AlKhamis, Rabi' Awwal 14, 1432

Thursday, February 17, 2011

DR. ATIF ASHRAF

Physician, PO Box 62; PC 612;
Bahla Hospital,
Clinical Diabetologist, Bahla,
& HIS Analyst. Sultanate of Oman.

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OBJECT IVE SU MMAR Y:
Seek appropriate opportunity to be a part of an institution, where I can polish my versatile set of
skills in terms of learning ability and to continuously hone my knowledge, establish my rank as a
Physician with interest in Vascular, Preventive and Family Medicine, while witnessing a constant
growth in my career.

INTR ODUCTI ON:

 Over 10 years of core clinical primarily in medicine and allied, and about 4 years of IT expertise in analysis and
designing of Healthcare Information Systems.
 Practicing Medicine & Allied with special interest in Vascular Medicine as a General Physician, Internist, and
Diabetologist with over 10 years of professional clinical experience. I have evolved myself in the fields of Emergency
Medicine, Surgery, Medicine and Diabetology, Intensive Care, Burns, and Family Medicine and am well-versed in ER
/ ICU protocols. I have made sure that my clinical practices meet the International Healthcare Protocols and
guidelines.
 Clinically strong hands-on experience in ER & Crisis Management of Medical or Surgical Problems; Management of
the Critically ill patients, Intravenous, Intra-arterial, Subcutaneous, Intra-articular Injections, Local Anesthesia &
Nerve Block, Taps (Pleural / Ascitic), Venous Cut-down & Minor Surgical Procedures, Central Lines; Lumbar
Punctures, and Catheterizations, Guided Liver Biopsies, Guided Breast Biopsies, Guided Pleural Biopsies, Basic and
Advanced Life Support, and Closed Reduction of Fractures.
 Establishment of the Health Records, both for In-patients and Out-Patients, and developing applications and policies
that would bring benefit to the patients, doctors, hospitals, and the society in general.
 Enforcing Software Engineering into Medicine and so revolutionizing Healthcare Intelligence & System Informatics
for Healthcare Services.
 Skilled in Product Management, Market research, application and policy development, project scope, quality analysis
and Healthcare Applications. I have innovated and managed with my team, Cure Access EMR, Physician Portal,
Computerized Physician Order Entry Portal.
 Well informed about CCHIT, HL7, HIPAA, CPT4, ICD9/10 rules.
 Have a good hold on Computer Tools & Applications such as MS Office, MS Visio, and MS Project.
 Vast Experience with healthcare applications not just for record keeping, but also having AI (artificial intelligence) for
core clinical judgment assistance based upon the data provided.
 Trained in MEDITECH and major Healthcare Information Systems.

CAREER INTERE STS :

 Family Practice Management as the major spectrum; looking after the complications with an attempt to preventive
measures; dealing with acute emergencies and trauma; sustaining critical care patients, and health maintenance.
 Preventive Medicine with special focus on Cardiology, Hypertension Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome.
 Establishment of the Health Records, both for In-patients and Out-Patients, and developing policies that would bring
benefit to the patients, doctors, hospitals, and the society in general. Integrating medicine and engineering to the
optimum level for mankind, including health and safety, quality analysis, enforcing WHO regulations, empowerment
of departments, and development of policies. With keen interest in Medical Illustrations, few of my illustrations had
been honored already.

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CV REV IEW & HIG H-L IGHT S

Core Clinical Experience (Total Experience: 8 Years Plus)

From To Institution / Organization Designation
May 2009 Present Ministry of Health, Oman Family Physician (GP)
Jan. 2008 Mar. 09 Ashraf Healthcare, Karachi Physician Specialist & Diabetologist
Oct. 03 Nov. 07 Ashraf Healthcare, Karachi Physician GP
Jul. 05 Jun. 07 Samdani Hospital, Karachi Resident Medicine & Allied
Nov. 03 Dec. 04 Samdani Hospital, Karachi Resident ER
Oct. 02 Sept. 03 Patel Hospital, Karachi Resident ER
Apr. 01 Apr. 02 JPMC, Karachi House Officer (Intern)
Nov. 08 Nov. 08 HDWA, Sindh ER Physician, Ziarat (Volunteer)
Oct. 05 Oct. 05 HDWA, Sindh ER Physician, Kashmir (Volunteer)
HIS Experience (Total Experience: 3 Years Plus)
From To Institution / Organization Designation
Sept. 07 Oct. 08 Shams Software Services, Karachi Product Manager (Healthcare Systems)
Aug. 05 Feb. 07 AMZ Access Inc, Karachi Research Associate (Healthcare Systems)

