This is a list of Dowites who are no longer among us. May their soul rest in peace. Where possible and known details are mentioned. Prof. Syed Ashfaq Hussain Rizvi, Head of Department of Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi expired in Karachi in 2008 at age 88 years.
Professor Salma Vahidy-Akram
Professor Salma Vahidy-Akram passed away on November 27 2014 Photos courtesy of Dr. Azhar Iqbal. Note from Dr. Ahmed Sayeed Houston, Texas (Dow 1960) Dr Salma Akram was wife of my class fellow Dr Mohammed Akram. Both were Pathologists and became professors at Dow Medical College. Dr Salma was 1959 Dow graduate, one year seniorRead More
Professor Akther Ahmed R.I.P.
Professor Akther Ahmed passed away. Inna lillehe wa inna ilehi rajioon. Dr. Akther as seen above was on the Honor Roll of Dow Medical College in 1957. Dr. Ahmed returned from UK to join the department of Neurology at Civil Hospital and Dow Medical College , Karachi. in the early 1970’s we attended Neurology lecturesRead More
Dr. M. Shahid Yousuf Dow 1976
M. Shahid Yousuf Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award At the recent annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of APPNA, Dr. M. Shahid Yousuf was given a lifetime achievement award for services to APPNA. The citation reads:- “APPNA- MI Chapter Presents The Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Shahid Yousuf in Recognition of Your Lifetime Service and DedicationRead More
Dow Medical College Class of 1977 Surgical Unit II Rotation
Class of 1977, Surgical Unit II headed by late Prof. Fazle Ilahi 1976. Amin H. Karim MD
Department of Cardiology, Civil Hospital, Karachi
Department of Cardiology, Civil Hospital, Karachi. 1968. Shortly before that the Department had separated from Medical Unit II. Dr. Aziz Dhedhi is currently in UK. Dr. Mitha was a Honorary Consultant and is now retired and lives in USA. Photo courtesy of Dr. Dhedhi. Prof. Sharif is credited with establishing the Cardiac Cath lab atRead More
Women of Dow 2014
Photo courtesy of National Health Forum newsletter (www.nhfus.org)
Dr. Mohammed Haroon Z. Khan Cochlear Implant Program
Dr. Mohammed Haroon Z. Khan. FRCS. Consultant ENT Surgeon, Rochandle, UK. Dow graduate of 1975; Class of 1977 remembers Dr. Khan as the RMO when we were preparing for Final MBBS Exam; I personally remember him going out of his way to show students ENT instruments, knowledge of which was vital for the oral ENTRead More
Dr. Abdul Qadir Shaikh Dow 1984
Dr. Shaikh wrote his name as Cader Cheique. Batch of 1984 entered Dow when we were graduating in 1977 Their class has the distinction of having the most Dow graduates practicing in USA. Amin H. Karim MD (Dow 1977) COMMENT BY DR. JAVED SULEMAN. (SMC and past President of APPNA) This was the lastRead More
Dow Medical College Class of 1968 in Pictures
Professor Salar Aziz leading the Final Year MBBS Class 1968. Photo courtesy of Dr. Salim Chowdhrey. National Students Federation (NSF) and Young Medicos Organization (YMO) political discussions over tea and biscuits in the famous Dow Cafeteria. 1968. Photo courtesy of Dr. Salim Chowdhrey. Class of 1968 Dow Medical College, Karachi. Photo courtesy of Dr. SalimRead More