Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Professor Dr. Saba Riaz, PhD
Clinical Microbiology, Nottingham University, UK
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore
Postdoctoral Fellow, University College London (UCL), UK
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Managing Editor
Dr. Tariq Javed, RPh, PhD
OIC-COMSTECH Expert (Technological Cooperation)
Advanced Biological & Risk Mitigation (NIH & Fogarty International, USA)
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
GC University, Lahore
Associate Editor
Dr. Sana Riaz, PhD
Microbiology (Virology), WUM & KU Leuven, Belgium
Responsible Research Fellow, Health Security Partner, USA
Mentor, American Society for Microbiology (ASM), USA
Senior Research Officer, PCSIR, Lahore
Editorial Board Members – National
Section Editor – Allied Health
Dr. Faisal Bashir, PhD
MLT, SBS, University of the Punjab, Lahore
LUMS Entrepreneurship Certified
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital & Ittifaq Hospital, Lahore
CEO, Citi Lab Diagnostic & Research Centre
Section Editor – Paediatrics
Dr. Khaver Ali, MBBS, FCPS (Paediatrics)
Consultant, Paediatric Medicine
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore; University of Child Health Sciences
& The Children’s Hospital, Lahore
Section Editor – Orthopaedic
Dr. Asad Ali, MBBS, FCPS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore;
District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), Khanewal
Section Editor – Nephrology
Dr. Muhammad Ajwad Tariq, MD (Nephrology)
Consultant Nephrologist
Member, International Society of Nephrology
Member, Pakistan Society of Nephrology
Section Editor – Urology
Dr. Muhammad Adil, MBBS, FCPS
Consultant Urologist
Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore;
Mission Christian Hospital, Sahiwal
Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi
Section Editor – Gynaecology
Dr. Hira Tiwana, MBBS, FCPS (Resident)
Gynaecologist & Obstetrician
Gynaecology Unit II (GU-II),
Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
Section Editor – Dermatology
Dr. Ayesha Aqeel, MBBS, FCPS
Consultant Dermatologist
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
Citycare Hospital, Khanewal
Section Editor – Dentistry
Dr. Junaid Siddique, BDS, MCPS
Sharif Medical City, Lahore
Section Editor – Pharmacology
Dr. Sarwat Ali Raja, PhD
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Principal, College of Pharmacy,
Yashfeen Education System
Section Editor – Forensics
Dr. Sohail Anjum, PhD
Senior Scientist, DNA & Serology Department
Punjab Forensic Agency, Lahore
Advisory Board – International Members
Chief Executive, International Advisory Board
Professor Salvatore Massa, MD
Former Full Professor of Microbiology
Department of Agricultural, Food & Environmental Sciences,
Foggia University, Italy
Dr. Safdar Sultan Khan, MBBS, MD, MS
Neonatologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital,
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Director of Outreach, Central Ohio Newborn Medicine
Dr. Maryam Tahir, MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Wexner Medical Centre,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Dr. Muhammad Afzal, PhD
Molecular Biology
Assistant Professor, Institute of Biochemistry,
BOKU University, Vienna, Austria
Dr. Muhammad Tariq, PhD, RPh
Pharmacology
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Dr. Muhammad Ali Riaz, PhD
Stem Cell Biology – Ophthalmology
The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Production Editors
Dr. Fatima Saddiqi, MBBS, RMP
PGR, Punjab Institute of Cardiology
Dr. Amara Javed, BDS, RDS
Al-Shifa Hospital, Pakpattan
Nishtar Medical College, Multan
Dr. M. Ahmad Riaz, Pharm. D
RPh, Punjab University College of Pharmacy,
University of the Punjab, Lahore
