House no: A-129 Ashraf Square

Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Bl: 17 Karachi

Email: shahmurad65@gmail.com, shahmurad74@yahoo.com
Phone # 021-32060721, 042-35087762, 042-36582201 (Ext: 223)
Cell # 0314-2243415

PROF. DR. SHAH MURAD

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
x M.Phil (Pharmacology) in 2002 from Basic medical sciences Institute
(BMSI), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi, affiliated with
University of Karachi, Pakistan.
x M.B.B.S (1990) from Liaquat Medical University, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
x M.A (Economics) in 1989, M.A ( Psychology) in 1992, M.A ( Journalism )
in 1995) from Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, and University of
Sindh, Jamshoro.
x D.P.S (Diploma in Psychosomatics) in 1992 from W.H.O (Islamabad)
x PhD Research fellow (Pharmacology) enrolled at Agricultural University
Faisalabad.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. December 2008 to Present-----Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore.
Professor and HOD, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

2. November 2007 to Dec 2008-----Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore.

Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

3. January 2007 to October 2007-----Faisalabad Medical College, Faisalabad.

Associate Professor and HOD, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

4. August 2005 to January 2007-----Sir Syed College of Medical Science for

Girls Karachi.
A.P and then Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

5. June 2003 to July 2005-----Muhammad Medical College Mirpurkhas Sindh.

Assistant Professor & H.O.D, Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

6. March 2003 to June 2003 ----- HCM & D, Hamdard University, Karachi.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

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 7. Dec.1995 to March 2003----- HCM & D, Hamdard University, Karachi.
Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

July 1991 to January 2007 ----- Practiced Psychosomatic Counseling as Consultant

at different hospitals of Karachi.
Practiced medicine/psychosomatic counseling independently. Well-versed in effective
management of common to complicated cases of various diseases.
Conversant with different types and patterns of diseases prevailing in Pakistan.
June 1991 to June 1992----- Liaquat Medical University Hospital, Jamshoro,
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
Worked as House Officer in the departments of Medicine and Surgery.

RESEARCH PAPERS
1. Did Original Research work, titled ”EFFECTS OF PSYLLIUM HUSK AND
NICOTINIC ACID IN PRIMARY HYPERLIPIDEMIA”At BMSI,JPMC,Karachi in
2002.Supervisor: Dr.Kausar Aamir,HOD,Pharmacology &Therapeutics,BMSI.

2. Sibghatullah Sangi,Kausar Aamir,Jamal Ara,Saba Tasneem,Arshad Qureshi,Nighat

Kafil,Shah Murad Mastoi.Effects of Promethazine on uterine contractions,produced by
prostaglandin E-2.Journal of Surgery Pakistan(International) Vol.7(4) October-
December, 2002; 8-11.

3. Nighat Kafil,Kausar Aamir,Shah Murad,Jamal Ara,Saadia Anjum.A Placebo-

Controlled Clinical Trial On Nimesulide in Osteoarthritis.Jouranal of Surgery
Pakistan(International) Vol.8(2) April-June,2003; 5-8.

4. N.Kafil,K.Aamir,S.Murad, S.Anjum.Role of Glucosamine Sulphate on Pain and

Tenderness in Osteoarthritis.Pakistan Journal of Pharmacology Vol.20,No.2,July 2003;
21-26.

5. Nighat Kafil,Kausar Aamir,Shah Murad,M.Ashraf Memon.Placebo Controlled

Clinical Trial on Glucosamine Sulphate and Nimesulide in Osteoarthritis.Proceedings of
3rd Biennial Conference on Pharmacology & Therapeutics,Karachi,Pakistan-January 14
& 17,2005; 65-74

6. Sibghatullah Sangi,Shahida P.Ahmad,Shah Murad Mastoi.Role of Nigella Sativa in

Opioid dependence Treatment.Pakistan Journal of Pharmacology Vol.23,No.1,January
2006; 51-60.

