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Prof. Shahid Pervez

Professor & Consultant Histopathology
Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Aga Khan University Medical Center
Stadium Road

Brief Biography:

Dr. Shahid Pervez
M.B., B.S. (Quetta, 1982), D.C.P. (London, 1990)
Ph.D. (Histopath. London, 1990), FCPS (Histopath. Pakistan, 1993)
Professor & Consultant Histopathology,Departments of Pathology & Microbiology,
Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical College, The Aga Khan University, Medical Centre, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi-74800, Pakistan.
1st position in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) (Matric) exam in the whole province of Baluchistan.
1st or 2nd top positions in 1st, 2nd & 4th professional MBBS exams with distinctions/gold medals in many basic & clinical subjects.
Highest marks in the DCP (Histopathology Module) ever given by University of London with distinctions both in Histopathology & Immunology modules.
Ph.D thesis labeled as a credit to the Hammersmith / RPMS (University of London) (Now Imperial College , London).
Bukhari gold medal for best research paper in 1995 by Pakistan Association of Pathologists Outstanding teacher award 1999 by The Aga Khan University.
Over 160 national & international publication as listed on Pubmed under ‘Pervez S’ & few under ‘Pervaiz S’ & ‘Shahid P’.

Academic positions:

Professional Experience:
July 01, 2002 to date, Full Professor & Consultant Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan.
Nov 2003- March 2010. Full Professor and Section head of Histopathology, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan.
July 01, 1997 – June 30, 2002, Associate Professor/Consultant, Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
June 16, 1991-June 30, 1997, Assistant Professor/Consultant, Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Oct, 01, 1986-Sept 30, 1990, PhD fellow & honorary registrar in the Histopathology Department of Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, University of London, London, UK.
Jan 01, 1984-Sept 30, 1986, Registrar, a teaching post in the Medicine Department of Bolan Medical College, Sandeman (prov) Hospital Quetta, Pakistan.
Dec 01, 1982-Nov 30, 1983, House Physician in the Department of Medicine, Bolan Medical College & Sandeman (prov) Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan.

Research interests:

Lymphoma, Breast Cancer, Oral Cancer, Infectious etiology of cancer, Predictive Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry.

Any other information:

Over 160 national & international publication as listed on Pubmed under ‘Pervez S’ & few under ‘Pervaiz S’ & ‘Shahid P’.
Highly cited & accessed publications with impact factor as listed on ‘google scholar’ under ‘Pervez S’
Higher Education Commission (HEC) approved supervisor and listed as ‘Productive Scientist’ of Pakistan in ‘Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST)’ Directory 2005, 2007 & 2009.
Supervised 4 PhD students as Primary supervisor and several as co-supervisor.
Councillor from Pakistan for last 7 years for Asia pacific Society for Molecular Immunohistology (APSMI).
International adviser for James Underwood text book of Pathology (General & Systematic Pathology, 5h edition published May 2009).
Editor ‘Comprehensive Colour Atlas of Diagnostic & Predictive Histopathology’ 1st edition, 2011, in print.
Founder President ‘Histopathology & Cytology Society of Pakistan (HCSP)’ www.hcspaimc.webs.com
Vice President ‘Middle Eastern Association for Cancer Research (MEACR)’, First organization to fight cancer in middle east, www.meacr.org
Academic Coordinator for ‘Pakistan Association of Pathologists, (PAP)’ Karachi chapter.
Associate editor “Clinical Cancer Investigations’’ Official journal of MEACR, Co-Editor of two International Pathology Journals, ‘Pathology Research International’ & ‘Rare Tumous’.

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