The 1970s era was a unique era in Dow and history of Pakistan. From 1970 to 1979, the classes from Dow saw the national elections, promises, disappointments, strikes and students unions …
Professor Irshad Waheed of Department of Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi. Photo uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD Prof. Irshad Waheed, Formerly Department of Surgery, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi. At our time in Dow in 1971-77 he was Assistant Professor of Surgery in Surgical Ward II under Prof. Fazle Ilahi. Recent photo courtesyRead More
Late Professor Muzaffar Hasan was the Head of Pathology Department of Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, Karachi in the 1970’s. He had migrated from Dacca after the independence of Bangladesh. Photo uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD
Professor M.M. Hasan was the Chief of Medicine, Civil Hospital Karachi in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He was the Principal of Dow Medical College from July 21 1979 to August 31 1983. Devoted to General Medicine and an excellent teacher, he was respected by students and residents alike for his polite manners and gentle persona.Read More
Professor Sharif Chaudhry, Professor of Cardiology, Civil Hospital, Karachi. He also served as the 11th Principal of DMC from June 21 1984 to June 17, 1987. He started the 1st Coronary Care Unit at CHK built entirely from donations from his patients and the public and then the first cardiac cath lab. He was givenRead More
Professor Abdul Ghaffar Billo, Head of Pediatrics, Civil Hospital Karachi was a legend in Civil Hospital for the organized way he ran the Department of Pediatrics and his easy and friendly teaching style. Loved by students and resident to this day as evidenced by the fact that when he visits alumni in UK and USARead More
Professor Razia Latif Ansari, died in Chicago, USA.She was incharge of OB-GYN Unit 2 in the 1970’s.Her husband Prof. Mohammed Ali Ansari was the Secretary of Health, Government of Sindh and an Orthopedic Surgeon. She ran her unit efficiently and with discipline. 1968: Prof. Razia Latif ( Maiden name Razia Ltif Ghandi) marriage to Prof.Read More
Dow Alumni Lists by Year of Graduation: We are thankful to Professor Tipu Sultan, Professor Masood Hameed and Dr. Afsar for providing assistance in acquiring the records. Special thanks to Dr. Amin Baig of class of 1984 who diligently supervised the project until it was completed. Also thanks to the workers in the Dow Administrative Department. The project took several weeks toRead More
Late Professor Akther of Department of Biochemistry, Dow Medical College, Karachi.
Prof. Mushtaq Ahmed, Department of Surgery, Civil Hospital Karachi in the late 1960’s and 1970’s. After Civil Prof. Mushtaq joined Aga Khan University Hospital. Currently he is in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD November 23 2013.
The Graduation Ceremony of the Class of 1977 was held on 19th January 1978 on the grounds of Dow Medical College. There were students from 7 years of MBBS classes. Azizur Rehman was the President of the Student’s Union and Professor Abdul Wahid was the Principal. Credit for the photos goes to the 1977 alumni.Read More
