Introduction

Dr. Sattar is an AKU medical graduate who proceeded to USA for residency in surgery followed by a highly rated Breast surgery fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical school of Brown University, USA. After spending years in America, Dr. Sattar returned to Pakistan and joined AKU as an Assistant Professor in Breast Surgery. She was later promoted to Associate Professor. She has been serving as the Section Head, Breast surgery since 2018 and has also been appointed as the Director of the Breast Surgery Program, in which capacity she focuses on enhancing quality multidisciplinary care, research, education and on improving patient experience at the Aga Khan University Hospital.

Education

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 2004 (recertified in 2013)
MBBS, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 1995

Training

• Breast Fellow, Women and Infants Hospital, Brown University, USA, 2007-2008
• Surgical Residency, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA, 1998-2003
• Transitional Year (Internship) Brown University, USA, 1997-1998

Research interests

• Appropriate use of antibiotics in breast surgery(avoiding unnecessary antibiotics)
• Management of High Risk Lesions
• Breast Conservation
• Cancer in Young Females
• Hereditary Breast Cancer
• De-escalation Therapy

Experience

Professional associations

• Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
• American Society of Breast Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• Supervisor and Examiner for FCPS Breast Surgery Fellowship 

Awards and honours

• Randomized Control Trial of antibiotics after mastectomy, Dr. Sattar's work was considered to have "Greatest Scientific Impact", as awarded by the American Society of Breast Surgeons
• America’s Top Surgeons- awarded by Consumer Research Council of America, USA

Grants and research activities

Training healthcare workers in performing clinical breast exam for early detection of symptomatic breast lumps, in populations belonging to remote regions of Pakistan.

Created on:04/26/2016 Last modified:08/10/2023