Aga Khan College (AKU) Medical Faculty Dean Dr Adil Haider Wednesday acquired the celebrated Johns Hopkins College Award for Distinguished Alumnus, recognising his distinctive work as a surgeon, trauma disparities researcher, and his extraordinary management within the wake of the devastating floods in Pakistan final 12 months.
The Johns Hopkins College, identified for its contributions to drugs and analysis, bestowed the honour on Dr Haider as their distinguished alumni.
The event was introduced by a press release launched by the AKU, which additionally talked about Dr Haider’s distinctive trajectory as a profitable and extraordinary medical skilled.
“The Distinguished Alumnus Award from Johns Hopkins stands as a testomony to Dr Adil’s exceptional contributions to the sphere of medication and his unwavering dedication to high quality, entry and affected person care,” the assertion learn.
The recipient of the celebrated accolade additionally welcomed the honour, expressing delight at being acknowledged for his providers.
“It’s an honour to have the ability to symbolize AKU at such a notable event, and to showcase the impactful work being performed in Pakistan. In fact, none of this may be attainable with out the superb groups now we have each right here and within the US,” he mentioned.
Dr Haider added that the award is a testomony to the unimaginable teamwork displayed by the AKU workers, trainees, and school which he’s “grateful” being part of.
“I look ahead to persevering with to work with them to #makeadifference.”
In its assertion, the AKU talked about that Dr Haider’s journey, from his commencement from AKU in 1998 to his present standing as a thought chief within the medical world, is nothing wanting inspiring.
“All through his illustrious profession, he has persistently exemplified excellence within the subject of medication, whereas additionally taking it upon himself to bridge the hole between high quality healthcare and underprivileged communities,” it said.
Throughout his time at Johns Hopkins Drugs, the assertion additional highlighted, that Dr Haider’s staff recognized disparities in outcomes after traumatic harm and helped discovered the sphere of surgical disparities analysis.
“What actually units Dr Haider aside is his unyielding dedication to shaping the way forward for healthcare. He has actively mentored over 150 analysis trainees, authored greater than 400 peer-reviewed publications, and has been the Principal Investigator on extramural grants valued at greater than twenty million {dollars},” the AKU assertion talked about.
His affect in healthcare extends nicely past the partitions of AKU. Along with serving because the Dean of the Medical Faculty, Dr Haider holds the esteemed place of Director of Disparities and Rising Trauma Methods at Brigham and Girls’s Hospital, USA, it added.
Dr Haider has served as a visiting professor at greater than 30 universities and has held quite a few management positions, together with the Affiliation for Educational Surgical procedure President.
He provides to his laurels by serving as the present Deputy Editor of JAMA Surgical procedure, the primary scientific journal within the subject, and chairing the tutorial board of Pakistan’s Medical Regulator (PMDC) from 2020-2022.
The celebrated recognition not solely highlights Dr Haider’s extraordinary private accomplishments {and professional} achievements but additionally displays AKU’s unwavering dedication to nurturing well-rounded leaders within the fields of medication and healthcare.