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Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Sultan
MBBS, DCH, Master Tropical Paediatrics,
MRCP (UK), FRCPCH (UK)
Chairman and Professor of Department of Paediatric Medicine
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Brief
History and Introduction
King Edward Medical University houses the country’s premier Paedaitric Department. It is a tertiary care referral centre for sick children from all over the Punjab. It was established by Late Prof. S.M.K. Wasti in a small room in Outpatient Department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore, in 1948, and was shifted in 1950 to a hut in the Tetanus Ward of Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Prof. S.M.K. Wasti assumed charge as its first professor in 1953. In 1956, the department of Paediatrics was shifted to its present premises, which was donated by Rai Bahadur Amarnath in 1946. The department was expanded to a new block in 1982 with increased bed strength of 110. The construction of children’s Medical Specialty Block, which became operational in 2010, began in 1991, and housed paediatric emergency, Neonatal and paediatric ICU and specialties.
A second Unit was created in 2004. The following professors have served it since the setting up of the department: Prof. S.M. Hanif (1970), Prof. Shaukat Raza Khan (1971- 1990), Prof. Tariq Iqbal Bhutta (1991-1997), Prof. Tahir Masood Ahmed (1998-2002), Prof. Ghazanfar Ali Sheikh (2003-2008). Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Sultan has been the head of Paediatric Unit-I since 2008, and is currently the Chairman of the Department of Paediatrics.
The first floor of the block houses the Neonatology Unit, Diarrhea Unit and Isolation Section. On the 2nd floor there are Hematology and Oncology Units, General Medical Section, and Paediatric Nephrology and Hemodialysis unit. The 4th floor has been dedicated to Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, EMG and EEG rooms, the Neurology section, and the cardiology section. The fifth floor contains offices of the Professor, Associate & Assistant Professors, audiovisual room, class room, conference room, computer lab, library, PCR and seminar room.
The neonatal unit of Lady Willingdon Hospital is also attached to Paediatrics Unit-1. Consultants of this unit regularly visit this nursery. The nursery not only caters for healthy newborns babies but also takes care of sick neonates. Facilities for ventilation and phototherapy are available.
Paediatric Pathology Laboratories and the Paediatric Radiology Sections are under the supervision of Chairman & Professor of Paediatric Unit-1. This Laboratory consists of Microbiology, Hematology and Biochemistry. Paediatric Radiology Section in addition to routine X-Rays has facility of ultrasound and Color Doppler ultrasound.
Sitting (L to R): Dr.Bushra Fatima (Senior Registrar), Dr.M.Sarfraz Alam (Assistant Prof.), Dr.Iqbal Ahmad Azhar (Associate Prof.), Prof.Muhammad Ashraf Sultan, Dr.Syed M.Javed Iqbal (Assistant Prof.), Dr.Ubaidullah (Assistant Prof.), Dr.Muhammad Faheem Afzal (Senior Registrar)
Standing 1st Row (L to R): Dr.Rabia (HO), Dr.Aisha Farid(WMO), Dr.Sadia Shabir(PGR), Dr.Humaira(HO), Dr.Samar Fatima Ijaz(WMO), Dr.Fouzia Zafar(PGR), Dr.Shazia Zahoor(Senior Registrar), Dr.Afaq(HO), Dr.Javeria(HO)
Standing 2nd Row (L to R): Dr.Asim Amjad (PGR), Dr.Irfan (HO), Dr.Syed Hammad(PGR), Dr.Abdul Rauf(HO), Dr.Hannan(HO),Dr.Musaddiq Zanjani(PGR), Dr.Syed Qasim Naqvi(PGR), Dr.Mimpal Singh(Registrar)
Standing 3rd Row (L to R): Dr.Muhamamad Nadeem(PGR), Dr.Mian Khalid Masud(PGR), Dr.Hafiz Adnan Younis(PGR)
Faculty List
