New video just dropped! Meet Dr
@SaleemIslam
, Chair of the Department of Surgery.
P.S don’t forget to watch till the end to find out his hidden talent and fun fact!
P.P.S Did you see it coming?
"I flew to my daughter’s graduation in between my chemo cycles (the two weeks break). She said that she wouldn’t attend the graduation unless I was there. I think that is what truly mattered...And that is the crux of me fighting my disease," says Dr Tabish
Our most awaited Edition of "The Monthly Stitch| Edition 7, " is out with the focus on
#CancerAwareness
. Hop in to read the touching interview of Dr Tabish Chawla who survived cancer and he treats the same cancer speciality, Check out:
Join us in congratulating Dr
@SaleemIslam
: The first Muslim and Pakistani-American to receive Rehbein Statue that is handed from each Chair of the Surgical Section to the next. The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery has been in existence for 75 years!! 👏✌️
Department of
#Surgery
pay tribute to Dr Amir Shariff on
#WorldTeachersDay
which intersect with his first barsi on Oct.11th.
" Dr Amir Shariff Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching,"
@AKUGlobal
is named after him for his best services. We salute the
#teachers
&
#academia
!🫡
Welcome New Faculty! 🚩Dr Zeeshan.N.Rifat is a highly qualified and experienced abdominal transplant
#surgeon
and an
#AKUAlumni
. He is also a pioneer in the field of organ transplantation in 🇵🇰. At
@AKUGlobal
he will move forward and immensely help the transplant patients 🫘🫁🫀
Congratulations to Prof. Hasanat Sharif on his appointment as the President of the Pakistan Association of
#cardiovascular
&
#Thoracic
Surgeons.
A surgeon highly regarded within the cardiac surgery community & serves as the Director of Research in CTS division!
@AKUGlobal
#MedEd
If there's one thing to drool over
@AKUGlobal
's campus then that is the wisely standing out vintage cars 🚘 of Prof
@AtherEnam
in the parking lot,
@Sapna_SRaj
& Shagufta from
#surgery
dept proudly posing with the car of the best
#neurosurgeon
in town 🚗 😃
Dr Sadaf distributed pink cupcakes among our Guess the Surgeon winners, the lot guessed her childhood picture, and Dr Sadaf being the
#breastcancer
survivor herself! Our Chair picks a pink cupcake too! 🧁
#breastcancerawareness
Both from the class of '92 🎓
A phenomenal inauguration of Diabetic foot clinics by the Dept of
#Surgery
in collaboration with
#Medicine
and making it a sub-speciality clinic to support the patients and easy access for them to pick holistic comprehensive care, We are a patient-centric hospital
@AKUGlobal
Congratulations to Dr
@DrFahadUmer
on his well deserved promotion, Dept of
#Surgery
is fairly very proud of your accomplishments and your pure dedication to excellence
#9AASC
Associate Professor 🧑🎓🩺👨⚕️
Want to know a fun fact about our Section Head, Youngest
#Professor
@AKUGlobal
and
#Neurosurgeon
Dr
@Shahzad_Shamim
? Then watch the clip till the end and you will discover that the surgeons have humanistic traits with superhero qualities to save
#lives
👏🦎🙊
Congratulations are in queue for our team
#Professors
on their freshly acclaimed title announced yesterday by Dean
@AdilHaiderMD
, Well-deserved Dr Farhan Raza & Dr Sadaf Khan! A testimony of excellence blooming out of
@AKUGlobal
and competing global standards🙏
So thrilled to receive a signed copy from
@SaleemIslam
Our Chair
@AkuSurgery
@AKUGlobal
and Associate Editor
of: MASTERY of SURGERY ! Super congrats to all Editors and contributors to this definitive textbook! May all who read it be privileged with the healing touch
@gru6n
Gear up to
#Reboot
your digital knowledge on the marvels we can do with
#AI
.
