Welcome To
Department of Gaestroenterology HFH
The Department of Gastroenterology evolved as a state-of-the-art Center for Liver and Digestive Diseases (CLD) located in the new Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi building with a covered area of 10,000 sq. ft. The only public sector facility in Northern Punjab is also facilitating patients from KPK, AJK, GB, and Islamabad by providing them easy access to procedures like ERCP, EUS, Manometry, RFA, Fibro scans, therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopies. The department is a teaching center with FCPS and MD training and also hosts the largest number of workshops in a calendar year for hands-on training of faculty as well as fellows. The department is also well-equipped with a skill lab and also provides a hub for the training of undergrads, postgrads, technicians and nursing staff.
Dr Tanveer Hussain
Head of Department- To provide diagnostic and curative services to patients of GI and Liver Diseases, particularly hepatopancreatobiliary diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma (Liver Cancer) in northern Pakistan
- To impart advanced training to the GI fellows and Specialists in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- To establish clinical research in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology
- To develop a network with national and international centers and societies of GI and liver Diseases
Our Team
| Sr | Name | Designation | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professor Muhammad Umar | VC / Rawalpindi (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) (Hilal –e-Imtiaz) | MBBS / MCPS / FCPS (PAK) / FACG (USA) / FRCP (L) / FRCP (G) / ASGE-M(USA) / AGAF (USA) |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Bushra Khaar | Professor Emeritus of Medicine Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist | BSc / MBBS / FCPS / FRCP / FACG |
| 3 | Dr. Tanveer Hussain | Associate Professor HOD | MBBS / FCPS (Medicine) / FCPS (Gastroenterology) |
| 4 | Dr. Sadia Ahmad | Assistant Professor | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 5 | Dr. Tayyab Saeed Akhter | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS (Medicine) |
| 6 | Dr. Aqsa Naseer | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 7 | Dr. Anum Abbas | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 8 | Dr Anam Shakeel | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 9 | Dr Javeria Khan | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 10 | Dr. Misbah Noreen | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 11 | Dr. Misbah Sattar | Senior Registrar | MBBS / FCPS Gastroenterology |
| 12 | Dr. Gul Nisar | WMO | MBBS |
List of Researchers
FCPS
- Dr. Shafeeq
- Dr. Ifrah
MD
- Dr. Naeem
- Dr. Ishtiaq
- Dr. Kamran
- Dr. Ali Riaz
Our Projects
| Sr | Title | Researcher Name | Link of Project / Activity | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effective Treatment of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome by Using Photobiomodulation Therapy: A Case Report. | Sana Imtiaz / Tayyab Saeed Akhter / Hamama Tul Bushra / Javeria Zahid Khan / Aasiya Niazi / Muhammad Saleem / and Muhammad Umar. | 2024 | |
| 2 | Role of High-Resolution Manometry in Diagnosing Esophageal Motility Disorders - A Literature Review in Line with Chicago Classification V4.0. | Khalid Elmakki / Tayyab Saeed Akhtar / Sameen Abbas / Sara Shahid / Bilal Ashraf and Kanza Zahid. | 2024 | |
