Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said was one of the great exponents of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani). He had the vision to establish a University which could enliven the intellectual traditions of the Golden Era of Muslim Civilization, had always been his most cherished dream. Faculty of Eastern Medicine is the pioneering Degree awarding institution of Hamdard University (Jamia Tibbia Sharqia / Hamdard Tibbi College / since 1958) took shape as a constituent institution (Hamdard Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine upgraded in the year 1995). Keeping in view the above mentioned, Hakim Mohammed Said’s vision for the Faculty of Eastern Medicine is compatible with Hamdard University to develop it as an excellent center for higher education now at the verge to grow in to a citadel of knowledge for the new millennium.

Prof. Dr. Syed Faisal Haider

A very warm welcome to Faculty of Eastern Medicine (FEM) at Hamdard University, a brainchild of Late Hakim Mohammad Said Shaheed, which covers evolving fields of herbal medicine and human nutrition & diet. This Faculty has a unique association with Shaheed Hakim Said because of his personal interest and passion towards healing humans with nature. We take pride in this association and strive to continue his mission with our dedicated efforts in fulfilling what Shaheed Hakim Said started i.e., Care for All with Sympathy (Hamdard). Accomplishing Care for All is only possible when we consider what nature has provided for the treatment of ailments and for maintaining a healthy life. We, as Eastern Medicine and Nutrition Experts, believe in nature and apply healing arts of natural medicine and diet therapy to achieve the mission of Care for All. Eventually, the Faculty of Eastern Medicine is providing state of the art education and skills to our students enabling them to apply their knowledge from bench to bedside in alleviating the sufferings of humanity.

We take pride in stating that the two emerging and most demanding fields of Herbal Medicine and Nutrition exist under one umbrella of our faculty. Our faculty members are of high caliber with years of experience in their field along with conducting research projects on topics relevant to the local community. Faculty members are not only involved in extensive teaching but also collaborative research projects, community activities, and awareness campaigns. Our mission is to graduate students with basic and clinical science skills required not only to serve the patients but also the whole community. Our vision is to lead the fields of Herbal Medicine and Nutrition at national and international level. Currently we are offering two undergraduate programs in Eastern Medicine and Human Nutrition & Dietetics. Beauty of our programs lies in the unique combination of major medical subjects like Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology etc along with dedicated courses on Herbal Medicine and Human Nutrition. It is high time and dire need of such courses when the World is turning back to nature for the cure and prevention of diseases. On behalf of all faculty members, staff, and students, I invite all nature-lovers to explore the potential of cure from medicinal herbs and diet and be part of the mission of Care for All with Sympathy!!

BEMS Examinations System And Grading

1. Mid Term and Terminal Examination

The examination held at the end of semester after the completion of a course shall be known as Terminal Examination. It will carry 100 marks each for theory and practical. This examination is a passing head i.e., a student must for each course obtain a minimum of 50% marks separately in theory and practical in this examination. In each semester students may be required to appear in quizzes, and submit assignments to be determined by the teacher concerned and for these HEC policy guidelines and implementation of semester system will be followed. The distribution of marks will be:

• Theory: Mid Term Test 30 Marks, Terminal Examination 70 Marks.
• Practical: Terminal Examination 100 Marks.

2. Grading System

Grades given to a student in each course shall be of two types:

a. Numerical Grade (NG) Assessment of performance on the basis of marks out of 100 fixed for a course of 2 or 3 credit hours unit is NG.

b. Letter Grade (LG) Equivalent of numerical grades in terms of alphabets shall be termed as alphabetical grades. (Each letter carries a value in terms of numerical points)

c. Grading

Degree Requirements:

1. Letter Grades A, B, C or D in all courses.
2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)* – Minimum 2.00, calculated for all semesters.
*CGPA = Sum of (credit hours X GPA) Total credit hours
d. Incomplete Grade (IG)

A student fails to complete a course for reason beyond his control may be granted incomplete (IG). This course can be completed subsequently, for which fresh course fee be deposited. Any student who fails to maintain a GPA 1.8 shall be placed on probation.
e. Grade Point Average (G.P.A) Points obtained in each course shall be multiplied by the number of Credit Hours specified for that course, and then a grade point ratio (GPA) shall be calculated. For example, the result of a 1st year student in a semester may be as follows:

f. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) This is obtained by adding all the Grade Points of the courses during 5 years study period and dividing the total by the total number of credit hours.

g. Improvement of ‘C’ Grade: A student is allowed to improve ‘C’ grade only when he/she has cleared all courses but short of required CGPA. (Cumulative Grade Point Average i.e. 2.00)

h. Semester and Examination Duration: The semester duration will be four months and one month for examination both for theory and practical or clinical. Similarly the year will consists of two semester and two terminal examinations, completing in a span of 10 months.

