DR. AMJAD KHAN M. Phil & PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health. Boys Hostel, Chief Security Officer Residence Room No; 145 Contact Address: +92-3143003388 Email/Personal: [email protected] Email/Institutional:[email protected] Research Gate account: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amjad_Khan52
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN RESEARCH AWARDS/COMPETITION: 1. Best researcher of the year 2019-2020, King Edward Medical University, Lahore Pakistan. 2. Subnational estimation of TB prevalence in Pakistan for 2018. Hackaton Disease Modeling Global Competition 2018. 1st Position in 16 disease Modeling Experts Group in Global Competition. 3. 1st position for the Year 2018 for Best Research Publication of the Year. 4. Young Scientist Award by the “Academy of Sciences Malaysia and US National Academy of Sciences” 2018.
PERSONAL STATEMENT: To join a well renowned organization with a challenging atmosphere, this will enhance my Skills and can stretch me to learn more to become a useful employee for the organization and to become the best in my field. I have a strong professional background with abilities to adopt and grow according to organizational demands and at the same time, give me an Opportunity to sharpen my skills with a chance to grow professionally.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Being an epidemiologist, I always focused on, experienced in, and driven to discovering and protecting against infectious diseases with over almost 6 years of work in the field. Excellent analytic and research skills. Excel at monitoring data and uncovering difficult cases to find the cause of outbreaks and epidemics. Skilled in working with a range of technical equipment, new processes, and innovative ideas to further studies. Proven ability to handle cases independently from beginning to end and get results that make an impact. Special dedication to helping find the cure and more advanced and effective treatments for various infections. Expert ability to create written materials and communicate findings.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS: .Well-developed skills in epidemiological research and presentation .Knowledge of epidemiology of infectious diseases and healthcare .Solid experience in the development of performance analysis and methodology .Sound ability to design innovative theories in relation to healthcare concerns associated with infections .Background in the formation of patient safety and advancements in care
SKILLS and Special Trainings: .Certified of SORT IT: Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (WHO, The Union, In Pakistan 2018). .Microsoft Office .Statistical analysis of vital data .SPSS .Trained on Geneious bioinformatics software for sequence data analysis .GIS mapping .Epi-Info for epidemiological analysis and sampling .Epi-data for questionnaire development and data cleaning.
QUALIFICATION Degree Grade/% Year of Passing Institution SSC 713 out of 850 83% 2003 BISE SWAT HSSC 844 out of 1100 77% 2005 Degree College SWAT DVM 3.13 out of 4.00 78% 2011 Agriculture University Peshawar MPhil 3.8 out of 4.00 95% 2014 UVAS Lahore Ph.D 3.5 out of 4.00 88% 2017 UVAS Lahore and University of Kentucky USA. Post Doc Project Completed 2019 Institute for Disease Modeling, Washington, USA. Supervisor, Professor Anna Bersteyn NYU. USA
PhD Thesis: Molecular Epidemiology, Seroprevalence, and risk factor analysis of equine influenza viruses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PhD thesis. 2017. PhD Courses:
▪ Active and Passive surveillance
▪ Communicable disease Control
▪ Clinical Microbiology
▪ Advance strategies for vaccination
▪ Surveillance and Control of infectious diseases
▪ Epidemiology and Control of infectious diseases
▪ Advanced biochemical techniques
▪ Experimental Design
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, 11th April 2019 to Current Epidemiology and Public health, Department of Community Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. Responsibilities Teaching Post-Graduate Students Teaching Under-Graduate Students Supervision of Projects Supervision of Departmental Activities.
Visiting Researcher (Epidemiologist) and Expert 2019 to Current Epidemiologist, Institute for Disease Modeling, Washington, USA. Responsibilities Works under supervision of Anna Bershteyn, Professor for Disease Modeling, at New York University, and Senior Researcher at Institute for Disease Modeling, Washington USA. Working on Projects of Agents based Disease modeling on Pakistani HIV and Hepatitis Program Data.
Senior Epidemiologist (2017 to 2019) Head of Epidemiology and Research. Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Program, Pakistan Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Center, Pakistan. Responsibilities Designing population-based surveillance program for Punjab. Designing EMR data collection tool. Data cleaning. Designing Control and Prevention strategies. Data analysis Evaluation of control and prevention program Report Writing Data management Training of young researchers at CME lectures
Consultant Epidemiologist for Pakistan (Nov 2018 to 2019) Boston University, United State of America. Responsibilities Designing population-based surveillance Integrated program in Pakistan. Consultancy on TB and Hepatitis surveillance program Report writing and data dissemination. Technical Facilitator (April 2016- Nov 2017) Department of Health Science, Heslington York, University of York. TB & Tobacco project as a Technical Facilitator in Punjab Province Pakistan for one year, from 1st April 2016 until 30th Nov 2017.