| 3 | An Update on National Consensus Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C & Literature Review in Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Pakistan - 2022 | Sibt ul Hasnain Syed / Muhammad Umar / Hamama tul Bushra Khaar / Tayyab Saeed Akhter / Tassawar Hussain / Amjad Salamat / Syed Irfan Ahmad / Rai Muhammad Asghar / Muhammad Khurram / Anwar A. Khan / Fazl-e-Hadi / Aftab Mohsin / Waseem-Ud-Din / Saleem Qureshi / Sohail Iqbal Bhutta / Javeria Zahid Khan / Sadia Ahmad / Aqsa Naseer / Anum Abbas / Misbah Noreen / Faiza Aslam / Zahid Mahmood Minhas / Asif Abbas Naqvi / Atifa Shoaib / Saima Ambreen / Gul Nisar / Mohammad Mujeeb Khan / Talal Khursheed / Mohammad Osama | 2024 | |
| 4 | Evaluation of Factors Contributing to Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease in the Face of Increasing Trend in Pakistan | Tayyab Saeed Akhtar; Bilal Ashraf; Kanza Zahid; Sameen Abbas; Anosh Sana; Abdul Rauf Khan; Faiqa Ijaz; Faisal Riaz | 2024 | |
| 5 | An Unusual cause of Chronic Abdominal pain | Tanveer Hussain & Javaria Zahid Khan & Anum Abbas | 2023 | |
| 6 | An Unusual Successful Treatment of UGI Bleed | Hussain / Tanveer / Muhammad Usman Javaid / Aqsa Naseer / and Anum Abbas | 2023 | |
| 7 | Real-World Evidence to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Vonoprazan in Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Pakistani Population | Abbasi A / Siddiqui S / Ram B / Akhter TS et al / | 2023 | |
| 8 | Risk factor profiles for gastric cancer prediction with respect to Helicobacter pylori: A study of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. | Aziz S / König S / Umer M / Akhter TS / Iqbal S / Ibrar M / Ur-Rehman T / Ahmad T / Hanafiah A / Zahra R / Rasheed F. | 2023 | |
| 9 | Distal esophageal spasm (DES) can be achalasia in evolution: A case report Case Report Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports | Tayyab Saeed Akhtar / Ahsan Nawaz / Gul Nisar / Abdul Rauf Khan / Sameen Abbas | 2023 | |
| 10 | A Prospective Observational Study Combinition of Proton Pump Inhibitors with Prokinetics in Gerd | Mushtaq / Zobia / Bushra Adeel / Tanveer Hussain / Mazhar Ali / Muhammad Ayyaz / and Imran Joher. | 2022 | |
| 11 | Correlation of Nutrophil Lymphocyte Count Ratio with the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis | Hussain / Tanveer / Anam Shakeel / Javaria Zahid Khan / Aqsa Naseer / Anum Abbas / Sadia Ahmed / Misbah Noureen / and Tayyab Saeed Akhter | 2022 | |
| 12 | Antimicrobial resistance profile of H. pylori presenting with Peptic Ulcer in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad | Muhammad Bin Khurshid / Sadia Ahmed / Shehryar Javed / Asher Javed / Muhammad Faizan / HuzaifaBangash / Hamza Sheraz / Ayesha Mudassar. | 2022 | |
| 13 | Diagnosis of hepatitis C Virus Infection in human serum using ELISA and Raman Spectroscopy | Kiran Fatima / Sadia Ahmed / Hina Bukhari / Asma Ejaz / Saadia Ch / Maria Nasir. | 2022 | |
| 14 | Correlation of Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Levels with the size of Hepatocellular carcinoma on Triphasic CT scan: A study in patients with the heterotrophic viral infection | Javeria Khan / Maria Khaliq / Tayyab Saeed Akhter / Muhammad Imran / Nasir Majeed / Rabia Khan / Muhammad Umar / Tanveer Hussain | 2022 | |
| 15 | IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON ENDOSCOPY AND COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURES / A STUDY FROM TERTIARY CARE CENTER LOCATED IN RAWALPINDI / PAKISTAN | Tayyab Saeed Akhter / Javerea Zahid Khan / Muhammad Imran / Shahid Aziz / and Faisal Rasheed. | 2022 | |
| 16 | Microbial Proteins in Stomach Biopsies Associated with Gastritis / Ulcer / and Gastric Cancer | Shahid Aziz / Faisal Rasheed / Tayyab Saeed Akhter / Rabaab Zahra / and Simone König | 2022 | |
| 17 | Gastrointestinal manifestations in adult patients presenting with Dengue infection / A local study from tertiary care hospital | Tanveer Hussain / Muhammad Ali Khalid / Saadia Khan Baloch / Beenish Adil / Madeeha Shaukat / and Fatima Rauf. | 2022 | |