3. Requirement for the Award of B.E.M.S. Degree

a. A student must have passed all prescribed courses.

b. A student must have obtained a minimum CGPA : 2.00.

4. Attendance Attendance in each subject is compulsory for all students and no student shall be eligible to appear at any University examination unless he has attended 75 per cent lecture sessions in the course.

Admission and Examinations Post Graduate Studies (M.Phil.)

Master of Philosophy (Eastern Medicine) Research

The Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Research was established in 2002 and is the first research-based postgraduate in Eastern Medicine. This Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Research is available to qualified BEMS graduates the areas of evidence based medicine. Many of the projects run in the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) research will be supervised with research-trained medical Faculty at Hamdard University

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD.)

Requirements:

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) is a research degree awarded for a thesis considered to be a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned. The resolutions of the Academic Council of degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) are given in The University Calendar, Statutes and Regulations.
For PhD. master’s degree or equivalent degree is required as per HEC directives.
For the Master of Philosophy, a bachelor’s degree (BEMS or equivalent degree) is required as per HEC directives.
Applicants should normally hold a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree in Eastern Medicine from the University, or an equivalent qualification from another university or institution.

Areas of Research

Research in Eastern Medicine covers a broad spectrum of clinical sciences ranging from the design, formulations, clinical trials, through studies on methods of treatment of disease, to research on the clinical and sociological aspects of Unani therapies.

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) 2-4 years

All applicants for research degrees must contact the Faculty before making a formal application to establish that their research proposal is likely to be acceptable and that there are adequate resources and facilities for the research, as well as appropriate supervision. Formal applications must be accompanied by a four-page research proposal.

I MPhil. ADMISSIONS

Admissions in Hamdard University are given according to merit

1. Eligibility for Admissions.

Bachelor of Eastern Medicine (BEMS) or Equivalent Degree, GAT / Equivalent Test.

2. Procedure for Synopsis Submission

(a) The application on the prescribed form shall be made to the Registrar through the Dean, Faculty of Eastern Medicine and the Chairman concerned. It shall be accompanied with the synopsis consisting of the objectives, plan of work, methodology and bibliography.

(b) The Registrar shall present the application before the Board of Advance Studies and Research (BASR). The Board shall approve the title of the thesis, the name of the research supervisor and course requirement.

(c) The Registrar shall notify the decision of the BASR.

(d) Every candidate shall pursue his/her research at the Hamdard University, Karachi or any other institution approved by the BASR.

(e) No candidate shall, join another course of studies or appear at any other examination conducted by the University.

3. Progress Report

The Student through his Supervisor will submit progress report every six months for the consideration of BASR, Hamdard University

4. Submission of Thesis

(a) The candidate shall not be allowed to submit the thesis after the end of 4th year from the date of admission
(b) The plan of thesis should be as follows; statement of the problem to be investigated and introduction which should include the relevant background of the subject and scope of inquiry, precise description of methodology applied for the measurement or recording of experiments. The details of the data and analysis of the data should follow the results and discussion and conclusion. The precise literature citation should be on the standard format so that verification may be facilitated.

5. Examination of Thesis

(a) The thesis must be typewritten on one side of the paper with margin of 1-1/2 inch at each side. The number of pages of the thesis should not be less than 100 or more than 120 in any case. It shall be bound in cloth with title, name of the author and institution and year on the cover. Five copies of the thesis shall be submitted to the University of Evaluation.

(b) On the submission of dissertation BASR, shall appoint three examiners to examine the thesis of the candidate. One of the examiners shall be the research supervisor, and the two shall be external examiners, not in the service of the university. If the three examiners give an adverse opinion about the thesis, it shall be rejected. However, the BASR on the recommendation of the Dean appoint additional (i.e.) fourth examiner and may consider to permit to revise the thesis in accordance with comments of examiners. After modification/revision thesis may be re-submitted after a period of three months.

(c) On the basis of favorable (positive) reports, the viva voce examination shall be conducted by supervisor of research. The viva voce shall be conducted in the Office of the Dean who will act as a titular Chairman.

(d) The degree shall be awarded on successful completion of the course work, approval of thesis by external, internal examiners and qualifying the viva voce examination.

II EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING

1. Mid Term and Terminal Examination

The examination held at the end of semester after the completion of a course shall be known as Terminal Examination. It will carry 100 marks each for theory and practical. This examination is a passing head i.e., a student must for each course obtain a minimum of 50% marks separately in theory and practical in this examination. In each semester students may be required to appear in quizzes, and submit assignments to be determined by the teacher concerned and for these HEC policy guidelines and implementation of semester system will be followed. The examination will:

i. Theory: Mid Term Test 30 Marks, Terminal Examination 70 Marks.

ii. Practical: Terminal Examination 100 Marks.

Mid-term test will be conducted in the middle of semester whereas Terminal examination will be held at the end of semester after the completion of course work. At least 50% marks in each course must be obtained to pass the examination.

2. Grading System

Grades given to a student in each course shall be of two types:

a. Numerical Grade (NG) Assessment of performance on the basis of marks out of 100 fixed for a course of 3 or 4 credit hours unit is NG.

b. Letter Grade (LG) Equivalent of numerical grades in terms of alphabets shall be termed as alphabetical grades. (Each letter carries a value in terms of numerical points).

c. Grading

Degree Requirements:

1. Letter Grades A, B, C or D in all courses.

2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)* – Minimum 2.45, calculated for all semesters. *CGPA = Sum of ( credit hours X GPA ) Total credit hours

d. Incomplete Grade (IG) A student fails to complete a course for reason beyond his control may be granted incomplete (IG). This course can be completed subsequently, for which fresh course fee be deposited.
Any student who fails to maintain a GPA 1.8 shall be placed on probation.
For incomplete courses no point shall be given.

e. Grade Point Average (GPA) Points obtained in each course shall be multiplied by the number of Credit Hours specified for that course, and then a grade point ratio (GPR) shall be calculated. For example, the result of a 1st year student in a semester may be as follows:

f. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) This is obtained by adding all the Grade Points of the courses during 5 years study period and dividing the total by the total number of credit hours.

3. Attendance

Attendance in each subject is compulsory for all students and no student shall be eligible to appear at any University examination unless he has attended 75 per cent attendance in the course.

i. The attendance of students admitted in the Faculty will be counted from the 1st day of semester and not from the date of admission.

ii. If a student is unable to attend classes continuously for 15 days or more without informing the Dean/Chairperson of the Department (in writing) his/her admission will also stand cancelled. In case of illness or other similar situation, application along with a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner duly verified by the Senior Medical Officer of the University must be submitted within two days after the incident. This may be informed to the Vice Chancellor accordingly.

iii. Original attendance register is to be submitted to the Dean/Chairperson for record and future reference.

4. Maximum Duration for Completion of Degree

The duration of completion M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees requirement will be followed as per University rules and regulations.

5. Requirement for the Award of M.Phil. Degree

a. A student must have passed all prescribed courses.

b. A student must have obtained a minimum CGPA 2.45

c. Submission of M.Phil. Thesis and Approval of BASR

6. Unfair means

All the cases of unfair means will be forwarded to the unfair means Committee appointed for the purpose and the matter will be dealt with in accordance with the rules and regulations of the University.

7. Interpretation of Semester Rules

The decision of the Faculty Committee, headed by the Dean, the Controller of Examinations and all the Heads of Department of Faculty would be final for the interpretation of semester rules. In case of any appeal the said Committee would dispose it off on its merits.

Total No. of Credit Hours: 30 Credit Hours Course work + 06 Credit Hours Thesis

Semester Duration: Minimum 16 weeks excluding Examination

Course Duration: Minimum 04 years

No. of Regular Semester: 02

Summer Session: For Deficiency/Failure Courses

Course Load: 9 to 15 Credit Hours

Admission And Examinations Post Graduate Studies (Ph.D.)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) Requirements

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is a research degree awarded for a thesis considered to be a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned. The resolutions of the Academic Council of degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) are given in the University Calendar, Statutes and Regulations.

For Ph.D. master’s degree or equivalent degree is required as per HEC directives.

For the Master of Philosophy, a bachelor’s degree (BEMS or equivalent degree) is required as per HEC directives. Applicants should normally hold a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree in Eastern Medicine from the University, or an equivalent qualification from another university or institution.

Areas of Research

Research in Eastern Medicine covers a broad spectrum of clinical sciences ranging from the design, formulations, clinical trials, through studies on methods of treatment of disease, to research on the clinical and sociological aspects of Unani therapies.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 4-8 years

All applicants for research degrees must contact the Faculty before making a formal application to establish that their research proposal is likely to be acceptable and that there are adequate resources and facilities for the research, as well as appropriate supervision. Formal applications must be accompanied by a four-page research proposal.