Trainings / Course Works:

 Jan. 05 – Dec. 07 BIDE, Karachi Internal Medicine with focus on Diabetes
 May 02 – Sept. 04 Patel Hospital, Karachi Emergency Management, Intensive Care,
& Life Support; Burns Management (Acute, & in Intensive
Care Settings)
 Oct. 02 – Sept. 03 AO Clinic, Karachi Basics of Orthopedics & Traumatology

Skills:
 Good Clinical Care including: o Administering Oxygen Safely
o History Taking, Examination, & Note o Use of Nebulizer
Keeping o Near Patient Testing, E.g. Urinalysis
o Time Management & Decision Making o Passing a Urinary Catheter, Endotracheal
o Basic & Advance Life Support Tube, Gastric Tube, Intravenous & Intra-
o Communication & Patient Counseling Arterial Lines, Guided Biopsies, Lumbar
 Maintaining Good Medical Practice by: Puncture, etc.
o Learning’ Evidence, Audit, & Guidelines o Wound Management & Suturing
o Ethics o Minor Surgical Procedures
o Working with colleagues as team o Child Development & Immunizations
o Teaching & Training o Basic Research & Evaluation Methods.
 Maintaining Trust by:  Handy With:
o Professional Behavior o Out-Patient Management
o Patient Education o Crisis Management
o Disease Prevention o ER Management Skills
o Health Maintenance o Intensive Care Skills
 Proficiency in the Following: o HIS Management
o CPR & Defibrillator o Languages:
o Controlling Bleed / Hemorrhage  English (Advanced - IELTS Certified)
o Venepuncture  Urdu
o Ear Wax Removal  Arabic (Basic Level)
o Intravenous, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, o Business Intelligence
& Intradermal Injections  Computer Utilities:
o Performing & Interpreting an o MS Word
Electrocardiogram o MS Power Point
o Performing basic Respiratory Function o MS Visio
Tests o MS Excel
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CV DETAILS
CLINIC AL EXP ERIENCES :
May 2009 – Present Family Physician Ministry of Health, Oman
Job Details:
 Accountable for the General Out-patient Department with special interest in Diabetics and Hypertensives.
 To Manage Medical, Surgical and Traumatic Emergencies and conduct ER Visits serially.
 Also have held the experience to have served in Rural Community with around 450 registered families in the town of
Awafia since May 2010 with special focus on:
o Management of Diabetic, Hypertensives and Asthmatics.
o Management of Geriatrics and Paediatrics.
January 2008 – March 2009 Physician Specialist & Diabetologist Ashraf Healthcare, Karachi
Job Details:
 Accountable for the General Out-patient Department, & In-patients with special emphasis on Diabetics and
Hypertensives, their co-morbidity evaluation, disease maintenance, and risk stratification.
 Disease Management of the Diabetics, Hypertensives, and General Medical Cases.
 To Manage Medical & Traumatic Emergencies and conduct ER Visits as Specialist Medical Registrar.
 The Policy Development with the institutional directors, developing policies with regards to the standard healthcare
protocols in concordance with local health authorities.
 Screening and Management of High-Risk Group for diagnosis & management for Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension
 Maintenance of optimum blood sugar; Cardiac Evaluation; Evaluation of Diabetic Foot Disease Development;
Prevention of Renal Complications; Managing impotence; Managing GDM; Health and food awareness for diabetic
patients
Nov 2008 (15 Days) ER Physician, Ziarat Human Development Welfare Association
Task Details:
 Earthquake Medical Relief as a Crisis Medical Volunteer in district Ziarat (Baluchistan, Pakistan)
 To draw public attention to participate and have their attention drawn towards the under-privileged and their
problems in the society. ER Physician & Traumatologist for 15 days in 6.4 Moment magnitude scale Quake hit
area. Attended and Managed around 50 Trauma cases, and over 400 routine Out-patients.
Oct 2003 – Nov 2007 Physician GP Ashraf Healthcare, Karachi
Job Details:
 Responsible for the General Out-patient Department with special emphasis on Diabetics and Hypertensives, their
co-morbidity evaluation, disease maintenance, and risk stratification. To Manage Medical & Traumatic
Emergencies.
Oct 2005 (30 Days) ER Physician, Kashmir Human Development Welfare Association
Task Details:
 Earthquake Medical Relief as a Crisis Medical Volunteer in district Ziarat (Baluchistan, Pakistan)
 To draw public attention to participate and have their attention drawn towards the under-privileged and their
problems in the society. ER Physician & Traumatologist for 30 days in 7.6 Moment magnitude scale Quake hit
area. Attended and Managed around 800 Trauma cases, and over 1000 routine Out-patients.
July 2005 – Jun 2007 Resident Medicine & Allied Samdani Hospital, Karachi
Job Details:
 Responsible for the General Out-patient Department with special emphasis on Diabetes, Hypertension, Metabolic
Syndrome, their co-morbidity evaluation, disease maintenance, and risk stratification.
 To Manage Medical & Traumatic Emergencies, and the Intensive Care Unit on rotational grounds as senior cover.
Nov 2003 – Dec 2004 Resident ER Samdani Hospital, Karachi
Job Details:
 To Manage Medical & Traumatic Emergencies, and the Intensive Care Unit on rotational grounds.
 To Manage the General Out-patient Department.
Oct 2002 – Sep 2003 Resident ER Patel Hospital, Karachi
Job Details:
 Shift in charge of Medical / Coronary Emergency Unit / Trauma & Life Support.
Apr 2001 – Apr 2002 Intern (House Officer) Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center,
Karachi
 House Surgeon (Surgery and Allied)
Posted on Rotational grounds in the following Clinical Specialties as: Emergency Medicine with Dr. A. Majid (Professor &
Chair); Orthopedics with Dr. A. Majid (Professor & Chair); and General Surgery with Dr. Asadullah Khan (Professor &
Chair).
 House Physician (Medicine and Allied)
Posted on Rotational grounds in the following Clinical Specialties as: General Medicine with Dr. Mashoor Alam Shah
(Professor& Chair); Intensive Care Department with Dr. Azhar Chaudhry (Professor& Chair); and Psychiatry with Dr.
Musarrat Hussain (Professor& Chair).

