Dr. Dhakam has over 15 years of experience as an expert in cardiovascular disease. He has worked at institutions affiliated with Yale University’s School of Medicine, the University of Connecticut, and New York Medical College. In Pakistan, he is currently serving as the director of Cardiac Services at The Indus Hospital and has worked as…
Who needs a Coronary Angioplasty? Coronary angioplasty is used to restore blood flow to the heart when the coronary (heart) arteries have become narrowed or blocked because of coronary heart disease (CHD). Angioplasty is one of a number of treatments for CHD. Other treatments include medicines and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Your doctor will…
Coronary angioplasty: Opening blocked arteries Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), commonly known as coronary angioplasty or simply angioplasty, is a procedure used to open blocked or narrowed coronary (heart) arteries. The procedure improves blood flow to the heart muscle. Over time, a fatty substance called plaque can build up in your arteries, causing them to harden…
Chest Pain Unit Location: Emergency Department.Timing: 24 hours We pride ourselves on generally averaging a less than 60-minute ‘door-to-balloon’ time, which refers to how quickly we can move someone with cardiac chest pain from our Emergency Room to be treated at the Cath lab. (The international standard is 90 minutes) The consultant cardiologists are also…
Coronary Angiography: X-raying of the arteries A coronary angiography is a test that uses dye and special x-rays to show the insides of your coronary arteries. The coronary arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart. A waxy substance called plaque can build up inside these arteries. The buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries is…
South City Hospital proudly presents an educational video by Dr. Saadia Virk, a leading expert in advanced laparoscopic gynecological surgery. In this recent video upload, Dr. Virk shares her clinical approach and surgical technique in performing a laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) on a middle-aged woman with BRCA-positive bilateral breast cancer, aiming for risk-reducing prophylactic surgery….
Consultant Pediatrician & Lead Pediatric Intensivist | FCPS | MRCPCH 1 (UK) Dr. Hira Nawaz is a qualified pediatrician with an MBBS from Dow University of Health Sciences. She completed her fellowship in General Pediatrics from the National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi, and further specialized in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine from the same…
Dr. Prem Chand completed his postgraduate training with honors from Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. He then pursued a three-year sub specialization fellowship in Clinical Neurology and Developmental Pediatrics to gain expertise in handling complicated neurological cases. Subsequently, he became the first international recipient of a Stecker Scholarship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in…
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South City Hospital providing wide spectrum of specialties SOUTH City Hospital’s success is based on its formula of bringing together a consortium of medical specialists and providing medical care the way it should be. Our practices are standardised, whether it is a procedure in the operating room or nursing care. Our team is credentialed and…