#AI
changes ways in how surgery meets innovations in the
#digitized
paradigms. Too Excited to explore more in our 9th Annual Surgical Conference dated 🗣️ March 1-3, 2024; 📅 Save the date, Let's
#REBOOT
Dr
@Shahzad_Shamim
launches the book, “ Evolution of Surgical Specialities in Pakistan”
A homage to all the brave souls voicing their journeys
#AKUSurgeryConf
Dr Zia & his team from
#Vascular
Surgery are doing effective work helping patients with
#Varicose
Veins, 𝑼𝒏𝒏𝒂-𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒕 is a four-step dressing process to help give relief to these patients, A method only being used
@AKUGlobal
#MedEd
#RETWEEET
for a better patient reach!
Presenting our esteemed organizing committee for the
#9AASC
. Have you spotted your favorite faculty working hard to bring forth an amazing conference to fill in your brains with innovative angles on the jumpstarts to
#AI
and
#digitization
in
#Surgery
? Stay Tuned!
@AdilHaiderMD
Surgeons and the Chair
@SaleemIslam
had a concise tour of the newsroom, podcast room, TV room, production room, Imagine soon they recording their first series of
#podcasts
in the radio studio!
@IBA
collabs with
@AkuSurgery
👏
🔈Welcome Dr Mansoor Ali Khan, a renowned
#Orthopedic
surgeon who brings decades of valuable experience to the role and is recognized for his skills in joint replacement and Pediatric Orthopedic surgeries, to the Department of
#Surgery
as Section Head
#Orthopedics
! 🦴🧎
Chair
@SaleemIslam
and Director
@AmberRShamsi
exchange files after signing the pact, isn't it astounding that our surgeons can tell their stories and the journalists have stories from the top-notch surgeons in the country,
@CEJatIBA
meets
@AKUGlobal
!
Celebrating Dr Shahid Sami, who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cardiac Sciences Appreciation Evening at AKU! A stellar surgeon, mentor, and educator, Dr Sami redefines excellence. Thank you Dr Sami, for elevating the CTS program at AKUH & inspiring us all.
AI is the elephant in the room & everyone has their unique opinion on it but Dr
@mpusic
stretches the educator’s perspective where doctors observe, interpret, & act &
#AI
makes it possible for us to swim in the world of data. Can you envision a revolutionised world with
#AI
? 🦾
Our most awaited Edition of "The Monthly Stitch| Edition 7, " is out with the focus on
#CancerAwareness
. Hop in to read the touching interview of Dr Tabish Chawla who survived cancer and he treats the same cancer speciality, Check out:
On this women’s day we are paying a homage to our female
#surgeons
who are an active participants of the hospital community, playing their part as healthcare professionals, and being a nurturer at their home!
#Women
in all roles!!
#HappyWomensDay
👩⚕️
This blockbuster workshop focused on writing and submitting
@NIH
grants which entails our soaring aspirations to be a research-led university
@AKUGlobal
conducted by Dr Zehra,
@adnansurani
, & Ali Hussaini 🖊️
#grants
#MedEd
A
#drone
flying within the auditorium? Understanding the nuances a human eye can’t, our
#hackathonsteam6
constructed the drone that can deliver medicine, ingenuity being fermented at our
#AKUSurgeryconf
Something is cooking at the
#Surgery
department. Dr Akbar Abbas (An ENT) surgeon does this remarkable cochlear implant surgery in children under five yrs of age to hamper any eminent signs of deafness, he talks about the stages and surgery,
#DM
to know more, stay tuned!
#MedEd
Walking up the stairs, leading to the conference venue. Curtains are up and the
#AKUsurgeryConf
is about to begin. We are now live. Join us at the AKU auditorium for the inauguration ceremony.
The 9th AKU Annual Surgical Conference’s pre-workshop on Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Professionals underway right now with workshop director
@DrFahadUmer
#AKUSurgeryConf
Live from our
#9AASC
, Dr
@SaulatFatimi
posing important questions to our keynote speaker Dr
@mpusic
, the critical discussions around the future of
#AI
in surgical rooms, can’t miss these crucial discussions!!
A great humanitarian ground to put forth your stories from
@AKUGlobal
which may go missing by the media. 👏 Congratulations to all the winners
@ICRC
@CEJatIBA
A groundbreaking effort by
@CEJatIBA
and
@AkuSurgery
where our
#SONAM
students were taught the basics of reverse image, information bias, and fake news just within a month of signing the MoU. A great start to new collaborations!