Provincial Coordinator at National TB control Program, Pakistan (March -July 2016) Project Funded by WHO, Coordinated with the district team of NTP for effective project implementation. Monitoring the implementation of project field activities work plans, electronic data entry, identifications of missing TB cases and reports, field visit reports etc. With the Project Coordinator. Coordinated with Field officers and focal person at national and district level for smooth implementation of project.
Visiting Research Scholar (Dec 2016- May 2017) Department of Veterinary Science, Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Centre, University of Kentucky, USA. Responsibilities Molecular Epidemiology of Influenza viruses. RT-PCR Vaccine development Projects. Sequencing and sequence analysis. Serology of samples.
Surveillance Officer 1 Dec 2011–30 Nov 2012
RELIEF International, Mingora (Pakistan) Systematic collection, collation, interpretation and dissemination of field data regarding flood and relief
Teacher Assistant (4 Feb 2013–30 Jun 2013) University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan) Activities Teaching post graduate students in the department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore.
Livestock Health Officer (1 Jun 2009–30 Aug 2009) Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Swat (Pakistan) During this period the following activities were performed when there was military operation in progress against terrorists in swat area. Treatment of large and small ruminants. Management of animals gathered at single place. Transporting animals from different areas onto peaceful areas during operations. Training farmers in different aspects of husbandry during emergency situations.
CURRENT ONGOING PROJECTS 1. Dynamics and application of an epidemiological model for hepatitis C prediction in Pakistan (In collaboration with LUMS-University).
2. Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis C globally: A general systematic review (In collaboration with Polaris Observatory). 3. Assessment of Knowledge and Practice towards Hepatitis B & C among rural and urban population in Punjab.
4. Factors influencing Sustained virologic response in HCV positive patients treated with Sofosbuvir. 5. Modeling Health and Economics of HCV in Punjab (working in collaboration with CDC and Polaris Observatory (Dr. Homie Razavi; Rick Dunn)).
PUBLICATIONS:
PUBLISHED RESEARCH ARTICLES: Research Articles
1. Molecular Epidemiology and genotype distribution of hepatitis C in Pakistan, A multicenter cross-sectional study. Amjad Khan et al., 2020. Journal of infection, Genetics and Evolution 84 (2020) 104372.
2. Epidemiology of viral hepatitis B and C in Punjab, Pakistan: a multicenter cross sectional study 2017-2018, F1000 Journal. 9th Oct. 2019.
3. Depression among Medical Students of a Public Sector Medical University in Pakistan. Ann Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 1(1): 1005. 4. Occupational Health Hazards and Needle stick injuries among Medical Laboratory workers in Lahore, Pakistan. Annals of KEMU. 2020. 5. Seroepidemiology of HBV and HCV at tertiary care center Lahore, Pakistan: An analytical Cross sectional Study. Annals of KEMU 2020.
6. Assessment of Retreatment TB cases amongst all TB cases notification in District Swat 2015-2017; a retrospective cohort review. Journal of Tuberculosis Research. 2019. 7. Molecular Epidemiology of a novel re-assorted epidemic strain of equine influenza virus in Pakistan in 2015-16. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Asghar Khan. Virus Research. Virus Research 240 (2017) 56–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2017.07.022. 8. Investigating the epidemiology of equine influenza spread in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan in 2015-16. Amjad khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Zahida Fatima, Asghar Khan and Shahid Hussain Farooqi. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 149 (2018) 132–138. 9. Molecular Epidemiology of a novel re-assorted epidemic strain of equine influenza virus in Pakistan in 2015-16. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Asghar Khan. Virus Research. Virus Research 240 (2017) 56–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2017.07.022.
10. Molecular Epidemiology, associated risk factors, and phylogenetic analysis of anaplasmosis in camel. M. Azmat, M. Ijaz, S.H. Farooqi, A. Ghaffar, A. Ali, A. Masud, S. Saleem, A. Rehman, M.M. Ali, K. Mehmood, Amjad Khan, H. Zhang. Microbial Pathogenesis 123 (2018) 377–384.
11. Epidemiology of viral hepatitis B and C in Punjab, Pakistan: a multicenter cross sectional study 2017-2018, F1000 Journal. 9th Oct. 2019. 12. Assessment of Retreatment TB cases amongst all TB cases notification in District Swat 2015-2017; a retrospective cohort review. Journal of Tuberculosis Research. 2019. 13. Genotype Distribution and Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of infection genetics and evolution. 2018. 14. Quality assessment of cottage cheese available in Peshawar, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. Pakistan J. Zool., pp 1-5, 2020.
