CURRICULUM VITAE - Hepatitis, Hepatitis Transmission, Viral ...

DR. SYED MOHAMMAD WASIM JAFRI 

Professor and Associate Dean 

PERSONAL 

Date of Birth : 20.08.1953 

Place of Birth : Lahore, Pakistan 

Marital Status : Married 

Nationality : USA 

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Address Hospital : Department of Medicine 

The Aga Khan University Hospital 

P.O. Box 3500, Stadium Road, 

Karachi-74800, Pakistan. 

Residential Address : 17/A/1 Phase IV, 2nd Gizri Street, 

Defence Housing Authority, 

Karachi, Pakistan. 

Telephone Office : (92) 21 4930051 Ext. 4660, 4661 

Fax : (92) 21 4934294 - 4932095 

Home : (92) 21 5887724 / 5886963 

E-mail address : wasim.jafri@aku.edu; 

CURRENT POSITION: 

Associate Dean and Chair of the Department of Continuous Professional Education 2008- 

I have been appointed founding Chair of this new department with mandate to establish this new department on 

International standard fulfilling the mission and goals of the University. 

Recent Positions 

1. Chairman, Department of Medicine: 2001-2008 

Aga Khan University & Hospital started functioning more than 20 years ago. The Hospital is now Joint Commission 

International Accreditation (JCIA) and ISO 9001:2000 accredited; this is the only healthcare facility with this accreditation in 

Pakistan. The Department of Medicine (DOM) is the largest unit of the Institution which has over 100 faculty and about 100 

residents & fellows who are under training for their postgraduate education. DOM admits over 25,000 patients per year and 

has got an outpatients volume of over 250,000. The Department has got 9 recognized sections which offer state-of-the-art 

clinical services and teaching & training for both undergraduate and postgraduate doctors. Since the University opted for a 

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum five years ago, the faculty of DOM are involved right from the first year till their 

graduation. As Chair of the Department, it is a very important commitment to look at the quality of clinical services, 

academic & research. The Department publishes over 70 peer-reviewed publications every year and over 150 abstracts in 

different national and international conferences. Currently, the Department is handling over 30-40 grants from within the 

University and outside. 

The DOM played a key role in the JCIA accreditation which the Hospital was formally accredited last year. JCIA & ISO 

9001:2000 relate to the quality of Institutions in the developing world and it is with great satisfaction that under my 

Chairmanship, the Department came up to the expectations and formalized all necessary documentations for JCIA 

accreditation. Currently all those parameters are continuously looked at as quality indicators for providing quality all round 

the year for better management of our patients.

2. Head of the Gastroenterology Section: 

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The Section of Gastroenterology in the DOM is the largest which has over 15 faculty members. There are 6 fellows in 

training for their subspecialty in Gastroenterology and are prepared for Fellowship Examination of the College of Physicians 

& Surgeons Pakistan and currently our pass percentage rate is almost 100% in the first attempt. The Section has state-ofthe-art 

Diagnostic and Therapeutic facilities and runs an active Endoscopy Unit which is available for emergencies round 

the clock. The Section had established Bleeding Control Unit with the assistance of the Departments of Radiology and 

General Surgery for the Management of Acute GI Bleeding which has helped to reduce the morbidity & mortality of such 

patients. The Section has got a very active research component and publishes over 15 peer-reviewed manuscripts in 

internationally acclaimed journals and is currently handing quite a few grants from within the University and outside. The 

Section also collaborates with the Departments of Community Health Sciences, Family Medicine and Biological & 

Biomedical Sciences for its different research projects. I am involved with the Government of Pakistan for developing 

guidelines for the Prevention & Management of Hepatitis along with other faculty. The Section also participates in 

undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and currently the Chair of GI Module of PBL based curriculum belongs to our 

Section. The Volume load substantially increased over the years and currently we are admitting over 1500 patients a year 

and handling over 5000 endoscopies with the clinic volume of over 25,000 per year. The Section is recognized for its 

quality in the region as we get referrals not only from within Pakistan but from abroad as well. The Section has recently 

collaborated with the Department of Surgery to produce a document for starting Liver Transplantation Program at the Aga 

Khan University which is planned for 2010 – 2011. This would satisfy the great need of our country as currently there is no 

active transplant program and most of our patients go to India or China for such treatment which is expensive and 

cumbersome. 

3. Chair of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee (2001 – 2007): 

This Committee drafts all the policies relating to Pharmacy & Therapeutics and over looks implementation of those policies, 

safe use of medicines and cost-effectiveness have been important contributions of this Committee over the years. It also 

played its role in the JCIA accreditation of our Institution. 

4. Chair of the Emergency Medicine Committee: 

The Emergency Medicine is the flagship of our Department and deals with over 100,000 patients a year. Section of 

Emergency Medicine has got fully qualified faculty along with Supervisors & Trainee Residents and provides state-of-the-art 

management for acute medical emergencies. Unfortunately, the country is passing through a turmoil period in which bombblasts 

and other calamities happen not too infrequently and the Emergency Room deals with all such catastrophic events 

with utmost care and dedication with support for all concerned. 

5. Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee for Undergraduate Medical Education: 

This is a new Committee formed by the Dean in view of the findings for our undergraduate curriculum review last year. This 

Committee is supposed to look into all aspects of undergraduate medical education and to make recommendations for 

improvement in the quality of education given to our students which should be at par with the best institutions in the world. 

The Committee has already started to work with quality indicators and would be producing its initial findings in the near 

future for Dean to formally endorse the recommendations. 

6. Chair of the Clinical Trials Unit at AKU: 

During my tenure as Chair of the Department of Medicine and as per advice of several senior colleagues from within the 

Department and outside, I formed the first Clinical Trials Unit of Aga Khan University within the setup of the Department of 

Medicine and we have been successful in conducting over 20 clinical trials including Phase 2 & 3 studies. The project is 

now taken over by the Institution and under the current leadership of the Dean of the Aga Khan University; a formal Clinical 

Trials Unit is going to be setup at a separate location with its own director who is going to be recruited from Canada. 

INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL POSITIONS: 

1. Chair of the ACT-HBV Pakistan and Member of the ACT-HBV Asian Pacific: 

Advancing the Clinical Treatment for Hepatitis B Virus (ACT-HBV) is an International Forum which got its origin in United 

States and an Asian Pacific Forum was found on the same principles of understanding and advancing the treatment of 

Hepatitis B in the Asian Pacific region. Representing Pakistan is a great honor as it not only also represents Pakistan, it

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represents South Asia which includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. There is a great deal of learning and 

research in this group and ACT-HBV Pakistan is part of this group which I am currently Chairing. It involves Hepatologists 

from all parts of the country and is actively involved in education, teaching, training and research in the field of Hepatitis B. 

2. Group Leader for Training Centers of the World Congress of Gastroenterology (WCG): 

WCG has several training centers and currently I am the Group Leader of their 8 Training Centers and Director of the 

Karachi Training Centers. The Training Centers offer state-of-the-art training to its trainees throughout the world and as 

Group Leader it is my commitment to standardize the training throughout the world in the field of Gastroenterology, 

especially GI Endoscopy. The Group meets formally at the time of Digestive Disease Week in United States and develops 

strategies for GI Training & Research. As Director of the Karachi Training Center which is prestigious honor for our country, 

I am involved in teaching & training for Gastroenterologists of not only Pakistan but some of the neighboring countries as 

well. 

3. Fellow of Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education & Research (FAIMER): 

This Fellowship which I did in 2002 – 2003, involved me in a group of Medical Educationists from several countries of the 

world which is actively involved in developing strategies towards delivering and improving medical education. The group is 

actively involved in training and research in the field of medical education and some of the manuscripts have already 

appeared in peer-reviewed journals. 

4. Member of the Guidelines Committee for Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver Disease: 

I served as Executive Council Member of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver Disease and recently 

concluded my tenure but currently I am actively involved in their Guidelines Committee which have formulated guidelines for 

both Hepatitis B & C. The Hepatitis C Updated Guidelines have already appeared and formal meeting of Hepatitis B 

Guidelines Committee would be held in Thailand in November 2007 for concluding up-to-date guidelines for the 

Management of Hepatitis B. 

5. President of the Pakistan Society for the Study of Liver Disease & President of SAARC Liver Society: 

These two national and international forums give me leadership roles in the development of the field of Hepatology in 

Pakistan and South Asian countries. Hepatitis B & C are chronic problems in this part of the world. To develop strategies 

for prevention is the main aim through mass education and vaccination for Hepatitis B and also to develop protocols for 

cost-effective management of these two diseases and to help the government of respective countries to develop policies for 

controlling and managing these problems. 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION 

M.B.,B.S. (Dow Medical College) (1976) 

L.R.C.P. (Lond); M.R.C.S. (Eng) (1979) 

M.R.C.P. (U.K.) (1983) 

F.R.C.P. (Edin) (1991) 

F.R.C.P. (Lond.) (1995) 

F.A.C.P. (USA) (1995) 

FACG (USA) (1998) 

FRCP (Glas.) (2004) 

Other Examinations 

ECFMG (USA) (1979) 

EEMCC (CAN) (1981) 

Medical Licensure 

1. Pakistan Medical and Dental Council 1977. 

2. General Medical Council, U.K 1979.

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3. State of Florida USA 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIP 

1. Pakistan Society of Physicians. 

2. Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. 

3. Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United Kingdom. 

4. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy (PSG&GIE). 

5. British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). 

6. American Association of Gastroenterology (AGA). 

7. American Association for the study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). 

8. Pakistan Hepatology Society 

9. Fellow of International Foundation of functional gastrointestinal disorders 

10. European Association for the Study of Liver (EASL) 

11. International Association for the Study of Liver (IASL) 

12. Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL) 

13. Pakistan Society for the Study of Liver Diseases (PSSLD) 

14. SAARC Liver Society 

OFFICES HELD 

1. Councilor, Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology & GI Endoscopy, 87-93, 99-2001. 

2. Secretary General, Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology, 95-97. 

3. Senior Vice President, Pakistan Hepatology Society from 2000. 

4. Member ACT-HBV Asian Pacific Forum 

5. Member APHEX Panel 

6. Chair ACT-HBV Forum Pakistan 

MAJOR CONFERENCES ORGANISED 

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1. Bicentenary Dow medical College International Conference 1995. 

2. Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver, Rawalpindi 1996. 

3. Co-Chairman and Chief of organizing committee, 12 th International Conference of Pakistan Society 

of Gastroenterology and GI Endoscopy, 1997. 

