Curriculum Vitae
Surname:- Merchant
Given name:- Muhammad Jaffer
Date Of Birth :- 14 May 1971
Gender:- Male
Current Work Address: Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital, H.DH Kulhudhuffushi, republic of Maldives Pakistan permanent Home Address:- flat# C-2,3rd floor, plot# C-3-C,nishat lane1,phase 6, DHA Karachi, Pakistan Mobile Phone:- +960*******
Email:- *********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS:
Primary Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent): Qualification title: MBBS
Year Qualified: 1995(September 1995)
Year Awarded (If different to year
qualified for degree):
1996(3rd January 1996)
Country of Training: Pakistan
Medical School: Dow Medical College
Controlling University: Karachi University
Was a period of internship included in qualification? Yes one year house job or internship is mandatory after qualification. Specialist Qualification (Principal/Highest):
Qualification title: DLO(Diploma in otolaryngology) Year Qualified: 1998-99
Year Awarded (If different to year
qualified for degree):
1999
Country of Training: Karachi, Pakistan
Institution Awarding qualification: University of Karachi, Pakistan Duration of training – Years: (please
select)
2x 3 4 (two years)
Current & All Previous Medical Licensing Authorities: Type of registration (indicate
if licensed to practice as
specialist or not)
Date (from/to) Registering authority Any restrictions/conditions or undertakings?
Full Medical registration
including practice as an ENT
specialist
4th April 1996 to
31 December 2020
Pakistan Medical and
Dental Council
Reg No:-29876-S
NONE
Specialist Registration 31st March 2003 till date Medical council of Maldives TRN:-3239
None
TRAINING:
Certificates & Courses:
05TH JAUNARY 2012 Attend the session & workshop on how to conduct clinical teaching effectively, Jinnah Medical
& Dental college,hospital.Pakistan
19th to 21the Dec 2013 8th SAARC ENT conference, held in Pakistan Specialist Examinations:
Details of examinations taken (MCQ, Viva Voce, Clinical) Dates Institution Specialty/
Sub-Specialty
Components of Examination
1998-99 Civil Hospital Karachi,
Universty of Karachi.
DLO(Diploma in
Otolaryngology)
Theory Paper, Viva Voce and Clinical
Clinical/Procedural Skills:
Nose Septoplasty, SMR, polypectomy,Antrum wash out, Caldwell luc`s operation Throat Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy(Dissecting & Diathermy),Diagnostic Direct laryngoscopy
Ear Tmypanolasty,grumet insertion,audiometry & tympanometry Detailed Employment History:
EMPLOYMENT IN SPECIALIST PRACTICE (after award of principal specialist qualification)
Start/end dates 14 May 2015 till now
Institution/Hospital Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital,Ministry of Health. Position title ENT specialist
Location (include Country) Kulhudhuffushi, republic of Maldives. Registering Authority Maldives Medical council.
Duties
As an ENT specialist, I am responsible for the surgical and non surgical management of ENT patients, Their preoperative investigations and decision making, counseling of patients and their relative. This is solely my responsibility to perform operations with or without assistance on all patients admitted under my care with a responsibility of recognizing and managing any complication during or after surgery.
As an ENT specialist, I am also responsible for long term follow up of ENT patients along with referral of complicated cases to medical centers in islands of North of Maldives appropriate written and verbal communication.
As it is a regional hospital, I am also involved in teaching classes paramedical staff. Start/end dates 01st March 1999 to 10th May 2015
Institution/Hospital Hassan General Hospital.
Position title ENT Specialist
Location (include Country) A 58-59, Malir city, Karachi, Pakistan. Registering Authority Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Duties As an ENT specialist, I am responsible in these private hospitals of Karachi for the management of surgical and nonsurgical ENT patients. During this private practice although there is always a support from my colleagues elsewhere in the city, I was solely responsible for decision making and management of ENT patient without having any direct supervision from my senior colleagues, which enhanced my confidence to a great extent.
I was responsible for preoperative operative and postoperative management of various ENT patients.
I also cover my junior postgraduate colleagues for emergency surgical management of patients as a first on call and performed various elective ENT operations of increasing complexity under indirect supervision of my supervisor and senior colleagues. Employment during specialist training:-
Start/end dates 01st March 1997 till 28th Feb.199
Institution/Hospital Civil Hospital Karachi,
Position title Postgraduate trainee in ENT Deptt.
Location Babe-e-Urdu Road, Karachi
Registering Authority Pakistan Medical and Dental council. Duties My responsibilities include preoperative, operative and postoperative management of emergency and elective general surgical patients.
I attend emergencies & OPD.
I assisted my consultant ENT surgeon various surgical procedures and have been involved in critical care management of these patients.
During this time I was involved in academic activities and teaching activities as well.. Start/end dates 7th February 1996 to 6th February 1997 Institution/Hospital Civil Hospital Karachi and Dow Medical College Position title House officer /Intern/postgraduate year 1 Location Baba-e-Urdu Road
Registering Authority Pakistan Medical & Dental Council. Duties Internship include one year mandatory job after medical graduation in affiliated hospital out of which 6 month were spent in medicine and specialties and 6 months in General surgery and its specialties.
During this one year my responsibilities included mainly ward management of patients under strict supervision of senior colleagues, including preoperative and post operative care of surgical patients, on call duties, assisting the consultant in clinics and participating in various academic activities.
Referees:
Referee 1 Referee 2 Referee 3
Name: Prof Shamim Ahmed Prof Ahmed Hassan Dr Masium Abbas Position: Head Department of Ear,
Nose &Throat Deptt.
United Medical & Dental
College,
Professor of ENT & head &
neck Department, Jinnah
Medical & Dental college,
Hospital
Consultant ENT l Surgeon,
Associate Prof.ENT, Head &
Neck department,Jinnah
Medical & Dental College,
hospital
Address: Chakra Goth,
Korangi,Karachi,Pakistan
Chamra chorangi, korangi
industrial area,
Karachi, Pakistan
Chamra chorangi, korangi
industrial area,
Karachi, Pakistan
Phone Number: +923********* +92-300*******
Email Address: *************@*****.*** ***********@*****.*** Specify year of most recent
contact with Referee:
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