Shoaib Tauheed

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Shoaib Tauheed MBBS, M Phil., MCPS, FCPS (1960–2007) was a professor, medical doctor, researcher and an author from Pakistan. He is widely known for his contributions in the field of Physiology and Medicine. Besides practicing clinical medicine he served as a professor and Head of the Department of Physiology in Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Since the establishment of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Prof. Tauheed was appointed chairman of the Physiology Department. He was also one of the members of the Curriculum Revision Committee of the Higher Education Commission, and was involved in expanding and conducting Continuing Medical Education courses at DUHS He also served as the Head of Physiology department of Sindh Medical College, Karachi. He is still the first and only Pakistani to be a member of American Physiological Society. Considered by many as the most favorite and popular professor among medical students.

Born in Larkana, Sindh. His father was Tohid Ahmad Siddiqui (died 1967) a famous teacher of the town. He passed his intermediate with flying colors from D.J Science College, Karachi. After securing competitive marks he got admission in Dow Medical College, same college where later he became the Head of the Department of Physiology.

The DUHS Vice Chancellor Masood Hameed Khan said about Tauheed at the time of this death that it was all due to the efforts of Dr. Tauheed that post graduate level work started for the first time at the Physiology department. The idea to initiate M.Phil and Ph.D programs in Basic Medical Sciences was also put forward by Tauheed. The Professor Shoaib Tauheed Gold Medal is given to a DUHS student securing the highest marks in physiology each year.

Tauheed was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, and died at the age of 46 on 26 September 2007. Dow University created the Dr. Tauheed Power Lab and Shoaib Tauheed lecture Hall in his honour. His death was reported by all the TV channels and newspapers of Pakistan.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tribute to DUHS prof". Daily Times. 2007-09-29. 
  2. ↑ "Dr Shoaib Tauheed mourned at DUHS". Daily Times. 2007-09-28. 
  3. ↑ Tauheed S, Shoaib S, Kamal A. (1993). "Haematocrit values in ischaemic heart disease". Pubmed. 
  4. ↑ "Prof. Shoaib Tauheed Memorial Lecture". kamyla.marvi. Retrieved 5/1/2013. 
  5. ↑ "Obituary". Pakistan Physiological Society. Retrieved 5/1/2013. 
  6. ↑ Shoaib Tauheed. "NON-HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL (NON-HDL-C)–A CORONARY RISK FACTOR". Ayub Medical College. 
  7. ↑ Shoaib Tauheed. "Frequency of autoimmune thyroid disease in chronic urticaria". pubget. 
  8. ↑ Shoaib Tauheed. "Serum antithyroid antibodies in female patients with chronic urticaria". pubmed. 
  9. ↑ Dr Shoaib Tauheed (Jul–Sep 2003). "Frequency of cryptosporidium in childhood diarrhoea--importance of modified acid fast technique.". Pubmed. 
  10. ↑ Tauheed (2007). "Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an emerging childhood infection". pubmed. 
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