4. Chairman SAARC Liver Forum, 2nd SAARC Liver Study Forum and 1st Pakistan Association for 

Study of the Liver Meeting, at the Aga Khan University Auditorium, Karachi, February 2000 

5. Chairman, Symposium on Portal hypertension AKU, September 2000. 

6. Chairman, Hepatitis B Prevention Strategies AKU, February 2001 

7. Chairman, Symposium on irritable bowel syndrome AKU May 2001. 

8. Chairman, 3-day GI CME seminar on GI and liver diseases AKU, September 2001 

9. President, SAARC Liver Society 2006. 

10. President, World Hepatitis Day, Pakistan Society for the Study of Liver Disease 2007 

11. Member of the organizing committee for the APASL 2004, 2005,2006 and 2007 

12. Member of the organizing committee for the IASL 2006 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

- Civil Hospital Karachi (Teaching), Dow Medical College, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, 

Pakistan 

a. House officer in General Medicine from 15.06.1977 to 14.12.1977 

b. House Surgeon in General Surgery from 15.06.1977 to 15.08. 

- Experience in United Kingdom from 15.02.1979 to 29.02.1984.

� Castle Hill Hospital and Hull Royal Infirmary Hull 

Castle Road, Cottingham, N. Humberside, HU16 5JQ, UK 

Senior House Officer in General and Chest Medicine from 15-2-79 to 30-4-1980 

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� Hertford Country Hospital, Hertford 

North Road Hertford, SG14 1LP, UK 

Senior House Officer in General Medicine and Gastroenterology from 01.05.1980 to 31.05.1981. 

� Lister General Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire 

Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Herts SG14AB, UK 

Registrar in General Medicine from 01.06.1981 to 31.05.1983. 

Subspecialty Gastroenterology 

� Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth 

Shelley Road, Bournemouth BH1 4JG, UK 

Registrar in General Medicine from 01.06.1983 to 29.02.1984 

Subspecialty Gastroenterology 

- Buraydah Central Hospital, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia 

Consultant Physician and Chief of Medicine From 03.03.1984 to 31.08.1986. 

- The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan 

Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan 

From 03.01.1987 till date 

� Professor of Medicine from January 01, 2001 

� Associate Professor in Medicine from 01.07.1993 to 31.12.2000 

� Clinical Fellow In Hepatology University of Miami, School of Medicine USA with Dr.Eugene Schiff from 

01.06.97 to 30.06.98. 

� Assistant Professor in Medicine from 01.04.1988 to 30.06.1993 

� Senior Instructor in Medicine from 03.01.1987 to 31.03.1988 

Administration Positions: 

� Chairman of Medicine from April 15, 2002 

� Acting Chairman of Medicine from October 01, 2001 to April 14, 2002 

� Acting Head, Section Gastroenterology from June 01, 2000 to September 30, 2000. 

� Head Section of Gastroenterology from October 01, 2000 

SUPERVISOR FOR DISSERTATIONS 

For FCPS II examination by the College of Physicians and Surgeon of Pakistan on the following topics: 

1. Clinical Profile of Delta Hepatitis (approved). 

2. Prevalence of SBP in Established Cirrhotic (approved). 

3. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, an AKU experience (approved). 

4. Hepatitis C. Its prevalence in cases of hepatitis (approved). 

5. Fulminant Hepatic Failure it etiology and outcome (approved). 

6. Clinical profile and Colonoscopic evaluation of Intestinal Tuberculosis (approved). 

7. Intestinal Amoebiasis - A review of 100 cases. Diagnosis, clinical presentations and therapeutics 

(approved). 

8. Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis with Alpha Interferon (approved). 

9. A 2 year audit of patients admitted with Cirrhosis at Aga Khan University Hospital (approved).

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10. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis its incidence, presentations, management and Prophylaxis 

(approved). 

11. Hepatocellular Carcinoma a clinicopathological audit of two years (approved). 

12. Gastritis, clinicopathological evaluation and management: Does Eradication of helicobacter matters 

(approved). 

13. Fate and out come of Non-Variceal Bleeders (approved). 

14. Evaluation of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy an out come of 50 consecutive patients 

(approved). 

15. Hepatorenal Syndrome causes and outcome in decompensated cirrhotics (approved). 

EDITORIAL BOARD 

1. International Advisory Board Davidson’s Textbook of Medicine 

2. Member Editorial Board, JLUMHS 

3. Member Editorial Board, Medicine Today 

4. Member Editorial Board, Journal of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology 

5. Member Editorial Board, Journal of World Congress of Gastroenterology 

6. Member Editorial Board, Hepatology International 

7. Member Editorial Board, Viral Hepatitis Monthly 

8. Member editorial Board Tropical Gastroenterology 

9. Member Editorial Board Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology 

10. Member Editorial Board Journal of the DUHS

REVIEWER 

AWARDS 

1. Reviewer for the Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. 

2. Reviewer for the Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 

3. Reviewer for the Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology. 

4. Reviewer for the Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 

5. Reviewer BMJ 

6. Reviewer World Congress of Gastroenterology 

7. Reviewer Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology 

8. Reviewer Digestive Liver Disease 

9. Reviewer BMC Public Health 

10. Digestive disease and Sciences 

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1. Complete Clinical Documentation Award - 1994. 

2. Outstanding speaker for CME Seminars - 1995 

3. The Aga Khan University Outstanding Teacher Award in recognition of teaching and academic 

pursuits -1996. 

4. Included in the Who is Who in the World Directory by Marquis - 1996. 

5. Faculty Development Award – Sabbatical Leave for University of Miami 1997 

6. Decade of Service Award by the Aga Khan University - 1998. 

7. WAIJ Health Award 2000. 

8. JCIA Accreditation award for the department of medicine 

9. 20years of Service award 

INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION 

1. Faculty Research Fund Committee 1988-1990. 

2. Curriculum Committee 1988-1990. 

3. Clinical Coordinators Committee 1987-till now. 

10. Faculty Practice Plan Committee (Department of Medicine) 1989-1994. 

5. Electives Committee for Students 1990-1994. 

6. Residency and Internship Committee (Department of Medicine) 1992-1994. 

7. Steering Committee for AKUH decade of celebration 1994. 

8. Scientific Events Committee for decade of celebration 1994. 

9. Organizing Committee of the 9th, 10th & 11th Annual International Conferences of the Pakistan 

Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy. 

10. Strategic Committee for Health Planning "Role of Specialists and Generalist". 

11. Program Planning Committee of the Aga Khan University Hospital. 

12. Chairman, ICU (long stay patients) Medical Committee of the Aga Khan University Hospital. 

13. Academic Council. 

14. Appointment and Promotions Committee from 1996. 

15. Curriculum Review Task Force from 1999. 

16. Hospital Ethics Committee from 2000 

17. Budget and Planning from 1998. 

18. Board of Graduate Studies

19. Health Sciences Center Committee 

20. Skills Lab 

CME: CONFERENCES AND POST GRADUATE COURSES ATTENDED 

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1. Postgraduate course in respiratory medicine at the Royal Hammersmith Hospital London 1979. 

2. British Society of Gastroenterology Meeting and Postgraduate course in 1982 and 1983. 

3. Intensive care course at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1985. 

4. Rheumatology International conference at Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1986. 

5. AGA meeting and Postgraduate course in New Orleans USA 1988 

6. British Society of Gastroenterology meeting in Dublin in 1989 

7. World Congress of Gastroenterology in Sydney Australia 1990 

8. Post Graduate course in Therapeutic Endoscopy in Hong Kong 1994 

9. AGA meeting and Postgraduate course in San Diego 1995 

10. AGA meeting and Post Graduate course in San Francisco 1996 

11. AGA meeting and Post Graduate course in Washington DC 1997 

12. AGA meeting and Postgraduate course in New Orleans 1998 

13. AASLD meeting and Postgraduate course in Chicago 1997 

14. Asian Pacific Association for the study of Liver meeting in Seoul South Korea 1992 

15. Asian Pacific Association of gastroenterology meting in Bangkok Thailand 1992 

16. Asian Pacific Association for the study of Liver meeting in Kaula Lumpur 1994 

17. Pan Arab Meeting of Gastroenterology in Amman Jordan 1995 

18. United Arab Emirates Meeting of Gastroenterology Dubai UAE 1995 

19. Asian Pacific Association meeting for the study of Liver in Yokohama Japan 1996 

20. Asian Pacific Association meeting of Gastroenterology in Colombo Sri Lanka 1996 

21. DDW American Gastroenterology Association, Washington, D.C. 1997 

22. DDW American Gastroenterology Association, New Orleans, LA 1998 

23. DDW American Gastroenterology Association, San Diago, CA 1999 

24. American Association for Study of Liver Postgraduate Course, Dallas, TX 1999 

25. DDW American Gastroenterology Association 2000, Orlando 

26. DDW American Gastroenterology Association, Atlanta 2001 

27. DDW and AGA course, New Orleans, May 2004 

28. DDW and AGA course, Chicago, May 2005 

29. Annual EASL meeting and Postgraduate Course April 2005 

30. DDW and AGA course, Los Angeles, May 2006 

31. AASLD meeting and Postgraduate course in Boston, USA October, 1997 

32. DDW and AGA course, Washington, DC, May 2007

33. AASLD 2007 

34. EASL 2007 

35. APASL 2007 

36. DDW 2008 

37. AASLD 2008 

38. EASL 2008 

39 APASL 2008 

40. APASL 2009 

INVITED SPEAKER 

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1. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology Annual Congress, Rawalpindi 1992 update on the 

Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 

2. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology Annual Congress, Karachi 1993 prevalence and presentation 

of Inflammatory Bowel Disease from Pakistan. 

3. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology, Sindh Chapter, Hyderabad, September 1993. Inflammatory 

Bowel Disease and its complications. 

4. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, October 1993. Dysplasia 

in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 

13. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology, Xth Annual Congress, Lahore, 1994. Refractory Peptic Ulcer 

Disease. 

6. Acid Peptic Disease Symposium, June 1994, Quetta. 

7. Update on Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, July 1994, G.I. Symposium, Karachi. 

8. Approach to difficult CBD stones, 11th International Congress, PSG & GIE, Peshawar 1995. 

9. Save the colon "Management of Pouchitis". 11th International Congress, PSG & GIE, Peshawar 

1995. 

10. Current concepts in the evaluation and management of Ascities. Liver transplantation its indication 

and management of rejection. SAARC Liver Forum: New Delhi 1998. 

