DR FURQANA AKHTAR
FRCP (London), MRCP (London)
Consultant Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Clinical Interest
Infectious diseases, community-acquired infections, Hospital-acquired infections, TB, malaria, Dengue, typhoid fever, syphilis, sexually transmitted diseases etc., HIV/AIDS, Post-transplant infections, infections in immunocompromized patients, Bone and joint infections, Brain /CNS infections, fungal infections to name few.
Overview
Dr Furqana Akhtar has worked in SKMCH&RC. She was rewarded with the Best Resident Award in Internal Medicine in 2015. Currently, she is working at PKLI&RC. Dr Akhtar is also a proud member of IDSA, HIVMA & MMIDSP.
Her Publications:
- Characteristics of acute cholangitis with their impact on mortality; A retrospective cross-sectional study. (JPMA 245-19) awaiting to be published.
- Tariq U, Parveen A, Akhtar F, Mahmood F, Ali S, Abidi SH. The Emergence of Circulating Recombinant Form 56_cpx in Pakistan. AIDS research and human retroviruses. 2018 Nov 1;34(11):1002-4.
Area of Expertise
- Infectious diseases, community-acquired infections, Hospital-acquired infections, TB, malaria, Dengue, typhoid fever, syphilis, sexually transmitted diseases etc., HIV/AIDS, Post-transplant infections, infections in immunocompromized patients, Bone and joint infections, Brain /CNS infections, fungal infections to name few.
Education & Training
- Graduated from Dow Medical College
- FCPS Medicine from College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
- Residency in Internal Medicine from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
- FCPS Infectious Diseases from College of Physicians and surgeons Pakistan
- Fellowship in Infectious diseases from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
- Consultant Infectious diseases in Bahria Internationl Hospital and Bahria Orchard Transplant Center.