#SochPhirPost
#iVerified
Digital twin replicates a physical object to a virtual representation like “An intraoperative setting of how an object reacts to a knife.”𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭? Revolutionary landmarks of
#AI
at
#9AASC
. Imagine measuring outcomes of a surgery before making first incision!
📢 Calling all researchers and surgeons!
Exciting news! 📚 The latest conference supplement is on the horizon, and we want YOUR insights!
🔍 Theme: Surgery in the Digital Era 🌐💉
Submit your abstracts now to be a part of this cutting-edge conversation. Share your innovations.
Redefining Hope- The future of my nation lies in its youth. I had the privilege of engaging with bright young minds in the AKU scholarship challenge program today. Looking at the spark in their eyes, I'm certain Pakistan will rise again.
@AKUAANA
@AKUGlobal
#THOREESEEHIMMAT
Breast surgery ☑️
Spent an exciting week with Dr. Lubna Vohra and got to work with a multitude of patients. Grateful to have been a part of treatment plans leading to excellent outcomes in patients with cancer. Also delved into accomplishments and aspirations over some tea! 👀
RIGHT NOW at
#9AASC
: Dr
@DChu80
talking on how technology can be used to make patients understand and act on a lot of health info, and what a surgeon wants a patient to know can be bridged by
#AI
, Revolutionary discussions underway at our
#AKUSurgeryconf
!
I express my gratitude to the chairman department of surgery and faculty members for showing confidence in my leadership as Head of General Surgery in Aga Khan university hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
@AkuSurgery
@SaleemIslam
@AKUGlobal
Join in to celebrate the legacy of our dear Dr
@amirshariffmd
and cheer for the participating teams
@AKUGlobal
! 🏏 Mark your Calendars: 🗓️ Dec. 22, 2k23
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Amir Shariff with a special memorial cricket match! Join us at the Sports Center AKU this Friday, December 22nd 2023 for a day filled with cricket, memories, and celebration. Let's come together to pay tribute to an extraordinary individual
@AkuSurgery
Her account’s private but everyone needs to know this extra ordinary AKU grad, who won the high honor award in surgery and MBBS examination for the last three years!
She’s the real MVP! 😍👩⚕️
So proud of
@alizah_hashmi
@AkuSurgery
@AKUGlobal
@AdilHaiderMD
@AAlvi50
Surgery dept at
@akuglobal
pledges to take mental health seriously and
𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 #𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺
is a reminder to seek out the support you need. Don't
𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫
in silence 🌷
We need two more followers to be 100 followers up
@X
! For all that happens inside the
#Surgery
department at Aga Khan Hospital, sign up for our account and never miss a beat! ☺️
#MedEd
Surgery in the
#Digital
Era is on the horizon with many possibilities. Want to learn more in our upcoming
#conference
which is one of its kind happening from March: 1st-3rd, 2024. Conference led by
#AI
geek:
@DrFahadUmer
, organized by the Department of
#Surgery
!
@SaleemIslam
Not to forget that under Dr
@SaleemIslam
's dynamic leadership, we talk about more female surgeons in the department, we talk about wellness, and we talk about mental health issues! 👏
‘The analogy of Chess:♟️
#AI
lets us to be in the situation and be a specialist in it. We don’t need to learn the full game to master a specialised portion of it.’ Fresh perspectives post our
#9AASC
#AKUSurgeryconf
AI is the elephant in the room & everyone has their unique opinion on it but Dr
@mpusic
stretches the educator’s perspective where doctors observe, interpret, & act &
#AI
makes it possible for us to swim in the world of data. Can you envision a revolutionised world with
#AI
? 🦾
History in the making, opening new doors and avenues where surgeons meet
#journalists
, where we are going to reap quality
#health
beat reporting!!