11. Asia hep. Rawalpindi 1998. 

12. Management of chronic hepatitis C “update”. Rawalpindi Asia Hep 1999. 

13. Hepatitis B & C “difficult cases”. 2nd SAARC Liver Forum, Karachi 2000. 

14. Hepatic encephalopathy “Old and New” Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology with International 

Conference, Rawalpindi 2001 

15. Hepatitis C “Management of Difficult Patients” 17 th international Congress of PSG and GI 

Endoscopy, Rawalpindi 2001 

16. Designing the Optimum Pegylated Interferon, Egyptian Association for Study of Gastrointestinal and 

Liver Diseases (EASGLD), Cairo 2003 

17. Hepatitis C: Global Burden Asian Pacific Prospective, Egyptian Association for Study of 

Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases (EASGLD), Cairo 2003 

18. Management of Liver Abscess APASL 2004 New Delhi

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19. Pregnancy and Liver Disease Bali APASL 2005 

20. Management of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Bali 2005 APASL 

21. LOLA in the Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy APASL Bali 2005 

22. The Hepatitis B Asian Pacific Board Meeting in Singapore on 19 th of March, 2005. 

23. “Hydatid Cyst: epidemiology in Asia” in Manila, APASL, March 2006. 

24. “Hepatitis B Management in Immunosuppressed patients” in Manila, APASL, March 2006. 

25. Global Epidemiology of Hepatitis C IASL Cairo 2006 

26. Update on the Management of Hepatitis C at the Dow University symposium 2006 

27. Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Hepatitis C in Pakistan at the Baqai University annual 

symposium 2006 

28. State of the Art Lecture: Goals and Management of HBV related Cirrhosis, in Rawalpindi, PSG 

meeting, March, 2006. 

29. Lecture on “Hepatitis in Pakistan” invited by the Sparkman Global Center Birmingham University 

of Alabama, in December 2006. 

30. “Hepatitis B Goal and Challenges” Sarwar Jehan Zuberi Memorial lecture, at the Infection Control 

Society of Pakistan, International Federation of Infection Control in Karachi on the 18 th of Dec 

2006. 

31. Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension 2007 New Delhi APASL 

32. Strategies for the prevention of Hepatitis B in South Asia APHEX meeting GOA India 2006 

33. Invited as expert to help the Government of Pakistan program on the prevention and 

management of Hepatitis in Islamabad 2007 

34. Management of CHB with Nucleoside and Nucleotide analogues at the Foundation University 

Rawalpindi 2007 

35. Development of Medical Curriculum in a new university at the Mohammad Medical College 

Mirpurkhas 2007 

36. Chair Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium Falk Symposium Istanbul Turkey 2007 

37. Pegalyted Interferon in the management of Hepatitis B Review of Current Guidelines Philippines 

Society of Hepatology Meeting Manila 2007 

38. Review of HBV guidelines (Guidelines committee) meeting Thailand 2007. 

39. Monitoring HBV treatment APASL AsiaHep meeting in Thailand 2007 

40. APASL 2008 

41. APASL and NIH joint Symposium on HBV mutants 2009, Hong KOng

GRANTS 

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1. Wasim Jafri PI GUARD-C Cohort Study on the prediction of unwanted adverse effects in individuals infected with 

Choronic Hepatitis C receiving a long –acting Interferon plus Ribavirin ROCHE Grant Status pending 

2. Wasim Jafri (PI) S-Collate ROCHE Grant Status pending 

3. Wasim Jafri (PI) STEPS in Geno Types 3 Cirrhotics Study Roche Grant Status approved 

4. Shahab Abid (PI) Wasim Jafri( Co-P)I “ Effect of Itopride on gastric accommodation and emptying in patients with 

functional dyspepsia” HEC Grant Status approved 

5. Shahab Abid (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Recurdescence and Reinfection Role of Itopride in chronic constipation URC 

Grant Status approved 

6. Lubna Kamani (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI Supervisor) Efficacy of probiotics in IBS-D URC Gant Status approved 

7. Shahab Abid (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Role of Itopride in chronic constipation URC Grant status approved 

8. Javed Yakoob (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Prevalence of non-Helicobacter pylori organisms in patients with dyspepsia 

a. Grant Status pending 

9. Zaigham Abbas( PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Clinical and Cytokine Response to Saccharomyces Boulardii Therapy in 

Diarrhea Dominant IBS BIOCDX Grant Status approved 

10. Javed Yakoob (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Parasitic infections presenting as Functional bowel disease Higher Education 

Grant Status approved 

11. Wasim Jafri (PI) Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in children HEC Grant Status approved 

12. Mohammad Salih (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Expression of Cyclooxygenase 2 and vascular endothelium growth factor 

(VEGF) receptor in Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Seed Grant Status approved 

13. Amna Subhan (PI) Wasim Jafri (Co-PI) Prevalence of Nonalcoholic fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in patients with 

Metabolic Syndrome Co-PI URC Grant Status approved 

14. Wasim Jafri (PI). A randomized, double-blind comparison of three doses of Entecavir Vs Lamivudine in 

immunocompetent subjects with chronic hepatitis B infection with Viremia on Lamivudine Therapy (Study A1463 – 

014). Bristol Mayers Squibb Grant. Grant Period 2005 – 07. Status ongoing. 

15. Wasim Jafri (PI). A preliminary assessment of safety and antiviral activity of open-label Entecavir plus Lamivudine 

therapy in subjects with chronic hepatitis who have viremia on monotherapy in other Entecavir trials (Bristol-Myers 

Squibb study A1463-901. Bristol Mayers Squibb Grant. Grant Period 2005 – 07. Status ongoing 

16. Wasim Jafri (PI). Zelmac in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Novartis Grant. 

17. Javed Yakoob (PI), Wasim Jafri (Co-PI). Emerging infections mimicking Functional Bowel Disease. Higher Education 

Commission Grant. Grant Period 2006 – 07. Status proposal submitted

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18. Wasim Jafri (PI). Helicobacter pylori: prevalence and factors associated with sero-positivity among children in 

Karachi. Higher Education Commission Grant. Grant Value Rs. 405, 557/- Grant Period 2006 – 07. 

19. Goran. Tomson (PI) , Fauziah Rabbani , Mats Brommels, Sven Modell, Wasim Jafri, Farhat Abbas. Developing a 

Network for Health Administration Research and Training (NHART) . Swedish South Asian Network (SASNET) 

grant. Grant period 2005-2007 (grant value approximately USD 10,000). Status ongoing 

20. Fauziah Rabbani (PI) , Wasim Jafri, Farhat Abbas, , Mairaj Shah, Naushaba Mobeen. Assuring Quality of 

Services: The development of a performance measurement framework for Aga Khan University Hospital.WHO 

EMRO grant. Funded April 2005. Grant closed December 2006 (grant value approximately USD 7,000). Status 

ongoing 

21. Fauziah Rabbani (PI), Wasim Jafri, Farhat Abbas, Mairaj Shah, Babar Shaikh, Goran Tomson. Towards better 

strategic management of hospitals: the testing of Balanced Score Card Approach at AKUH, Pakistan. Funded 

AKU-University Research Council (URC). Grant period 2006-2008 (grant value approximately US $12,000) Status 

ongoing 

22. Shahab Abid (PI), Wasim Jafri. Recrudescence and re-infection of H. pylori. University Research Council Grant. 

Grant Period 2004. Grant Value USD 30000/- Status Ongoing 

23. Shahab Abid (PI), Wasim Jafri. Role of L-ornithine L aspartate in PSE. Brooks Pharma Grant. Grant Value 

Rs.900, 000/-. Grant Period 2004. Status Study completed. 

24. Zahid Azam (PI), Wasim Jafri. Effect of H.pylori infection on drinking capacity in dyspepsia. University Research 

Council Grant. Grant Value USD 3000/-. Grant Period 2006. Status Ongoing. 

25. Shahab Abid (PI), Wasim Jafri. Role of itopride and domperidone on gastric accommodation and emptying. Higher 

Education Commission Grant. Grant Period 2006. Status Proposal Submitted. 

26. Khalid Mumtaz (PI), Wasim Jafri. Distribution and significance of Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Pakistan. Seed Money 

Grant. Grant Value USD 10,000/- Grant Period 2006. Status Ongoing 

27. Khalid Mumtaz (PI), Wasim Jafri. HBV mutant. Seed Money Grant. Grant Value USD 10 000/- Grant Period 2006. 

Status Ongoing. 

28. Hasnain Shah (PI), Wasim Jafri. The effect of UDCA on Gall bladder contractility. Pakistan Science Foundation 

Grant. Grant Period 2006. Status Ongoing 

29. Hasnain Shah (PI), Wasim Jafri. Carvidelol and EBL in primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. Grant Period 

2006. Status Ongoing 

30. Hasnain Shah (PI), Wasim Jafri Data base, based research projects in Portal Hypertension. Grant Value? Grant 

Period 2006. Status Ongoing. Grant Period 2006. Status Ongoing 

31. Wasim Jafri (PI). Advancing the Clinical Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus (ACT-HBV). Grant from University of 

Wisconsin School of medicine Public Health. Bristol Myers Squibb Grant. Grant Value USD 19800/- Grant Period 

2005-7. Status Ongoing. 

32. Shahid Majid (PI), Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri. Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Lactulose for 

the Prevention of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage. (Approved 

AKU URC grant - Project ID: 06GS013MED --- Approved ERC # 643 -Med/ERC-06) 

33. Shahid Majid (PI), Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri. Difference in the outcome of treatment in Genotype 3a and 3b 

with Interferon in combination with Ribavirin (Approved ERC # 651-Med/ERC-06) 

34. Shahid Majid (PI), Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri. Predictors of endoscopic lesions in iron deficiency anemia 

without gastrointestinal symptoms

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35. Shahid Majid (PI), Khalid Mumtaz, Ashfaq Ahmed, Wasim Jafri Peritoneal Tuberculosis in Chronic Liver Disease ( 

In Progress – Retrospective Study) 

36. Shahid Majid (PI), Mohammad Salih, Wasim Jafri. Survival and Response after Trans Arterial Chemoembolization 

in Advance Hepatocellular Carcinoma ( In Progress) 

37. Rustam Khan, Wasim Jafri. Patient knowledge and perception of Diet in Chronic Liver Diseases: Are they differing 

with level of education. SM070101. Seed Money grant. Status ongoing. 

