Sikander Abdullah

Education 2011 Matriculation from Army Public School Bahawalpur via FBISE 2013 Intermediate from Punjab Group of Colleges Bahawalpur via BISE Bahawalpur 2013 MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) with a score of 1041/1100 (94.6%) 2013-2018 MBBS (Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery) from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan 2019-2020 Completed one year Internship/Housejob from 01-05-19 to 30-04-20 at Mayo Hospital, Lahore City: Lahore Country: Pakistan ( >2400 bedded largest teaching hospital of Pakistan affiliated with King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan) Licensure Type of License:Permanent PMDC license Issuing country: Pakistan License number: 101051-P Designation: Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) Licensing body: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Islamabad Clinical Experience 1 year Internship (01-05-19 to 30-4-20) at Mayo Hospital Lahore (>2400 bedded largest teaching hospital of Pakistan) Pediatric Surgery Ward (3 months) Worked in neonatal and pediatric ICU, general wards, paediatric surgery Emergency and Burn unit. Managed patients under supervision of registrars and attended daily ward rounds of consultants. Performed Appendectomy, Herniorrhaphy, UV catheterization, Incision and drainage, fasciotom, Circumcision and other minor procedures under supervision. General Surgery Ward (3 months) Carried Out pre- and post-operative care, assisted major surgical operations and performed procedures like chest intubations, venous cut down, incision & drainage of abscess, tru-cut biopsy of breast lump, lymph node biopsy, lipoma excision, epidermoid cyst excision, appendicectomy etc Paediatric Medicine Ward (3 months) Worked in neonatal and pediatric ICU, paediatric emergency and general wards, managed patients under supervision of registrars and attended daily ward rounds of consultants. Performed procedures like lumber puncture, endotracheal intubation, double lumen catheterization and other minor procedures under supervision. Medicine Ward and Emergency (3 months) Efficiently handled medical problems both in emergency and indoor units and performed clinical procedures like lumbar puncture, central venous catheterization, double lumen catheterization, endotracheal intubation and abdomino-thoracic paracentesis under supervision. Worked in High Dependency Unit and was actively involved in assisting Gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. Contributions to Research & Publications Abdullah S, Zahoor S, Rao MA, Abdullah SM, Asif S, Wajid A, et al. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in blood donors at a large teaching hospital of Pakistan: A potential health policy concern. J Appl Hematol 2019;10:29-32. DOI: 10.4103/joah.joah_10_19. Published by Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Syed Maaz Abdullah, Tariq Iqtidar Sadiq Syed, Muhammad Salman Faisal, Awais Ijaz, Syeda Sabeeka Batool, Muhaddis Ejaz Ahmad, Muhammad Abdullah Yousaf, Saif Ur Rehman, Maaz Ahmed Yusufi, Sravanthi Kotapati, Maimoona Khan, Asma Waheed, Khadija Zia Zaidi, Sikander Abdullah, Faiz Anwer; Advancements in Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Frail and Elderly Myeloma Patients: A Systematic Review. Blood 2019; 134 (Supplement_1): 5589. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-128892