Editorial & Advisory Board
Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
EDITORIAL BOARD
Patron:
Dr. Manzoor H. Qazi
Chancellor, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
CEO, Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: chancellor@stmu.edu.pk
Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan
Prof of Surgery
Vice Chancellor, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: vc@stmu.edu.pk
Editor(s):
Dr. Nazeer Khan
Prof & Director ORIC
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: editor@j.stmu.edu.pk
Dr. Rasia B. Gul
Prof & Dean, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: dean.fnm@stmu.edu.pk
Managing Editor:
Dr. Tausif A. Rajput
Prof & Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical & Allied Health Sciences
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: m.editor@j.stmu.edu.pk
Associate Editors:
Dr. Afrose Liaquat
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Biochemistry (SCM)
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: afrose@j.stmu.edu.pk
Dr. Fouzia Sadiq
Director Research
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: fouzia@j.stmu.edu.pk
Dr. Mustafeez M. Babar
Associate Prof., Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences (SCPS)
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: mustafeez@j.stmu.edu.pk
Dr. Sajida Naseem
Associate Prof., Dept. of Community & Family Medicine (SCM)
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: sajida@j.stmu.edu.pk
Section Editor:
Dr. Faiza Naseer
Lecturer, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences (SCPS)
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: faiza@j.stmu.edu.pk
Bio-Statistician:
Ms. Saida Noor
Editorial Office
Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: sadia@j.stmu.edu.pk
Bibliographer:
Mr. Amir Latif
Librarian
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: biblographer@j.stmu.edu.pk
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
International:
Dr. A. Rahman Al Mohaimeed
Prof. & Chairman Dept. of Family Medicine
Editor-in-Chief IJHS, College of Medicine
Qaseem University, Qaseem, KSA
Email: armoh@qumed.edu.sa
Dr. Abdullah Ali Al Ghasham
Prof. & Dean, College of Medicine
Qaseem University, Qaseem, KSA
Email: ghasham@qumed.edu.sa
Dr. Atif Rahman
Prof. of Child Psychiatry & Global Mental Health
University of Liverpool, UK
Email: atif.rahman@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr. Eltuhami M. Abdel Magied
Professor of Anatomy, College of Medicine
Qaseem University, Qaseem, KSA
Email: eltuhami@gmail.com
Dr. Eric G. Tangalos
Professor of Medicine and Geriatrician
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Email:
Dr. Ian Willis
International Higher Education Specialist
University of Liverpool, UK
Email: ian.willis@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr. Ihsan Burney
Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Email: ikramburney@hotmail.com
Dr. Ihsan Karaman
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Istanbul Health and Technology University, Turkey
Email: mikaraman@hotmail.com
Dr. Janet Strivens
Senior Associate Director
Centre for Recording Achievement, University of Liverpool, UK
Email: strivens@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr. Khadiga Mohamed Fathy Dandash
Professor, Dept. of Public Health, Preventive and Social Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Email: khadigad@hotmail.com
Dr. Mohammad Afzal Kahloon
Consultant Urologist
John James Medical Suite, Australia
Email: makahloon@gmail.com
Dr. Mohammed Abutaleb
Consultant Clinical Pharmacist & Director PG Clinical Pharmacy Residency Program
King Fahd Central Hospital, Jazan, KSA
Board Member, Saudi Scientific Council of Pharmacy, Saudi Commission for Health Specialities, Riyadh, KSA
Email: abutaleb33@yahoo.com
Dr. Mohammed Ishtiaq Qadri
Head Medical Biotechnology, Liver Biology & Translational Research
King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdul Aziz University, KSA
Email: ishtiaq80262@yahoo.com
Dr. Pammla M. Petrucka
Professor of Nursing, Community and Global Health
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Email: m010@sasktel.net
Dr. Pervaiz Malik
Professor & Head of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery of Central Jersey, USA
Email: pmalikmd@gmail.com
Dr. Saleh Al Damegh
Prof. & Founding Dean
Unaizah College of Medicine & Applied Medical Sciences, KSA
Email: draldamegh@gmail.com
Dr. Solina Richter
Prof. & Associate Dean Global Health
University of Alberta, Canada
Email: solina.richter@ualberta.ca
Dr. Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Professor of Medicine and Health Care
Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, UK
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy & Practice
Email: z.babar@hud.ac.uk
National (Extra organizational):
Dr. Alamgir Khan
Prof. of Physiology
Editor Pakistan Journal of Physiology
Army Medical College, NUMS, Rawalpindi
Email: docalamgir@gmail.com
Dr. Farooq Azam Rathore
Head of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi
Email: farooqrathore@gmail.com
Dr. Irshad Hussain
Associate Prof.
SBA School of Science & Engineering
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore
Email: ihussain@lums.edu.pk
Dr. Najam-Us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi
Assoc. Prof & Head of Industrial Biotechnology Dept.
National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
Email: sadafzaidi@asab.nust.edu.pk
Dr. Syed Nauman Bazmi Inam
Prof., & Head of Community Medicine Dept.
Director Dept. of Medical Education
CMH Institute of Medical Sciences, Bahawalpur
Email: drbazmiinam@gmail.com
Dr. Umer Farooq
Prof., & Head of Community Medicine Dept.
Managing Editor, Journal of Ayub Medical College
Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
Email: umerfarooq@ayubmed.edu.pk
National (Organizational):
Dr. Atif Rana
Chief of Radiology
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: atif.rana@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Ejaz A. Khan
Chief of Pediatrics
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: ejaz.khan@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Mohammad Amir
Prof & Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: dean.fhs@stmu.edu.pk
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf
Chief of Anaesthesia
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: muhammad.ashraf@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
Professor Emeritus
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Email: coe@stmu.edu.pk
Dr. M. Mussadiq Khan
Prof & Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email:
Dr. Osama Ishtiaq
Consultant Endocrinologist
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: osama.ishtiq@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Saeed Ullah Shah
Consultant Cardiologist
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: saeedushah@gmail.com
Dr. Salman A. Saleem
Section Head-Pain Management
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: dr.salman@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Salwa Ahsan
Chief of Pharmacy
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: salwa.ahsan@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Shazia Fakhar
Chief of Obs. & Gyne.
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: shazia.fakhar@shifa.com.pk
Dr. Syed Nayer Mahmud
Chief of Medicine
Shifa International Hospitals Ltd.
Email: syed.nayer@shifa.com.pk
All articles published represent the opinion of the authors and do not reflect official policy of the Journal or its affiliated institutes. All rights reserved to the Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University. JSTMU provides open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports global exchange of knowledge.
The Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (JSTMU) is published bi-annually from the Secretariat office, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Gate-1, Shifa International Hospitals, Pitras Bukhari Road, Sector H-8/4, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Editorial Office: Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, 72-Jaffer Khan Jamali Road, Sector H-8/4, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Telephone: +92-51-843-8061 to 8065, Extension 110