7.Haji Mohd Aslam Channa, Mohd Ashfaq, Shah Murad Mastoi, Mohd Azam
Qureshi.Effect of Ciprofloxacin on growing cartilage in Albino Rat Pups. Journal of
Ayub Medical College Vol.18, No.3, Jul-Sep, 2006; 50-54.

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8. Sibghatullah Sangi, Shahida P. Ahmed, Muhammad Aslam Channa, Muhammad
Ashfaq, Shah Murad Mastoi. A new and novel treatment of opioid dependence, Nigella
Sativa 500 mg. Journal of Ayub Medical College Vol. 20,No.2,Apr-Jun,2008; 118-
124.

9. Shah Murad, M Ashraf Memon, M Aslam Channa, Nighat Kafil, S Mohsin Turab,
Ghulam Rasool Bhurgri, Shahzad Rasheed, Raj Kumar Chohan. Niacin is major drug for
lowering LDL-Cholesterol. Pak J Med Health 2008; 2(3): 105-107.

10. Zulfiqar-ul-Hassan, Sualeha Riffat, Rahat Naseer, Shah Murad.Bioavailability and

Disposition Kinetics of Amoxicillin in Normal and Febrile Rabbits.Pak J Med Health
2008; 4(3): 115-20.

11. Shah Murad, M Ashraf Memon, M Aslam Channa, Nighat Kafil, S Mohsin Turab,
Ghulam Rasool Bhurgri, Shahzad Rasheed, Raj Kumar Chohan. Niacin is major drug for
lowering LDL-Cholesterol. Esculapio. 2008; 4(3): 26-28.

12. Shah Murad, Zulfiqar-ul-Hassan, Ghazi Mahmood, M. Ashraf Memon, Amarlal

Ghurbakhshani, Nighat Kafil, M. Aslam Channa, Aijaz Fatima. Effects of Psyllium Husk
on Lipid Profile of Primary Hyperlipidemic Patients. SURGIMED Medical and Dental
Journal, Lahore 2009; 1(4): 03-07.

13. Shah Murad, Amar Lal Ghurbakhshani, Ghazi Mahmood, Moosa Khan, M. Aslam
Channa, Nighat Kafil, S. Mohsin Turab, Aijaz Fatima. Role of Vitamin B-3 in Lowering
LDL-Cholesterol. SURGIMED Medical and Dental Journal, Lahore 2010; 2(1): 03-06.

14. Meh Jabeen, Mohammad Furqan, Mohsin Turab, Shah Murad, Zulfiqar-ul-Hassan,
Ghazi Mahmood. Relationship of brain natriuretic peptide with serum lipids and body
mass index in healthy adult males. Relationship of brain natriuretic peptide with serum lipids
and body mass index in healthy adult males. Professional Med J 2010;17(2): 274-278.

15. Shah Murad, Ghazi Mahmood, Amar Lal Ghurbakhshani, Moosa Khan, M. Aslam
Channa, Nighat Kafil, S. Mohsin Turab, Aijaz Fatima. Niacin decreases the risk of CHD.
Pak J Med Health 2010; 4(2): 78-81.

16. Shah Murad, Hasan Raza, Aruna Bashir, Amar Lal Ghurbakhshani, Manzoor
Ahmad Unar, Moosa Khan. Atherosclerosis may be prevented by using Psyllium husk.
Pak J Med Health 2010; 4(3): 255-8.

17. Rajkumar Chauhan, Ghulam Mustafa Dahri, Shah Murad, Hasan Raza, Samina
Karim. Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in rural areas of Sindh province of
Pakistan. Pak J Med Health 2010; 4(3):263-5.

18. Manzoor Ahmad Unar, Gulshan Ara Jalbani, Shah Murad, Madiha Shah. Comparing
the effects of diphenhydramine hydrochloride with loratadine on isolated trachea of
rabbit. Pak J Med Health 2010; 4(3): 272-6.

