Dr. Jaffrani has practiced as an Interventional cardiologist in the United States of America for over 13 years. He has worked at Louisiana heart hospital, Baylor heart hospital Plano, Medical City Las Colinas hospital, Richardson Medical Center, and Dallas Medical Center. He moved back to Pakistan in June 2021 and joined South City Hospital as…
Dr. Azam Shafquat is a US board certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. In addition to general cardiology patients he sees patients with heart rhythm problems and heart failure. He implants pacemakers and defibrillators (ICDs) for rhythm management and Cardiac Resynchronization Devices(CRT) for patients with low ejection fraction (EF) or poor heart function. He also performs…
Dr. Imran Iftikhar was trained in the best centers of Pakistan. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at Shifa International Hospital and his residency in Adult Cardiologist at Aga Khan University Hospital. After attaining a fellowship in Adult Cardiology, he did his Interventional Cardiology training at The Indus Hospital. Dr. Iftikhar has been working…
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…
