Dowites spread throughout the Globe have contributed to the communities and institutions they work and live in medicine and other fields as well.
Distinguished Dow Medical College Faculty and Leaders who received Government of Pakistan awards Compiled by Amin H. Karim with the help from AI Dow Medical College, Karachi, has produced and nurtured generations of physicians, surgeons, teachers, researchers and healthcare leaders whose contributions have been recognized at the highest levels by the Government of Pakistan. TheRead More
Several prominent graduates of Dow Medical College (DMC), Karachi, have been honored by the Government of Pakistan with national civil awards (such as the Order of Imtiaz and Pride of Performance) for their outstanding contributions to medicine, public healthcare, higher education, and public service. Key alumni recipients of Civil Awards from the Government of PakistanRead More
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