I PhD. ADMISSIONS

Admissions in Hamdard University are given according to merit

1. Eligibility for Admissions.

M.Phil. (Eastern Medicine) or Equivalent Degree, GAT/Equivalent University Test.

2. Procedure for Synopsis Submission

(a) The application on the prescribed form shall be made to the Registrar through the Dean, Faculty of Eastern Medicine and the Chairman concerned. It shall be accompanied with the synopsis consisting of the objectives, plan of work, methodology and bibliography.

(b) The Registrar shall present the application before the Board of Advance Studies and Research (BASR). The Board shall approve the title of the thesis, the name of the research supervisor and course requirement.

(c) The Registrar shall notify the decision of the BASR.

(d) Every candidate shall pursue his/her research at the Hamdard University, Karachi or any other institution approved by the BASR.

(e) No candidate shall undertake any employment during the period of his study. This rule shall not applicable to the teaching faculty of the Hamdard University.

(f) No candidate shall, join another course of studies or appear at any other examination conducted by the University.

3. Progress Report

The Student through his Supervisor will submit progress report every six months for the consideration of BASR, Hamdard University

4. Submission of Thesis

(a) The candidate shall not be allowed to submit the thesis after the end of 4th year from the date of admission

(b) The plan of thesis should be as follows; statement of the problem to be investigated and introduction which should include the relevant background of the subject and scope of inquiry, precise description of methodology applied for the measurement or recording of experiments. The details of the data and analysis of the data should follow the results and discussion and conclusion. The precise literature citation should be on the standard format so that verification may be facilitated.

5. Examination of Thesis

(a) The thesis must be typewritten on one side of the paper with margin of 1-1/2 inch at each side. The number of pages of the thesis should not be less than 100 or more than 120 in any case. It shall be bound in cloth with title, name of the author and institution and year on the cover. Five copies of the thesis shall be submitted to the University of Evaluation.

(b) On the submission of dissertation BASR, shall appoint three examiners to examine the thesis of the candidate. One of the examiners shall be the research supervisor, and the two shall be external examiners, not in the service of the university. If the three examiners give an adverse opinion about the thesis, it shall be rejected. However, the BASR on the recommendation of the Dean appoint additional (i.e.) fourth examiner and may consider to permits to revise the thesis in accordance to comments of examiners. After modification/revision thesis may be re-submitted after a period of three months.

(c) On the basis of favorable (positive) reports, the viva voce examination shall be conducted by supervisor of research. The viva voce shall be conducted in the Office of the Dean who will act as a titular Chairman.

(d) The degree shall be awarded on successful completion of the course work, approval of thesis by external, internal examiners and qualifying the viva voce examination.

II EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING

1. Mid Term and Terminal Examination

The examination held at the end of semester after the completion of a course shall be known as Terminal Examination. It will carry 100 marks each for theory and practical. This examination is a passing head i.e., a student must for each course obtain a minimum of 50% marks separately in theory and practical in this examination. In each semester students may be required to appear in quizzes, and submit assignments to be determined by the teacher concerned and for these HEC policy guidelines and implementation of semester system will be followed. The examination will be:

i. Theory: Mid Term Test 30 Marks, Terminal Examination 70 Marks.

ii. Practical: Terminal Examination 100 Marks.

Mid-term test will be conducted in the middle of semester whereas Terminal examination will be held at the end of semester after the completion of course work. At least 50% marks in each course must be obtained to pass the examination.

2. Grading System

Grades given to a student in each course shall be of two types:

a. Numerical Grade (NG) Assessment of performance on the basis of marks out of 100 fixed for a course of 3 or 4 credit hours unit is NG.

b. Letter Grade (LG) Equivalent of numerical grades in terms of alphabets shall be termed as alphabetical grades. (Each letter carries a value in terms of numerical points).

c. Grading

Degree Requirements:

1. Letter Grades A, B, C or D in all courses.

2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)* – Minimum 2.45, calculated for all semesters. *CGPA = Sum of ( credit hours X GPA ) Total credit hours

d. Incomplete Grade (IG) A student fails to complete a course for reason beyond his control may be granted incomplete (IG). This course can be completed subsequently, for which fresh course fee be deposited.

Any student who fails to maintain a GPA 1.8 shall be placed on probation.

