MUHAMMAD ATHAR KHAWAJA

(M.B.B.S,FCPS)

MEDICAL REGISTRATION

Reg. No. 30928-P Pakistan Medical & Dental Council

USMLE #: 08798977 ECFMG certified (STEP 1– 245, STEP 2 – 250 and Step 3-221)

QUALIFICATIONS

1997-

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan.

2005-

Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) in
General Surgery.
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.

2019-

Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) in
Urology.
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.

WORK EXPERIENCE

July2016 – June 2018 :

Fellow Transplant Surgery,
University of Cincinnati Medical Centre,
Cincinnati, OH, USA

May2012 – June 2016 :

Assistant Professor of Surgery and
Associate Consultant Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery. Shifa College of Medicine and Shifa International Hospital,
Islamabad.

Nov2008 – May 2012 :

Senior Registrar Urology and Kidney Transplant Surgery
Shifa College of Medicine& Shifa International Hospital,
Islamabad.

July2005 – Oct 2008 :

Post Graduate Resident Urology and Transplant Surgery
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

Jan2004 – July 2005 :

Resident General Surgery (MS.)
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.

April2000 – Nov 2004 :

Resident General Surgery (FCPS-II)
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.

July 1998 – Feb 1999 :

Medical Officer
DHQ Hospital Rajanpur

Dec 1997 – June 1998 :

House job General Medicine
Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan

Oct 1997 – Dec 1997 :

House job General Medicine
Nishtar Hospital, Multan

April1997 – Oct 1997 :

House job Urology
Nishtar Hospital, Multan

PUBLICATIONS

  •  Iqbal N, Iqbal S, Hasan A, Majeed M, Iqbal D, Shahzad M, Khan F, Khawaja MA,
    Akhter S. Outcomes Of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy In Elder Age Patients-Single
    Center Experience. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2021 Apr-Jun; 33(2):217-221.
  • Iqbal N, Hasan A, Malik HA, Khan R, Nazar A, Khawaja MA. A Comparison of
    Complications and Success Rates after PCNL in Younger and Elderly Patients. J Coll
    Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Dec; 30(12):1316-1320.
  • Waqas M, Rahim W, Shohab D, Khawaja MA, Ali Z, Mamoon N. Primary Renal
    Epithelioid Angiosarcoma. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2018 Mar; 28(3):S66-S68.
  • Hasan A, Iqbal N, Khawaja MA, Yousuf A, Masood A, Malik Y. Managing a LargeSize Adrenal Cyst by Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery in a Young Male. J Coll
    Physicians Surg Pak. 2018 Mar; 28(3):S28-S30.
  • Ahmed T, Nawaz S, Noreen R, Bangash KS, Rauf A, Younis M, Anwar K, Khawaja
    MA, Azam M, Qureshi AA, Akhter S, Kiemeney LA, Qamar R, Ali SHB. A 3′
    untranslated region polymorphism rs2304277 in the DNA repair pathway gene OGG1
    is a novel risk modulator for urothelial bladder carcinoma. Ann Hum Genet. 2018 Mar;
    82(2):74-87.
  • Ali SHB, Bangash KS, Rauf A, Younis M, Anwar K, Khurram R, Khawaja MA, Azam
    M, Qureshi AA, Akhter S, Kiemeney LA, Qamar R. Identification of novel potential
    genetic predictors of urothelial bladder carcinoma susceptibility in Pakistani
    population. Fam Cancer. 2017 Oct; 16(4):577-594.
  • Shohab D, Jamil I, Khan IA, Khawaja MA, Khan MA, Akhter S. Hand-assisted
    laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: A single-center study. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl.
    2017 May-Jun; 28(3):661-663.
  • Khawaja MA, Nawaz G, Muhammad S, Jamil MI, Faisal M, Akhter S. The Effect of
    Two Weeks Preoperative Finasteride Therapy in Reducing Prostate Vascularity. J Coll
    Physicians Surg Pak. 2016 Mar; 26(3):213-215.
  • Khawaja MA, Nawaz G, Jamil MI, Muhammad S, ur Rehman A, Shohab D, Khan IA,
    Hussain I, Iqbal W, Akhter S. Efficacy of endoscopic treatment for primary
    vesicoureteric reflux in children. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2015 Oct-Dec;
    27(4):861-864.
  • Shohab D, Khawaja A, Atif E, Jamil I, Ali I, Akhter S. Frequency of occurrence of
    urinary tract infection in double j stented versus non-stented renal transplant recipients.
    Saudi J Kidney Dis Transplant. 2015 May-Jun; 26(3):443-446.
  • Nawaz G, Muhammad S, Jamil MI, Rehman AU, Khawaja MA, Hussain I, Akber
    MK, Akhter S. Female epispadias: spot diagnosis and simple reconstruction. J Ayub
    Med Coll Abbottabad. 2014 Oct-Dec; 26(4):616-7.
  • Nawaz G, Muhammad S, Jamil MI, Shohab D, Khan IA, Khawaja MA, Gulzar S,
    Akber MK, Khan A, Hussain I, Saeed Akhter. Neuroblastoma in horseshoe kidney. J
    Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2014 Jul-Sep; 26(3):404-405.
  • Shohab D, Hussain I, Khawaja A, Jamil I, Raja NU, Ahmed F, Akhter S. Primary
    renal aspergillosis and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in an immuno-competent
    toddler. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2014 May; 24 Suppl 2:S101-103.
  • Ahmed W, Ajmal M, Sadeque A, Whittall RA, Rafiq S, Putt W, Khawaja A, Imtiaz F,
    Ahmed N, Azam M, et al. Novel and recurrent LDLR gene mutations in Pakistani
    hypercholesterolemia patients. Mol Biol Rep. 2012; 39:7365–7372.
  • Amir M, Akhtar S, Pervaiz M, Asad-ur-Rahman, Khawaja A, Ahmad I. Giant
    dedifferentiated retroperitoneal liposarcoma. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2011 Sep;
    21(9):569-71.
    16)Nawaz G, Rehman A, Muhammad S, Khawaja MA,Raja N, Aan N, Hussain I, Akhter
    S. Testicular abscess caused by Salmonella para-typhi. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad.
    2011 Jul-Sep; 23(3):153-154.
  • Iqbal MW, Akhter S, Khawaja MA. Urinary metabolic abnormalities in idiopathic
    calcium oxalate stone formers: A single center study. Canadian Journal of Pure and
    Applied Science (CJPAS) 2008; vol 2(1):139-142.
  • Athar M, Haider MHR, Khan MA, Khaliq T, Ahmad N. Portal Hypertension due to
    Choledochal Cyst. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. Apr 2002; 12(4):250-252.

WORK SHOPS

September 2007 :

Research Grant Writing Workshop

January 2007 :

Workshop on Hypospadias Repair

August 2005 :

Nutrition & Management of Cancer Pain

May 2005 :

1st Basic Course in Gynaecologic Laparoscopic Surgery

February 2005 :

Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support

February 2004 :

Communication Skills

July 2001 :

Research Methodology, Biostatistics & Dissertation Writing

February 2001 :

Introduction to Computer and Internet

November 2000:

Basic Surgical Skills

LANGUAGE & COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Proficiency in English, Urdu, Saraiki and Punjabi.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office, Power Point and SPSS.