Category: Dow Faculty

  • Professor Junaid Ashraf

    The current and 21st. Principal of Dow Medical College and Dow University of Medical Sciences is Professor Junaid Ashraf. He took office on November 4 2009.

  • Prof. S.M. Inkisar Ali

    Prof. S. M. Inkisar Ali served in the Department of Pediatrics, Civil Hospital, Karachi. Currently he is at Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi.  

  • Professor Mahmud Ali Shah

    Professor Mahmood Ali Shah MS, FACS, FICS (Professor of Ophthalmology) was the Principal of Dow Medical College from May 26 1955 to September 29, 1969 (14 years!). During his time many a Dowite went forth to be in the limelight most notably Prof. Adeeb Ul Hasan Rizvi. A write-up on Professor MA Shah. This one…

  • Professor Adeeb Ul Hasan Rizvi

    Professor Adeeb Ul Hasan Rizvi graduated from DMC in 1960. He is the founder of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi. SIUT (Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation) started as an eight-bed ward in the Civil Hospital, Karachi. In the years following its inception, it has progressed from a small ward to a status…

  • Professor Mir Abdul Basir

    Professor Mir Abdul Basir was Professor of Physiology at Dow Medical College in the 1950’s. Has later the first principal of Liaquat Medical College, Hyderabad. This information was provided by his grand-daughter Shehla “Lily” Hussain, a dowite 1985.

  • Professor Hussain Ahmed

    Prof. Hussain Ahmed was the first Professor of Anesthesiology at Dow and CHK. In fact he established the Department of Anesthesiology at Civil Hospital Karachi. He passed away at the age of 52 years. This information was provided by Shehla “Lily” Hussain, DMC graduate of 1985.

  • Dow Medical College Faculty 1960

    Photo courtesy of Class of 1960 and uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD Nov 28 2013.

  • Professor Col. Said Ahmad

    Professor Col. Said Ahmad, Professor of Surgery in the early 1960’s. Photo uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD Nov 28 2013.

  • Professor Jalisi

    Professor M. Jalisi of Department of Otolarygology, Civil Hospital Karachi. His own ENT manual dubbed “Jalisi Digest” by the students made him popular. Good teacher and liked by all. Photo uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD November 26 2013, Prof. M. Jalisi, Ex-Chief of ENT at Civil Hospital Karachi, now retired at the APPNA Meeting…

  • Dow Medical College Principals

    Dow Medical College Principals: The Historical Account 1945 to 2005: While every priniciapls of Dow controbuted in the development of Dow all through the years, the brief infroamtion on some of them is provided here. Dr. Col Aziz, is usually referred to as the First  Principal. Tragically died on the day at the inauguration of…