For incomplete courses no point shall be given.

e. Grade Point Average (GPA) Points obtained in each course shall be multiplied by the number of Credit Hours specified for that course, and then a grade point ratio (GPR) shall be calculated. For example, the result of a 1st year student in a semester may be as follows:

f. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) This is obtained by adding all the Grade Points of the courses during 5 years study period and dividing the total by the total number of credit hours.

3. Attendance

Attendance in each subject is compulsory for all students and no student shall be eligible to appear at any University examination unless he has attended 75 per cent attendance in the course.

i. The attendance of students admitted in the Faculty will be counted from the 1st day of semester and not from the date of admission.

ii. If a student is unable to attend classes continuously for 15 days or more without informing the Dean/Chairperson of the Department (in writing) his/her admission will also stand cancelled. In case of illness or other similar situation, application along with a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner duly verified by the Senior Medical Officer of the University must be submitted within two days after the incident. This may be informed to the Vice Chancellor accordingly.

iii. Original attendance register is to be submitted to the Dean/Chairperson for record and future reference.

4. Maximum Duration for Completion of Degree

The duration of completion M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees requirement will be followed as per University rules and regulations.

5. Requirement for the Award of M.Phil. Degree

a. A student must have passed all prescribed courses.

b. A student must have obtained a minimum CGPA 2.45

c. Submission of M.Phil. Thesis and Approval of BASR

6. Unfair means

All the cases of unfair means will be forwarded to the unfair means Committee appointed for the purpose and the matter will be dealt with in accordance with the rules and regulations of the University.

7. Interpretation of Semester Rules

The decision of the Faculty Committee, headed by the Dean, The Controller of Examination and all the Heads of Department of Faculty would be final for the interpretation of semester rules. In case of any appeal the said Committee would dispose it off on its merits.

Total No. of Credit Hours: 30 Credit Hours Course work + 06 Credit Hours Ph.D. Dissertation

Semester Duration: Minimum 16 weeks excluding Examination

Course Duration: Minimum 04 years & Maximum 08 years

No. of Regular Semester: 02

Summer Session: For Deficiency/Failure Courses

Course Load: 9 to 15 Credit Hours

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Mission

The Faculty of Eastern Medicine in response to the growing needs of health management is determined to provide the knowledge and infrastructure to develop Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani) and to wide its applications, aims to build capacity of the common people (society) and the professionals to understand Tibb. It is also among the mission of the Faculty to educate allied professionals of the basic and applied fields of Natural Sciences, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), Medicine and Pharmacy, This mission of the Faculty of Eastern Medicine go well together following the vision of Hakim Mohammed Said and thus Hamdard University, to execute advance studies and research in Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani).

Goals

To prepare competent Medical Graduates of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani) and train post-graduate professionals of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani) to cater the ever growing demands of Health care and Management.
To provide Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani) knowledge to common people (society) and quality education to the undergraduates and train post-graduates in their practice and different fields of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani) Specialization.
To educate the professionals of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani) to work as members of the team of Health Professionals for promoting health and solving health problems in the community.
To publish books, monographs and undertake research projects and conduct courses specially for advance studies in Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani).
The major achievement of Faculty of Eastern Medicine is the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb, Johannesburg, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, with University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan and Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China. In order to develop and operate academic research programs for the advancement of Eastern Medicine, the faculty offers the following undergraduate degree programs:

1. Bachelor of Eastern Medicine System – (Regular – 5 Years)
2. M. Phil. (Eastern Medicine) and Ph. D. (Eastern Medicine) programs are also offered on regular basis.

Permanent Faculty

Prof. Dr. Syed Faisal Haider

Dean, Faculty of Eastern Medicine
Head of Department
Professor
Ph.D (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Email: dean.FEM@hamdard.edu.pk

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Prof. Dr. Ahsana Dar Farooq

Professor, Faculty of Eastern Medicine
Ph.D (Cantab)

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Prof. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Khan

Professor
Email: imtiaz.khan@hamdard.edu.pk

He is working as Dean Research. He has completed his Ph.D. in plant Biotechnology from University of Adelaide, Australia. In 1997 he was working as “Lead scientist / Senior Post-doc” for the project “Bringing Genomics/ proteomics to Wheat Field” in University of California, Davis, USA for 6 years. In Pakistan, associated with different Higher Education institutes as a Professor and Foreign Faculty Expert for more than 15 years and have established Plant/animal Molecular Genetic programs/laboratories/Curriculum. In his credit, have more than 110 research publication and supervised more than 63 Ph.D., M.Phil./MS and MSc students. Currently he is teaching Genetics, Biostatistics, plant breeding and bioinformatics, in Faculty of Eastern Medicine.

