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Dr. Amina Nadeem

Assistant Prof of Physiology
Dept of Physiology, Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad,Pakistan
Medical College, Abid Majid Road
Pakistan

 
 

Brief Biography:

Dr. Amina Nadeem (MBBS, Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons; Pakistan (FCPS)- Physiology, PhD scholar) is presently serving as Assistant Professor of Physiology at Medical School, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. She is actively involved in teaching Human Physiology to undergraduate and post graduate medical students. She is passionately involved in basic medical sciences and clinical research.

 

Academic positions:

Assistant Professor of Physiology at Medical School, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan.

CAREER SUMMARY:

1. PhD scholar: (Nov 2009 to date) National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
2. Assistant Professor: (28 Jun 2008 to date) Dept. of Physiology, Medical College, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi. Pakistan
3. Lecturer: (May 2004 to Jun 2008) Dept. of Physiology, Medical College, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi. Pakistan

Medals/Awards/Honours:
1. Recommended as ‘Best Researcher – 2010 – Medical College, Rawalpindi’ for the ‘Best Researcher NUST University – 2010 award’.
2. Cash award from National University of Sciences and Technology’ for publication of research article titled, “Effects of Combined Interferon alpha and Ribavirin Therapy on thyroid Functions in patients with chronic hepatitis C” – 16 Dec 2009.
3. Cash award from National University of Sciences and Technology’ for publication of research article titled, “Awareness and acceptance of evolution and evolutionary medicine among medical students in Pakistan” – 2012.

 

Research interests:

Endocrinology, Hepatology

 

Any other information:

PUBLICATIONS:
AUTHORSHIP:
Author –book- “Effects of combined interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy”
ISBN: 978-3-8473-7513-5
Publisher: LAP-Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co – Germany
Date of publication: 6 Mar 2012

Co-author:
1. Manual of laboratory Physiology (For MBBS-1st year) – 2nd Edition
ISBN: 969-8161-00-7
Pictorial Press – Islamabad, Pakistan
Date of publication- Dec 2011
2. Manual of laboratory Physiology (For BDS-1st year & B.Sc in ‘Lab Technology’,       ‘Cardiac Perfusion’ and ‘Physiotherapy’) – 2nd Edition
ISBN: 969-8161-00-7
Zaheer Art Press- Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Date of publication: Dec 2011

FCPS THESIS:

Amina Nadeem. Thesis of FCPS titled, “Effects of Combined Interferon alpha and Ribavirin Therapy on thyroid Functions in patients with chronic hepatitis C”

ARTICLES:

1. Munazza Asad, Muhammad Aslam, Tahir Ahmad Munir, Amina Nadeem. Effects of Acacia nilotica leaves extract on hyperglycemia, lipid profile and platelet aggregation in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. JAMC. 2011; 23(2): 3-7.
2. Asfandyar Yousaf, Muhammad Ahmad Bin Daud, Amina Nadeem. “Awareness and acceptance of evolution and evolutionary medicine among medical students in Pakistan”. Evo Edu Outreach. 2011; Vol 4, number 4: 580-8.  (DOI: 10.1007/s12052-011-0376-8)
3. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain and Muhammad Aslam “Co-relation of serum alanine aminotranferase and aspartate aminotranferase levels and liver histology in patients with chronic Hepatits C”. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2010; Vol 20 (10): 657-61. (Impact factor 0.53)
4. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain. “Ion channels and channelopathies”.     Pak J Physiol 2010; 6(1): 54-7.
5. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Aslam and Tassawan Hussain. Interferon-Alpha induced and Ribavirin induced Thyroid Dysfunction in patients with Chronic Hepatitis C. Hepatitis Monthly, 2010; 10(2)132-40.
6. Ambreen Asad, Muhammad Amjad Hameed, Umar Ali Khan, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Abid Butt, Nadeem Ahmad, Amina Nadeem. Comparison of nerve conduction studies with diabetic neuropathy symptom score and diabetic neuropathy examination score in type-2 diabetics to detect sensorimotor polyneuropathy. J Pak Med Assoc; 2009; Vol 59 (9):594-8.
7. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Aslam, Tassawan    Hussain, Idrees Farooq Butt, Saadat Ali Khan, Ambreen Asad. Association of response to combined interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin therapy in patients of chronic hepatitis c with serum alanine aminotransferase levels and severity of the disease on liver biopsy. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009; 21(2):103-106.    
8. Amina  Nadeem, Muhammad Aslam, Dilshad Ahmad Khan, Tassawar Hussain and Saadat Ali Khan  “Effects Of Combined Interferon Alpha And Ribavirin Therapy on thyroid functions In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.  Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2009; Vol 19 (2): 86-9. (Impact factor- 0.53)   
9. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Aslam, Tassawan Hussain, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Saadat Ali Khan, “Efficacy of combined interferon alpha and Ribavirin therapy in patients of chronic Hepatitis C”. Pak J Physiol 2007 ; 3(2): 35-7.

10.Amina Nadeem and Muhammad Aslam. ‘Association of Interferon and ribavirin- induced thyroid dysfunction with severity of disease and response to treatment in Pakistani Asian patients with chronic hepatitis C’. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Hepatitis Research and Treatment Volume 2012, article ID 864315, 6 pages, doi: 10.1155/2012/864315.                         (http://www.hindawi.com/journals/heprt/2012/864315/)



Review Articles
1. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain. ‘Ion channels and Channelopathies’. Pak J Physiol (PJP) 2010; 6 (1): 54-7.
2. Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Aslam and Tassawar Hussain. ‘Interferon-Alpha induced and Ribavirin induced thyroid dysfunction in patients with chronic hepatitis C’. Hepatitis Monthly (Hep Mon). 2010; 10(2): 132-40. (Impact factor - 0.716)

MEMBERSHIP:

1. Member- ‘Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’ (PMDC) - since 1991
2. Member- ‘Pakistan Physiological Society’ (PPS) - since 2004
3. Member- ‘South Asian Association of Physiologists’ (SAAP) – since 2008
4. Member- ‘Association of Excellence in Medical Education’ (AEME) – since 2012

 

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