Outstanding Reviewers

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 40 Issue 1, 2024

Prof. Saima Chaudhry (BDS, Ph.D, MME) is a strategist, educationist and a researcher. She graduated from de’Montmorency College of Dentistry as Best Graduate of year 2003. She did her Ph.D in Oral Pathology from University of the Punjab in 2012  as HEC indigenous Scholar and Later acquired Masters in Medical Education in 2016. Dr. Chaudhry is an HEC approved Ph.D supervisor and has an H-Index of 13 and her research interests include health professions education, and oral pathology. 
 
She is part of the visiting faculty at the Department of Medical Education at University of Health Sciences, Lahore where she served as Head of Oral Pathology Department from 2015-2022 with an additional charge of Head, Medical Education Department from 2017-2021. Presently, she is working as the founding Director of Centre for Health Professions Education and Lifelong learning at the University of Lahore since October, 2022.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 39, Issue 4, 2023

Dr. Tasleem Akhtar ( Ph.D, Zoology from Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan) is working as an Assistant Professor at University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan. Her research interests include Molecular Mechanisms/Pathways involved in inflammatory diseases, Alternative Medicine, and  Mechanism of action of Natural Medicinal Compounds. During her academic career, she has published >40 research articles in International peer reviewed journals and 26 conference presentations at various National and International conferences. She has also authored a book chapter on Cancer Management. She has on her credit an impact factor of >100.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 38, Issue 3, 2022

Prof. Maryam Rashid (MBBS;M.Phil;Ph.D) is working as Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College (ASMDC), Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her MBBS from Rawalpindi Medical College in the year 2002. Then she perused for her post-graduation in the subject of Pharmacology and completed her M.Phil in 2010 from University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore with the award of “Best Student & High Academic Achiever” of in Pharmacology students of her session.  She is a passionate researcher and has dedicated 14 years to innovative teaching and research. She completed her Ph.D from UHS in 2019. She is also a member of Advanced Studies & Research Board of UHS Lahore. She has acquired certifications in Medical Teaching (CMT) and Medical Editing (CME) from UHS, Lahore and is a member of Editorial Board of the Journal of ASMDC, Lahore. Her areas of research interest include “alternative drug treatment", “personalized medicine” and “Pharmacogenetics”.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 38, Issue 2, 2022

Dr. Sarah Ghafoor [BDS, MHPE, DipTQM, Ph.D (King’s College London, UK)] is working as Assistant Professor in the Department
of Oral Biology, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan. She is a Dental Surgeon and a researcher by profession. Her areas of research interest include orodental development & biology, quality assurance and medical education. Presently she is also a student of Certificate Course in Medical Journalism for Editors at the same University. She has won many national and international research grants and has >40 publications on her credit with an impact factor of +63.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 37, Issue 3, 2021

Prof. Saira Saleem [MBBS (Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad); FCPS General Surgery (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan); MRCS (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland); MRCS (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow); FRCS(Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow)] is currently working as Professor of Surgery at Madina Teaching Hospital & The University Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.  Her area of specialization is Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. 

Prof Saira Saleem has a number of research articles published in peer reviewed journals and has more than 50 citations.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 37, Issue 2, 2021

Prof. Shagufta Khaliq [M.Sc.(University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan); Ph.D.(Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan); Post Doc. (University College London, UK); Post Doc.(St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK)] is currently working as Head of Human Genetics & Molecular Biology Department at University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan. She was awarded Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences Junior Scientist Award and Gold Medal (2001), President's Pride of Performance Civil Award (2002), and Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Research Productivity Award (2005 & 2014) for her exceptional contribution to the field of science in Pakistan. Her areas of specialization include Molecular Basis of Inherited Diseases, DNA Fingerprinting, Genome Analysis, Genetic Diversity, Population Genetics, and Epigenetics.

Prof. Khaliq has published >80 research publications in internationally peer reviewed indexed journals.  She has on her credit a cumulative Impact Factor of 272.338 and 2939 Citations.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 37, Issue 1, 2021

Dr. Muhammad Usman Shams [MBBS; M.Phil, FCPS (Histopathology)] is currently working as Director, Mughal Diagnostics & Research Labs (a project of Mughal Eye Hospital Trust). His areas of specialization include Immunohistochemistry, Lab QA and Cancer Pathology. He has published his research work on Breast Cancer, Cancer Biology and Molecular Pathology. 

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 36, Issue 4, 2020

Prof. Abdul Nasir Shah [MCPS, FCPS, MRCGP (INT), FRCGP (INT)] is working as Head of Family Medicine Department at University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan. His area of specialization and research interests include Learning Needs and Blended Training Programmes for Family Physicians practising in Pakistan and other areas of the world.

He has, to-date, trained 1000s of family physicians from primary and secondary health care settings in all provinces of Pakistan through training workshops, short courses and degree programmes. 

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 36, Issue 3, 2020

Dr. Saba Khaliq [MSc. (GCU, Pk), Ph.D (CEMB, PU, Pk), Post-doc (Gottingen, Germany)] is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan. Her area of specialization and research interests include Molecular Biology, Cellular Physiology and Virology.

She has published >100 research publications in internationally peer reviewed indexed journals. She has on her credit a cumulative Impact Factor of 150 and 1150 Citations.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 36, Issue 2, 2020

Prof. Rakhshindah Bajwa is Head of Pathology Department at Continental Medical College, Lahore and has 37 years vast experience in different faculty positions at various Medical Colleges and Post Graduate Medical Institutes of Punjab. Her research interests include Surgical and Anatomic Pathology, Oncologic Pathology, Immunohistochemistry and Diagnostic Cytopathology. 

She has published >50 publications in national and international peer reviewed journals.

Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Vol. 36, Issue 1, 2020

Prof. Muhammad Shahzad [Ph.D, Post Doc. (Chinese Academy of Science, China), Post Doc (University of Queensland, Australia)] is currently working as Head of Pharmacology Department at University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He has specialized in in-vivo and in-vitro drug screening.  His research interests include Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Pharmacogenetics, Medicinal Compounds (Natural/Synthetic), Studies on Mechanism of action of novel drugs, Animal disease models and Ethnopharmacology.

He has published >70 publications in international peer reviewed indexed journals. Prof. Shahzad has on his credit an impact factor of >100 and 884 citations.