Afroz Jahan

Experienced Pathologist with over 30 years of expertise. Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary laboratory teams in hematology, blood bank, biochemistry, hormone and microbiology departments. Committed to ensuring high standards of patient care through highly skilled diagnostic interpretation, laboratory quality control, and policy formulation.

Clinical Pathologist - Jubail General Hospital, Ministry of Health KSA - Jubail, Saudi Arabia (2011-12 - 2026-07) Served as head of Blood Bank, Clinical Chemistry, Hormones, Hematology, Biochemistry, and Premarital Screening, with oversight of Microbiology in absence of concerned physician.

• Providing leadership in a complex, multi-departmental setting; optimizing workflow of high-throughput clinical laboratory instrumentation; interpreting abnormal laboratory results and providing expert diagnostic support to doctors.
• Formulate and implement departmental policies & procedures and safety protocols.
• Participate in routine quality control processes, lab accreditation (Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions, CBAHI), regulatory compliance, and equipment calibration - Ensure blood donor approval, blood donation management, component preparation, patient blood management, and pre-transfusion testing are conducted according to strict safety and quality guidelines.
• Providing orientation and training to laboratory technicians to improve adherence to health standards and foster professional growth - Proficient with laboratory software and data analysis tools - Participate in weekly hospital and laboratory lectures, delivering PowerPoint presentations on relevant research findings and laboratory advancements.

Clinical

Pathologist - Zainiss Hospital - Lucknow, India (2004-10 - 2010-03) Clinical Pathologist - Maternity and Children Hospital Al-Ahsa, Ministry of Health KSA - Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia (1999-08 - 2004-09) Clinical Pathologist in Central Lab - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh - Aligarh, India (1997-05 - 1999-01) Registrar - Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh - Aligarh, India (1994-05 - 1997-05)

Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Pathology - Aligarh Muslim University, India (1992-10 - 1995-01)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - Aligarh Muslim University, India (1985 - 1991)