This roster was published in 1997 as a second edition. One of the first attempts to get the Dow alumni classes together by finding out where everyone was as a prelude to a grand get together for the Silver Jubilee of the class. This took place five years later at end of 2002 andRead More
Prof. Mumtaz Maher, Department of Surgery, as written by Dr. Irfan Rizvi on GlobeMedics Email group on December 14 2013. “Dr. Mumtaz Maher is currently a partner at the South City Hospital. He was a much sought after mentor during his time at the Civil Hospital. His students recall him being the only professor ofRead More
Dr. Abdul Bari Khan recieved the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2004 in recognition of his contribution to medicine in Pakistan. He is the Founder of the Indus Hospital, a highly successful, free of cost hospital in Karachi and the first paperless hospital in Pakistan. Here is an excerpt from the Fellowship website published in 2004. DR.Read More
This is the list of Dow Medical College Faculty in the late 1970 early 1980’s. Courtesy of Class of 1980 as published on their website. Courtesy of Dr. Abdul Rahman, Class of 1980 who has created the website for his class. Prof. Mohammed Manazirul Hasan, Chairman Academic Council; Prof. Abdul Waheed (Dean Faculty of Medicine)Read More
This is another list of Class of 1980, graduating in 1981 arranged by first name and from their own website: http://dowalumni1980.tripod.com/id21.html Courtesy of Dr. Abdul Rahman, Class of 1980. CLASS 1980-81 GRADUATES Dr. Abdul Razzak Dr. Ahmed Nadeem Baqai Dr. Abdul Ali Rafiq Ghulam Hussain Dr. Altaf Hussain Dr. Anwar Aqil Dr. Asif Ziaul Haque Malik Dr.Read More
Borrowed the line from the famous TV series Cheers’s theme song. In 1980s, it was a big hit and I am sure many of us remember it well. It does resonate with the theme of this blog. Hoping people come to this place … Making your way in the world today Takes everything you’ve gotRead More
Elections 1979. Winners with Late Professor M.M. Hassan (Ophthalmology)Principal Abdul Wahid (Anatomy) and Late Professor Razia Latif Ansari.Photo courtesy of Dr. Naseem Shekhani, an Pain Medicine specialist in St. Louis, Missouri andand an activist for humanitarian efforts in Pakistan. Tagged by Amin H. Karim. Please help with therest of the names of standing students.Uploaded byRead More
Student Activism and Politics in a Third-World Medical School: A Truncated Recollection of Events Between 1975 and 1985 Naveed Kamal Shams, MD. Dow Graduate, Class of 1982. Currently, Senior Vice President Research & Development & Chief Medical Officer, OPKO Health, Inc. Miami, Florida Since the creation of Pakistan, student unions have played a pivotal roleRead More
Any thing about Dow Any item, piece of information, historical accounts, original articles, art work related to Dow will be a great idea to chronicle here on this blog. You may have saved political pamphlets or the election badge you may have kept as a souvenir. May be the class list, the grade book, theRead More
This precious magazine published by the Dow Medical Student’s Union 1979 under the Presidentship of Rana Mehmood Akthar was gifted to Dr. Syed Hamid Zaki by the Magazine Secretary Dr. Humayun Zafar on October 10, 1979. Dr. Zaki in turn gave it to me in 2010. Thanks to both of them. Enjoy the life inRead More
