Editorial Team
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Wasim Alamgir
Professor and Consultant, Medicine and Neurology
Vice Chancellor
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
BOARD OF EDITORS
Farhan Tuyyab
Professor, Cardiology and Medicine
Pro Vice-Chancellor
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Aisha Mohyuddin
Professor, Biological Sciences
Dean, Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
ADVISORY BOARD
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed
Professor and Consultant, Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology
Ex Vice Chancellor, National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muhammad Aslam
Professor, Physiology
Vice Chancellor, City University, Islamabad
Islamabad Medical and Dental College
Islamabad, Pakistan
Saleem Ahmed Khan
Executive Director, Research and Commercialization
NUMS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research (NIASR)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Farrukh Saeed
Professor, Medicine
Ex Pro Vice-Chancellor, National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Khadija Qamar
Professor, Anatomy
Director, Medical Education
Army Medical College
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Qasim Ayub
Professor, Genomics
Director, Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform
Deputy Head of School (Research)
Faculty of Science
Monash University
Bandar Sunway
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Muzaffar H. Qazilbash
Professor, Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Muhammad Sohail
Managing Director, LPM Healthcare
Oxford, United Kingdom
Akhter Shireen
Director, Clinical Trials Unit
Professor, Medicine
Khyber Medical University
Peshawar, Pakistan
Khaja Hameeduddin Mujtaba Quadri
Professor, Nephrology
Maroof International Hospital
Islamabad, Pakistan
MANAGING EDITORS
Adnan Haider
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Hina Shan
NUMS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Rehan Ahsan Malik
Manager, Life and Science
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muhammad Kashif Ahmad
Assistant Manager, Life and Science
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
EDITORIAL BOARD (NATIONAL)
Amir Rashid
Professor and HOD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Army Medical College
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ayesha Aslam
Professor, Medicine and Neurology
King Edward Medical University
Lahore, Pakistan
Ali Tayyab
Professor and HOD, Ophthalmology
Islamabad Medical and Dental College
Islamabad, Pakistan
Humaira Mahmood
Professor, Public Health
Health Services Academy
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Professor and HOD, Surgery
Al-Nafees Medical College, Isra University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Jabir Hussain Syed
Assistant Professor, Meteorology
COMSATS University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Javaid Usman
Professor, Pathology (Microbiology)
Army Medical College
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Khurshid Ayub
Professor, Materials Chemistry, Computational Chemistry
COMSATS University Islamabad
Abbottabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Kaleem
Associate Dean, Pre-Clinical and Dental Basic Sciences
Tenured Professor and HOD, Dental Materials
Army Medical College
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Musarat Ramzan
Professor and HOD, Community Medicine
Wah Medical College
Wah Cantt, Pakistan
Muhammad Ansar
Professor, Biochemistry
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Rehma Ahsan Gilani
Assistant Professor, Public Health
PhD Scholar, Agha Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan
Shahid Mahmood Baig
Dean Life Sciences
Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad, Pakistan
Professor, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Adjunct Professor: Center of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Biology (CEMB), Lahore, Pakistan
Shahzad Hussain Waqar
Professor, General Surgery
Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi
Farooq Teaching Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
Syed Hussain Abidi
Chairman, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Shazia Ali
Professor and HOD, Physiology
Islamic International Medical College
Riphah International University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Shazia Khalid
Professor and HOD, Psychology
National University of Medical Sciences
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Shahzeb Ahmed Satti
Consultant Physician and Pulmonologist
Pak Emirates Military Hospital (PEMH)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Syed Omair Adil
Assistant Professor, Public Health
Dow University of Health Sciences
Karachi, Pakistan
EDITORIAL BOARD (INTERNATIONAL)
Abdul Sammad Khan
Professor, Dental Biomaterials
Department of Restorative Dental Sciences
College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Adeeb Shehzad
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences and B Pharmacy
Biodiversity Unit, Research Center, Dhofar University
Salalah, Oman
Chng Saun Fong
Senior Lecturer and HOD, Environmental Sciences and Technology
Institute for Advanced Studies
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fawad Kaiser
Consultant, Psychiatrist
Hertfordshire Partnership, NHS Foundation Trust
St Albans, United Kingdom
Gulnaz Majeed
Consultant, Gynaecologist
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
London, England
Jane Gew Lai Ti
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences
Sunway University
Selangor, Malaysia
Keiko Nakamura
Professor Emeritus
Global Health Entrepreneurship, Division of Public Health
Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo)
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan
Khalid Rashid Makhdoomi
Consultant, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Derby, United Kingdom
Malik Muhammad Adil
Resident, Department of Neurology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Maryland, United States of America
Muhammad Wajid Ullah
Professor, Biochemical Engineering
Department of Pulp and Paper Engineering
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing, China
Oyindamola Bidemi Yusuf
Professor and Contract Statistician, Surveillance and Epidemiology
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Rashid Hashmi
Associate Professor and Director, Medical Education
University of New South Wales
Wagga Wagga, Australia
Sana Shan
Senior Biostatistician
The George Institute for Global Health
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Sydney, Australia
Shumaila Kashif
MD and Hospitalist Physician, Internal Medicine
River View Medical Center
New Jersey, United States of America
Sajjad Haider
Professor, Chemical Engineering
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tariq Chundrigar
Locum Consultant General and UGI Surgeon
North Cumbria Integrated Care
Carlisle, United Kingdom
Tatiana Souza de Camargo
Associate Professor, Biology and Life Sciences
Faculty of Education, Federal University
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