15. Investigating the epidemiology of equine influenza spread in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan in 2015-16. Amjad khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Zahida Fatima, Asghar Khan and Shahid Hussain Farooqi. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 149 (2018) 132–138.
16. An epidemiological Investigation of associated risk factors with equine influenza (H3N8) epidemic 2015-16 in Pakistan. Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Amjad Khan, Mansu r Uddin Ahmad, Asghar Khan, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Abid Hussain, and Fatai Oladunni. Acta Tropica 186 (2018) 63-68.
17. Epidemiology of Bovine Sub-Clinical Mastitis in Pothohar region, Punjab Pakistan in 2018. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 2019.
18. Molecular Epidemiology, associated risk factors, and phylogenetic analysis of anaplasmosis in camel. M. Azmat, M. Ijaz, S.H. Farooqi, A. Ghaffar, A. Ali, A. Masud, S. Saleem, A. Rehman, M.M. Ali, K. Mehmood, Amjad Khan, H. Zhang. Microbial Pathogenesis 123 (2018) 377–384.
19. Sehrish Saleem, Muhammad Ijaza, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Muhammad Imran Rashid, Amjad Khan, Awais Masud, Amjad Islam Aqib, Kashif Hussain, Khalid Mehmood, Hui Zhan. First molecular evidence of equine granulocytic anaplasmosis in Pakistan. Acta Tropica 180 (2018) 18-25. 20. Sero-epidemiology and hemato-biochemical study of bovine leptospirosis in flood affected zone of Pakistan. Muhammad Ijaz, Syed Nazar Abbas, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Amjad Islam Aqiba Ghulam Ali Anwar, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Muddassir Ali, Khalid Mehmood, Amjad Khan. Acta Tropica 177 (2018) 51-57.
21. The equine influenza outbreak in Pakistan 2016: Seroprevalence and Geo-temporal epidemiology of a large propagating outbreak. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Zahida Fatima, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Asghar Khan. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 50(2), pp 453-461, 2018.
22. Identification of Bacteria from Diarrheic foals in Punjab, Pakistan. Ikramul Haq, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Imtiaz Ahmad, Amjad Khan and Mehboob Ali. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 50(1), pp 1-4, 2018.
23. Awareness Level and Biosecurity Compliance of Equine Farmers and Owners Regarding Equine Influenza in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Asghar Khan. The J. Anim. Plant Sci. 28(2):2018.
24. Prevalence of Overall and Teat wise Mastitis and Effect of Herd Size in Dairy Buffaloes Abid Hussain, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mamoona Chaudhry, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Michael Reichel, Tanveer Hussain, Amjad Khan, Muhammad Nisar and Imtiaz Ahmad Khan. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 50(3), pp 1107-1112, 2018.
25. Molecular occurrence of canine babesiosis in rural dog population in Pakistan. Abdullah Saghir Ahmad, Imran Rashid, Kamran Ashraf, Wasim Shehzad, Matiullah Khan, Kashif Hussain, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Amjad Khan and Muhammad Luqman Sohail. Journal of Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine. Accepted 2018.
26. Amjad khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur ud din Ahmad, Zahida Fatima and Asghar Khan. Seasonal Trends in Seroprevalence of FMD in Bovines under Different Environmental Conditions in Rural KPK, Pakistan. Pakistan veterinary Journal. ISSN 2074-7764 (ONLINE). http://www.pvj.com.pk/Accepted. 27. A retrospective study on Canine parvovirus in Lahore, Pakistan. 2017. Amjad Khan, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Ijaz Ahmad, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Asghar Khan. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 49(0), pp 000-000. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2017.49.
28. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Abdul Wali Khan, Mamoona Chaudhry and Abid Hussain. Descriptive Epidemiology and Seasonal Variation in Prevalence of Milk Fever in KPK (Pakistan) Global Veterinaria 14 (4): 472-477, 2015. 29. A. Khan, M. H. Mushtaq, M. Ahmad, Y. Tipu, A. Khan and Munibullah. Tick Infestation Rate in Cattle and Buffalo in Different Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. (2013), Vol. 3 No. (1-2): 31-35.
30. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Ud Din Ahmad, Mamoona Chaudhry and Abdul Wali Khan. Prevalence of clinical mastitis in bovines in different climatic conditions in KPK (Pakistan). Sci.Int. (Lahore), 27(3), 2289-2293,2015.
31. Amjad khan, Muhammad hassan mushtaq, mansur ud din ahmad, abid hussain, asghar khan, ajab khan and habibunnabi. Incidence of repeat breeding in varying breeds of buffaloes and cattle in different climatic conditions in khyber pakhtunkhwa (pakistan). Buffalo Bulletin (July-September 2016) Vol.35. No.3.