| 18 | Preventive Measures and Active Response against COVID-19 Taken by All Four Provinces / Two Independent Territories / and the Federal State of Islamic Republic of Pakistan / Islamabad | Imran / Muhammad / Bashir Ahmad / Farhan Maqbool / Ashfaq Ahmad / Arshad Malik / Shahid Aziz / Faisal Rasheed / and Tayyab Saeed Akhter. | 2022 | |
| 19 | Patterns of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Direct Antiviral Agents and Pegylated interferon Therapy | Fatima / Tehreem / Hassan Mumtaz / Muhammad Hassaan Khan / Saad Rasool / Muhammad Tayyeb / Mobeen Z. Haider / Syed T. Hussain / Aamir Shahzad / Sundas Ali / and Tanveer Hussain. | 2021 | |
| 20 | Role of Probiotic as an Add-on Therapy in Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori Infection. | Tanveer Hussain / Shafqat Iqbal / Seemab Abid / Misbah Sattar / and Shahid Aziz. | 2021 | |
| 21 | An Updated Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis to determine the association between iron deficiency Anemia and H pylori. Infection in Low and Middle Income Countries. | Hassan Ali / Kiran Fatima / Khunsa Junaid / Rabia Nazim / Aqeela Malik / Sadia Ahmed / Shoaib Muhammad. | 2021 | |
| 22 | Effects of a high-dose 24-h infusion of tranexamic acid on death and thromboembolic events in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (HALT-IT): an international randomised / double-blind / placebo-controlled trial | Roberts / Ian / Haleema Shakur-Still / Adefemi Afolabi / Adegboyega Akere / Monica Arribas / Amy Brenner / Rizwana Chaudhri / Mohammad Khalid / Umar Riaz / Muhammad Umar / Tayyab Akhter / Javaria Khan | 2020 | |
| 23 | Efficacy and safety of generic sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in HCV genotype 3-infected patients: A real-world results from Pakistan / | Mushtaq / Saima / Tayyab Saeed Akhter / Amjad Khan / Aamir Sohail / Arshad Khan / and Sobia Manzoor. | 2020 | |
| 24 | Acute Pancreatitis severity scoring index; Prospective study to identify determinants in Pakistan. | Tanveer Hussain / Muhammad Hanif / Ramlah Ghazanfor / Sarmad Arslan / Ibia Nawaz / and Muhammad Umar. | 2020 | |
| 25 | Comparison efficacy of Rifaximin plus Lactulose vs. Lactulose alone in treating Hepatic Encephalopathy. | Tanveer Hussain / Misbah Sattar / Sara Mustafa / Uzma Batool / Shafqat Iqbal / Binish Hassan | 2020 | |
| 26 | Assessing the Degree of Acute Esophageal Injury Secondary to Corrosive Intake: Insights From a Public Sector Hospitals of a Developing Country. | Ain / Qurat Ul / Manahil Jamil / Hafiz Abu Safian / Tayyab S Akhter / Salma Batool / Moniba Arshad / Ali Murad Jamal / Ather Iqbal / Laraib Arsh / and Bilawal Abbas. | 2020 | |
| 27 | Patterns of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Injuries Secondary to Corrosive Intake and their Association with Stricture Formation Observed through Esophagogastroscopy | Zubair Ahmad / Sarfaraz Khan / Tanveer Hussain / Shafaq Mehmood / Areeb Khalid / Mirza Adnan Baig / Shoaib Shafi | 2019 | |
| 28 | Risk factors associated with oral manifestations / and oral health impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a multicentre / cross-sectional study in Pakistan | Warsi / Ibrahim / Javeria Ahmed / Anjum Younus / Abdur Rasheed / Tayyab Saeed Akhtar / Qurrat Ul Ain / and Zohaib Khurshid | 2019 | |
| 29 | Prevalence of peptic ulcer in patients of liver cirrhosis presenting with upper GI Bleed | Tanveer Hussain / Muhammad Sarfraz / Haseeb Ur Rehman / Uzma Batool / and Kashif Irfan. | 2019 |
List of Events
- 18 ERCP Hands-on workshops
- 14 EUS Hands-on workshops
- 13 Colonoscopy Hands-on workshops
- 2 Manometry Hands-on workshops
- 1st Technicians Coaching Workshop on ERCP & Hemostasis
- 1st National Nursing Diploma in Endoscopy