@CEJatIBA
- the only acclaimed journalism school in Pakistan accredited with
@MedillSchool
of Journalism, Let's loosen the ribbon! 🪢
Dr
@SaleemIslam
, Chairperson, Department of Surgery, talks about the importance of this year's 9th AKU Annual Surgical Conference's theme: "Surgery in the Digital Era"
#AKUSurgeryConf
Register now:
Mobile App Download:
Dr. Fareed Shaikh, general surgery program director, led a Wet Lab session with Dr. Zeeshan Nasir on hand-sewn bowel anastomosis for residents. These monthly sessions are rare for any other GS program in the country & provide an amazing opportunity to enhance surgical skills.
Dr Masood Umer organized an oncology session during the ortho review course held in Bahawalpur on Feb 23rd.
He also delivered a lecture on 'Setting Up a Sarcoma Service in Pakistan' on Feb 24th at the inaugural conference of the South Punjab Association in Bahawalpur.
Want to attend the one-day workshop directed at fact-checking 📰 and latest digital practices? Then register fast and learn from the top journalist of Dawn
@asabbasi7
, in collaboration with
@CEJatIBA
and
@AKUGlobal
, open for all
#aku
students, register:
Thanks
@qureshif
. Very humbled to be asked to serve as the leader of the Surgical Section of the
@AmerAcadPeds
. Look forward to moving the needle for our members!
Excited for the poster competition and looking to see your design as the official poster for the
#9AASC
? Send in your designs before the 20th.October, 2023
18 days to go. The challenge begins!
#surgery
#AI
#MedEd
#posterdesign
Can you spot
@AKUGlobal
's logo on our Chair's signing pen 🖊️? We take AKU, brand AKU, and endorse AKU's quality standards wherever we go! 😊
@CEJatIBA
meets
@AkuSurgery
🙏
The surgery department
@AKUGlobal
is all set and ready for their beach 🏖️ wellness and the best quad of the whole plan is the dedication towards beach cleaning by the full department post picnic.
#environment
#Sustainability
#beachday
Redefining genuineness -Tashfeen,an AKU and Karolinska Institute-educated Orthopedic surgeon, stands out for his exceptional genuineness, sincerity,and humility.His unyielding calmness marks him as an UNSUNG HERO. I am proud to call him my friend.
@AKUGlobal
@AKUAANA
@AkuSurgery
"🌟 Get ready to shine in the surgical spotlight! 🌟
Join the AKU Surgical Conference 2024 Poster Competition and showcase your digital surgery prowess.
Theme: Surgery in digital era
Specialised Bariatric surgeons have put together a magnificent program around obesity apprehension thru:
-Awareness session
-Live surgery event for the paramedics
-Free Camp to check
#BMI
Where :📍
@akuglobal
When : ⏲️ 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 (𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺- 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺)
Representing Pakistan and presenting in the SAARC Association of Urological Surgeons (SAUS) Symposium at SIU Urology 2023
#SIU2023
@AKUGlobal
@SaleemIslam
Birthday celebrations r an imp ritual
@AkuSurgery
& our Chair:
@SaleemIslam
take active participation in the clapping followed by a small speech, isn't that too memorable when looking back down the lane? Heartiest wishes to Shagufta on her hatch day! Let's keep da party rolling 🎂
Department of
#Surgery
@akuglobal
is a part of a live webinar on 19th.October (one of its kind) led by the dynamic leadership of Dr Abida Sattar where a multidisciplinary panel will shed light on the ways to curb
#breastcancer
🎗️
Check our first, "Meet the Surgeon," series. Dr
@masood_umer
talks about the challenges of being a surgeon, his clinical interests, and how he prepares for a surgery which has become a nation wide successful practice. Click and Watch 👇
Another testament of Surgery's vision to forge collaboration between
@AKUGlobal
and Sino-Pak center for artificial intelligence. An
#MoU
signed by Prof
@SaleemIslam
and Prof Sharifullah Khan, Dean PAF-IAST. Dr
@ahsankhan_neuro
among the delegate from the Dept of
#Surgery
! 🖊️🎇
A good surgeon doesn't just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you're doing. - 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣
It's a beautiful day to save lives
@AKUGlobal
:)
#surgery
#MedEd