Introduction

Dr Sukhia graduated from Fatima Jinnah Dental College, University of Karachi, in 2004. She then pursued her Internship in Dentistry at Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, in 2005. In 2006 she joined the residency program in Orthodontics at the Aga Khan University and Hospital, Karachi. She is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, UK, Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Fellow of Higher Education Academy of UK. She is also an alumnus of the master’s program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Aga Khan University, Karachi. Currently she is serving as Assistant Professor (Orthodontics) and is also the Associate Program Director of the Orthodontics Residency Program at the Aga Khan University and Hospital, Karachi. She is the Course Director for the ‘Oral Microbiology and Immunology’ course for the Associate Science in Dental Hygiene Program.

She is an approved CPSP supervisor and supervises residents for their Fellowship in Orthodontics from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan and also serves on the thesis committee of Master of Science Students in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Aga Khan University, Karachi. She has more than 25 publications to her credit and has presented her research work at numerous national and international conferences and even received awards for the same. She is also the recipient of three URC (University Research Council, the Aga Khan University) grants as Principal Investigator.

Education

MSc Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Clinical Research Track), The Aga Khan University, Karachi, 2017
FFD, (Fellowship in Orthodontics), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, UK, 2014
FCPS (Fellowship in Orthodontics), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, 2012
MOrth (Membership in Orthodontics), Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK, 2010
BDS, Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan, 2004

Training

Instructor, Orthodontics, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2011
Residency in Orthodontics, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2010
House Officer, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan, 2005

Research interests

Orthodontics
Dental and Skeletal Age
Cephalometrics
Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Experience

Lecturer Orthodontics, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Pakistan, May 2015-Sep 2017
Assistant Professor and Head of Department of Orthodontics, Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences, Pakistan 2012-Sep 2017

Professional associations

Pakistan Association of Orthodontists

Awards and honours

Best Graduate Award and Eight Gold Medals, Fatima Jinnah Dental College, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 2004

Created on:04/26/2016 Last modified:12/16/2021