38. Amna Subhan, Wasim Jafri. Prevalence of non-Alcoholic liver disease in patients with Type II Diabetes mellitus 

and metabolic syndrome. URC USD3322.00. Status ongoing 

39. Lubna Kamani, Wasim Jafri. Role of Saccharomyces Boulardii in diarrhea dominant irritable bowel syndrome. 

URC. Status ongoing 

40. Javed Yakoob Wasim Jafri. Virulence marker of Helicobacter pylori. SMG USD 7000. 

41. Saccharalomyces boulardii in IBS: Effect on cytokines (Grant approved by Biocodex France) 

42. Interferon alpha with ribavirin plus Gamma Interferon or amantadine for HCV non-responders and relapser : a 

randomized controlled trial (Grant from Genetech) 

43. Wasim Jafri (PI). Prevalence of hepatitis B and C and risk factors in upper Sindh (Jarwar). (Financial support from 

Getz Pharma) 

PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE FACULTY RESEARCH SEMINARS 

1. Diagnosis of Obstructive Lesions Effecting the Right Side of the Colon 1988. 

2. Evaluation of Hepatic Diseases and Liver Biopsy 1990. 

3. Hepatocellular Carcinoma "complication" of Chronic Viral Hepatitis 1990. 

4. Management of Chronic Hepatitis C with Alpha Interferon 1996. 

5. Does Hypertriglycerdaemia “abnormal lipid profile” affect the out come of chronic hepatitis C patients 

treated with alpha interferon (work done at the University of Miami during sabbatical year) 1999. 

6. Evaluation of Liver Biopsy in end stage renal failure patients going for renal transplant (work done at 

the University of Miami during sabbatical year). 1999 

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS 

1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 

An important cause of rectal bleeding. "A review of 150 rectal bleeders". 

W Jafri. 

Presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology. Dublin Ireland, September 1989. 

2. Routine Paracentesis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. 

W Jafri, J Khan, N Bari. 

Presented at the 1st Annual symposium of the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, October 1990. 

3. Fulminant Hepatic Failure. "A medical challenge". 

W Jafri, H Shah, A Khan. 

Presented at The World Congress of Gastroenterology, Sydney, Australia, August 1990. 

4. Irritable bowel syndrome. Its prevalence in apparently healthy population. 

W Jafri, I Izzat, N Bari, A Khan. 

Presented at The World Congress of Gastroenterology, Sydney, Australia, August 1990.

5. Microscopic colitis - "A diagnosis to be considered". 

S Hamid, W Jafri, H Khan. 

Presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology, London (UK), September 1991. 

6. Drug resistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Karachi, Pakistan. 

J Khan, N Islam, W Jafri. 

Presented at the British Thoracic Society, London (UK), December 1991. 

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7. Chronic Non B Non C Hepatitis. An experience from Pakistan. 

SHA Shah, S Abid, S Hamid, W Jafri, Z Abbas, T Qasim, H Shaikh, H Khan. 

Presented at the VIII Biennial Scientific Meeting Asian Pacific Association for the study of the Liver, Seoul, 

Korea. April 1992. 

8. Roentgenographic findings of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults. 

J Khan, N Islam, W Jafri. 

Presented at the 1992 International Conference of American Lung Association and American Thoracic 

Society, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. May 1992. 

9. Omeprazole in short term treatment of reflux oesophagitis. 

W Jafri, Z Abbas, S Hamid et al. 

9th Asian Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology, Bangkok, Thailand. November 1992. 

10. Clinical profile of ulcerative colitis from Pakistan. 

W Jafri, U Hannan, S Abid. 


11. Outcome of biliary tract surgery in unknown cirrhotics. 

S Hamid, M Siddique, W Jafri et al. 


12. Prevalence of HCV antibodies comparison between haemodialysed and non- haemodialysed 

patients. 

S Hamid, A Ahmed, W Jafri et al. 


13. Fulminant hepatic failure in pregnant women in Pakistan: Acute fatty liver or Hepatitis E virus 

infection? 

S Hamid, W Jafri et al. 

IXth Biennial Scientific Meeting Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, January 1994, Kuala 

Lumpur, Malaysia. 

14. Fulminant hepatic failure clinical profile and outcome. 

W Jafri, Seema Nahid, et al. 

IXth Biennial Scientific Meeting Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, January 1994, Kuala 


15. Hepatitis "C" in non-transfusion associated chronic liver disease in Pakistan. 

HA Shah, N Kayani, SW Jafri, et al. 

IXth Biennial Scientific Meeting Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver January 1994, Kuala 


16. Efficacy of octreotide in diarrhoea due to vibrio cholerae a randomized controlled trial. 

Zaigham Abbas, Imran Moid, Wasim Jafri, et al 

Presented to the World Congress of Gastroenterology 1994, L.A., U.S.A. 

17. Can IgG and IgA ELISAS based on a U.S. population detect Helicobacter pylori (Hp) gastritis 

in Pakistan?

Sohail Thobani, S.M. Wasim Jafri, Linda Ferrell, et al. 

Presented at the Society of Pediatric Research, San Diego, California, U.S.A., 1995. 

18. Interferone treatment improves patients with compensated cirrhosis. 

Wasim Jafri, Naveeduddin Ahmed, Hasnain Shah, Haleem Khan. 

Presented at the First Pan Arab Gastroenterology Conference, Amman, Jordan, 1995. 

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19. Active Cirrhosis due to Chronic Hepatitis C Benefits with Alpha Interferone H treatment. 

Wasim Jafri 

Mini-Congress of Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Colombo Sri 

Lanka March 1996. 

20. Response to Interferon Treatment in "Serologically defined genotype 3" Hepatitis C Infection 

in Patients. 

S. Hamid, W. Jafri, H. Khan, et al. 

Presented at the American Gastroenterology Association, San Francisco, USA, 1996. 

21. Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus from Pakistan. 

Hasnain Shah, Wasim Jafri, Peter Simmonds 

Presented at the American Gastroenterology Association, San Francisco, USA, 1996. 

22. Exacerbation of ulcerative colitis "Have you excluded infection". 

W. Jafri, A. Hashmi, S. Hameed, et al. 

10th Asian-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology and 7th Asian-Pacific Congress of Digestive Endoscopy, 

Yokohama, Japan 1996. 

23. Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis with Alpha Interferon 2a. 

W. Jafri, Naveedud din Ahmed, S. Hameed, et al. 

American College of Gastroenterology, Annual meeting, Washington, Seattle, 1996. 

24. Treatment of acute variceal bleed with octerotide - a prospective randomize trial. 

H. Shah, W. Jafri, S. Hameed, et al. 

American College of Gastroenterology, Annual meeting, Washington, Seattle, 1996. This paper was given 

ACG Governor's award. 

25. Secondary prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis improves survival in establish 

cirrhotics. 

W. Jafri, S. Hameed, H. Shah. 

DDW, AGA Washington DC. 1997. 

26. Hypertriglyceridemia: An explanation of persistent ALT Elevation despite favorable Virologic 

Response to Interferone/Ribavirin treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C. 

R. Khan, W. Jafri, L. Jeffers, E.R. Schiff. 

AASLD, DDW, New Orleans, LA, 1998 

27. Hepatic Histology in patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and End Stage Renal Disease. 

S.M.W. Jafri, R. Khan, K.R. Reddy, L. Jeffers, D. Roth, E.R. Schiff 

World Congress of Gastroenterology, Vienna, Austria, 1998 

28. Prognostic Indicators of Mortality in Fulminant Hepatic failure: Kings College 

criteria revisited. 

W.Jafri, A. Hassan. S. Hamid et al. 

American Association for the Study of Liver Annual Meeting, Dallas TX 1999. 

29. Hepatitis C has replaced hepatitis B as the major cause of chronic liver disease in 

Pakistan. 

S. Hamid, S. Tabbasum, W. Jafri 

American Association for the Study of Liver Annual Meeting, Dallas TX 1999.

30. Hepatitis C Viremia levels in a predominantly HCV type 3 population. 

S. Hamid, T. Moattar, W. Jafri 

American Association for the Study of Liver Annual Meeting, Dallas TX 1999. 

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31. Liver Functions Tests and its correlation with biopsy changes in patients with chronic 

hepatitis C patients. 

W. Jafri, H. Mirza, N. Jafri, H. Khan 

Digestive Diseases Week, AGA 

Sandiago CA 2000 

32. Clinical Presentation of Crohn’s Disease in Pakistan 

R. Khan, S. Memon, H. Shah, W.Jafri, , Z. Abbas, S. Hamid 

Asian Pacific Digestive Disease Week 

Sydney, Australia Sept. 2001. 

33. Evaluation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Using ‘Exclusion Criteria’. 

W.Jafri, N.Jafri, M.Malooni, S. Hamid, H. Shah, A. Ahmed 



34. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and Complications in 50 Consecutive Patients 

S. Memon, AN. Khan, R. Khan, S. Hamid, W. Jafri 



35. Prevalence of Reflux Esophagitis, Hiatus Hernia and Barrett’s Esophagus in Patients with 

Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Syndrome (GERD) 

S. Memon, SW Junaidi, AN Khan, R. Khan, Z. Abideen, A. Rizvi, H. Shah, S. Hamid, W. Jafri, H. Khan 



36. Current Spectrum of Cirrhosis in Pakistan 

A.Ahmed, W. Jafri, N. Jafri, S. Hamid, H. Shah, T. Moatar, A. Hussainy. 



37. A Study of Factors Predicting Hyperkalemia in Patients with the Liver Cirrhosis. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri. 

WCOG meeting, 2002, in Thailand. 

38. Epidemiology and Clinical Impact of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection in Pakistan. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, et al. 

Asian Pacific Association for Study of Liver (APASL), September, 2002, in Taipei, Taiwan. 

38. A Study of Microbiological Profile and Mortality Predictors in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial 

Peritonitis. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri et al. 

European Association for Study of Liver (EASL), July, 2003, Geneva, Switzerland. 

39. Outcome of factors precipitating porto-systemic encephalopathy. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri et al. 

Digestive Disease Week New Orleans, USA, May 2004. 

40. An office based test for detection of current H. pylori infection: Is it valid? 

Khalid Mumtaz, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri et al. 

United European Gastroenterology Week 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.

41. Distribution of HCV genotypes and response to treatment in Pakistani 

patients. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri. 

APASL, December, 2004 India. 

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42. Comparison of Esophageal Band Ligation with Endoscopic Sclerotherapy in patients with 

bleeding esophageal varices. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Hasnain A. Shah, Wasim Jafri. 

American College of Gastroenterology, Florida, USA, October, 2004. 

43. Factors Predicting Mortality In Patients Hospitalized With Gastro 

Esophageal Variceal (GOV) Bleed . 

Faisal Wasim, Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri et al. 

APASL, December, 2004, India. 

44. A study of Efficacy of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate in Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri. 

EASL, April, 2005 Paris, France. 