Sr.No. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Sultan Professor & Chairman FRCPCH
2. Dr. Iqbal Ahmad Azhat Associate Professor FCPS
3. Dr. Syed M. Javed Iqbal Assistant Professor FCPS
4. Dr. M.Sarfraz Alam Assistant Professor FCPS
5. Dr. Ubaid Ullah Assistant Professor FCPS
6- Dr. Muhammad Faheem Afzal Senior Registrar FCPS
7-Dr.Bushra Fatima Senior Registrar FCPS
8-Dr.Shazia Zahoor Senior Registrar FCPS
Teaching Programs
Postgraduate Programs
i) FCPS
ii)MRCPCH
iii) MD
iv) MCPS
v) DCH
vi) DFM
Undergraduate Programs
i) MBBS
List of Medical Officers & Postgraduate Residents
Dr.Mimpal Singh (Registrar)
Dr.Khola Binet-e-Mansoor
Dr.Samar Fatima Ejaz
Dr. Liaquat Ali
Dr. Ahmad Imran
Dr.M.Nadeem
Dr.Saima Bashir
Dr.Aneela Anjum
Dr.Shahida Nazir
Dr.Saima Umar
Dr. Sadia Shabbir
Dr.Fouzia Zafar
Dr.Yasir Zulfiqar
Dr. Asim Amjad
Dr.Shahid Iqbal
Dr.M.Adeel Ghias
Dr.H.M.Umar
Dr.Syeda Tahira Batool
Dr.Syed Hammad
Dr.Arun Kumar Singh
Dr.Mian Khalid Masud
Dr.Syed Qasim Naqvi
Dr.M.Umar
Dr.Shafiq ur Rehman
Dr.Zubair
Dr. Syeda Faryal Mehdi
Dr.Musaddiq Zanjani
Dr.Shaheen
Dr.Rizwan
Dr.Anwar
Dr.Sonia Rasheed Gondal (Physiotherapist)
RESEARCH PROJECTS
The department is actively involved in clinical research. During the year 2005, there were 11 projects were completed and 6 were published. WHO surveillance projects for sepsis, meningitis and rotavirus are ongoing. Dr.Saima Bashir, FCPS resident has won “Best Paper Award” on her research at national level. Following is the list of projects from department.
1-Comparative efficiency of various nebulizing agents in acute bronchiolitis: A quasi-experimental study
2-Predictive value of further modified Kenneth Jones criterion in the diagnosis of various forms of tuberculosis in children.
3-Risk factor analysis in asphyxiated newborns and their outcome in relation to stage of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
4-Types of dehydration in children with acute watery diarrhea.
5-Frequency of hyocalcaemia in afebrile seizures and risk factors for hypocalcaemia.
6-Randomized controlled trial of WHO standard vs Hyposmolar ORS in children with acute watery diarrhea
7-Frequency and clinical features of rotavirus infection in children below 5 years of age with acute watery diarrhea.
8-Cerebrospinal fluid culture & sensitivity pattern in children with acute bacterial meningitis
9- Antibiotic sensitivity pattern in Typhoid fever
10- Efficacy of Breastmilk gastric levage in Preterm neonates
11- Frequency of congenital hypothyroidism
12- Comparative efficacy of hypertonic vs adrenaline nebulization in acute bronchiolitis
13-Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology II Predicts Mortality.
14- Neonatal sepsis: Common bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern.
15- Severe Pneumonia in children 2 to 59 months of age; comparison of radiological finding with IMNCI classification.
16- Diagnostic accuracy of scoring criteria in confirmed cases of measles
17- Malaria in febrile children of flood affected area: A field hospital study
18- First feed in Newborn: Are we following WHO recommendations?
19- Knowledge, Attitude & Practice of Breast feeding in an urban community
20- Dengue virus infection among children with undifferentiated fever in Lahore
21- Effectiveness of gait training with treadmill partial body weight support in children with cerebral palsy
22- Surveillance of Bacterial Meningitis in children at King Edward Medical University Lahore (Ongoing Project)
23- Surveillance of Pneumonia and Sepsis in children at King Edward Medical University Lahore (Ongoing Project)
24- Surveillance of Rota Virus in children at King Edward Medical University Lahore (Ongoing Project)
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