32. The temporal and spatial distribution of infectious diseases in bovines in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Amjad khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur ud din Ahmad, Zahida Fatima, Shahid Hussain Farooqi5 and Asghar Khan. Annals of life sciences journal 2017; 1:1.
33. Singh G, Din Ahmad MUD, Muneer S, Sabah NU, Baig W, Amjad khan (2015) Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Post Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV among Health Care Professionals in Lahore. Occup Med Health Aff 3: 208. doi:10.4172/2329-6879.1000208.
34. Muhammad Athar Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Munibullah, Amjad Khan, Naseer Ahmad, Mudussar Nawaz. Incidence of Repeat Breeding in Cattle and Buffaloes of Pakistan. 2016. Journal of Veterinaria. | Volume 4 | Issue 1 | pages 18-20.
35. Comparative study of Immune Potency of two different trivalent FMD Vaccines in Cattle. th Aneela Zameer Durrani, Fahimullah Khan, Asghar Khan, and Amjad khan. IBCAS, 24 Jan 2017. 36. Molecular Epidemiology of Babesia bovis in Bovine of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Imran Rashid, Amjad Islam Aqib, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Hassan Saleem, Kashif Hussain, Saher Islam, Huma Naeem and Amjad Khan. (Published online in Pakistan Veterinary Journal).
37. Prevalence and Molecular Diagnosis of Theileria annulatain bovine of Three Distinct Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan S. H. Farooqi, M. Ijaz1, M. H. Saleem, M. I. Rashid, S. S. Ahmad, S. Islam, A. I. Aqib, A. Khan, K. Hussain and N. U Khan. (Published online. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences).
38. Distribution of Ixodid tick species and associated risk factors in temporal zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province – Pakistan. Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Hassan Saleem, Muhammad Imran Rashid, Muhammad Oneeb, Amjad Khan, Amjad Islam Aqib and Shakeel Mahmood. Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 49, Iss. 6, pp 2011-2017.
39. A. Hussain, M. D. Ahmed, M. H. Mushta, M. S. Khan, M. P. Reichel, T. Hussain, A. Khan and M. Nisar. Molecular characterization of coagulase genes of staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitic river buffaloes" the journal of animal and plant sciences. Volume: 26, No. 2 page 408-414. (ISSN: 1018-7081).
40. Cross sectional survey of live bird markets and zoo birds for circulating influenza subtypes in Pakistan (16-297). Zahida Fatima, Muhammad Athar Khan, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad, Khushi Muhammad, Khalid Naeem Khwaja, Amjad Khan, Zubair Anwar, Abdul Ahad and Altaf Mahmood (Published online).
41. Ghazala Nawaz, Muhammad Nawaz Malik, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Fraz Munir Ahmad, Ali Abdullah Shah, Farooq Iqbal, Shinawar Waseem Ali, Zahida Fatima and Amjad Khan. Epidemiosurveillance of Brucellosis in Livestock of rural communities of Punjab (Pakistan). Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol 4 2017.
42. Retrospective study on highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 outbreakss during 2006- 2008 in ICT Pakistan. Zahida Fatima, M. Athar Khan, K. Naeem, M. U. D. Ahmad, K. Muhammad, H. Mushtaq, Z. Anwar, A. Khan and Luqman. JAPS, Volume: 27, No. 1. 2016.
43. Sequence analysis of Fibronectin binding protein A (FnbA) virulence gene in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitic milk samples from buffalo. Abid Hussain, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmed, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Michael Philipp Reichel, Tanveer Hussain, Amjad Khan, Muhammad Nisar, Ubaid ur Rehman Zia, Irfan Khattak. (Pakistan Journal of Zoology. Accepted). 2017.
