PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL* MEETINGS

1.         “Intra-hepatic choledochal cyst” surgical conference of Civil Hospital and Dow Medical College, Karachi (1980)

2.         “Osteomalacia” Orthpaedic Conference of Civil Hospital and Dow Medical College, Karachi (1980)

3.         “Peptic Ulcer Disease, Diagnosis and treatment”. 19^th Annual Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. 19-24th, 1981

4.         “Pattern of admission in general surgical unit” 19^th Annual Symposium of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. 19-24 Dec 1981

5.         “Value of emergency endoscopy in upper G.I. bleeding” First Annual Seminar of Civil Hospital and Dow Medical College, Karachi, March 1982

6.         “Clinical aspects of hepatic coma”. Pakistan Medical Research, Research Congress, Peshawar 6-7^th November, 1982

7.         “Profile of renal function tests in controls and Hepatic disease" Pakistan Medical Research Council, Research Congress, Peshawar 6th-7th November, 1982

8.         “Nutritional aspects in hepatic coma” Pakistan Medical Research Centre, Research Congress, Peshawar 5-7 Nov.1982

9.         “Diverticulosis of the gastrointestinal tract” 21st Annual Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduates Medical Centre, Karachi. 12-18 December 1983.

10.       “Clinical evaluation of portal systemic Encephalopaghy”. XVI Biennial Medical Conference, Karachi. 23-27th Nov 1984

11.       Biochemical aspects of portal systemic Encephalopathy XVI Biennial Conference Pakistan Medical Association Karachi, 23-27th Nov. 1984

12.       Nutritional Evaluation of portal systemic encephalopathy XVI Biennial Conference, Pakistan Medical Association  Karachi, 23-27th, Nov. 1984

13.       “Epidemiological aspects of Peptic ulcer disease in Karachi”. Pakistan Medical Research Congress. Islamabad, 3-4th Dec. 1984

14.       "Emergency endoscopy in upper G.I.bleeding" Pakistan Medical Research Congress, Islamabad. December 3-4th, 1984

15.       Single dose Cimetidine therapy in Duodenal ulcer. 1st Annual Congress of the Pakistan Society of Gastro-Enterology and G.I. Endoscopy, Karachi. 6-7th Dec. 1984

16.       Technetium (Tin Colloid) Dynamic and static Scientigraphic Evaluation of patients with portal hypertension. 2nd All Pakistan Congress of Gastro-Enterology and G.I.Endoscopy. Lahore, 6-8th November, 1985

17.       Choice of Diuretic in  non azotemic cirrhosis with Ascities. 2nd All Pakistan Congress of Gastro-Enterology and G.I.Endoscopy. Lahore 6-8th November, 1985

18.       Ultrasonography in cirrhosis and the frequency of cholilithiasis. 23rd Annual Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi 9-12th Dec, 1985

19.       Propronolol in oesophageal varices, 3rd PMRC Research Congress, Lahore 21-23 November, 1986

20.       Predictors of Duodenal ulcer healing. 3rd PMRC Research Congress, Lahore 21-23 November, 1986

21.       Predictors of Duodenal ulcer healing. 2nd Annual Symposium Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi 17-18th Feb. 1987

22.       Propranolol in bleeding oesophageal varices. 2nd Annual Medical Symposium of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi 17-18 February 1987

23.       "Prevention and treatment of viral hepatitis" 6th Annual Symposium of Dow Medical College, Karachi 10-12th November, 1987

24.       Technitium (Tin colloid) dynamic and static scientigraphic evaluation of patients with portal hypertension. 1st International Conference of Radiology Society of Pakistan, Karachi 5-7th December 1987

25.       "Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)". Silver Jubilee Annual Medical Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Cen­tre, Karachi 12-14th December, 1987

26.       "Hypotensive effect of sublingual isosorbide dinitrate on wedged hepatic venous pressure in cirrhotics with portal hypertension". Silver Jubilee Annual Medical Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, 12-14^th December 1987.

27.       "Primary liver cancer in Karachi". Association of Pakistan Physicians Peshawar 19-21^st December 1987.

28*.     "Hepatocellular carcinoma in Karachi". 6th Biennial Scientific meeting - Asian Pacific Association for the study of the liver. New Delhi 13-15th February 1988.

29.       "Endoscopic Sclerotherapy using absolute alcohol" 4th Annual Congress of Pakistan Society of gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, Rawalpindi 24-25, March 1988.

30.       Healing and relapse rates of duodenal ulcer with various H2 receptors antagonists. 4^th Annual Congress of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology ands G.I. Endoscopy, Rawalpindi 24-25 March 1988.

