Category: Dow Principals

  • I Find my Youth in my Professors

    A Tribute to My Professors at Dow Medical College “I find my youth in my professors.” As I reflect on my journey through life and medicine, I find myself returning, time and again, to the hallowed halls of Dow Medical College. It was within those classrooms and clinics that I first encountered the towering figures…

  • The Final Year Class 1952

    From TheDowDays.Com archives, we share a nostalgic group photograph in front of Dow’s main building. Featured here is the Dow Final Profession Class of 1952, including Professor Khawaja Moin, who is identifiable as a final-year student standing (Top Row) fifth from the left. A complete list of everyone in this photograph is provided below. Dow…

  • Principals of Dow Medical College

    Amin H. Karim MD

  • Prof. Mohammad Sharif Chaudhry Rest in Peace

    APRIL 7 2019  KARACHI:    Prof. Mohammad Sharif Chaudhry left for his heavenly abode this morning surrounded by his 4 children. He was a proud Kemcolian and served as Prof of Cardiology Civil Hospital Karachi and retired as Principal of DMC. He remained clinically active with his philanthropic work till the end. He has trained…

  • A Page from Prof. Wahid’s Dairy

    This page was sent to me from Prof. Abdul Wahid’s daughter Prof. Zarnaz Waheed. He wrote these verses, it seems in 1959 or maybe later. He read this after his retirement in 1985 at the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Class of 1960. Dr. Mohammad Hafeez Rahman recorded this and the video has…

  • Prof. Abdul Wahid Reciting Some Verses 1985.

    This video took many years to be finally traced to Dr. Mohammad Hafeez Rahman MD who graciously gave it to for processing it into a movie. I first heard about the video at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Class of 1960 in Houston in 2010. Prof. Adeeb Rizvi came from Karachi to attend his…

  • Annual Medical Symposium DMC May 1993.

      Academic Council of the Dow Medical College,Karachi in May 1993 at the occasion of 11th Annual Symposium. Late Prof. Shakir Ali Jafery was the Principal of DMC. Photo courtesy of souvenir published in May 1993. The souvenir was sent to me in 1999 by Dr. Syed Hamid Zaki, Dow grad 1977, Karachi. Any help…

  • The Dow Editorial Board 1951-52

    From the Dow Archives the picture from the Dow Magazine 1951-52 the Editorial Board of Dow. This is a 62 year old picture form the pages of Dow Magazine. When Dow was just graduating its first classes. You will find Dr. A. Wahid sitting in the middle as the President of this Editorial Board. Sitting…

  • Professor Salahuddin Afsar

    Professor Afsar was the Principal of DMC from May 2 2005

  • Professor Masood Hamid Khan

    Professor Masood Hamid Khan was the Principal of Dow Medical College from January 14 2004 to May 1 2005. He is the first Vice Chancellor of DUHS.