Farah Naz Qamar

The Kamruddin Mohamed Jessani Endowed Professor Professor
Section of Paediatrics Infectious Diseases , Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Telephone: 92 21 34861085

Education

FRCP, The Royal college of Edinburgh, 2020

Masters, Clinical Research, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2010
FCPS Paediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2005
Diploma in Child Health, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2003
MBBS, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1995

Training

Fellowship in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2010
Residency, National Institute of Child Health, Pakistan, 2003
Senior Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi
Instructor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Research interests

Vaccines
Preventable Diseases

Typhoid 
Pediatric nutrition 
Antimicrobial resistance 
Peddiatric diarrhea 

Experience

Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, July 2023 to present.

Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2017 to June 2023.
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2012 to 2017
Senior Instructor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Professional associations

Member, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Member, Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan
Member, Pakistan Pediatric Association

Royal college of physicians Edinburgh
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA)

Awards and honours

1992 Honors in Anatomy, Dow medical college, Karachi.
1993 Honors in Pharmacology, Dow medical college, Karachi.
1994 Honors in Pathology, Dow medical college, Karachi.
1995 Honors in Medicine, Dow medical college, Karachi.
1995 Honors in Surgery, Dow medical college, Karachi.
1995 Honors in Ophthalmology, Dow medical college, Karachi.
1995 Honors in Obstetrics and gynecology, Dow medical college, Karachi.
2008 Masters in Clinical Research, Aga Khan University - (Grant awarded by AKU-NIH      
        Fogarty Infectious Diseases in Child Health Training Program)
2007 Fellowship Pediatric Infectious diseases (Grant awarded by AKU-NIH Fogarty 
         Infectious Diseases in Child Health Training Program)
2018 Deans Award - Outstanding Junior research faculty  
2021 Deans Award - Outstanding Senior research faculty

Clinical profile information

Clinical designation

Consultant Paediatrician

Specialties

Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Created on:04/26/2016 Last modified:08/28/2023

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