Prof. Dr. Hk. Asif Iqbal

Professor
Email: asif.iqbal@hamdard.edu.pk

He is the Head of Department of Medicine and Allied Sciences; Member Ethical Review Board (MERB)

After his Fazil-e-Tibb-wal-Jarahat (FTJ) diploma, all his educational career including BEMS, M.Phil. and Ph.D. (Eastern Medicine) are from Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University. In his Ph.D. he worked on the treatment options of Hepatitis C with Unani perspective. He has published 21 manuscripts, wrote 3 books, and has funded 6 projects. He also organized 35 conferences and conducted 20 Training programs. He is also member National Council for Tibb and Chairman National pharmacopeia committee.

Dr. Muhammad Noman Khan

Associate Professor
Email: mnoman.khan@hamdard.edu.pk

He is working as Research Associate at Unani Medicine Research Laboratory (UMRL) and Secretory of Ethical review board of Hamdard university (HU-ERB)

After completing his Bachelor’s (BSC Hons.) and Master’s degrees in Physiology from University of Karachi, he went on to earn his Ph.D. in Immunology from Dalian Medical University in China. Along with that, he has also experienced to completed two post-doctoral fellowships in China. He focused on inflammatory diseases and cancer in vitro and in vivo mice models, including lungs, hepatic, breast, and prostate mice models, as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines antagonist therapy in the treatment of various immunological disorders during his PhD and postdoctoral career. During his research, he learned a variety of molecular techniques and guided master’s and doctoral students. He has over 25 international and national manuscripts published in journals such as cancer letters, international journal of oncology, and World Journal of Gastroenterology. He is HEC approved supervisor for Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and currently serve as an Associate Professor of Physiology with an additional responsibility of research related projects in Hamdard University.

Dr. Sabira Naqvi

Head Unani Medicine Research Laboratory
Email: sabira.naqvi@hamdard.edu.pk

She has completed her Ph.D. in the field of Protein Chemistry from International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi in 1984. During doctoral degree, she received fellowship from International Seminar in Chemistry, Uppsala Sweden and Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Munich, Germany. Since then worked as Senior Research Officer and Research Associate in ICCBS. Her areas of expertise are protein isolation, characterization and structure function relationship, biochemical assays and pharmacological activities. Currently, working in the Faculty of Eastern Medicine and involved in the establishment of Unani Medicine Research Laboratory as Head of the Laboratory. Published a book on High performance liquid chromatography and was awarded Certificate of Commendation, chapter in books and 27 international and national publications in high impact factor journals. She has done projects as Co-Principal Investigator in projects funded by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan and HURC. Her Current research projects are focused in developing evidence-based research on Unani Medicines related to hepatotoxicity, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and others diseases.

Dr. Hk. Muhammad Owais Ahmed Khan

Assistant Professor
Email: owais.khan@hamdard.edu.pk

He earned his Ph.D in Eastern Medicine for the study of the treatment of superficial infected wounds using herbal medicine from Hamdard University in 2019. He has more than 40 years of extensive clinical expertise at several institutions in India, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in Pakistan. He worked in Shifa-ul-Mulk Memorial Hospital as the Medical Superintendent for ten years. In addition, he was given the Shifa-ul-Mulk Memorial Award by the late Dr. M.A. Khan for his outstanding work in Eastern Medicine. He is currently a teacher of Pathology, ENT, Opthalmology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Parasitology.

Dr. Hk. Sheraz M. Siddiqui

Assistant Professor
Email: sheraz.siddiqui@hamdard.edu.pk

Chairman, Dept. Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, M.Phil./ Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Faculty of Eastern Medicine

Following completion of his bachelors in Eastern Medicine(BEMS) in 2004 from Hamdard University. He earned M.Phil. in 2010 and Ph.D. in 2018 from Hamdard University, Karachi. He holds the position of Program Coordinator of Post Graduate Studies and Chairman of the Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences in the Faculty of Eastern Medicine. Eight research publications, two books, two M.Phil. students, and co-supervision of three Ph.D. students are all to his credit. He is currently teaching Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry in undergraduate studies and Fundamental of Clinical Investigation and Gastroenterology in post-graduate program.