44. Molecular epidemiology of the two internal genes of equine influenza H3N8 virus isolated in Pakistan 2015-16. Khan A, Mushtaq MH, Ahmad MUD, Nazir J, Fatima Z, Khan A and Farooqi SH, 2018. Pak Vet J, 38(1): 96-100. 45. KAP Survey in Mothers towards Infant Care and Feeding in Pakistan. Ashraf S, ud Din Ahmed M, Mushtaq MH, Singh G, Khan A. American J Epidemiology Public Health. 2017;1 (1): 001-007. 46. Sero-epidemiology of bluetongue virus (BTV) infection in sheep and goats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Amir Iftikhar Malik, Muhammad Ijaz, Tahir Yaqub, Muhammad Avais, Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, Hassaan Bin Aslam, Amjad Islam Aqib, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Tayyebah Sohail, Awais Ghaffar, Ahmad Ali, Amjad Khan. Acta Tropica (2018) 182:207-211. 47. Molecular Epidemiology of Bovine Anaplasmosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Shahid Hussain Farooqi; Muhammad Ijaz; Muhammad Imran Rashid; H Nabi; S Islam; Amjad Islam Aqib; Kashif Hussain; Amjad Khan; Syeda Nayab Batool Rizvi; Shakeel Mahmood; Khalid Mehmood, Hui Zhang. 2018. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2018 Oct;50 (7):1591-1598. 48. Patho-Epidemiology of Bovine Brucellosis in Aza-kheli Buffalo in Pakistan. (Accepted in Journal of Veterinaria). Sayyed Irfanullah Khan, Muti-ur-Rehman, Saima Masood, Amjad Khan, Asghar Khan, Muhammad Shakeel, Muhammad Ali Shah and Zahid Naseer. 2017 | Volume 4 | Issue 1 | pages 21-26. Journal of Veterinaria. 49. A Global overview on Bovine Para-tuberculosis: A Review article. Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur Uddin Ahmad, Asghar Khan, Muhammad Shakeel, Muhammad Ali Shah, and Shahid Hussain Farooqi. 2017 | Volume 4 | Issue 1 | pages 14-20. Journal of Veterinaria. 50. The Epidemiology and Antimicrobial therapy of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Cattles of Pothohar region, Pakistan. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 2019.
ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
1. An Integrated Community Based Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Program in Pakistan. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2019 2. Simplified Cirrhosis Staging algorithm for HCV treatment scale-up in community settings. Journal of Hepatology Communication. 2018. ID. HEP 4-18-0159. 3. Progress on scaling up testing and treatment for hepatitis C elimination in Punjab, Pakistan; Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Program. BMC Public Health. 4. An Integrated Community Based Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Program in Pakistan. Journal of Public Health. BOOKS PUBLISHED
. The Climate Change and Health Status of Livestock. (Publishing Org: LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany) (ISN: 978-3-659-52318-2).
. Pillars of Epidemiology (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore).
. Tools of Epidemiology (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore).
ABSTRACTS IN PROCEEDINGS
. The spectrum of HBV/HCV mono-infection and coinfection at hepatitis prevention and treatment clinic, Lahore Pakistan. EASL. . Can Albumin-Bilirubin Grade (ALBI) predict presence of varices in cirrhotic,s. Digestive Disease Week. At San Diego convention Center, San Diego, May 18-21, 2019. . Is carvedilol better than propranolol in preventing variceal bleeding? EASL. ILC 2019 in Vienna, Austria. Abstract Number 672. . Progress on scaling up testing and treatment for hepatitis C elimination in Punjab, Pakistan: Hepatitis prevention and treatment program. Abstract Number 3653, Identifier No. THU-409. EASL conference. 11/04/2019. Austria. . High cure rates of hepatitis C in a genotype 3 predominant Pakistani community using generic direct acting antivirals. Abstract No 4774. Identifier No. THU-164. EASL conference. 11/04/2019. Austria. . Predictive Factors for Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis B Mono-Infection Compared to HBV/HDV, and HBV/HCV Co-Infection: Single Center Experience from Lahore. AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 2018. Poster Presentation. Publication Number: 2173. . A Snapshot of Hepatitis B/C CO-Infected Patients to Predict Cirrhosis in an Urban Clinic of Lahore, Pakistan. AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 2018. Poster Presentation. Publication Number: 2172. . Risk factors for HBV & HCV Co-Infection and Severity of Liver diseases in screened patients in 2017 at HPTC, Lahore, Pakistan. 34th Annual Conference of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & GI endoscopy. 22nd-25th Feb 2018, PC-Pakistan. . Sero-epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis B and C at Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Control Center Lahore Pakistan. 34th Annual Conference of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & GI endoscopy. 22nd-25th Feb 2018, PC-Pakistan. . Molecular Epidemiology of a novel re-assorted epidemic strain of equine influenza virus in Pakistan in 2015-16. Symposium 40.1. M.H. Mushtaq1*, A. Khan, M.U. Ahmad, K. Asghar, A. Hussain. Epidemiologic principles and methods. 12-16th Nov 2018. The 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Chiang Mai, Thailand (Orally Presented). Abstract No 201. Symposium 40.1. . Investigating the epidemiology of EI epidemic spread in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in 2015-16. A. Khan, M.H. Mushtaq, M.U. Ahmad, A. Khan. Epidemiologic principles and methods. 12-16th Nov 2018. The 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Chiang Mai, Thailand (Orally presented). Abstract No 527.