31.       "Types and Diagnosis of hepatitis" XVIII Biennial Conference, Quetta, 7-9 Dec. 1988.

32.       "Presentation and follow up of Young Vs adult non alcoholic  cirrhotics".26th Annual Medical Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi 11-13 December 1988.

33.       Healing and relapse rates of duodenal ulcer with various H2 receptors antagonists. 26^th Annual Medical Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi 11-13 December, 1988.

34.       "Ideopaqthic portal hypertension A preliminary study. 9th International Conference of Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA) Lahore. 19-21 December 1988.

35.       "Is prophylactic sclerotherapy indicated in Pakistan". 5^th Annual Congress of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. endoscopy Karachi 23-24 February, 1989.

36*.     Endoscopic sclerotherapy using absolute alcohol. International symposium on portal hypertension and digestive organs 25th February,1989. Japan.

37.       Presentation, etiology and follow-up of hepatocellular carcinoma. 9th Asia Pacific Cancer  Conference. Lahore 21-26,  Nov., 1989.

38.       Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) in Karachi - A preliminary study. 27 Annual Medical Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi 13-15 Dec. 1989.

39.       Misoprostol in the treatment of NSAID induced gastroduodenal lesions. 27th Annual Medical Symposium. Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi 13-15 Dec. 1989.

40.       Medical Management of bleeding oesophageal varices. 10th International scientific and health conference Multan 20-22 Dec. 1989.

41.       Measurement of portal venous system by ultrasonography in cases of portal zhypertension 1^st Congress of Ultrasonography. Karachi 3-6 Jan., 1990.

42*      Long term management of Variceal bleeding - propranolol or sclerotherapy. VIIth Biennial Scientific meeting. Asian Pacific Association for the study of the liver. Jakarta, Feb., 19-22, 1990.

43.       Clinical controversis. Surgery in portal hypertension. 8th Annual Symposium Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi 20-22 March 1990.

44.       Surgery for portal hypertension - A follow up study. Biennial Medical Research Congress, Quetta, 16-17 May 1990.

45.       Ulcerative Colitis in Karachi. Joint meeting Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and College of Physicians and surgeons Pakistan, Karachi 21-27 Sept.1990.

46.       Etiology presentation and treatment of portal hypertension. Joint meeting Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and College of Physicians and surgeons Pakistan, Karachi 21-27 Sept.1990.

47.       Is your vagotomy complete?. 7th International Congress of Pakistan Society of gastroenterology and G.I.Endoscopy, Peshawar 20-22nd Feb. 1991.

48.       Use of CLO test for detection of Helicobacter Pylori during screening endoscopy, Symposium on H.Pylori and Pathogenesis of Acid Peptic diseases Karachi 19 Sept. 1991.

49.       Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Karachi, 1st International Oncology Conference, Karachi 14th Nov. 1991.

50.       Hellicobacter Pylori in Pakistan, 12th International Health Conference, Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America at Army Medical College Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 17-18th December 1991.

51.       Pattern of Duodenal ulcer in Karachi, 29th Annual Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, 22-24th Dec. 1991

52.       Diagnosis, prevention & treatment of Acute Viral Hepatitis, 29th Annual Symposium , Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, 22-24th December 1991.

53.       Local Experience of Ulcerative Colitis, LMC Symposium 1992, 9-10th April 1992.

54.       Hepatitis, Course on drug addiction for physicians, Department of Psychiatry J.P.M.C. Karachi 20-26th April 1992.

55.       Sexually transmitted viral hepatitis, Seminar on Sexually transmitted diseases Karachi. 2nd October 1992.

56.       Management of bleeding oesophageal varices. Pakistan Medical Association, XX Biennial  Medical Conference 16-18 Dec. 1992. Karachi.

57.       The role of G.I. Endoscopy in bleeding from the G.I.T. 30th Annual Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. 28th December 1992.

58.       Management of Cirrhosis of Liver. 30th Annual Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. 28th December 1992.

59.       Scintiphotosplenoprotography in patients with portal hypertension. 9th Annual Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Karachi. 3-5th Feb. 1993.

60.       Clearance/Eradication in H.P. with triple therapy. 9th Annual Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Karachi. 3-5th Feb. 1993.

61.       Frequency of HCV infection in Ch.Liver disease in Pakistan. 9th Annual Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Karachi. 3-5th Feb. 1993.

62.       Idiopathic portal hypertension - A trophical problem. 3rd Congress Asia Pacific Association of Scocities of  Pathologists & Eleventh National Convention, Bangladesh Society of Pathologists. Feb. 14-17th 1993, Dhaka.

63.       Experience protozoal disease. Seminar on Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Hyderabad, 9th April 1993.

