Professor Salma Zaheer Vahidy was also a Professor of Pathology at DMC and now working as Professor of Pathology Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi. Posted by Amin H. Karim MD Dec 4 2013.
Category: Dow Faculty
Faculty members of Dow Medical College and later Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi.
Professor Mohammed Akram
Professor Mohamed Akram taught Pathology. He is a Dowite 1960. He was a histopathologist in the Karachi Labs and Visiting Faculty in the Karachi Medical and Dental College. Married to Dr. Salma Zaheer Vahidy who was also a Professor of Pathology at DMC and was Professor of Pathology Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi. BothRead More
Professor Sabeih Hussain Zaidi
Professor Zaidi served in the Department of Otolaryngology, Civil Hospital Karachi. Great teacher and took a great deal of interest in making sure Dowites were well trained in ENT during rotations. He is currently said to be head of a medical school in the Caribbean. Please advise us of details if known. Posted by AminRead More
Late Professor Shahinshah Hussain Zaidi
Late Professor Shahinshah Hussain Zaidi served in the Department of Physiology, Basic Sciences Section of Dow Medical College in the 1960’s and 1970’s. His favorite was “bed tea” as a treatment for constipation in Physiology lectures. Hopefully someone can send us a photo. Could not find one in my collection. His son Hadi graduated fromRead More
Professor Hafiz Akthar
Professor Hafiz Akthar is a Cardiologist and was on teaching staff of Dow Medical College in the 1950’s. This was the time when Dow Students went to Jinnah Hospital for clinical teaching. He is currently in Islamabad and practiced as a private cardiologist and taught at the local medical school.
Late Professor A.M. Kassim
Late Professor Kassim served in the Department of Medicine Jinnah Hospital Karachi and was on faculty of Dow Medical College in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Photo taken in 1956. Photo courtesy of Dr. Ali Jumshyd, Dowite 1960.
Dow Medical College Events 1959
Class of 1960: GROUP OF 3RD. YR. MBBS STUDENTS WITH Late PROF A.M. KASSIM IN JINNAH HOSPITAL KARACHI .1959. SITTING LT TO RT :DR.INAM, DR.SAIF, PROF.KASSIM,DR.HAFEEZ AKHTAR. DR.SADIQ , STANDING L TO R. GHAFFAR DADA, SAYEED, JUMSHYD,ABDUL, GHAFFAR, QADIR HASHIMI, GHAFFAR KHAN, ABBAS GHANI Dr. Hafiz Akthar was the President of Pakistan Medical Association and presently lives in Islamabad.Read More
Professor Umar Khan
Professor Umar Khan was the Head of Forensic Medicine and Police Surgeon for Karachi in the 1970’s. He would demonstrate post mortem exams to the students
Professor Salahuddin Afsar
Professor Afsar was the Principal of DMC from May 2 2005
Professor Masood Hamid Khan
Professor Masood Hamid Khan was the Principal of Dow Medical College from January 14 2004 to May 1 2005. He is the first Vice Chancellor of DUHS.