. The equine influenza outbreak in Pakistan 2016: Seroprevalence and Geo-Temporal epidemiology of a large propagating outbreak. A. Khan, M.H. Mushtaq, M.U. Ahmad, A. Khan. Epidemiologic principles and methods. 12-16th Nov 2018. The 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Chiang Mai, Thailand (Orally presented). Abstract No 637. . Molecular epidemiology of bovine anaplasmosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. M. Ijaz, S. H. Farooqi, A. I. Aqib, K. Hussain, and A. Khan, Paper presented in USA please see Abstract number 385. 2018 American Dairy Science Association® Annual Meeting. June 24-27, 2018, Knoxville, Tennessee. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 101, Suppl. 2.
. Awareness level and biosecurity compliance of equine farmers and owners regarding equine influenza in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Conference to “Promote Safe and Secure Science” in the Middle East/North Africa & South/Southeast Asia on 5-9 February 2018 / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Oral Presentation and Participation. . A matched case-control study of risk factors for equine influenza epidemic 2015-2016 in equine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Amjad Khan. International Conference on Emerging Diseases, Outbreaks and Case Studies. March 28-29, 2018/ Orlando, USA. file:///C:/Users/Amjad%20Khan/Downloads/Case%20Reports%20CME%202018_Tentat ive%20Design.pdf
. Molecular Epidemiology of a novel re-assorted epidemic strain of equine influenza virus in Pakistan in 2015-16. International Conference on Emerging Diseases, Outbreaks and Case Studies. March 28-29, 2018/ Orlando, USA. file:///C:/Users/Amjad%20Khan/Downloads/Case%20Reports%20CME%202018_Tentat ive%20Design.pdf.
. A cross sectional survey on gastrointestinal parasites in backyard poultry in Pakistan. MH Mushtaq, Ghazala Nawaz, MN Malik, Amjad Khan.
. Epidemiology of zoonotic brucellosis in livestock farms in Pakistan; “an underestimated public health problem”. Amjad Khan, M Hassan Mushtaq, Habib un Nabi, Abdul Rehman, Mansur-Ud Din Ahmad, Shahid Hussain Farooqi and Asghar Khan. Orally Presented Abstract # 125, at Dairy Science Park, 2017 Konya, Turkey. . Impact of climate change on epidemiology of tickborne haemoparasites in Azakheli Buffalo in district swat, Pakistan. Zahida Fatima, Amjad Khan, M Hassan Mushtaq, Mansur ud Din Ahmad, Asghar Khan, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Abdul Razzaq, Aamanullah, M. Luqman Sohail.
. Enhancing output of animal-origin products for ensuring food security in Pakistan; a review article. Zahida Fatima, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Rafique, Aman Ullah, Amjad Khan, Ayesha Tahir, Rehana Kausar.
. Sero-epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in pastoral goat herds and shepherds in Punjab, Pakistan. M Mushtaq, Shams-ur-Rehman, Mansur ud Din Ahmad, Amjad Khan. Orally Presented Abstract # 130, at Dairy Science Park, 2017 Konya, Turkey.
. The impact of climate change on incidence of livestock infectious diseases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Asian Buffalo Congress (Book of Abstracts) Istanbul, Turkey April 21-25, 2015). Mansur Ud Din AHMAD, Amjad Khan, Muhammad Hassan MUSHTAQ, Mamoona Chaudhry, Muhammad NISAR, Abdul Wali KHAN. Page no 12.
. Descriptive epidemiology and seasonal variation in prevalence of milk fever in KPK (Pakistan). (Asian Buffalo Congress (Book of Abstracts) Istanbul, Turkey April 21-25, 2015). Mansur Ud Din AHMAD, Muhammad Hassan MUSHTAQ, Amjad KHAN, Abdul Wali KHAN, Muhammad NISAR, Asghar KHAN, Irfan KHATTAK. Page no 14.
. Tick infestation rate in cattle and buffalo in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Asian Buffalo Congress (Book of Abstracts) Istanbul, Turkey April 21-25, 2015. Mansur Ud Din AHMAD, Amjad KHAN, Muhammad Hassan MUSHTAQ, Yasin TIPU, Asghar KHAN, Muneeb ULLAH, Muhammad NISAR. Page no 15.
. Effects of Electrolyte imbalance on Immunity against Newcastle disease virus infection. International Seminar on Poultry diseases. Faisalabad, Pakistan. 14-15 December, 2015. Abstract Book page No. 121.
. Cross section survey on parasites of backyard poultry in subtropical rural communities of Pakistan. International Seminar on Poultry diseases. Faisalabad, Pakistan. 14-15 December, 2015. Abstract Book page No. 122.
. A cross sectional survey on gastrointestinal parasites in backyard poultry in Pakistan “Highly affordable model survey”. A. Khan, M. Hassan Mushtaq, G. Nawaz, M. Nawaz Malik, Z. Fatima. IMED 2016. Held on 4-7th Nov 2016 in Vienna Austria. ID, 20.038. http://imed.isid.org/downloads/Abstracts_Posters.pdf.
