Speakers 2021

International Speakers

James R Seibold, MD

MACR, Diplomat American Board of Rheumatology, Diplomat American Board of Internal medicine, President at Scleroderma Research Consultants LLC Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Topic: IL-6 and its role in scleroderma: Is Tocilizumab a potential treatment modality

Prof. Terry Moore

MD, FACP, FAAP, MACR Professor of Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Director, Divisions of Adult and Paediatric Rheumatology Saint Louis University Medical School and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, USA.

Topic: Labs in Connective Tissue Disease

Dr. Janet Pope

MD, MPH, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine (Division of Rheumatology), Epidemiology, and Biostatics
University of Western Ontario, Canada

Topic: Where do JAK Inhibitors belong in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dr. Tom Appleton

MD, PhD, FRCPC
Site Chief, Rheumatology, SJHC
London Western University, Canada

Topic: JAC Inhibitors: Safety Profile

Prof. Dinesh Khanna

MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology/Dept. of Internal Medicine, Director, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, USA.

Topic: New horizons in the management of rheumatic diseases related ILD

Shakaib Qureshi, MD

FACR, American Board Certified In Rheumatology, American Board Certification in Internal Medicine, MBBS Uintah Basin Healthcare, Utah, USA.

Topic: Myositis: An overvie

Hamid Bashir, MD

Fellow American College of Rheumatology, American Board Certified In Rheumatology, American Board Certification in Internal Medicine, MBBS MercyHealth Hospital-Rockton Avenue, Rockford, IL, USA.

Topic: Paget’s disease: An overview

Dr. Sahena Haque

FRCP, Consultant rheumatologist, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Topic: Lung Manifestations of Granulomatous polyangiitis & Microscopic Polyangiitis

National Speakers

Dr. Muhammad Haroon

MB, MMedSc, FRCPI, FACR, FFSEM, Phd Head – Department of Rheumatology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore Topic: Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy

Prof. Dr. Ijaz Hussain

MBBS, FCPS (Dermatology) Pro Vice Chancellor, Head – Department of Dermatology, Kind Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Psoriasis: Role of Biologic Treatment

Prof. Dr. Azeem Taj

MBBS, FCPS, SCE (Endocrinology) Head – Department of Medicine, Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Thyroid related Rheumatic Problems

Dr. Tajvur Saber

MBBS, FRCPI, Newman Scholar, MD, and SCE Rheumatology, EULAR Certificate in Pediatric Rheumatology Topic: Pregnancy in SLE

Dr. Javaid M. Malik

MBBS, FRCP (UK), FACP (USA), FACR (USA) Consultant Rheumatologist, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Topic: Sjogren’s Disease in Modern Treatment Era

Dr. Najam ud Din

FRCR (UK), MCPS, DMRD Consultant Radiologist – AZNOSTICS Topic: Genicular Artery Embolization in Knee Osteoarthritis

Prof. Dr. Suleman Khan

MBBS, MRCPI, PGDip MSK (London), FRCP (Glasgow), SCE & CCT (UK) Consultant Rheumatologist, General Secretary, Pakistan Society for Rheumatology, Peshawar, Pakistan Topic: SLE Nephritis, A Rheumatologist’s Approach

Dr. Aflak Rasheed

FCPS (Med), FCPS (Rheumatology) Associate Professor Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Late Presentation of Autoimmune Diseases: How to fill the gaps

Dr. Muhammad Imran ul Hassan

FRCP (London), MRCP (Respiratory Medicine) (UK), MRCP (UK) Consultant Pulmonologist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis

Prof. Dr. Abdul Shakoor

FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Psychiatry) Head – Department of Psychiatry Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan Topic: Psycho-social aspect of Rheumatic Diseases

Dr. Abrar Ahmed Wagan

FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Rheumatology) Associate Professor Indus Medical College, Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, Pakistan Topic: Biologic DMARDs and Chronic Infections

Dr. Farhana Younas

FCPS, FRCR, FRANZCR Intervention Radiologist, Quantum Radiology, Sydney, Australia Topic: Imaging Guided Procedures in Rheumatology