Cardiology Department was established in early 1960’s and since it has trained large number of cardiologists who are serving in Pakistan and abroad. It was the first academic Department of Cardiology in the country to have invasive cardiology setup in 1983. New Cardiac catheterization was started in October 2004. Total No. beds 46, coronary care Unit 20 beds, Cardiology Department is located in the old building near AVH and radiology department.

Faculty List

Sr.No. Name Designation Qualification
1 Dr. Bilal Zakariah Khan Professor MBBS, FRCP
2 Dr. Hasan ul Banna Associate Professor, MBBS, Diploma in Cardiology, M.Sc Cardiology
3 Dr. Shabbir Sheikh Assistant Professor MBBS
4 Dr. Noor us Saba Assistant Professor MBBS, MRCP
5 Dr. Tanvir Bhatti Assistant Professor MBBS, FCPS (Med)
6 Dr. Bilquis Akhtar Assistant Professor
7. Dr. Zill Muhammad Assistant Professor MBBS, FCPS (Med), M.Sc. Nuclear Cardiology

Group Photo of Cardiology Department

Teaching Program

Postgraduate Program

i). M.D
ii). FCPS
iii). MRCP,
iv). M.Sc (Cardiology)

Undergraduate Programs

i) MBBS
ii) BDS
iii). Physiotherapy
iv). Nursing

Services / Diagnostic Facilities

Angiogrpahy, Percutaneous, Coronary Interventions, Percutaneous Transmitral Commissurotomies, Peripheral Arteriography, permanent pacemaker implantation. The invasive section comprise of two Echocardiography machines dedicated for stress tests system, Holter monitoring system and Gamma Camera. It offers transthoracic and transaesophageal Echocardiography including stress echoes, eletrocardiographic stress testing and Holter monitoring facilities. The Nuclear cardiology section offers stress myocardial perfusion studies and gated studies for a functional assessment.

Research Projects

7. Factors influencing the clinical and echocardiography results in the short and medium term following percutenous transmitral commissortomy.
8. Comparative study of distribution of Coronary artery disease in young insulin dependent diabetics and maturity onset diabetics.