
This is the group photo of the graduating class of 1963-64 Photo is courtesy of Dr. Nisar Ahmed, Gastroenterologist, Houston. Uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD, Houston on November 17 2013

Class of 1960 celebrated their Silver Jubilee in April 2010 in Houston. The class included such icons as Prof. Adeeb Hasan Rizvi, Director of Sindh Institute pf Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and Dr Sayeed Ahmed, Pathologist in Houston. In the photo Prof. Abdus Saleem is presenting a plaque to Prof. Rizvi. Dr. Ahmed is inRead More

Dow Medical College Class of 1960. The Following is an account given by Dr. Ali Jumshyd, Class of 1960, who is retired and lives in Houston During the period 1955-60– Principal of the college was Dr. Mahmoud Ali Shah, Eye Surgeon; he also officiated as Secretary Health, Sind for sometime. Other notable teachers were Dr.AbdulRead More

Surgical Unit II Group. Sometimes in 1973. Late Professor Fazle Ilahi was the Head of Surgical Unit II with Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed as Assistant Professor. Standing on left is Dr. Tarig Siddique, ENT Surgeon, Amin H. Karim, Dr. Salma Patel MD, Ophthalmologist in USA, Dr. Nizamuddin (General Surgeon Karachi), Dr. Mohsina Wasim (Director of MaryRead More

Book Review: “A MEDICAL DOCTOR EXAMINES LIFE ON THREE CONTINENTS” BY Dr. Syed Akthar Ehtisham. Dowite Class of 1962. The meeting to ‘launch’ Dr Syed Akhtar Ehtisham’s book, “A Medical Doctor Examines Life on Three Continents- was held by The Pakistan Society of The University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on JanuaryRead More
This article was first written for the first ever Dow Medical College site created in 1994 (read more on this elsewhere on this blog) and subsequently edited with the help of Dr. Shafi Quraishy and Dr. Iqbal Memon on the 50th Anniversary of Dow in 1995. Since then various forms and edited version were used inRead More

Dow Medical College Class of 1977 Get Together in Houston at the APPNA Meeting October 25 2013. From Left Dr. Nayyar Iqbal, Dr. Shahid Rafique, currently practicing Internal Medicine in Georgia, Dr. Salman Faridi, currently Medical Director of the Liaquat National Hospital in Karachi and Dr. Raza Ali Sajanlal practicing Orthopedics in UK. Photo uploadedRead More

Dow Medical College Class of 1977; This is a photo from the farewell party at the end of the Medicine Unit 2 Rotation sometime in 1973. Prof. Colonel Najib Khan (not in this photo) was the Chief of the Ward with the late Prof. Malik Ali Sheikh (one of the few MBBS and PhD onRead More

Dr. Zubair Farooq Al Arshi was born in Dubai and studied with us and graduated with class of 1977. He is a renowned Urdu, Arabic English and Hindi poet. TO date he has published 32 Diwans in Urdu, 14 Diwans in Hindi and one in Arabic. He attends mushairas all over India, Pakistan and USA.Read More