Dowites spread throughout the Globe have contributed to the communities and institutions they work and live in medicine and other fields as well.
The following information has been provided by Dr. Akhter Shamsher , Dow Medical College Class of 1989-2 Dow 1989–2: A Legacy of Leadership and Excellence Dow Medical College Batch 1989–2 holds a unique distinction, having produced leaders who have served at the highest academic and administrative levels. • Vice Chancellorship:Dow 89–2 has had the privilegeRead More
The musical evenings of the Pakistan Medical Association were renowned and eagerly awaited events. They provided a chance to see our teachers and professors relishing the moment. This image is from the Dow Graduate Association’s Foundation Day Publication in 1975, showing Professor Khawaja Moin with Dr. Badar Siddiqui and Dr. Mansoor Dar enjoying the evening’sRead More
Dr. Busharat Ahmad, a 1955 graduate of Dow Medical College passed away on March 26 2023 (Ramazan 4 , 1444 AH). He practiced Ophthalmology in USA. Dr. Busharat Ahmad1922-2023A tribute By S. Amjad Hussain Dr. Busharat Ahmad, a founding member of APPNA and the architect of APPNA’s first constitution died recently in Monroe, Michigan afterRead More
A cardiology Legend passes away. Professor Shahbuddin H. Rahimtoola MD MACC passed away on December 10 2018. Professor Rahimtoola was present at the first APCNA meeting in New Orleans when our Association was established. He was a Mentor to our Association. Always there to help us promote our organization. He personally brought cardiologists into ourRead More
DOW GRADUATES AT HERE AND ABROAD It has been said that a tree is judged by the fruit it bears similarly it can be rightly said that an institution is known by the graduates it produces. During the past twenty five years Dow Medical College was born, sustained, nourished and firmly established by a successionRead More
The Dow Graduate Association was the alumni organization played very important role in its time. Dow medical college being the only medical college in the province was the center of all the activities related to medicine and health issues. In collaboration with Pakistan Medical Association it was involved in regular annual conventions and meetings. SomeRead More
Dr. Syed Yusuf Iftikhar, a 1979 graduate of Dow Medical College Karachi; Dr. Iftikhar is a cancer surgeon in Derby, UK. In 2005 when Azad Kashmir was affected by a massive earthquake, he helped out with medical care in Balakot and went on the establish a hospital program in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir. The program isRead More
Dr Fareed Uddin Baqai and his wife Dr Zahida Baqai were medical practitioners and surgeons who had been educated in Pakistan and the United Kingdom and began to practice in Karachi, which at that time was the capital. In the late 1960s, the Baqaians started a private sector hospital in Nazimabad,Read More
Meet Pakistan’s US-trained female neurosurgeon Sep 15, 2016 Dr. Aneela Darbar is a 1996 graduate of Dow Medical College. She quotes The Beatles, loves the opera, looks like a supermodel, and has mastered God’s most intricate and creative machinery – the human brain.Aneela Darbar is currently the only US-trained female neurosurgeon in Pakistan. She specializesRead More
Dr. Shahid Yousuf is a DMC graduate of 1976. He is a retired Psychiatrist in Florida. In August 2015 Association of Pakistani-Descent Physicians of North America (APPNA) awarded Dr. Yousuf a Gold Medal for his services to the cause of the Association and to the alumni in general. DOWITE SHAHID YOUSUF DMC 1976 BEING AWARDEDRead More