. Trends in re-emergence of FMD in bovines in varying geo-climatic conditions in Pakistan. A. Khan, M. Hassan Mushtaq, M. Ud Din Ahmad, Z. Fatima, S. Hussain Farooqi, A. Khan. IMED 2016. Held on 4-7th Nov 2016 in Vienna Austria. ID, 19.065. http://imed.isid.org/downloads/Abstracts_Posters.pdf. . Cross sectional survey of live bird markets, migratory and wild birds for low and highly pathogenic circulating influenza subtypes in Pakistan. Z. Fatima, A. Ullah , A. W. Yunus , A. Khan , M. Luqman. Held on 4-7th Nov 2016 in Vienna Austria. ID, 20.011. http://imed.isid.org/downloads/Abstracts_Posters.pdf.
. Comparative study of Immune Potency of two different trivalent FMD Vaccines in Cattle. Aneela Zameer Durrani, Fahimullah Khan, Asghar Khan, and Amjad khan. IBCAS, 24th Jan 2017. TRAININGS 1. SORT IT: Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative By: Pakistan National TB control Program (NTP), MSF, The Union South-East Asia office, WHO, WHO TDR, In Pakistan 2018. 2. Chemical Hygiene Plan (Lab Safety) By Occupational Health and Safety department from University of Kentucky (2016), USA
3. Bio-Safety Training Program By The Bio-safety Department from University of Kentucky (2016), USA
4. Fire Safety Training Program By Fire Marshal\'s Office from University of Kentucky (2016), USA
5. Autoclave Training By Biological Safety department from University of Kentucky (2016), USA
6. Hazardous Waste Training By Environmental Management department from University of Kentucky, USA (2016), USA.
7. Blood Borne Pathogens Training Program From Occupational Health and safety Department, from University of Kentucy (2016), USA.
8. Training of Trainers in Animal Production and Feedlot cattle farming USAID ASF, Lahore (Pakistan) 2 Feb 2015–6 Feb 2015 Training regarding cattle farm management Training on feedlot fattening of young calves Establishing a new feedlot farms Management skills enhancement
9. Research Methodologies Using Statistical Techniques in Biological Sciences Jackson State University (USA) and HEC (Pakistan), Lahore (Pakistan) Training on the following software's. 17 Dec 2015–23 Dec 2015 Data entry into Excel spread sheet Statistical analysis on SPSS software Using Strata for data analysis Using Open epi for data analysis Different analysis model and statistical tests
10. Solution strategy for Afghan refugee Danish Refugee Council, UNHCR, Peshawar (Pakistan) Two-day training on "Solution strategy for Afghan refugee" on Oct 22nd and 23rd 2014 arranged by Danish Refugee Council. 11. Laws Protecting Refugee Danish Refugee Council (DANIDA), Peshawar (Pakistan) Two days training on "Laws protecting refugee" on September 29th-30th 2014 arranged by Danish Refugee Council. 12. Refugees Laws and Durable Solutions for Refugees Danish Refugee Council Pakistan (DRC) and UNHCR, Peshawar (Pakistan) One-day training on "Refugees law and durable solutions for refugees" on 11th Oct 2015 arranged by Danish Refugee Council. 13. Dairy Farm management Government Cattle breeding and Dairy Farm, Harichand (Pakistan) Dairy Farm management at Government Cattle breeding and Dairy Farm Harichand from 1st Oct 2011 to 15th Oct 2011. 14. Research techniques Directorate General Research Veterinary Research station, Mingora (Pakistan) Research techniques in Directorate General Research Veterinary Research Station north Balogram Swat from August 1st 2011 to August 31st 2011. 15. Management Training Livestock Research and Development Station, Surezai (Peshawar) (Pakistan) Four weeks Management Training at Livestock Research and Development station Surezai Peshawar from 1st July 2011 to 30th July 2011. 16. Extension Wing Clinician Civil Veterinary Hospital, Peshawar (Pakistan) Extension Wing Clinician from 1st September to 15th September 2011 at civil veterinary hospital Peshawar. 17. Equine Welfare and Disease Veterinary Officer Brooke Hospital, Mardan (Pakistan) Equines Welfare and disease veterinary officer at Brooke hospital for animals Pakistan from 16th September to 30th September 2011. SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS PRESENTED/PARTICIPATED: ▪ Conference to “Promote Safe and Secure Science” in the Middle East/North Africa & South/Southeast Asia on 5-9 February 2018 / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Oral Presentation and Participation.
