Panel members
Dr. Khalid A Mufti
M.B.B.S., DPM (UK), MRC Psych. (London), FRC Psych (London)
Medical Director Ibadat Hospital Peshawar, Member Federal Mental Health Authority Pakistan. He is ex-Principal Khyber Medical College Peshawar, former Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. He has more than 30 years of experience in academics, research and clinical practice. Main areas of interest are psychiatric problems and drug abuse prevention.
Dr. Musarrat Hussain
MD, FCPS (Pak), MRC Psych. (London), Dr. Med. (Berlin), FRCP (Ireland), D.Sc. (Hon)
Professor and head of the department of Psychiatry at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre Karachi, has also WHO fellowships and international workshops/trainings. He has been involved in clinical research and also has several academic assignments as teacher, dissertation reviewer of several journals. He is also the member of mental health authority, has clinical experience of more than 30 years in psychiatry.
Dr. Unaiza Niaz
M.B.B.S., DPM (UK), MRC Psych. (London), FRC Psych (London)
Consultant Psychiatrist & Director (The Psychiatric & Stress Research Centre) Karachi. She is also Honorary Lecturer in Psychiatry, faculty of the AGA Khan University Hospital Karachi. She has rich teaching and clinical experience and serving psychiatry in Pakistan for more than 20 years. She is also very active in Clinical Research.
Dr. Fareed A Minhas
M.B.B.S., MCPS (Pak), Dip in Psych. (U.K.), MRC Psych. (U.K.), M.Sc Psychiatry. Currently he is a Professor and Head of Institute of Psychiatry Rawalpindi Medical College, Universality of Health Sciences, has been in academic, research and clinical practice for more than two decades. He is also a guest speaker in local and international conferences. He has several clinical research and publications to his credit.
Dr. Haroon Rashid Chaudhry
M.B.B.S., FACHARZT(Australia), FACP (USA), DPP (UK), MRC Psych. (London)
Presently he is a Professor of Psychiatry at Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan and Examiner for DPP Cairo, London and Lahore centers, visiting lecturer to department of Psychology Punjab University. Working as WPA Zonal representative for Western and Central Asia since 2002. Director of UN/Pak Model, and Drug Abuse Treatment Centre. 20 years research span, participated in more than 90 national and international conferences and presented over 50 papers. Working as Honorary Executive Director Fountain House, which is the largest Rehabilitation Centre for Chronic Psychiatric patients in Asia
Dr. Rizwan Taj
M.B.B.S., DPM (Ireland), MRC Psych. (London),
Currently Professor and Head of Psychiatry at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad. Prior to that worked/trained in the UK. More than 20 years of experience in academics, research and clinical practice. Main areas of interest are Adult psychiatry and Psychology.
Participated in number of international congresses, workshops and attended courses.
Dr. Saeed Farooq
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S (Pak), F.C.P.S (Pak)
Associate Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, also Director Research, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. He is actively involved in academics; his responsibilities are as lecturer in psychiatry and also examiner to CPSP in the clinical examination. He has been in clinical practice more than a decade in psychiatry.
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Afridi
MBBS., MCPS (Pak), FCPS (Pak), FACP (USA), FRCP (Ireland)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi. He is also project director of NARC- Narcotic Alleviation Research Council. He has rich experience in research and clinical practice; his main areas of interest are Psychiatry and Rehabilitation of drug addiction.
Dr. Muhammad Riaz Bhatti
M.B.B.S., MRC Psych. (London), FRC Psych (London)
Currently Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry at King Edward Medical College (Mayo Hospital) Lahore. He has more than two decades of experience in teaching and clinical psychiatry.
Dr. Muhammad Nasar Sayeed Khan
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S (Pak)
He is Associate Professor & Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Services Institute of Medical Sciences and Services Hospital, Lahore. He has experience in Adult, child, Geriatric Psychiatry and Mental Health. Dr. Khan has experience in planning, management, implementation of psychiatric and mental health programs.
Dr. Amanat A. Mohsin
M.B.B.S., M.C.P.S (Pak) Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Gulshan Psychiatric Hospital Karachi. Consultant Psychiatrist Zubaida Medical Centre Karachi. Senior Vice President Pakistan Medical Association-Karachi branch. Director, College of Family Medicine Pakistan, Karachi. Chairman, Continuing Medical Education, CFMP. Author of booklets-three parts "Nafsiyati Bimaryoon say Taaroof". Regular contributor of psychiatric articles in various magazines and newspapers.
Dr. Zaeema Riaz
M.A. (Psychology), PhD (Clinical Psychology) Clinical Psychologist presently working at Institute for Postgraduate Medical Studies and Health Sciences – Liaquat National Hospital Karachi. In addition to consultations also involved with teaching to post graduate students. Presented number of papers at national level and involved with research work also. Her main areas of interest are counseling, psychotherapy.