Taken from AMU News:
Aligarh, January 4: Dr. Anup Katyal, Adjunct Associate Professor, Saint Louis University, Department of Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, USA delivered a guest lecture on “Intermediate Risk – High Risk Pulmonary Embolism” at J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University.
He delineated the risk stratification of pulmonary embolism including the Intermediate Risk High Risk Pulmonary Embolism, Ultra high-risk Intermediate risk, and various management options. He explained the pulmonary embolism related issues such as the clot burden based on modified Miller score, Clot Dissolution, Improvement of hemodynamics, Decrease Right ventricular afterload, short-term and long-term results, oxygenation and functional status. He also shared case reports and management options of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
The lecture was organised under the aegis of Aligs’ Academic Enrichment Programme (AAEP) in association with Aligarh Medical Alumni Association of North America (AMAANA). Both teachers and students at the college appreciated his lecture very much. In fact, some of the participants suggested having another lecture of Dr. Katyal on some other occasion through “Aligs Academic Enrichment Programme”.
Prof. M. U. Rabbani, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, while presiding over the lecture appreciated the AAEP and AMAANA for their active role at JNMC and taking such initiative in sharing mutual experiences, which would help our local consultants at JNMC. Earlier Prof. Rabbani introduced the speaker and his works and achievements.
Prof. Syed Ziaur Rahman, Coordinator AAEP, briefed about the activities of AAEP and welcomed the guest speaker and other participants.
The programme was attended by several faculty members and the students.
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Dr. Ashraf Khan received his medical (MBBS) degree in 1980 from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, India following which he did 3-year postgraduate training (MD) in Pathology and then joined as a lecturer in Pathology at the same institution in 1983. In 1985 Dr. Khan moved to England where he trained in Histopathology at Lewisham and Guy’s Hospital of the University of London. This training included experience of working at the Hedley Atkins Breast Unit of the Imperial Cancer Research Foundation at Guy’s Hospital under Dr. Rosemary Millis an internationally recognized breast pathologist who inspired him to become interested in breast pathology. After serving as a senior Registrar in Histopathology for 3 years at Guy’s Hospital and passing the MRCPath examination, Dr. Khan migrated to the United States in 1993 to join as a Surgical Pathology Fellow at University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC). This one-year fellowship was followed by his appointment as an Assistant Professor in Pathology at UMMC in 1994, and worked his way up to his present position as Professor of Pathology (since 2005). He is currently the Director of Surgical Pathology and served as Director of Pathology Residency Program from 2001-08 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is actively involved in the UMASS medical center and medical school administrative functions serving on the Faculty Council, Medical School Admissions Committee, Cancer Committee, and Director of Clinical Labs at UMASS’s Hahnemann and Memorial campuses and Quality Assurance Coordinator of the Hospital Tumor Registry among others.