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19. Shah Murad, Taqadus Abbas, Amarlal Ghurbakhshani, Samina Karim, Manzoor
Ahmad Unar, Moosa Khan, Ghazi Mahmood, Aijaz Fatima. Single blind placebo
controlled study of Ispaghula in hyperlipidemia. International Journal of Pharmaceutical
Research and Development (IJPRD) 2010; 2(6): 1-7. IJPRD/2010/PUB/ARTI/VOV-
2/ISSUE-6/AUG/001.

20. Samina Karim, Shah Murad, Manzoor Ahmad Unar, Ghazi Mahmood, Moosa Khan,
Amar Lal Ghurbakhshani. Psyllium husk to increase HDL-Cholesterol; Placebo
controlled study. Professional Med J 2010; 17 (4): 1-5.

21. Shah Murad Mastoi, Moosa Khan, Amarlal Ghurbakhshani, Ghazi Mahmood,
Manzoor Ahmad Unar, Aijaz Fatima. Effects of Ispaghula (Psyllium Husk) on blood lipid
parameters in primary hyperelipidemic patients. JMMC 2010; 1(1):11-15.

22. Shah Murad, Anser Asrar, Anis Fatima, Muhammad Ali Yasin, Khurram. New Slant
on Hyperlipidemia. Pak J Med Health Sciences 2010; 4(4): 355-358.

23. Hasan Raza, Shah Murad, Anis Fatima, Samina Karim. Insight Atherosclerosis. Pak
J Med Health Sciences 2010; 4(4): 300-303.

24. Rajkumar Chohan, Ghulam Mustafa Dahri, Shah Murad, Anser Asrar, Anis Fatima.
Role of Pioglitazone and Glibenclamide in type II diabetes mellitus patients. Pak J Med
Health Sciences 2010; 4(4): 508-511.

25. Shah Murad, Samina Karim, Hasan Raza. Single Blind Placebo Controlled Study of
Psyllium Fibres to reduce risk of Myocardial Infarction. Biomedica 2010; 26: 1-5.

COURSES IN BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY “DIANETICS”

Communication Course, How to get along with others Course, Training Routines Course,
Hubbard Basic Auditors Course, Study Skills for life Course, Condition Formula Course,
Basic Ethics Course, Ups and downs in life Course, Assist Course, How to improve
conditions in life Course, Self Analysis Course, personal Values and integrity Course.,
Purification Course, Anatomy of Human Mind Course.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
x Regular Columnist in daily news papers of Karachi and Hyderabad since last 15
years.
x Worked as Anchor Person in Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Pakistan)
Hyderabad and Karachi for 20 years.
x Served as Anchor Person (Host, Compere) at PTV and PTV-National for 15
years.
x Served as President MEHRAN SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATION,
“Karachi division” for 5 years.
Served as Dissemination Manager in DIANETICS CENTRE: for Personal Excellence,
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi from 1993-2000.

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COMPUTER SKILLS
x Computer Literacy Program: Certificate from Hamdard Institute of
Information Technology, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan (1998).
x Fully conversant with the use of Windows XP/95/98/2000/2009,MS Word,
MS Excel, MS PowerPoint etc
x Fully conversant with the use of Internet-mail etc.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Read, write and speak English, Urdu, Sindhi, Siraiki, Balochi and Punjabi fluently.

PRESENTATION SKILLS
Adept in delivering presentations and briefings in academic meetings and professional
gatherings.

MEMBERSHIP/FELLOWSHIP
x Member of Dianetics Society of Pakistan.
x Member of South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
(SASBCP), Cape Town, South Africa. REG: # 100-67405
x Member of International forum for Health, Sydney, Australia.
x Member of Argentine Society for Experimental Pharmacology
x Member of Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental
Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
x Member of Belgian Society of Fundamental and Clinical Physiology and
Pharmacology
x Member of Brazilian Society of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics
x Member of Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
x Member of International Society for Media and Mental Health, Oslo, Norway.
x Fellow of Royal Society of Health, London, England.

WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUMS
x W.H.O Collaborating center for Research and Training in Educational
Development of Health Personals Workshop on ‘Educational planning and
Evaluation’ By College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (C.P.S.P).
x National Workshop on ‘The Role of Media in Promotion of Mental health’
Sponsored by the Agha Khan University and WHO Collaborating Center for
Mental Health, Research and Training.
x National Psychiatric Conference by Department of Psychiatry, Hamdard
University Hospital, Hamdard University, Karachi Pakistan.
x 39th Annual Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi.
x 40th Annual Symposium Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi.
x 1st Medical Symposium 2003, Mohammad Medical College, Mirpurkhas.
x 2nd Medical Symposium 2004, Mohammad Medical College Mirpurkhas.
x 4th Annual Conference of “Epilepsy Association of Pakistan” on 21st April,
2006 at Hotel Pearl Continental, Rawapindi, Pakistan.

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 x National Training Course on “Molecular detection of RNA viruses” (April 24-
26, 2007) at Environmental Biotechnology Division, NIBGE, Faisalabad.
x National Workshop on “New Trends of training/research in genetic
Pharmacology” organized by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, on
12 March 2008.
x National Training Seminar on “New-Era of Molecular Based Research on
common drugs” sponsored and organized by ZAFA Pharmaceutics, Karachi
on 25th March, 2008.
x National Workshop on “ New Slant on Gastroenterology” organized by Dow
University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital, Karachi, on 24th March,
2009.
x Attended symposium on “MEDICAL EDUCATION” conducted by
Department of Medical Education, Lahore Medical and Dental College,
Lahore, on 26th May 2010.
x Participated in workshop on “Anger & Stress Management” conducted by
Department of Medical Education, Lahore Medical and Dental College,
Lahore, on 9th June 2010.
x Participated in workshop on “IMPROVING LECTURES” conducted by
Department of Medical Education, Lahore Medical and Dental College,
Lahore, on 4th August 2010.
x Participated in workshop on “Curriculum Development” conducted by
Department of Medical Education, Lahore Medical and Dental College,
Lahore, on 22nd September 2010.
x Participated in workshop on “PBL” organized by Department of Medical
Education, LM&DC, Lahore, on 2nd November 2010.
x First Annual Symposium “World Diabetes Day”, arranged by Department of
Medical Education, LM&DC and Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore,
Pakistan, on 25th November 2010.
x Participated in “National Curriculum Revision Committee Preliminary
Meeting for MBBS” on November 29 to December 1st, 2010, conducted by
HEC, Islamabad, at HEC Regional Centre Lahore.
x Participated in workshop on “Basic IT Skills”, conducted by D.M.E, Lahore
Medical & Dental College, Lahore on 9th December 2010.
x Participated in workshop on “Research Methodology”, conducted by D.M.E,
Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore from 13th to14th December 2010.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
x Date of Birth: Apr. 18, 1965.
x Marital Status: Married (Three Issues).
x Nationality/Religion: Pakistani/Islam (CNIC#42201-0973439-1)

REFERENCES

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x PROF. DR. ZAHID BASHIR
Principal/HOD (Forensic Medicine)
Shalamar Medical & Dental College
Mughulpura, Lahore
OFF: +924236852658, +924236818604
x PROF. DR. NAZIR AHMAD
HOD (Pharmacology)
LNMDC, Karachi
Off: # +922134140043
x PROF. DR. NIRMALDAS
HOD, Pharmacology Department
Bolan Medical College, Quetta
CELL # +92-3337804273
x PROF. DR. RIAZ AHMED
HOD, Anatomy Department
Rehman Medical College, Peshawar
CELL # +92-3216823097
x PROF. DR. ISRAR AHMAD
HOD, Physiology
Jinnah Medical College, Peshawar
CELL: +923003039138, +923333691556