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Sadia Amir

Sadia Amir

Head of Department & Infectious Diseases Consultant

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Karachi, سندھMember since August 30, 2023
Physician and Infectious Diseases consultantInfectious Disease ManagementAntimicrobial StewardshipInfection ControlClinical ResearchMedical EducationCOVID-19 ManagementMultidisciplinary Team LeadershipPeer-Reviewed PublicationHospital ConsultationsHealthcare Policy DevelopmentResearchCollaboration
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Physician and Infectious Diseases consultantInfectious Disease ManagementAntimicrobial StewardshipInfection ControlClinical Research

About

Infectious disease specialist with 10+ years driving a 40% reduction in infection rates and 50% improvement in patient outcomes. Led AMR stewardship programs, multidisciplinary teams, and fellowship training with 100% board pass rates. Published 10+ peer-reviewed papers; presenter at 5+ international conferences.

Experience

Head of Department & Infectious Diseases Consultant - Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute Of Trauma - SMBBIT - Karachi, PK

(2020-01)

Full-Time position

  • Established AMR program & chaired Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, cutting inappropriate antibiotic use by 20%
  • Designed institution's first antibiotic policy and antibiogram; served as Vice Chair of Infection Control Committee
  • Led infectious disease fellowship program achieving 100% board pass rate for 3 consecutive years

Infectious Diseases Consultant & Physician - Medicare Cardiac & General Hospital - Karachi, PK

(2021-01 - 2024-12)

Part-Time position

  • Diagnosed and managed complex infectious disease cases in a high-volume outpatient general practice setting

Infectious Diseases Consultant & Physician - Children's Hospital Karachi (CHK) - Karachi, PK

(2022-01)

Part-Time position

  • Delivered specialist infectious disease consultations for paediatric patients with haematological conditions at CHK

Assistant Professor - Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College - Karachi, PK

(2018-08 - 2020-11)

Full-Time position

  • Reduced misdiagnosis rates by 20% through multidisciplinary collaboration on Endocarditis, Pneumonia, and Sepsis cases
  • Coordinated COVID-19 care protocols improving treatment outcomes by 30% and patient satisfaction by 15%
  • Educated 50+ medical students and residents, boosting knowledge retention by 30% across two teaching programmes

Head of Department & Infectious Diseases Consultant - Patel Hospital - Karachi, PK

(2016-01 - 2018-07)

Full-Time position

  • Spearheaded infectious disease and infection control services at Patel Hospital, cutting infection rates by 25% and improving recovery times by 20%

Infectious Diseases Consultant - The Aga Khan University Hospital - Karachi, PK

(2016-01 - 2017-09)

Part-Time position

  • Provided specialist infectious disease consultations at a leading tertiary care centre

Infectious Diseases Fellow - The Aga Khan University Hospital - Karachi, PK

(2014-01 - 2015-12)

Full-Time position

  • Delivered independent ID consultations while contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education

Medical Registrar - Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College - Karachi, PK

(2013-01 - 2014-12)

Full-Time position

  • Managed inpatient and outpatient care and led postgraduate teaching sessions at a major academic medical centre

Private Practice - Independent Clinics - Quetta, PK

(2003-01 - 2012-07)

Part-Time position

  • Ran independent clinical practice across multiple outpatient settings over a decade

Internal Medicine Resident - The Aga Khan University Hospital - Karachi, PK

(1997-01 - 2000-12)

Full-Time position

  • Completed Internal Medicine residency at a leading academic hospital, building core clinical foundations

Education

Postgraduate Diploma - Biomedical Ethics - The Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) – SIUT (2023-01 - 2023-12)

FCPS - Infectious Diseases - College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (2017-01 - 2017-12)

FCPS - Medicine - College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (2002-01 - 2002-12)

MBBS - Dow Medical College (1995-01 - 1995-12)

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