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HCIS EXPERIENCE: (Part-Time Consultancy)

Sep 2007 – Oct 2008 Product Manager Shams Software Services (The Shams Group, USA)
www.shamsgroup.com
Task Details:
 Primary responsibility was to serve as Business Analyst and Healthcare Consultant for the requirement analysis,
and development of Healthcare Software, with Quality Assurance. Providing Ideas, developing clinical data
grounds on MS Excel and documentation of core healthcare processes, Designing Prototypes on MS Visio for the
real time HCIS application. As a Product Manager, liable for the release of the products, at Pre-alpha, Alpha,
Beta, and Live Versions. Ensuring that the products and processes are HL7, and CCHIT compliant. Also
ensuring that the applications are designed in a way that HIPAA Act is not violated.
 TSG is one of major partners with MEDITECH. They are involved in the implementation and support of
Meditech and with regards to this, I have been trained to work in Meditech Environment. Later being involved in
the integration of Meditech & TSG products.
 I have analyzed and designed following HCIS modules:
o Medical Record o Drug Management Portal
o Physician Portal o Hospital Management
o Patient Portal o Abstracting (ICD9 and CPT4 Compliant)
o Computerized Physician Order Entry Portal o Billing Management
o Nursing Dashboard o Alert Engine
o ITS Portal (Document Imaging &
Therapeutics)
 Compilation of data and its analysis; programs and schedules, based on knowledge of identified requirements,
business processes and systems; enhancements in products, procedures, or services.
 Development of training and reference materials, testing and evaluation procedures, multimedia visual aids, and
other educational materials.
 Training non-medical staff for better performance in healthcare development, health and safety practices,
healthcare & disease management, and adaptations to changes in international policies and guidelines, procedures,
and technologies.
 Conduction of virtual education of clients.
 Maintenance of self-evaluation records and reports.
 Screening, testing, and counseling employees for participation in health and educational programs.