64.       Dietary evaluation of patients with various G.I. and hepatic disorders. In "recent trends  in total parenteral nutrition" Marriott Hotel, Karachi, 2nd May 1993.

65.       Diagnosis, and management of acute viral hepatitis. 11th Annual Symposium, Dow Medical College, CHK & Lyari General Hospital, Karachi, 21-23rd May 1993.

66.       Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage. Course in Family Medicine, Medical Unit-III, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, 12th June 1993.

67.       Modes of spread, Complication, treatment & presentation of Hepatitis B. Rotary Club of Pakistan, 28th July 1993, Avari Towers Karachi.

68.       Prophylactic sclerotherapy - yes or no! 1st International Congress for Tropical Hepatology & Gastroenterology. Sept. 19-24th 1993, Cairo - Egypt.

69.       Preventive aspects of Hepatitis: The challenge for the East: Strategies of prevention. Congress 93. College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan. 11th December 1993.

70.       Clinical Aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 14h Annual Winter Conference of Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar December 19-21, 1993.

71.       Association of anorectal varices with oesophageal varices. The IXth Biennial Scientific Meeting, Asian Pacific Association for the Liver 26-29th Jan. 1994

72.       Association of anorectal varices with oesophageal varices. 10th Annual International Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore – Feb.4-6th 1994.

73.       Problem of delta virus local experience. 10th Annual International Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore – 4-6th Feb. 1994.

74.       Endoscopic Lesions in Chronic Renal Failure. 10th Annual International Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore Feb.4-6th 1994.

75.       Efficacy of Secnidazole in Amoebiasis. Symposium on A New Concept in Parasitology, Karachi – May 04, 1994.

76.       Efficacy of Secnidazole in Amoebiasis. Symposium on A New Concept in Parasitology, Hyderabad – Sept. 15, 1994.

77.       Hepatitis A & E. 2nd G.I. Symposium , Hyderabad – Nov. 18, 1994 

78.       Update on Helicobacter pylori. 32nd Annual Medical Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi – Dec. 17-19, 1994.

79.       Renal profile in hepatic disease. 10th Asian Colloquium in Nephrology. Karachi 2-6th Dec. 1994.

80.       Is Columnar Lined Esophagus (CLE) and Barrett's Esophagus (BE) two names of a single entity. 28-31 March 1995.

81.       Efficacy of triple therapy in clearance, eradication and remissions of H.Pylori associated duodenal ulcer. 33rd  Annual Symposium of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi – Dec. 18-20, 1995.

82.       Conventional vs definitive treatment of Duodenal Ulcer". 33rd Annual Medical symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. Dec 18-20. 1995.

83.       Conventional Vs Definitive treatment of Duodenal Ulcer. Joint Conference of 10th Scientific Meeting APASL and 12th Annual Congress PSG & GIE, Rawalpindi – 12-15th Jan 1996.

84.       Famotidine 40 mg BID in the treatment of Reflux Oesophagitis. Joint Conference of 10th Scientific Meeting APASL and 12th Annual Congress PSG & GIE, Rawalpindi – 12-15th Jan 1996.

85.       Medical Research with limited resources. "Annual Symposium Pakistan Society of Physicians - Karachi Chapter". March 7-8, 1996.

86*.     Efficacy of triple therapy in the clearance, eradication and remission of H.Pylori associated duodenal ulcer. APAGE Mini Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka –3rd April 1996.

87*.     Efficacy of Famotidine in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. APAGE  Mini Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka – 6th April 1996.

88*.     Etiology and management of reflux esophagitis. Kandy,  Sri Lanka, 7th April 1996.

89.       Efficacy of Pepdidine in the treatment of reflux oesophagitis. MSD symposium, Marriott Hotel, Karachi – 31st May 1996.

90.       “Types of Hepatitis”. Hepatitis awareness and presentation programme. PMA House, Karachi – 1st June 1996.

91.       “Presentation on Hepatitis B”. Rotaract Club, Karachi. – 9th Nov. 1996.

92.       “H2-Receptor Antagonist Or H. Pylori Eradication in ulcer Healing”. 4th Gastroenterlogy Seminar, Hyderabad, 22nd Nov. 1996.

93.       "Ulcerative Colitis - Medical Aspects”. 4th Gastroenterlogy Seminar, Hyderabad, 22nd Nov. 1996.

94.       “Efficacy of Entamizole in the Treatment of Amoebiasis & Giardiasis”. 4th Gastroenterlogy Seminar, Hyderabad, 22nd Nov. 1996.

