Muhammad Hafizullah

Muhammad Hafizullah
Vice chancellor of
Khyber Medical University
Assumed office
2007
Personal details
Residence Peshawar
Alma mater Cadet College Hasan Abdal
Profession Cardiologist/Physician
Website www.kmu.edu.pk

Muhammad Hafizullah (Urdu: محمد حافظ الله‎) is a Pakistani professor of cardiology who also served as vice chancellor of Khyber Medical University (KMU) in Peshawar. He is the project director of the Peshawar Institute of Cardiology[1] and has contributed to national guidelines on thrombolysis, acute coronary syndrome, and ST elevation myocardial infarction developed by the Pakistan Cardiac Society.

Education and career

Hafizullah studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal, earned his medical degree from Khyber Medical College in 1979, and won a scholarship for higher studies in England.

He joined the cardiology department of the Postgraduate Medical Institute at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in 1984. Since then, he has held various positions:[2]

  • Cardiology examiner for the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP)
  • Member of the faculty of cardiology, CPSP
  • Supervisor for trainees preparing for the CPSP cardiology exam
  • Head of the Department of Cardiology, Lady Reading Hospital
  • Head of the Department of Cardiology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
  • Chief executive, Lady Reading Hospital
  • Vice dean of research, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital
  • Vice chancellor, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
  • Project director, Peshawar Institute of Cardiology

Under the umbrella of the Pakistan Cardiac Society, Hafizullah contributed to national guidelines on thrombolysis, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, stable angina,[2] hypertension, and preventive cardiology. He delivers lectures on preventive cardiology and has written hundreds of articles in leading newspapers and journals.[1][3][4]

Bibliography

Hafizullah is the author of eight books in English:

  • Know Thy Heart (2007, Ferozsons)
  • Heal Thy Heart (2007, Ferozsons)
  • Heart to Heart (2005, Ferozsons)
  • My Heart, My Mirror (2010, Ferozsons)
  • Musings of Heart (2011, Ferozsons)
  • Treasures of Heart (2013, Ferozsons)
  • Heart of Heart (2005, Jahangir Book Depot)
  • Sagas of Heart (2008, Jahangir)

."woes of Heart" (2013 Ferozsons) . RuminationS of Heart (2015 Ferozsons) He has also written three books in Urdu:

  • Dil Ki Dunya (2012, Ferozsons)
  • Dil Ki Batain (2012, Ferozsons)
  • Dil Kai Khazeenai (2013, Ferozsons)

In addition, he has published more than 450 articles as part of regular newspaper columns: "Know Your Heart" in The Frontier Post, "From the Core of My Heart" in The News International, "Heart to Heart" in The Statesman, "Dil ka Maamla" in Daily Mashriq, and "Dil ki Batain" in Daily Aaj.

Affiliations

Hafizullah became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1983, of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1995, and of the American College of Cardiology in 2000.[2] He has also received fellowships from the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, and the American College of Physicians.

Other affiliations and positions include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Articles by Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah". Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah". KMU.
  3. ↑ "Articles by prof:Hafizullah".
  4. ↑ statesman.com.pk
  5. ↑ pcs.org.pk
  6. ↑ "Muhammad Hafizullah". Pakistan Hypertension League. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ↑ iscp.org
  8. ↑ apsc.org
  9. ↑ UoP, CITS. "University of Peshawar". University of Peshawar. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  10. ↑ "University of Malakand - Homepage". www.uom.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - PIMS". www.pims.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  12. ↑ "http://www.kust.edu.pk". www.kust.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-01-28. External link in |title= (help)
  13. ↑ cecos.edu.pk
  14. ↑ "Board of Governors (BoG)". paraplegiccenter.org. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  15. ↑ "Members". nbcpakistan.org.pk. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  16. ↑ pakheartjournal.com
  17. ↑ "Editor:PJMI".
  18. ↑ "Khyber Medical University Journal". kmuj.kmu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  19. ↑ "hafizullah President,Preventive Cardiology". Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Medical & Dental Council > PM&DC Members".
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