Aug 2005 – Feb 2007 Research Associate AMZ Access INC, USA
www.amzaccess.com
Task Details:
 As a Domain Expert and Healthcare Consultant for the development of Healthcare Software, and their Quality
Assurance.
 Development of Cure Access EMR®; research involved in the process, and finally the Quality Check. Cure
Access EMR covers the following areas:
o Practice Management o Patient Scheduling
o Patient Management o Pharmacy and Dug Bank
o Enterprise Scheduling o Medical Coding
o Electronic Medical Records (EMR) o Automated diagnosis
o Document Management o Automated recommendation of labs,
o ePrescription radiology and alerts
o Computerized Physician Order Entry o Pre-defined templates for prescriptions and
o Hospital Management labs
o Billing Management o Referrals and almost all other clinical
o Security & Administration expertise that apply in daily clinical
o Clinical Notes practices.

 Conducting “Needs Analysis” studies. Implementing and Optimizing ‘What if’ Analysis.
 Compilation of data and its analysis; programs and schedules, based on knowledge of identified requirements,
business processes and systems; enhancements in products, procedures, or services.
 Training non-medical staff for better performance in healthcare development, health and safety practices, healthcare
& disease management, and adaptations to changes in international policies and guidelines, procedures, and
technologies.
 Screening, testing, and counseling, employees for participation in health and educational programs.
 Maintenance of self-evaluation records and reports.

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ACADE MICS:
Jan 2005 – Dec 2007 Diploma in Diabetology (D. Diab) Masters Diploma in Clinical Diabetolgy
Institute: Baqai Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Karachi
University: Baqai Medical University, Karachi
Details: The Master Diploma is in Association and Recognition of few of the world’s most prestigious
Associations including International Diabetic Federation, IDP Australia, and Pakistan
Diabetes Society. It is recognized in countries like UK, KSA, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran. It covers
the entire clinical spectrum of Diabetes and its complications related to Internal Medicine.

Mar 1995 – Dec 2000 Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Institute: Sindh Medical College, Karachi
University: University of Karachi, Karachi

Apr 1992 – May 1994 High School (HSC)

Institute: D.J. Science College
Board: Board of Higher Secondary Education, Karachi

Mar 1990 – Apr 1992 Secondary School (SSC)

Institute: St. Patrick’s High School, Karachi
Board: Board of Secondary Education, Karachi

TRAI NING S & C OURS ES:

April 2010 – Present Family Medicine
Pakistan Society of Family Practitioners
July 2005 – Apr 2007 Internal Medicine And Diabetology Training Course
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi in affiliation with Baqai Medical University,
Karachi
High-lights of Course Work:
 A Medical Practitioner (MBBS) must have one-year house-job experience, one-year
experience in Hospital Medicine and two years working in the profession to be eligible for
registration. Each candidate must participate in research work conducted in the Institute of
Diabetology, Baqai Medical University.
 The area covered include primary health care, prevention & control of Diabetes, health
economics, planning & management regarding Diabetes, Epidemiology, Statistics, Practical
training in the use of data entry and internet search.
 Includes identification of High-Risk individuals for the development of morbidity.
 Special focus on comprehensive preventive measures, and management of complications.
 Attention is given to all possible entities of the entire Diabetes spectrum including Diabetic
Foot management, D. Nephropathy, Neuropathy, and Vasculopathy.
 In-hospital management of any acute or chronic complication.
 Attended Courses and Work-shops during the course work:
 Diabetes Basic, Diabetes Management, Complications & Diabetes, Diabetes Research &
Special Situations, Workshop on Research & Methodology
 Case presentations on special situations like diabetes & Ramadan, Haj. Diabetes in
elderly, adolescent etc.
Attended OPD’s, (Medicine & Various Specialties, Dietician, Educationist, & Foot OPD’s). Ward
rounds. Presentations on Diabetes, Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease, Patient Counseling
Methodology, and Metabolic Syndrome.