▪ “Industry and Epidemiology of Equine Influenza in Pakistan” by Amjad Khan on 9th May 2017 at the Department of Veterinary Sciences and Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “Naturally Occurring Equine Herpes 5 infection in Australian Horses” by Zelalem Mekuria, PhD on 15th December, at Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “Lung Surfactant in Health and Disease Current Knowledge in Large Animals Medicine” by Dr. Undine Christmann, on 9th February 2017, at Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “Different Regulation of Innate Antiviral Immunity” by Kislay Parvativar on 9th March 2017, Gluck equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “The Importance of Donor Age on the Prolifereation and Chondrogenic/Osteogenic Differentiation performance of Equine Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Culture” by Chan Hee Mok on 2nd March 2017. At Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “Effect of Aging, Obesity and Stress on Immune Function in Horses” by Amanda Adams on 2nd March 2017 the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “A Breath of Fresh Air: New targets for Airway Inflammation” on 13th March 2017, by Jamie Lynn Sturgill at at Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA. . “Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID)” and “In Vitro Cultivation of Equine Parasite Larvae” by Ashley Steuer on 9th March 2017 at at Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
▪ “Effect of Dietary Crude protein on Reproductin Parameters in Mares” and “SHB and TBG: protein Biomarkers of Anabolic Abuse” by Blaire Fleming on 23rd March 2017 at at Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
. “Advances in Diagnostic and Control Strategies for Rift Valley Fever” by William C. Wilson on 13th April 2017 at the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
. “Zika Virus Replication and Vaccine Development” by Pei-Yong Shi on 30th March 2017 at the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
th . “Microbiomes of the Canine and Equine Reproductive Tract” by Udava DeSilva on 20 April at the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
. “T-Cell and Antibody Isotype Induction by EHV-1 infection and Vaccination” by Bettina Wagner on 26th April 2017 at the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA.
th . Awareness Seminar on “Protect Your Animals and Yourself Against rabies. On 28 September 2017 by Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, PMAS_AAUR. Pakistan.
▪ Workshop on “Goat Breeding and Marketing in Genomics Era” at 6-7th March 2017. On 28th September 2017 by Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, PMAS_AAUR. Pakistan.
▪ “Improvement and Development of the Korean Livestock Industry by Saemaul Undong and Quarantine and Inspection of Animal Products” on 25th February 2016 at Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, PMAS_AAUR. Pakistan.
▪ 2nd National Training on “Commercial Ostrich Farming” Ostrich Diseases and Health, at Station for Ostrich Research and Development (SORD). 2-3rd August 2017. Arranged by Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, PMAS_AAUR. Pakistan.
▪ “World Rabies Day” at PMAS-AAUR. On 28th September 2017 by Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, PMAS_AAUR. Pakistan. ▪ National awareness conference on tuberculosis a zoonosis 2013. ▪ International workshop on dairy science park 2011, AUP, Pakistan. ▪ 12th Shaukat Khanum cancer symposium 2013, Lahore, Pakistan.
AFFILIATIONS/ACTIVITIES AND HONORs:
EDITOR IN JOURNALS
1. Editorial Manager: Journal of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. http://www.scireslit.com/PublicHealth/editorsJ.php
3. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH AFFAIRS. http://www.esciencecentral.org/editor/Amjad_Khan
4. ACTA SCIENTIFIC MICROBIOLOGY https://actascientific.com/ASMI-EB.php
5. Journal of Virology and Antivirals http://www.heraldopenaccess.us/journals/Virology-&-Antivirals/editorial-board.php
REVIEWER IN JOURNALS
1. JOURNAL OF GENOMICS AND GENE STUDY http://www.imedpub.com/journal-genomics-gene-study/editors.php
2. Acta Tropica Journal
HONORS 1. IRSIP scholarship for Research Training for six months in USA. 2. Young Scientist Award for the American Science Academy 2018. 3. Best Researcher of the year 2019-2020. KEMU Lahore. MEMBERSHIP:
▪ ALUMINI Association University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Pakistan life time member. Serial code: 1661. ▪ Life time Membership of Pakistan veterinary Medical Council. PVMC registration code: RVMP/6214. ▪ World Wildlife Fund, WWF Pakistan member. ▪ ALUMINI member University of Kentucky, USA.
REFERENCES: 1. Dr. Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq (PhD-Supervisor) Associate Professor: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. Mobile (+92) 3464488875 E-Mail: [email protected]
2. Thomas M. Chambers (PhD supervisor) Professor. Head of Office International des Epizooties Reference Laboratory for Equine Influenza. Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Kentucky, USA. Mobile # +1 859 351 3402 Email: [email protected]
3. Dr. Mansur Udin Ahmed Professor: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. Mobile # (+92) 3214021366 E-Mail: [email protected]
4. Prof Dr. Saira Afzal Professor and Head of the Department of Community Medicine King Edward Medical University Lahore Pakistan Email: [email protected] Mob# +923344338525