Profile

Professional Profile

I am currently working as consultant respiratory physician in NHS England (at Milton Keynes University Hospital). After completing my graduation in 2002 from Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore (Pakistan), I joined structured training program in general internal medicine and then in respiratory medicine. In order to gain further training, experience and qualifications I moved to UK in 2010. My first appointment in NHS England as consultant was in 2014. I gained experience in interventional bronchoscopy from University College London Hospitals. Throughout my career I have been involved in teaching and training of medical students. I have been clinical and educational supervisor for junior doctors and respiratory trainees. I have participated in various research projects and audits on a regular basis. I am Royal College Examiner and Regional Advisor for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

During COVID-19 pandemic, I regularly looked after COVID-19 patients requiring inpatient treatments and have provided post-admission follow up care to these patients as well.

Qualifications

BSc; MBBS; MCPS Medicine (Pak); MRCP (UK); MRCPS (Glasg); FCPS Pulmonology (Pak); FRCP (Glasgow); FCCP (US); Specialty Certificate in Respiratory Medicine (RCP UK); European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine;

Professional Memberships

British Thoracic Society

European Respiratory Society

American College of Chest Physicians

Professional registrations

GMC UK (7048887)

Medical Council Republic of Ireland (427208)

Pakistan Medical Commission (40335-P)

Other post-nominals

FRCP (Glasgow)

FCCP (USA)

Publications

  1. Original article: “Using Machine Learning Algorithms to develop a clinical decision-making tool for COVID-19 inpatients” – published in IJERPH (June 2021)
  2. Case report: “COVID-19, Diagnostic Difficulties and Acute Psychosis” – published in BJMP (July 2020)
  3. Original article: “EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of lung cancer & mediastinal/ hilar lymphadenopathy” – published in BJMP (December 2019)
  4. Article: “Serum procalcitonin in lower respiratory tract infections in adult patients” – published in BJMP (June 2019)
  5. Original article: “Diagnosis of combined adenocarcinoma small cell lung cancer by endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration” – published in Journal of Bronchology Interventional Pulmonology (April 2019)
  6. Case report: “Bilateral military shadowing on chest x-ray” – published in JCPSP (December 2013)
  7. Article: “The next pandemic – tuberculosis: the oldest disease of mankind rising one more time” – published in BJMP (June 2013)
  8. Original article:; “Effect of use of spacer device in asthma control in asthmatic patients already on inhaled therapy” – published in JAIMC (April-June 2010)
  9. Case report: “Cervicofacial emphysema” – published in JCPSP (August 2009)
  10. Case report: “Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis – very rare DPLD in Asians” – published in JAIMC (Oct-Dec 2009)
  11. Original article: “A local experience of bronchial asthma” – published in JAIMC (Oct-Dec 2009)
  12. Case report: “Every wheeze is not asthma and every stridor is not laryngospasm” – published in JAIMC (July-Sept 2009)
  13. Case report: “Kartagener’s syndrome – a subset of primary ciliary dyskinesia” – published in (SMDJ) Surgimed Medical & Dental Journal (July-Sept 2009)
  14. Case report: “Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis” – published in JCPSP (June 2009)
  15. Case report: “Rarely encountered acid fast bacilli in clinical practice” – published in JAIMC (April-June 2009)
  16. Case report: “Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia – a rare ILD” – published in JAIMC (April-June 2009)
  17. Original article: “Various clinic-pathological aspects of DPLDs – a local experience” – published in JAIMC (Jan-Mar 2009)
  18. Case report: “Tuberculous lymphadenitis – unusual presentation” – published in JAIMC (January-March 2009)
  19. Original article: “Local microbiological trends in chronic stable bronchiectasis” – published in JAIMC (June-Dec 2008)