, the incorporation of a revised rotation evaluation policy in the restructured 4th year and 3rd year curriculum of the medical college |
| Employer: | Department of Psychiatry, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Position: | Research |
| Time period: | November 2004 - December 2004 |
| Description: | • Clinical Research Study on “The incidence of psychiatric morbidity in patients presenting to a neurology outpatient center at a tertiary care hospital, Aftab O, Naqvi H, Aarbi S, Khan SF, et al.”; Presented by co-author at the International Student Congress of Medical Sciences, 2005, Groningen, Netherlands |
| Employer: | University of Manchester, U.K.: International Research Studentship Award |
| Position: | Research |
| Time period: | July 2003 - September 2003 |
| Description: | • Conducted Gastroenterology laboratory research at Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester on a fully funded studentship award
• Project Title: “Tight-junction protein expression in Entero-endocrine (BON) cells” |
| Employer: | Falah, Patient Welfare Organization |
| Position: | Student committee |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2003 |
| Description: | • Chaired a student committee responsible for drafting the first constitution of this medical student run charity
• Led two fund-raising campaigns and developed a mechanism for sustainable funding on a monthly basis |
| Employer: | The National University of Singapore |
| Position: | Research |
| Time period: | July 2001 - September 2001 |
| Description: | • Conducted Immunology/Rheumatology laboratory research under the supervision of the Vice Dean, School of Medicine
• Project Title:“Role of nephrin protein in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” |
| Employer: | cience and Technology Camp, The National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| Position: | Member |
| Time period: | December 1999 - December 1999 |
| Description: | • Selected as a member of Pakistan’s ten-strong student delegation to a NUS sponsored meeting of student delegates from fifteen Asian nations in Singapore. Participated in a civil engineering bridge design challenge as part of the South Asian team |
| Employer: | The Parliamentary Debating Team of Pakistan |
| Position: | Member |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2000 |
| Description: | • Member of the National Debating Team consisting of seven national speakers selected for an International Debating Moot in the UK. Participated in a “friendly” competition with the visiting Australian team in Pakistan as preparation for this event |
| Employer: | The Student Council, Beaconhouse Public School, Islamabad |
| Position: | President of The Student Council |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2000 |
| Description: | • Elected President of The Student Council with responsibilities for liaison between administration and students. Represented the students on curricular and extra-curricular issues affecting the student body |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Cambridge |
| Time period: | 1995 - 2000 |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Surgery, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical industry, Current Affairs, Aviation, Hiking, Squash, Tennis & Cricket |
| Awards: | • Awarded 2nd Best Prize for Oral Presentation in Cardiology at the 18th European Students’s Conference for Medical Sciences at the Charité Hospital, Berlin, Oct. ‘07
• Medtronic Inc. (MN, USA) Travel Fellowship Sept. ‘07 • Awarded certificate of merit for “presenting original research meriting special recognition” at the XXVII Annual Association of Physicians of Pakistani-Descent of North America Winter Meeting Dec ‘06 • Alma mater’s yearly “Best Debater Shield” renamed “The Salman Khan Shield” in recognition of debating achievements during high-school. ‘00 • Name on the Principal’s Honors List for Academic Achievement in The University of Cambridge A-Levels. ‘00 • Name on the Headmaster’s Honors List for Academic Achievement in The University of Cambridge O-Levels ‘98 • Nominated for Admission as a Representative student of Pakistan to the United World College of the U.K. on a 50% scholarship ‘98 |