95.       “Helicobacter Pylori - The Pakistani Perspective”. International Conference on Recent Advances in Medical Sciences. Dec. 24-27, 1996, Karachi.

96.       “Non Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis An Unrecognised Entity In Pakistan”. Golden Jubilee Scientific Congress, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi, 28th Dec. 1996 to 1st  Jan. 1997.

97.       “Conventional Vs Definitive Treatment of Duodenal Ulcer”. Golden Jubilee Scientific Congress, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi, 28th Dec. 1996 to 1st Jan. 1997.

98.       "Non Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis An Unrecognised Entity in Pakistan”. Golden Jubilee Centenary, Dow Medical College, Civil Hospital Karachi. 29th December 1996 to 1st January 1997, Karachi.

99.       “Genetic Deficiency of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Using DNA based Techniques”. Golden Jubilee Centenary, Dow Medical College, Civil Hospital Karachi. 29th December 1996 to 1st January 1997, Karachi.

100.     “Helicobacter Pylori - The Pakistani Perspective”. 34th Annual Symposium, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. 19th Feb. 1997.

101.     “Banding of Esophageal Varices (Free Paper)”. 14th International Congress of Gastroenterlogy & G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore, 6-8th March 1998.

102.     “Helicobacter Pylori - The Pakistani Perspective”. 3rd CMC Symposium, 21st April 1998.

103.     “Helicobacter Pylori - An Update” . 3rd CMC Symposium, 21st April 1998.

104.     “Treatment of Portal Hypertension” on 5th May 1998 at Zia-ud- Din Medical University, North Nazimabad Campus, Karachi.

105.     “Eradication of H. Pylori” on 9th June 1999, Pharmatec Pakistan Limited at Pearl Continental Hotel.

106.     “IBD. Experience and Medical Management”. 16th International Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I. Endoscopy, 3rd-5th March 2000, Peshawar.

107.     “H. Pylori IgG Antibodies in Healthy Children".16th International Congress of Gastroenterology & G. I. Endoscopy, 3rd-5th March 2000, Peshawar.

108.     “H. Pylori IgG Antibodies in Healthy Children”. LMC Golden Jubilee Celebrations 4^th January 2001.Jamshoro.

109.     “Management of acute and chronic hepatitis”. LNH , March 2002.

110.     “Treatment of viral hepatitis”. Infectious Diseases Society Symposium. LNH Karachi. 5^th  March 2002.

111.     “Analgesis: G.I. Safety a gastroenterology perspective”. PMA House Karachi, 25^th April 2002.

112.     “Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension”. XVIII International Congress of Gastroenterology and G. I. Endoscopy May 3-5, 2002.

113.     “Tolerability and ease of insertion of Nickle Titanium metallic self expandable esophageal stents”. JPMC Symposium, 26^th Feb. 2003,          Karachi.

 114.     “Diabetes Mellitus is equally frequent in chronic HCV and HBV infection”. 19^th Annual Congress of Pakistan Society of Gasteroenterology

            and G.I. Endoscopy. 27-28^th Feb. 2003, Lahore.

 115.     “Management of Hepatitis by General Practitioner’s”. Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University 13-08-2004, Karachi.

 116.     “Treatment Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis B”. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology Sindh Chapter, 14-08-2004, Larakana.

 117.     “Hepatitis-C in Pakistan”, Symposium on GI Diseases at Khyber Medical College, Peshawar – December 22, 2004.

 118.     To deliver lecture in the Medical Writing Workshop, organized by Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association at Quetta – December 24, 2005.

 119.     “Therapeutic Guidelines and Outcomes in Treating Chronic Hepatitis-B&C”, 42^nd Annual Symposium at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi – December 28, 2004.

120.     “How to rewrite your own article” Medical writing workshop on March 6,2005 PMA House, Karachi

121.     “Dr. Sarwar Jehan Memorial Lecture”, The Kidney Foundation, Karachi – March 12, 2005.

122*    6^th Global Forum for Bioethics in Research at Blantyre, Malawi from March 17-19 2005.

123.     “Hepatitis B: Global & Local Scenario”, 21^st Annual Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I Endoscopy at Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & G.I Endoscopy at Peshawar – March 25, 2005.

124.     “HBV & HCV co-infection: impact on natural history”, 21^st Annual Congress of Gastroenterology & G.I Endoscopy at Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & G.I Endoscopy at Peshawar – March 26, 2005.

125.     “Gaps and future needs in Maternal and Child Health Research in Pakistan”, Public Health Forum on Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Islamabad – April 2, 2005.

 126*    To participate as an Observer in Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases

             (TDR) organized by World Health Organization from 23-24^th of June 2005 at Geneva