Dr. Hk. Qalb-e-Saleem

Assistant Professor
Email: q.saleem@hamdard.edu.pk

Chairman Department of Principles of Eastern Medicine

He has completed PhD, MPhil and B.E.M.S. all degrees from Hamdard University and received “Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said Gold Medal” from the Honorable President of Pakistan in the convocation 2000.He has been serving Hamdard University as a permanent employee for more than 20 years. Currently he is teaching Principles of Eastern Medicine and Physiology.

Dr. Hk. Syed Zahoor Ul Hassan Zaidi

Assistant Professor
Email: Zahoor@hamdard.edu.pk

In charge Postgraduate Research Laboratory, Research coordinator of UMRL.

After completing his Bechlors degree in Eastern Medicine BEMS and M.Phil, he received his Ph.D in Eastern Medicine from the Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University. His research focuses on the treatment of gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders from a Unani perspective, particularly H. Pylori and viral hepatitis and the related clinical investigations. Following graduation, he is engaged in both teaching and research. Under his guidance, two M.Phil students have graduated, while three more are enrolled. He teaches Clinical diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Mualijat (medicine).

Dr. Muhammad Amjad Chishti

Assistant Professor
Email: amjad.chishti@hamdard.edu.pk

Head of Department Surgery and Allied Sciences, Examination, QEC related matters, Disciplinary issues, and Admission are included in his additional responsibilities.

 

He received his PhD in Eastern Medicine with a study on the therapeutic effectiveness of the Unani formulation “Eczegone” for the treatment of eczema, in 2022. His scientific interests include Phytomedicine, Skin Diseases, Clinical trial of Unani formulations, and Unani Treatment Options for Eczema and Atopic Dermatitis. He formerly worked at Shifaul Mulk Memorial Hospital as a Medical Officer. He concentrated on comparing the clinical effectiveness and safety of the coded herbal remedy Dermovix to allopathic treatment during his M.Phil. He published more than 24 research publication in National and International journals. He is teaching ENT, pathology, and ophthalmology.

Dr. Tabiba Syma Ghayas

Assistant Professor
Email: syma.ghayas@hamdard.edu.pk

Department of principles of medicine

Chairperson Health and Education Awareness Committee.

Member, Faculty research committee, Curriculum Committee, Admission Committee, Academic and Examination Committee, Scientific Committee, Female Coordination Committee, Focal Person for MOUs. Consultant at Shifa-ul-Mulk Memorial Hospital for Eastern Medicine.

She has completed her bachelor degree in Bachelor of Eastern Medicine and Surgery (BEMS) from Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University in 2003. After that, she joined her mother institute as lecturer in 2004. In 2011 she completed MPhil in Eastern Medicine on the core concepts of philosophy of Eastern Medicine “Four Humoral Theory”. In 2022 she was awarded PhD degree. She has an excellence in the management of Iron Overload in Thalassemia patients with herbal medicine and dietotherapy. Her area of expertise is science of philosophy of Unani Medicine. She has done many scientific projects and participated in national and international competitions and won many prizes in her career. She has supervised many undergraduate students in their research work. Under her guidance one student have awarded MPhil degree. She is the author of six research papers. She is practicing Unani medicine as a general physician, specialist for Thalassemia management, Dietotherapy and Aging. She has approx. 20 years of teaching experience of principles of Unani medicine and physiology in graduate studies. She is also teaching Advance studies of Principles of Medicine for post graduate studies. She is the lifetime member of Pakistan Association for Eastern Medicine, and worked as an active member in organizing national and international conferences, seminars, symposium and workshops. Currently she is supervising two MPhil and one PhD students.

Dr. Syed Rizwan

Assistant Professor
Email: Zahoor@hamdard.edu.pk

Chairman Human Nutrition and Dietetics

He earned his Ph.D from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. After PhD. conducted some research work from Ministry of Science, China. His research Interest areas are Nutrigenomics, Molecular genetics, Proteomics, Genomics and Transcriptomic, Metabolomics. His Two research projects have currently been funded, one by the HURC and the other by the Hamdard Laboratory (waqf) in Pakistan. Currently he is teaching Human Nutrition and Dietetics program which includes courses are Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Biostatistics and Physiology.

Dr. Meraj Zehra

Assistant Professor
Email: meraj.zehra@hamdard.edu.pk

Department of Principles of Medicine, Member of BASR & Academic council committees at FEM

She is a Ph.D in Biochemistry (2019) from University of Karachi and have almost more than 10 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Protein Chemistry in department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi. Her field of specialization are Proteomics and Molecular Biology and have six national and international scientific research Publications. She joined FEM, HU in 2022 and currently engaged in teaching Biochemistry.

