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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