Badar Afzal Khan

Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine

Service Line Chief, 24/7 Emergency and Acute Care Service Line, Aga Khan University Hospital

Telephone: 92 21 3481144

Publication

Introduction

Dr. Badar Afzal is a graduate of Medicine Residency program. She joined department of Emergency Medicine as a Senior Medical Officer in 2005. She was appointed as an Instructor in 2008 and later as Senior Instructor in 2010. She was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor in July 2014. She is the current Service Line Chief and has also served as Program director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program. 

Education

FCPS (Medicine), College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2010
MBBS, Dow Medical College, Karachi, 1993

Training

Residency in Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 1997-1999
Internship, Civil Hospital, Karachi, 1995-1996

Research interests

Resuscitation
Disaster Emergencies
Critical Care

Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2014
Senior Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2010-2014
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2008-2010

Professional associations

Member of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)
Member of College of Physicians & Surgeons, Pakistan (CPSP)
Member of Pakistan Society of Emergency Medicine (PSEM)
Member of Society of Academic Emergency Physicians (SAEM)

Publications

  • Khan IQ, Siddiqui E, Waheed S, Khursheed M, Khan BA, Kazi SG, et al. Clinical Decision Unit, an extension of emergency department: An experience and advantage in a tertiary care centre J Pak Med Assoc. 2020;70(2):293-8.
  • Ahmed A, Afshan G, Khan RI, Afzal B, Jamali S, Farooq N, Saleem S, Naeem R, Khan UR. Managing acute pain in HIV+/AIDS patients: knowledge and practice trends among emergency physicians of major tertiary care centers of a developing country. BMC Research Notes 2020;13:255.
  • Azizi K, Ismail M, Aftab U, Afzal B, Mian A. Effectiveness of High-Fidelity Simulation in Training Emergency Medicine Physicians in Point of Care Ultrasonography in Pakistan: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Cureus. 2020;12(6):e8659.
  • Afzal B, Ali N, Mian A. Emergency Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Our Experience from the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2020;30(1 COVID-19):S72-S3.
  • Hassan M, Khan IQ, Khan BA, Siddique EU. Near missed diagnosis of extensive aortic dissection in a young patient presenting with non-specific symptoms. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 2019;69(9):1375-8.
  • Ismail S, Awan S, Naeem R, Siddiqui S, Khan BA, Jamil B, et al. Occupational exposure to HIV in a developing country: assessing knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional before and after an awareness symposium. BMC Res Notes 2018;11:131:1-6.
  • Kazi SGI, Siddiqui E, Habib I, Tabassum S, Afzal B, Khan IQ. Neonatal Purpura Fulminans, a rare genetic disorder due to protein C deficiency: A case report. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018;68(3):463-5.
  • Afzal B, Siddiqui E, Kazi GI, Khan IQ, Daniyal M, Khan MAR. Phosphine inhalation, case series of domestic unintentional poisoning commonly used as anti-bed bug chemical from a low income country. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2018;5(8):3643-6.
  • Siddiqui E, Khan BA, Kazi G, Feroz A, Naeem R, Mansoor T, et al. Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study. World J Emerg Med. 2017;8(4):269-75.
  • Khan BA, Shakeel N, Siddiqui E, Kazi G, Khan IQ, Khursheed M, et al. Impact of delay in admission on the outcome of critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital from low income country. J Pak Med Assoc. 2016;66(5):509-16
  • Kazi SG, Habib MI, Khan BA, Khan IQ, Siddiqui E, Aftab M. Nail as a foreign body in a neonate, an unusual presentation at an unusual age. J Pak Med Assoc. 2015;65(3):315-6.
  • Paichadze N, Khan BA, Zia N, Mujeeb R, Khan MM, Razzak JA. Characteristics of chest pain and its acute management in a low-middle income country: analysis of emergency department surveillance data from Pakistan. Bmc emergency medicine.15(Suppl 2):S13.
  • Shahid M, Khan MZ, Khan BA, Khan ST, Nakeer R. Deliberate Self-Harm Patients Visiting Public and Private Emergency Departments of Karachi. Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society. 2014;11(1):28-30
  • Kazi G, Siddiqui E, Habib I, Khan IQ, Khan BA, Feroz A, et al. Emergency showstopper-factors behind delays in final disposition. MJEM. 2014;20:9-14.
  • Mehmood A, Khan BA, Khursheed M. Overcrowded emergency departments: a problem looking for solution. J Pak Med Assoc. 2012 Jun; 62(6):529-30.

Created on:04/26/2016 Last modified:10/07/2021

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