45. Predictors of Gastric variceal bleed and results of sclerotherapy with N-butyl 2 cyanoacrylate for 

controlling bleed. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Shahid Majid, Wasim Jafri et al. 

United European Gastroenterology week, Copenhagen, October 2005. 

46. High prevalence of Clarithromycin resistance among patients with Helicobacter pylori infection: a 

study from a tertiary care center in Pakistan. 

Shahab Abid, Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, Khalid Mumtaz. 

Helicobacter 2006; Volume II: A39 

47. Distribution of virulence marker of Helicobacter pylori in patients with functional 

dyspepsia in Pakistan. 

Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas. 

Helicobacter 2006; Volume II: A56. 

48. The diagnostic yield of various tests for Helicobacter pylori infection in patients on acid 

reducing drugs. 

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain 

AliShah, Zubair Ahmed. Gastroenterology 2006; 130(4) Suppl 2: A570. 

48. Diabetes mellitus worsens the clinical outcome of acute variceal bleed in cirrhotic patients. 

Hasnain A. Shah, Shahid Majid, Mohammad Salih, Khalid Mumtaz, Rustam Khan, Saeed 

Hamid, Wasim Jafri. Section of Gastroenterology, presented in DDW, Los Angeles 2006. 

50. Safety and Efficacy of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Acute Myocardial Infarction. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri, Faisal Ismail, Saeed Hamid, Nida Jafri, Ashfaq Ahmad, 

Hasnain A. Shah, Sajid Dhakam, , presented in DDW, Los Angeles 2006. 

51. A randomized trial comparing Short Course versus Standard Treatment with non-pegylated 

interferon α and ribavirin in patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Virus Infection. 

Saeed S. Hamid, Wasim Jafri, Khalid Mumtaz, Zaigham Abbas, Nida Jafri, Faisal Ismail, Zainab 

Abbas, Shahab Abid. Presented in DDW, Los Angeles 2006. 

52. Hepatic cystic echinococcosis in Pakistan: Clincal Characteristics and Outcomes. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Lubna Kamani, Wasim Jafri. 

APASL, Kyoto, Japan, March 2007.

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53. Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography with or without stenting in patients with 

pancreaticobiliary malignancy, prior to surgery. 

Mumtaz K, Hamid S, Jafri W. 

APASL, Kyoto, Japan, March 2007. 

54. Eligibility for antiviral treatment in patients having HBsAg positive status 

Sadik Memon, Wasim Jafri et al. 


55. Modulation of the cell cycle in Hepatitis C Virus-Associated disease progression 

Saira Sarfraz, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, et al 


56. Prevalence and mode of spread of Hepatitis B and C in the Rural Sind, Pakistan 

Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri et al. 


57. Comparison of Liver Histology with Persistently Normal or raised ALT Levels in Hepatitis C 

Patients. 

Sadik Memon, Wasim Jafri et al. 


58. Phase-II Trial of Capecitabine for Unresectable/Advanced Hepatocelluar Carcinoma 

Muhammad K. Anis, Wasim Jafri. 


59. Anti-tuberculous therapy and Fuilminant hepatic Failure in Non-Transplant Scenario. Ashfaq 

Ahmed, K Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri, et al. 


60. Hepatitis B vaccination status and seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in various districts of 

Sindh. 

M Sadik Memon, Wasim Jafri, at al. 


61. Acute severe Hepatitis B, outlook at two urban centers. 

Ashfaq Ahmed, Wasim Jafri et al. 


62. Polymorphisms in IFN-gamma and IL-10 promoter region in patients infected with HCV 

genotype-3. 

Anila Yasmeen, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri et al. 


63. Clinical presentation and genotype of hepatitis delta in Karachi. 

Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri. 


64. Predictors of poor outcome in cirrhotic patients with bacterial infections. 

Rustam Khan, Wasim Jafri. 


65. Prevalence in complications of Liver Cirrhosis in patients with HCV infection and diabetes 

mellitus. 

Sakid Memon, Wasim Jafri. 


65. QoL assessment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Trans-Arterial Chemo-Embolization (TACE). 

Azam Z, Jafri W, et al 

DDW, Washington, DC, May 2007

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66. Quadruple therapy using esomeprazole, colloidal bismuth subcitrate, amoxicillin- 

clavulanate, and furazolidone in patients who failed to eradicate H. pylori with triple therapy”. 

Abbas Z, Jafri W, et al 

DDW, Washington, DC, May 2007 

67. Gastric juice for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients on proton 

pump inhibitors. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, et al 

DDW, Washington, DC, May 2007 

68. Rectal TB, great mimic. 

Kamani L, Jafri W, et al. 

Endoscopy 2007 

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES 

1. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. "An important cause of hospital admission in cirrhotics". 

Jafri SMW, et al. 

Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, February 

1989, Karachi. 

2. The nature of the right sided colonic lesions. 

Jafri Wasim, Shah Hasnain, Bari Naveed. 



3. An experience of ulcerative colitis at the AKUH. 

Jafri Wasim, et al. 



4. Medical dissolution of gallstones. 

S.M.W. Jafri. 

Presented at the seminar on STONE disease at the AKUH, February 1989, Karachi. 

5. Colonoscopy its diagnostic and therapeutic implications. 

S.M.W. Jafri. 

Presented at the Pakistan Society of Physicians meeting on gastrointestinal diseases at AKUH 1988, Karachi. 

6. Acute fulminant hepatic failure "A common emergency". 

Jafri W, et al. 

Presented at the Annual meeting of the Pakistan Society of Physicians, Karachi 1989. 

7. Value of liver biopsy as a diagnostic aid. A view of 400 biopsies. 

S.M.W. Jafri, H. Sheikh. 

Presented at the seminar on the current concepts in the laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis at AKUH 1989, 

Karachi. 

8. Update on the medical management of peptic ulcer disease. 

W Jafri. 

Seminar on the update on gastrointestinal diseases AKUH 1988, Karachi. 

9. Routine use of SGOT & LDH in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. 

Bari N, Jafri W, Shah H. 

Presented at the Annual Cardiology Conference King Kahd Hospital, November 1989, Jaddah, Saudi Arabia.

10. Hepatocellular carcinoma, needs early detection. A review of 15 cases. 

Jafri W, Haqqee R, Qarib H. 

Present at 8th Annual symposium of Dow Medical College, Karachi in 1990. 

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11. A retrospective review of 100 fiberoptic bronchoscopies. 

Javaid Khan, Wasim Jafri, Aamir Zuberi 

Presented at the Annual Symposium of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, December 1989, Karachi. 

12. IPSID (Immunoproliferative disease of small intestine) "Is it a rare disease and review of 

literature". 

W Jafri, Tahir Qaseem, Javed Khan, Hizbullah Sheikh, C Smythe 

Presented at the 4th Annual Symposium of the ASH Karachi in 1990. 

13. Colonoscopic evaluation of ileocecal tuberculosis. 

Wasim Jafri. 

Presented at the Annual Symposium of the JPMC, December 1989. 

14. The pattern of acute G.I. bleed. A one year retrospective study at the Aga Khan University. 

W Jafri, T Qaseem, Q Hussain, H Khan. 

Presented at the joint meeting of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and College of Physicians and 

Surgeons of Pakistan, Karachi in 1990. 

15. Gastritis "A review of 500 gastric biopsies for association of Helicobacter Pylori". 

W Jafri, Hizbullah Sheikh. 

Presented at the 14th Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Bahawalpur, 1990. 

16. Retrospective study of ulcerative colitis at the Aga Khan University Hospital, 'Histological 

differences in Pakistani and Western ulcerative colitis.' 

H Sheikh, A Hussaini, W Jafri. 

Presented at the 14th Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Bahawalpur 1990. 

17. Campylobacter - Helicobacter. Past, present and future. 

Wasim Jafri 

Presented at the 5th Annual Symposium of Pakistan Society of Physicians, 1990. 

18. Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Sputum Negative Pulmonary 

Tuberculosis. 

J Khan, R Zaidi, M Memon, W Jafri. 

Presented at the 4th Annual Symposium of the ASH, Karachi. 

19. Viral Hepatitis "Its changing patterns" Seminar on Infectious Disease at The Aga Khan 

University Hospital, 1990. 

W. Jafri 

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 1990 

20. One thousand large bowel biopsies "A four year, retrospective review of the Pathology of 

diseases affecting the large bowel presented at the Aga Khan University Hospital. 

A Hussainy, W Jafri, H Sheikh. 

Presented at the 7th International Congress of the PSG & G.I. Endoscopy, Peshawar 1991. 

21. Colorectal Carcinoma. A four year experience at the Aga Khan University Hospital. 

W Jafri, et al. 


22. Barium meal or Endoscopy. A comparative review for upper gastrointestinal complaint. 

W Jafri, et al.

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23. Adult diarrhoea. 

W Jafri, T Qaseem, H. Khan. 


24. Acute intermittent porphyria "varied manifestations". 

W Jafri et al. 

Presented at the 9th Annual Symposium of the Dow Medical College, Karachi, 1991. 

25. Diarrhoea in endoscopically normal colitis. 

Z Abbas, W Jafri, et al. 

Presented at the 9th Annual Symposium of the Dow Medical College, Karachi, 1991. 

26. Gastritis and Cholelithiasis an association. 

W Jafri, Eusuf Ali, Mushtaq Ahmed, Hizbullah Shaikh. 

Presented at the 3rd International Conference of Pathology, Lahore 1991. 

27. Lymphoproliferative disorders of gastrointestinal tract - a histological study with clinical 

correlation. 

Akber Hussainy, Wasim Jafri, Hizbullah Shaikh. 

Presented at the 3rd International Conference of Pathology, Lahore 1991. 

28. Omeprazole improves reflux oesophagitis. 

W Jafri, Z Abbas, S Hamid, S Abid, H Shah, H Khan 

Presented at the 8th International Congress of the PSG & G.I. Endoscopy, Rawalpindi 1992. 

29. Mucin histochemistry in inflammatory bowel disease. 

A. Hussainy, W Jafri, H Sheikh 

Presented at the 16 th Annual Congress of Pakistan Association of Pathologists, Karachi ‘92 

30. Hepatocellular carcinoma clinicopathological presentation. 

H. Sheikh, W. Jafri, R. Sadiq. 

Presented at the 16th Pakistan Association of Pathologists and G.I. endoscopy. 9th Annual Congress, 

Karachi 1993. 

31. Factors predicting mortality in first variceal bleed. 

M. Merchant, S. Hamid, W. Jafri. 

Presented at pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy. 9th Annual Congress, Karachi 1993. 