Hk. Muhammad Rais Khan

Assistant Professor
Email: rais.khan@hamdard.edu.pk

Head Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine

He has done Bachelors of Eastern Medicine and Surgery from Hamdard University in 2000 and then joined Hamdard University as Lecturer in 2001. He earned M.Phil. in Eastern Medicine from in 2009 and promoted as Assistant Professor in 2010. He is involved in teaching Anatomy to BEMS and HND students.

Tabiba Leena Hameed

Assistant Professor
Email: leena.hameed@hamdard.edu.pk

Assistant Professor in department of Basic Clinical Sciences and teaching Pharmacology and Therapeutics courses. she is pursuing her PhD in Faculty of Eastern Medicine and her primary interest is female reproductive endocrinology, women health and evidence based Unani medicine. Her MPhil study focused on the Unani management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and she also worked on multiple research projects and have 7 publications. She has been awarded with 3 gold medals including “Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said Gold Medal” another one is from Pakistan Academy of Sciences during a workshop for achieving 1st position in the research competition.

Tabiba Nadia Naseem

Lecturer
Department of Surgery and Allied Sciences
Email: nadia.naseem@hamdard.edu.pk

External student advisor, Health and education awareness committee Advisor, Member of female coordinator committee, sports committee. ORIC subcommittee (FEM), Admission committee, Magazine committee.

She graduated with a Bachelor degree in BEMS and an M.Phil. in Eastern Medicine from Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University. She has served as a Tabiba in a number of institutions, including Naimat Begum Hospital. she has participated in international and national conferences as a speaker. She is currently enrolled in a PhD program and also teaching undergraduate students in Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Tabiba Sidra Shamim

Lecturer
Email: sidra.shamim@hamdard.edu.pk

Member of Health and education awareness committee, Member of female coordinator committee, Member of sports committees.

She has earned a Master of Public Health from Dow University of Health Sciences and her Bachelor’s in Eastern Medicine (BEMS) from the Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University. She finished her Master’s thesis on “Epidemiological Studies on Co-Morbid Diabetes Mellitus among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.” She also participates in teaching surgery courses and has clinical experience at several institutions.

Tabiba Huma Sayeed Siddiqui

Lecturer
Email: huma.saeed@hamdard.edu.pk

Incharge Student Internship Program, Consultant Shifa-ul-Mulk Memorial Hospital, Clinical Training of House officers in SUMMH, Incharge Female Students matters in FEM.

Her basic professional education is FTJ and BEMS. She has completed her M.Phil in Eastern Medicine.  Her area of specialization is treatment of gynecological diseases and family health care. She has 28 years of Clinical experience and currently she is teaching Mualijat (Medicine), and Pediatrics.

Hk. Muhammad Amjed Ismail

Lecturer
Department of preclinical sciences

Managing FEM Herbal Garden, Practicing as a Tabib since last 28 years, Consultancy in SUMMH, Member FEM Library committee

His basic professional education is FTJ and BEMS. He completed his M.Phil. in Eastern Medicine. His area of study is Kidney problem (Urolithiasis).  He is teaching in the Faculty of Eastern Medicine from last five years and having more than 28 years of clinical experiences. He is also actively participating in Symposiums, webinars, and other social media programs. He has six international research publications. Courses he is teaching are Pharmacognosy and Pharmacy.

Ms. Al Ayesha Farooq

Lecturer
Email: ayesha.farooq@hamdard.edu.pk

Student advisor, Examination Coordinator for Nutrition and Dietetics program

 

She has completed B.S. (hons.) from University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Lahore and M.Sc. in human Nutrition and Dietetics from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. She has previous experienced to work as clinical nutritionist in various organizations. Currently she is teaching courses are Dietetics I&II, Sports Nutrition and Nutrition through life cycle.

Ms. Hajrah Ilyas

Lecturer
Email: hajra.ilyas@hamdard.edu.pk

She has done B.Sc. (hons.) and M.Sc. (hons.) from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. She also completed internship as a clinical dietitian. She has one research paper publication. Courses she is teaching are Assessment of Nutritional Status and Nutrition Through Life cycle.

Tabibah Hafizah Shawana Maqsood

Assistant Professor
Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics
Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi
Email: ayeza.naeem@hamdard.edu.pk

Areas of interest: Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry, Functional Foods

She has a  PhD. degree in Food Engineering  and have 13 publications in International Journals belonging to Elsevier and Springer link with more than 160 citations and have a teaching experience of more than 4 years including both undergraduates and graduate courses. She is teaching Nutrition policies and programs and Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals.

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