Education

1990-95 The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.

M.B.,B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine. Bachelor of Surgery)

1989 Adamjee Government Science College, Karachi, Pakistan.

Higher School Certificate in ‘A’ Grade (>70%).

1987 Gulshan -e-Iqbal Secondary School, Karachi, Pakistan.

Secondary School Certificate in ‘A One’ Grade(>80%).

Honors and Awards

1995 Honors Call in Primary Health Care. The Aga Khan University Hospital.

1989 Distinction in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Islamic and Pakistan Studies.

Higher School Certificate.

1987 Distinction in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English Language, Pakistan Studies.

Secondary School Certificate.

Certification

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).

Step II - Passed

Step I - Planning to give it in June 1997

Registration

1996 Registered Medical Practitioner under Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).

Pofessional experience

11/95 to date Research Officer, Epidemiology Training Program, Community Health Sciences Department, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Job includes :

Research : Working on Epidemiology of Injuries, Intentional and non intentional in the city of Karachi.

Teaching : Led small group tutorial sessions for first year medical students on "Primary Health Care" and "Inferential Epidemiology and Biostatistics" courses.

Project Advisor for Regional Training Program for Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Participants included health professionals from Pakistan, India, Kenya, Tajkistan, and Tanzania.

Project advisor for research projects by Kisumu health project, Kenya (funded by IDRC); and Aga Khan Hospital, Kenya

Management: Course Coordinator for "Inferential Epidemiology and Biostatistics" teaching to first year medical student.

Field Experience :

6/96 - 8/96 Deputed to Aga Khan Foundation, Tajikistan, - coordinating nutrition and vaccination coverage assessment survey, Gorno-Badakshan Oblast - Dr. Peirre Claquin, AKF Geneva, c/o Dr. Joseph B. McCormick, Aga Khan University.

Elective Experience

Feb ‘95 Six weeks in Orthopedics at North Western University, Chicago, USA.

April ‘95 Four weeks in Orthopedics at Brigham’s and Women Hospital, Boston , USA

Computer Skills

Proficient in EPI-INFO, MS WORD, WORD PERFECT, FOX PRO, HARVARD GRAPHICS, FREELANCE GRAPHICS, EXCEL,SPSS e.t.c

Languages :

Fluency in Urdu, English. Also understand and able to communicate in Sindhi, Gujrati and Tajiki.

Travel :

United States, Kenya, Swizterland,Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Thialand.

Research Experience

Nov 18th ‘93 Diabetes Mellitus Type II in First Order Relative: A Case Control study from Karachi, Pakistan. Presented at the Faculty Student Seminar. H Chotani, F Fikree

Nov 18th ‘93 Are Physician doing Fibrooptic Bronchoscopy for appropriate indications ? An Audit of Bronchoscopy at AKUH. J A Khan, H A Chotani, M Qasim, I Hassan, S F Hussain. Presented at the Faculty Student Seminar.

1994 Infertility evaluation. Moving from "Male" or "Female" to "The Couple". H Chotani, I Basar.

1995 Antibiotic Treatment in Pnemonia " Do pediatricians follw the set guidelines ? ". H Chotani, M Nagaria, M Saijid.

1996 Dynamics of Violence in Karachi, Pakistan. H Chotani, J Razzak, S Luby.

1996 Non violent Injuries in Karachi, Pakistan. J Razzak, H Chotani, S Luby.

1996 What type of injuries to look for in a patient coming with head injury. -A case series of 450 patients coming at Neurosurgical unit JPMC, Karachi, Pakistan. H Chotani, A Akber, R Juma, S Luby.

1996 Pediatrics Ingunal hernia. Experinces at a tertiory care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. H Chotani, I Hasan, Z Contractor, Z Nazir, F Moazam.

1996 Observation of the behavior of bus commuters and bus drivers predisposing them to the risk of Traffic accidents in Karachi Pakistan. S Mirza, M Mirza, H Chotani, S Luby.

1996 Risk factors for involvement of bus drivers in road traffic accidents in Karachi. H Chotani, N Afshan, G Raza, S Khoja, N Memon, , S Luby.

1996 Observation of behaviour of Pedistrians predisposing them to the risk of Traffic accidents in Karachi, Pakistan. M Jawaid, F Khan, H Chotani, S Luby.

1997 Risk factors for murder in a low socioeconomic area of Karachi, Pakistan. S Faisal Mahmood, Asad I Mian, Seema Pirvani, Muna Khan, Habib Chotani, Stephen Luby.

1997 Indepth interviews of perpetrators of urban violence in Karachi.

1997 Study of college students pertaining to the exposure and involvment to violence in Karachi.

1997 Estimating Deaths and Injuries due to Intentional Violence in Karachi through the 3 level Capture-Recapture Method.

1997 Case series of pedistrian injuries in 5 major cities of Pakistan.

Extra-curricular Activities

Worked for Patient Welfare Association, Civil Hospital, Karachi,Pakistan.

Worked as a volunteer for arranging Charity walk to help the Punjab Flood Victims.

Sports Conveneur of AKUMC for the year 1994.

Member of University Cricket team from 1990 - 1995. Captained the team for the year 1994.

Member of Football team from 1990 - 1995.

Represented the University in the Inter University Tennis Tournament in 1994.

Represented the University in a friendly match against the Pakistan Vetrans in 1995.

Received medals in Shot Put, Discus, Javelin & Table Tannis in Inter class Tournament from 1991-1994.

Runner ups in Pool Tournament in 1993.

Refrences:

Stephen P. Luby, MD, EIS ‘90

Assistant Professor

Community Health Sciences,

Aga Khan University, Stadium Rd., PO Box 3500

Karachi, Pakistan

tel: 92-21-4930051 ext. 2946 fax: 92-21-4934294

email: chsaku@biruni.erum.com.pk

Joseph B. McCormick, MD, EIS ‘73

Director, Department of Epidemiology,

Institute Pasteur, Paris

email: jxsmccormk@aol.com

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