32. Prevalence of HCV antibodies: Comparison between haemodialyzed and non-dialyzed 

patients. 

S. Hamid, A. Ahmad, H. Kumar, H. Shah, W. Jafri, S.A.J. Naqvi. 

Presented at Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy. 9th Annual Congress, Karachi 1993. 

33. Comparison of histology of liver in chronic active hepatitis "C" with that of chronic active 

hepatitis "B". 

H. Shah, N. Kayani, H. Sheikh, W. Jafri. 


34. Peptic ulcer disease in patients of obstructive pancreato-biliary lesion. 

Z. Abbas, W. Jafri, S. Hamid, H. Shah, H. Khan. 


35. Peculiar histopathological features of giardiasis in distal duodenal biopsies. 

A. Qureshi, Z. Abbas, H. Sheikh, W. Jafri. 

Presented at Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy. 9th Annual Congress, Karachi 1993.

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36. Endoscopic injection therapy for non-variceal upper G.I. bleeding: Success and failure. 

Shahab Abid, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, et al. 

10th International Congress of Gastroenterology. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, 

February 1994. 

37. Cryptogenic sporadic chronic liver disease in Pakistan is mainly hepatitis C. 

H.A. Shah, N. Kayani, S.W. Jafri, et al. 



38. Oesophageal carcinoma: A pathological experience. 

A.S. Hussainy, Suhail Muzaffar, Wasim Jafri, et al. 



39. "Community acquired" and post-transfusion hepatitis C. "Is there a difference?” 

W. Jafri, F. Ejaz, et al. 



40. Barrett's Oesophagus And Helicobacter Pylori. 

Zaigham Abbas, Akbar S. Hussainy, Wasim Jafri, et al. 


1995. 

41. Treatment of acquired Hepatitis C related chronic liver disease with interferon alpha. 

Wasim Jafri, Naveeduddin, H. Shah, S. Hamid, A. Hussainy and Haleem Khan. 


1995. 

42. Helicobacter pylori IgG antibodies "A comparison between Pakistani and American 

population". 

Sohail Thobani, Wasim Jafri, J. Synder. 


1995. Received Sarwar Jehan Zuberi Award. 

43. HCV RNA by PCR "Diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic approach". 

Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, et al. 


1995. Received Okadu Award. 

44. Update on the Management of Hepatitis C Infection. 

Wasim Jafri, 

Asian Pacific Association for the study of Liver Disease, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, 1996. 

45. Detection of hepatitis G virus in HCV positive and non B, non C patients by polymerase chain 

reaction. 

AA Siddiqui, T. Sultana, Z. Abbas, W. Jafri, et al. 

XIII International Congress of Gastroenterology. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, 

1997. Karachi. 

46. Intestinal Amebiasis: Clinicopathological spectrum. 

A. Ahmad, W. Jafri, H. Shah, et al. 

XIII International Congress of Gastroenterology. Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, 

1997. Karachi. 

47. Histoacryl in Bleeding Gastric Varices

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Z. Abedin, W. Jafri 

XVII International Congress of Gastroenterology PSG, Rawalpindi 2001. 

48. Efficacy of Terlipressin and Octreotide in bleeding esophageal varices in combination with 

endoscopic band ligation. 

Muhammad Salih, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, et al 

Presented at Annual Meeting of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore, 2005. 

49. Comparison of esophageal band ligation with endoscopic sclerotherapy with bleeding esophageal 

varices 

Khalid Mumtaz, Hasnain A Shah, Wasim Jafri. 

Presented at Annual Meeting of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore, 2005 

50. Cost saving by reloading multiband ligator for varices eradication program 

Lubna Rizvi, Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri. 


51. Factors predicting mortality in patients hospitalized with gastro-esophageal variceal bleed. 

Faisal Wasim, Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri, et al. 


52. What to choose? A randomized trial of Cefipime vs Ceftriaxone in SBP 

Muhammad Kashif Anis, Wasim Jafri. 


53. Diverse manifestations of abdominal TB in non-HIV patients: an ongoing diagnostic challenge for 

physicians 

Rustam Khan, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri. 


54. Helicobacter pylori: Reliable and cost effective diagnosis in a third world country 

Shahid Rasool, Wasim Jafri. 


55. The diagnosis of H. pylori infection in patients on proton pump inhibitors 

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri 


56. Distribution of HCV genotypes and response to treatment in Pakistani patients 

Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri, AKU. 


57. Genotype 3 and body mass index in chronic hepatitis C: Impact on SVR. 

Muhammad Salih, Wasim Jafri. 


58. Prevalence, etiology and hepatic steatosis in Pakistan 

Shahid Rasool, Wasim Jafri. 


59. Spasfon in IBS 

Wasim Jafri, Javed Yakoob. 

Presented at Annual Meeting of Pakistan Society of Gastroenterology and G.I. Endoscopy, Lahore, 2005

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS 

1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 

An important cause of rectal bleeding. "A review of 150 rectal bleeders". 

W Jafri. 

Presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology. Dublin Ireland, September 1989. 

GUT 1989 Vol 30 P 1466. 

2. Fulminant Hepatic Failure. "A Medical Challenge". 

W Jafri, H Shah, A Khan. 

Presented at The World Congress of Gastroenterology, Sydney, Australia, August 1990. 

WCOG 1990 Vol II, PD 1000. 

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3. Irritable bowel syndrome. Its prevalence in apparently healthy population. 

W Jafri, I Izzat, N Bari, A Khan. 

Presented at The World Congress of Gastroenterology, Sydney, Australia, August 1990. WCOG 1990 Vol 1, 

PD 857. 

4. Microscopic colitis - "A diagnosis to be considered". 

S Hamid, W Jafri, H Khan. 

Presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology, London (UK), September 1991. 

GUT. 1991;32:A1219 

5. Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium TB in Karachi, Pakistan (Abstract) 

J. Khan, N. Islam, N. Ajanee, b. Farooqui, W.Jafri 

Thorax 1992;47,227-228 

6. Roentgenographic Findings of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults 

Javaid Khan, N.Islam, K. Faizan, W.Jafri 

American Review of Respiratory Disease 145;4 April 1992 Page A813. 

7. Chronic Non B, Non C Hepatitis. An experience from Karachi, Pakistan. 

SHA Shah, S Abid, S Hamid, W Jafri, H Shaikh, AH Khan. 

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 7: Supl1, 1992,A8. 


in Patients. 

S. Hamid, W. Jafri, H. Khan, et al. Presented at the American Gastroenterology Association, San 

Francisco,USA, 1996. Gastroenterology 1996;110(4):A1203 

9. The Association of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 3 with severe chronic Liver Disease in 

Pakistan. 

Hasnain Shah, Wasim Jafri, Peter Simmonds 

Presented at the American Gastroenterology Association, San Francisco, USA,1996. 

Gastroenterology 1996;110(4):20 

10. Hepatitis G in the developing world: impact of HGV on liver disease in Pakistan. 

S. Hamid, W. Jafri, M. Khurshid, et al. 

Hepatology 1996;24(10):A1576 

11. Octreotide use in acute variceal hemorrhage: a prospective randomized study. 

H.A. Shah, S.M.W. Jafri, A. Ahmed, et al. THIS PAPER RECEIVED ACG' GOVERNOR AWARD; The 

American Journal of Gastroenterology 1996; 91(9):1948 (Abs256) 

12. Treatment of chronic active hepatitis and active cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus with 

interferon alpha2a.

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Wasim Jafri, Naveeduddin Ahmed, Hasnain Shah, et al. 

The American Journal of Gastroenterology 1996;91(9):1948 (Abs 257) 


in Patients from Pakistan. 

S.Hamid, W.Jafri, H.Khan, T.Sultana, A. Siddiqui 

Gastroenterology.1996;110(4):A1203 

14. Secondary Prophylaxisis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis improve survival in establish 

cirrhotics. 

W. Jafri, S. Hameed, H. Shah, et al. 

Gastroenterology May 1997(Abs 1234) 

15. Hypertriglyceridemia: An explanation of persistent ALT Elevation despite favorable Virologic 

Response to Interferone/Ribavirin treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C. 

R. Khan, W. Jafri, L. Jeffers, E.R. Schiff. 

Gastroenterology Vol. 114, Abs 4 L0305 1998 

16. Incidence of subcapsular and Intrahepatic Hematoma following Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy 

after Intravenous factor Vila administration in cirrhotic patients with Coagulopathy. 

P.Mendez, Acebo, L. Jeffers, K.R.Reddy, E.Erhardtsen, P.Rassam, W.Jafri, E.Soto, E.Mlina, RM Bech, 

E.R.Schiff1. University of Miami School of Medicine, VA Medical Centre, Miami, FL.Novo Nordisk AS, 

Copenhagen, DK. 

Hepatology Vol. 28, No. 4, Pt. 2, 1998 

17. Patients of Hepatitis C related Cirrhosis have higher prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus as 

compared to Hepatitis B related cirrhosis. 

Z.Abbas, BA Khan, S.Hamid, A.Abbas, W.Jafri, AH Khan. 

Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. 

Hepatology Vol. 28, No. 4, Pt. 2, 1998 

18. Prognostic Indicators of Mortality in Fulminant Hepatic failure: Kings College criteria 

revisited. 

W.Jafri, A. Hassan. S. Hamid et al. 


AASLD Abstract, Hepatology Vol. 30, No. 4, Pt. 2, 1999, No 338, Page 245A 

19. Hepatitis C has replaced hepatitis B as the major cause of chronic liver disease in Pakistan. 

S. Hamid, S. Tabbasum, W. Jafri 



20. Hepatitis C Viremia levels in a predominantly HCV type 3 population. 

S. Hamid, T. Moattar, W. Jafri 



21. Clinical Presentation of Crohn’s Disease in Pakistan 

R. Khan, S. Memon, H. Shah, W.Jafri, , Z. Abbas, S. Hamid 

Journal of Gastoenterology and Hepatology 2001;16;A7. 

33. Evaluation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Using ‘Exclusion Criteria’. 

W.Jafri, N.Jafri, M.Malooni, S. Hamid, H. Shah, A. Ahmed 

Journal of Gastoenterology and Hepatology 2001;16;A13 

21. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and Complications in 50 Consecutive Patients 

S. Memon, AN. Khan, R. Khan, S. Hamid, W. Jafri . 

Journal of Gastoenterology and Hepatology 2001;16;A42

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22. Prevalence of Reflux Esophagitis, Hiatus Hernia and Barrett’s Esophagus in Patients with 

Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Syndrome (GERD) 

S. Memon, SWJunaidi, AN Khan, R. Khan, Z. Abideen, A. Rizvi, H. Shah, S. Hamid, W. Jafri, H. Khan 



A.Ahmed, W. Jafri, N. Jafri, S. Hamid, H. Shah, T. Moatar, A. Hussainy. 