May 2002 – Sep 2004 Intensive / Coronary Care, and Burns & Plastic Surgery
Patel Hospital, Karachi
Details:
 Under Training of Dr. Rashid Naseem Khan in Intensive Care / Coronary Care Units rotationally for the management of
Medical and Allied Criticalities for:
o Basic & Advance Life Support Training
o Ventilator Management
o Basic Procedures like Arterial Tap, Lumbar Puncture, Liver Biopsy, etc.
 Under Surgical Training of Dr. Mazhar Nizaam in Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit for:
o Basic & Advance Life Support Training in Burns
o ER Management & Support of Burns Patients.
o Reconstructive Surgery, Fascio-cutaneous Flaps, Flap Cover to hands, etc, were few of my interesting areas.
o Basic & Advance Life Support.
Nov 1992 – Feb 1994 National Cadet Corps Training
The National Guards, Pakistan
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Details:
 The basics of National Guards Defense Training Modules.
 The basics of Fire-Rescue Training Modules.
 The basics of Emergency Escape Modules.
 The Basics of Life Saving Modules in crisis situations.

P RE SE NT AT IONS, WOR KS H OP S , & C ONF E RE NCE S: ( F e w Im p o r t a n t O n e s )

rd
Jan 2007 3 Annual Symposium of National Institute of Child Health
National institute of Child Health, Karachi.
Oct 2006 Presentation on Obesity, Nutrition and Chronic Debilitation
Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
Nov 2006 International Diabetes Conference
Baqai Medical University, Karachi.
Mar 2005 2 nd KSU International Orthopedics Symposium
King Saud University, Riyadh.
June 1999 Presentation on Asthma
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi.

ACCRE DAT IONS , AC HIEVE MENT S AN D AWARD S :

 Certified by Australian Education Office twice with Band 7 in IELTS Academic Modules.
 Certified by Dr. Aftab Merchant for my illustrations in his Neuroanatomy publication in 1997.
 Certified by Patients Aid Foundation for my efforts involved in the management of annual event 1996 as an Organizer
& presentation on “Relationship of Disease & Poverty”
 Certified by Baqai Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology for my efforts involved in the World Diabetes Day 2006
Campaign as an Organizer.
 Recommendations for my performances:
 Dr. Rashid Naseem Khan, Consultant Physician & Cardiologist, Patel Hospital, for my performance in the Intensive
Care Training.
 Dr. Mazhar Nizam, Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Chair Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit, Patel Hospital, for my
performance in the Burns Unit.
 Dr. Abdul Majid, Associate Professor, Trauma / Orthopedic Surgery, for my performance in the Trauma /
Orthopedic ER Unit.
 Dr. Asadullah Khan, Professor & Chair of Surgery, for my performance.
 Dr. Azhar Chaudhry, Professor & Chair of Intensive Care, for my performance.
 Dr. Musarrat Hussain, Professor & Chair of Psychiatry, for my performance.
 Dr. Mashoor Alam Shah, Professor & Chair of Medicine, for my outstanding performance.
 Principal, Sindh Medical College, Karachi

M E MB E RS HIP S:
 Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (39613-S)
 Ministry of Health, Oman (50824)
 Human Development Welfare Association
 The Pakistan National Guards (K-1741524)
 Patients Aid Foundation (Expired)

RE SE ARCH E S, ART I CL E S A ND P UB L IC A T I ON S:

 Ongoing research for proposed article “Prevalence of Hypertension in different age-groups in Karachi”.
 Ongoing research for proposed article “Prevalence of Hypertension in different age-groups in Rural Ziarat”.

LANG UAGES :
 Urdu (Mother Language)  Arabic (Basic Knowledge)
 English (Proficient in reading, speaking, and writing)  Sindhi (Basic Knowledge)

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