Faculty

Dr. Nasir Afsar Dr. Nasir Ali Afsar
Senior Lecturer of Pharmacology
College of Medicine
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, KSA

Email: nafsar@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +(966-1) 215-7679 office

Education:
M.B.,B.S.	1997	Liaquat Medical College Jamshoro, Pakistan
M. Phil. (Pharmacology)	2005	Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Ph.D. (Pharmacology)	2011	Ziauddin University, Karachi
Certificate course in Medical Education	2007	Ziauddin University, Karachi

HONOR/ AWARD:

1997: MBBS in First Division, with distincion in Anatomy, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, and Gynecology & Obstetrics. Principal’s Gold Medal was awarded (1999) in Pharmacology, during convocation at Liaquat Medical College (now LUMHS) Jamshoro, Pakistan.
2008: Research Scholarship from Higher Education Commission Pakistan funded the Ph.D. project under International Research Support Initiative Program to pursue bench work at Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel, Germany under Prof. Dr. med Dr. rer nat. Ingolf Cascorbi, who also chairs European Association of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics since 2007.

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Clinical Pharmacology
Pharmacogenetics
Medical Education

PUBLICATIONS:

2011; Afsar NA, Ufer M, Haenisch S et al. Relationship of drug metabolizing enzyme genotype to plasma levels as well as myelotoxicity of cyclophosphamide in breast cancer patients. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1134-0 [Epub ahead of print].
2011; PhD Thesis: Cyclophosphamide Metabolic Ratio and Bone Marrow Toxicity as Influenced by Drug Metabolizing Enzyme and ABC Transporter Genotypes. Ziauddin University, Karachi. The project was conducted in collaboration with University of Kiel, Germany.
2010; Afsar NA, Kulsoom B, Mateen A et al. Breast Cancer Pattern and Chemotherapy Response - an Institutional Study in Pakistan. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 11 (3):825-30.
2010; Afsar NA, Haenisch S, Mateen A et al. Genotype Frequencies of selected Drug Metabolizing Enzymes and ABC Drug Transporters among Breast Cancer Patients on FAC Chemotherapy. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 107 (1):570-6.
2008; Afsar NA, Barakzai Q, Adil SN. Effect of low dose oral pill on hemostatic parameters in a set of Pakistani population. J Pak Med Assoc. 58(5): 229-33.
2007; Afsar NA. Homeopathy – Much Ado About Nothing. J Pak Med Assoc. 57(5): 275. Available online at http://jpma.org.pk//ViewArticle/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1104
2005; Afsar NA, Barakzai Q, Adil SN. Effect of a 'progestin only' contraceptive on platelet aggregation in a Pakistani set of population. J Ayub Med Coll. 17(3):21-25.
2005; M.Phil Thesis: Comparative Study of Hormonal Contraceptives Affecting Blood Coagulation Parameters in Healthy Women. Ziauddin University, Karachi. The project was conducted in collaboration with Dr. Salman N. Adil, Associate Professor and Consultant Hematologist, Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University, Karachi.
2004; Afsar NA, Barakzai Q, Adil SN. Use of norethisterone oenanthate and predisposition to thrombosis. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 14(9):556-59. Reprint available on request.

ABSTRACTS/ PRESENTATIONS:

2011: Invited lecture (Basic Sciences) at 10th Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Symposium, to be held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, November 18-20, 2011.
2010: Invited lecture (Basic Sciences) at 9th Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Symposium, held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore on November 26-28, 2010.
2010: Abstract (related to PhD project) accepted for oral presentation at BIT Life Sciences’ 3rd Annual World Cancer Congress, 2010, to be held during April 25-27, 2010 at Shanghai, China
2009: Co-author of a synopsis titled ‘Nanomolecular Transport System: Models for Gene and Drug Delivery’ presented at University of Hyderabad, India.
2009: Oral presentation (related to PhD project) at 19th Medical Research Society of Pakistan Meeting, at University of Health Sciences and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital & Research Center, Lahore.
2005: Abstract (related to M.Phil project) at 18th FAOBMB (Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists) Symposium held at Lahore.
2004: Poster presentation (related to M.Phil project) at 17th FAOBMB Symposium, at Bangkok, Thailand.
1996: ‘Clinico–Pathological Conference on Schimdt Syndrome’: under auspices of Department of Medicine, Liaquat Medical College (now LUMHS), Jamshoro, during MBBS studies.

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION:

2011 Apr: Workshop for METIman® utility in undergraduate medical curriculum, organized by METIman® and Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2010 Dec: Medical Education Workshop, Jointly organized by Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA and Partner Harvard Medical Institutes, Boston, USA.
2010 Dec: Key Performance Indicator Familiarization, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. Won a cellphone for being an early responder; no early-bird prize was pre-announced.
2010 May: ‘Clinical Trials’ Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, Pakistan.
2009 Jun: ‘Communication Skills’ Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
2007 Feb: ‘1st National Pakistan Proteomics Society Life Sciences–HEC Workshop’ at Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
2006 May: ‘Horizons in PCR’: under auspices of Baqai Institute of Hematology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
2004 Nov: ‘17th Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) Symposium’ held at Bangkok, Thailand.
2003 Oct: ‘Bioassay and Pharmacological Techniques for Drug Development’: under auspices of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation/ HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
2002 Sep: ‘Diagnostic Interpretation of ECG’: under auspices of Pakistan Society of Physicians/ Pakistan Cardiac Society/ Department of Family Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi.
1999 Jul: ‘CME Workshop on Women’s Health’: under auspices of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan/ Women’s Health/ World Bank, Hyderabad, Pakistan.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2011 Dec, to date: Head, PBL Task Force for Phase-2 Medical Curriculum, at College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2011 Oct, to date: Coordinator, Clinical Skills for Phase-2 Medical Curriculum, at College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2010 Sep, to date: Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology at College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2010, 2009: External Examiner in Pharmacology for 2nd Professional BDS Annual Examination at Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi.
2006–2008: Coordinator, weekly Journal Club, an integral part of M.Phil/ Ph.D Program at ZU.
2006–2007: Term Incharge for integration and implementation of 3rd year MBBS academics. Three consecutive terms (Term VI – Batch IX, Term V & VI – Batch X).
2005–2010: Assistant Professor in Pharmacology at Department of Pharmacology, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
2001–2005: Lecturer in Pharmacology and candidate of M. Phil in the Dept. of Pharmacology, Ziauddin University. Actively participated in student oriented learning of integrated concepts in the form of PBLs (problem-based learning) sessions, and programmed lectures apart from delivering didactic lectures not only in Pharmacology but also in Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.
1999-2000: Lecturer in the Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences at Isra University Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Teaching:

Alfaisal University:

Pharmacology lectures.
PBL (Problem Based Learning) sessions encompassing, Anatomy, Patho-physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology.
Clinical Skills.

Ziauddin University:

Cell Biology and Genetics, Embryology, Nervous System, Circulatory System, General Pharmacology and Pathology, Autonomic and Neuropharmacology, Pharmacology of Cardiovascular System, Respiratory and GI Tracts, Chemotherapy of Infections and Neoplasia, Autacoids and Immunopharmacology among others.

Isra University:

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Histology

REVIEWER/ EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE:

Member Editorial Board:
- “Vascular Cell”, an open access journal that publishes original research and timely reviews on recent advances in the understanding of the processes responsible for neovascularisation and pathological angiogenesis.
Refereed Reviewer:
- Journal of Pakistan Medical Association.
- African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacological Research
- International Research Journal of Microbiology.

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