24. Use of Hitoacryl Glue in Bleeding Gastric Varices – Efficacy and Complications 

Abedin Z, Mumtaz K, Hamid SS, Shah H A, Jafri W 

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Vol 36, No. 4 (Pt. 2 of 2) October 2002 Pg514A 

27 Factors Predicting Mortality in Patients admitted with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 

Mumtaz K, Abbas Z, Memon S, Abid S, Hamid SS, Shah HA, Jafri W 


28. A Study of Salmonella Hepatitis in Patients with Enteric Fever and Its Outcomes 

Mumtaz K, Jafri W, Fancy T, Abid S, Hamid SS, Shah HA, Abbas Z 



Ahmed A, Jafri W, 


30. Pill induced esophagitis: 

Jafri W, Abid S et. al. 

2003 Abstract. Gastroenterology (April 2003) 

31. GI symptoms in Diabetes: 2003 Abstract 

Jafri W, Abid S et al 

Gastroenterology (April 2003) 

31. Microbiological profile and predictors of outcome in patients with Spontaneous Bacterial 

peritonitis. 


JPMA 2003 (April 2003) 

33. Outcome of Non-Malignant esophageal lesions with dysphagia and weight loss. 


2003: Presented in PSG. 

34. Clinical characteristics of patients with salmonella hepatitis. 


JPMA 2003. (April 2003) 

35. Right sided colonic ca vs Left sided colonic ca is there any difference. 

Jafri W, Abid S et al JPMA2003 (April 2003) 

36. Evaluation of Liver abscess patients. 


JPMA 2003 (April 2003) 

37. Efficacy and safety of Livergin in acute viral hepatitis. 


2002 Journal of Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 

38. Prevalence of delta hepatitis and outcome of patients with acute hepatitis B.

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2002 Journal of Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 

39. Epidemiology and Clinical Impact of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection in Pakistan. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Salman Adil, Asim Afaq, A. Salam, Wasim Jafri. 

Journal of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, September 2002. 

40. Factors Predicting Mortality in Patients Admitted With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Zaigham Abbas, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri. 

(Abstract No.1466). Hepatology October 2002, Vol.36, N0.4 

41. A Study of Salmonella Hepatitis In-Patients with Enteric Fever and Its Outcome. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Tanya Fancy, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, Badar Farooqi, Saeed Hamid. (Abstract 

No.1954). Hepatology October 2002, Vol.36, N0.4 

42. Use of Histoacryl Glue in Bleeding Gastric Varices – Efficacy and Complications. 

Zain-ul Abedein, Wasim Jafri, Khalid Mumtaz. 

(Abstract No.1403) Hepatology October 2002, Vol.36, N0.4 

43. Current Spectrum of Cirrhosis in Pakistan. 

Ashfaq Ahmed, Wasim Jafri, Khalid Mumtaz, Shahab Abid, Zaigham Abbas. 

(Abstract No.1955). Hepatology October 2002, Vol.36, No.4. 

44. Microbiological Profile and Factors Predicting Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial 

Peritonitis. 

K.Mumtaz, S.Hamid, Z.Abbas, B.Jamil, R.Hassan, S.Abid, H.Shah, W.Jafri. 

(Abstract No.206). Journal of Hepatology April. 2003, Vol.38, Suppl. No.2. 

45. Diverse Endoscopic features of Pill-Induced esophageal injury 

Shahab Abid, Khalid Mumtaz, Zaigham Abbas, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain Shah, Wasim Jafri. 

(Abstract No. 861) AJG-Vol. 98, No. 9, Suppl., 2003. 

46. Outcome of factors precipitating porto-systemic encephalopathy 

Khalid Mumtaz, Naushaba Baig, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain A. Shah, Wasim Jafri. 

Gastroenterology suppl. Abstract No. M1263 Apr. 2004; 126(4): A728. 

47. Factors influencing the length of stay in patients hospitalized with gastro-esophageal variceal 

bleed. 

Kashif Anis, Hasnain A. Shah, Khalid Mumtaz, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri. 

Gastroenterology suppl. Abstract No. M1289, Apr 2004; 126(4):A 

48. An office based test for detection of current H. pylori infection: Is it valid? 

Khalid Mumtaz, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Zaigham Abbas, Hasnain Shah, Wasim Jafri. 

Gut. September 2004. Supplement No. vi; vol.53; Abstract No. G-339: A298. 

49. Eligibility For Antiviral Treatment In Patients Having HBs Ag Positive Status 

Sadik Memon, Naresh K Khatri, Ubaidullah Soomro, Wasim Jafri 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

50. Modulation of the cell cycle in Hepatitis C Virus-Associated disease progression 

Saira Sarfraz, Saeed Hamid, Anwar Siddiqui, Hamid Ali, Wasim Jafri, et al 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

51. Prevalence and mode of spread of Hepatitis B and C in the Rural Sind, Pakistan 

Zaigham Abbas, Nairanja L Jeswani, Ghulam N Kakepotot, Wasim Jafri et al 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

52. Comparison of Liver Histology with Persistently Normal or raised ALT Levels in Hepatitis C 

Patients. 

Sadik Memon, Nauman Khan, Akbar Memon, Farooq Ahmed, Wasim Jafri et al. Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242

53. Phase-II Trial of Capecitabine for Unresectable/Advanced Hepatocelluar Carcinoma 

Muhammad Anis, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

54. Anti-tuberculous therapy and Fuilminant hepatic Failure in Non-Transplant Scenario. 

Ashfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Anis, Wasim Jafri, Khalid Mumtaz, et al 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

55. Hepatic Hydated Disease in Pakistan: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Lubna Kamani, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri. Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

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56. ERCP with or without stenting in patients with pancreaticobiliary malignancy - A Cochrane 

Review. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri. Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

57. Hepatitis B vaccination status and seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in various districts of 

Sindh. 

M Sadik Memon, Naresh Khatri, Rashid Nizamani, Wasim Jafri, at al. 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

58. Acute severe Hepatitis B, outlook at two urban centers. 

Ashfaq Ahmed, Muhammad Anis, Wasim Jafri, Muhammad Salih, et al. 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

59. Polymorphisms in IFN-gamma and IL-10 promoter region in patients infected with HCV 

genotype-3. 

Anila Yasmeen, Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, Anwar Siddiqui, et al 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 


Zaigham Abbas, Tariq Moatter, Sabhita Shabir, Wasim Jafri 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

61. Predictors of poor outcome in cirrhotic patients with bacterial infections. 

Rustam Khan, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri 

Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

62. Prevalence in complications of Liver Cirrhosis in patients with HCV infection and diabetes 

mellitus. 

M Sakid Memon, Naresh Khatri, Asif Burney, Mukhtar Mirza, Wasim Jafri. Hep Intl (2007) 1:3-242 

63 Epidemic proportions of Hepatitis C in a peri- urban community of Karachi, 

Pakistan. Hamid S, Hamza H, Jafri W, Pervez K, Siddiqui A. World Digestive 

Health Day 2007: Viral Hepatitis: 14.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 

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1. Distribution of Helicobacter pylori virulence markers in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in 

Pakistan. 

Yakoob J, Abid S, Abbas Z, Jafri W, Ahmad Z, Ahmed R, Islam M. BMC Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov 20;9:87. 

PubMed PMID: 19930551; PubMedCentral PMCID: 

PMC2784790. 

2. Factors determining the clinical outcome of acute variceal bleed in cirrhotic patients. 

Majid S, Azam Z, Shah HA, Salih M, Hamid S, Abid S, Jafri W. 

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2009 May-Jun;28(3):93-5. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 19907958. 

3. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score as a useful prognostic marker in cirrhotic patients 

with infection. 

Khan R, Abid S, Jafri W, Awan S, Hamid S, Shah H, Pervez S.J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2009 

Nov;19(11):694-8. 

PubMed PMID: 19889264. 

4. Low prevalence of the intact cag pathogenicity island in clinical isolates of Helicobacter 

pylori in Karachi, Pakistan. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Abbas Z, Abid S, Khan R, Jafri N, Ahmad Z Br J Biomed Sci. 2009;66(3):137-42. 

PubMed PMID:19839224. 

5. Esophageal polypoidal mass: presentation of an uncommon pleomorphic carcinoma. 

Yakoob J, Abbas Z, Jafri W, Azad NS 

J Pak Med Assoc. 2009 Sep;59(9):639-41.PubMed PMID: 19750865. 

6. Medical mortality in Pakistan: experience at a tertiary care hospital. Postgrad 

Tariq M, Jafri W, Ansari T, Awan S, Ali F, Shah M, Jamil S, Riaz M, Shafqat S. 

Med J. 2009 Sep;85(1007):470-4. PubMed PMID: 19734514. 

7. N-acetylcysteine in adults with non-acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in 

a center without the facility of liver transplantation. 

Hepatol Int. 2009 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19727985; PubMed Central PMCID: 

PMC2790590. 

8. Jury of the APASL Consensus Development Meeting 29 January 2008 on Liver Fibrosis With 

Without Hepatitis B or C. Liver fibrosis: consensus recommendations of the Asian 

Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) 

Shiha G, Sarin SK, Ibrahim AE, Omata M, Kumar A, Lesmana LA, Leung N, Tozun et al. 

Hepatol Int. 2009 Jun;3(2):323-33. Epub 2008 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 19669358; PubMed Central 

PMCID:PMC2716768. 

9. Modulations of cell cycle checkpoints during HCV associated disease. 

Sarfraz S, Hamid S, Ali S, Jafri W, Siddiqui AA. 

BMC Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 10;9:125.PubMed PMID: 19664251; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2739854.

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10. Epidemic spread of hepatitis C virus genotype 3a and relation to high incidence of hepatocellular 

carcinoma in Pakistan 

Khan A, Tanaka Y, Azam Z, Abbas Z, Kurbanov F, Saleem U, Hamid S, Jafri W, Mizokami M.. J Med Virol. 

2009Jul;81(7):1189-97. PubMed PMID: 19475617. 

11. Helicobacter pylori infection: approach of primary care physicians in a developing country. 

Ahmed S, Salih M, Jafri W, Ali Shah H, Hamid S. BMC Gastroenterol. 2009 Apr 9;9:23. PubMed PMID: 

19358721; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2678140. 

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12. Treatment of chronic hepatitis B, non-A, non-B and Delta related liver disease. 

W. Jafri. 

JPMA 1989, Vol 39, No 6, 162-167. 

13. Management of inflammatory bowel disease. 

W. Jafri. 

JPMA 1990, Vol 40, No 7, 162-167. 

14. Primary biliary cirrhosis. 

W. Jafri, H. Shah, H. Sheikh. 

JPMA 1989, Vol 39, No 9, 242-44. 

15. A case of ulcerative colitis with amyloidosis presenting as fever of unknown origin. 

Javaid Khan, W Jafri, Hizbullah Sheikh, Ata Khan. 

JPMA 1990, Vol 40 No 5, 112-114. 

16. Ileal arteriovenous malformation. 

A rare cause of gastrointestinal haemorrhage. 

W Jafri, Mushtaq Ahmed, Aamir Zuberi, H Sheikh, Shahid Kamal. 

Annals of Saudi Medicine 1990 Vol 10 No 6 PP 653-655. 

17. Manifestations of Behcets syndrome from Pakistan. 

W Jafri, A Sonawalla, R Pirzada. 

Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990, 93, 35-59. 

18. Obstructive Jaundice: An unusual presentation of Amoebic liver abscess. 

JA Khan, W Jafri, A Khan. 

Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990, 93, 194-96. 

19. Irritable bowel syndrome. "Its prevalence in apparently healthy population". 

W Jafri, Naveed Bari, Imran Izzat, Ata Khan. 

Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology 1990 Vol 4 No 1 PP 28-31. 

20. Duodenal Schowanoma presenting as acute upper G.I. bleed. 

W Jafri, Aslam Khan, Javed Khan, Hizbullah Sheikh. 

Emirates Medical Journal 1990 Vol 8 No 3 PP 231-235. 

21. Hepatic dysfunction in Falciparium Malaria. 

J Khan, J Akhtar, H Shaikh, W Jafri. 

JPMA 1991 Vol 41 No 8 PP 193-194. 

22. Palliative therapy for malignant esophageal strictures. 

T Qaseem, W Jafri, H Khan. 

Pakistan Journal of Surgery 1990 Vol 6 PP 64-66.

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23. Ba meal or endoscopy "A comparative review of patients with upper gastrointestinal 

complaints" 

W Jafri, Sardar Babar, Tahir Qaseem, Saeed Hamid, Haleem Khan. 

Specialist Quarterly 1991 Vol 8: No 1, 15-20. 

24. Endoscopic sphincterotomy: Effective treatment of common bile duct stones. 

S Hamid, H Shah, S Abid, Z Abbas, T Qaseem, W Jafri, H Khan. 

Pakistan Journal of Surgery 1990 Vol 6 No 4 PP 99-101. 

25. Gastritis "A review of 500 gastric biopsies for association of Helicobacter Pylori. 

W Jafri, Hizbullah Sheikh. 

Pakistan Journal of Pathology 1991 V0l 2 No. 1 57-60. 

26. Ulcerative colitis "A Histopathological study comparing western and Pakistani idiopathic 

ulcerative colitis". 

H Sheikh, A Hussainy, W Jafri. 

Pakistan Journal of Pathology 1991 Vol 2 N0 1 23-28. 

27. Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy - a review of 105 cases. 

Javed Khan, Wasim Jafri, Jaweed Akhtar, Naushad Zafar, Abdul Hai, Majeed Memon. 

Emirates Medical Journal 1991;9:84-87. 

28. Yet another cause of chronic viral hepatitis. 

H Shah, S Abid, T Qaseem, W Jafri et al. 

JPMA Vol 41 No 11 281-284. 

29. Collagenous Colitis. 

Z Abbas, S Abid, S Hamid, W Jafri, H Khan. 

JPMA 1991;41:227-9. 

30. Prevention of First variceal Bleeding: New Prospects. 

Saeed Hamid and Wasim Jafri 

JPMA Vol. 1992 P 47-50. 

31. Testotoxicosis Gonadotropin - independent male sexual precocity case reports and review. 

A Aziz, W Jafri, N Haq. 

Postgraduate Medical Journal 1992; 68(797):225-228. 

32. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. "Frequent cause of hospital admission in patient's with 

chronic liver disease" 

W Jafri, Haleem Khan, Aslam Khan, Ata Khan. 

Specialist Quarterly 1992 Vol 8 No 3 PP 33-38. 

33. Obstructive Jaundice in a case of ITP due to Danazol Therapy "A rare complications". 

T. Qaseem, W Jafri, M Khurshid et al. 

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 1992 Vol 68 PP 984-85. 

34. Salmonella Hader Pericarditis. 

A Aziz, W Jafri, N Haq et al. 

Annals of Saudi Medicine 1993 Vol 13 No 1 PP 85-87. 

35. Probiotic and therapeutic uses of Yogart (Dahi). 

Z Abbas, W Jafri. 

JPMA 1992 Vol 42 No 9 221-224. 

36. A case report of severe oral ulcerations with alpha interferon therapy in chronic NA NB NC 

liver disease.

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T Qaseem, W Jafri, S Abid et al. 

Journal of Military Medicine USA (January 1993). 

37. Drug resistance in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. A study of 100 culture proven Pulmonary 

tuberculosis. 

J Khan, N Islam, W Jafri 

Tropical Doctor Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, (UK)) 1993,23,13-14. 

38. Omerpazole in short term treatment of reflux oesophagitis. 

W Jafri, Z Abbas, S Abid, S Hamid, H Shah, & H Khan. 

JPMA Dec 1992 Vol 42 No 12 PP 290-292. 

39. Immunoproliferative disease of small intestine from Pakistan. 

W Jafri, J Khan, T Qaseem. 

Pakistan Journal of Surgery 1992;8:114-117. 

40. Colorectal cancer "Shift to the right". 

W Jafri, Munir Abidi, T Qaseem et al. 

Pakistan Journal of Surgery 1992;8:122-125. 

41. Outcome of biliary tract surgery in unknown cirrhotics: a case-control study. 

Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, Haleem Khan, et al. 

Annuals of The Royal College of Physicians of England 1993;75,434-436. 

42. Retained stones in the common bile duct: results of management. 

K. Hameed, R. Azami, W. Jafri, et al. 

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 1993;43(5):90-92. 

43. Microscopic colitis: A diagnosis to consider. 

Saeed Hamid, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, et al. 

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 1993;43(10):203-205. 

44. Chest radiographic findings in tuberculosis in Pakistani adults. 

Javaid Khan, Najmul Islam, Wasim Jafri, et al. 

Pakistan's Journal of Medical Sciences 1993;10(1):5-9. 

45. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. "Early complications with corticosteroid therapy". 

W Jafri, T Jawed, A Aziz et al. 

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 1994;1(1).34-41 

46. Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a G6PD deficiency male due to Fansidar therapy. 

W Jafri, T Jawed, A Aziz. 

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 1993;9(3):299-302. 

47. Protracted cryptosporidiosis in adults diagnosed by distal duodenal biopsies. 

Zaigham Abbas, Hizbullah Shaikh, S.M. Wasim Jafri & Abdul Haleem Khan. 

Specialist Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 1994;10(3):273-276. 

48. Dysplasia and surveillance in ulcerative colitis. 

S.M. Wasim Jafri.

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Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 1994;44(9):223-224. 

49. Peculiar histopathological features of Giardiasis in Distal duodenal biopsies. 

Abbas Z, Qureshi AL, Sheikh H, Jafri W, Khan H. 

Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 1994;44(9):206-209. 

50. Acute Intermittent porphyria "A diagnosis of consider". 

Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Z. Abbas, et al. 

JPMA 1995, Vol 45, PP 45. 

51. Barrett's oesophagus and Helicobacter Pylori. 

Zaigham Abbas, Akber S. Hussain, Wasim Jafri, Haleem Khan, et al. 

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1995;10:331-333. 

52. Cholera admissions in adults 1989-1994: A hospital based study. 

Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Shahab Abid, Haleem Khan. 

JPMA 1995, Vol 45, No 4, PP 91-93. 

53. Comparison of Liver Histology in Chronic Active Hepatitis C and Chronic Active Hepatitis B. 

HA Shah, N Kayani, H Sheikh, SW Jafri, S Hamid, AH Khan 

Indian J Gastroenterol 1995;14(3):91-94. 

54. Altered Platelet Activating Factor Metabolism in Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patients. 

RA Memon, SA Saeed, A Jabbar, W Jafri, AH Gillani, S Saleem, H Akbani 

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association May 1995;45(5):122-125. 

55. Clinicopathological features and Management of Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal 

Disease and Primary Small Intestinal Lymphoma in Pakistan. 

Imtaiz Malik, Z. Shamsi, Azam Shafqat, Zeba Aziz, Hizbullah Sheikh, W. Jafri, et al. 

Medical and Pediatric Oncology 1995;25:400-406. 

56. Approach to the Difficult Common Bile Duct Stone. 

S.M. Wasim Jafri 

The Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology October 1995;9(2):11-15 (Review Article) 

57. Community Acquired & Post-transfusion Hepatitis C "Is there a Difference?". 

A.R. Qureshi, S. Hameed, W. Jafri, et al. 

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association January 1996;46(1):9-11. 

58. Efficacy of octreotide in diarrhoea due to vibrio cholerae: a randomized, controlled tiral. 

Z. Abbas, I. Moid, A.H. Khan, S.M. Wasim Jafri, et al. 

Annals of Tropical Medical and Parasitology 1996;90(5):507-513. 

59. Fulminant hepatic failure in pregnant women: acute fatty liver or acute viral hepatitis? 

Saeed S. Hamid, S.M. Wasim Jafri, Haleem Khan, et al. 

Journal of Hepatology 1996;25:20-27. 

60. Midazolam for day care upper G.I. Endoscopy. 

Ahmed A, Jafri W, Moid I, Hamirani MT. 

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 1996;6(4):199-200. 

61. Spectrun of chronic liver disease at a university hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. 

S.H.A. Shah, S.M. Jafri, S. Hameed, et al. 

The Pakistan Journal of Gastroenterology 1996;10(2):16-21.

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62. Significantly increased IgG2 subclass antibody levels to blastocystis hominis in patients with 

irritable bowel syndrome. 

R. Hussain, W. Jafri, S. Zuberi, et al. 

American Journal of Tropical Medicine Hygiene 1997;56(3):301-306. 

63. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and chronic liver disease in Pakistan. 

H.A. Shah, W. Jafri, I. Malik, P. Simmonds, et al. 

J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1997 Nov; 12(11):758-761 

64. Duodenal Erosions and ulcers in patients with pancreatobiliary obstruction. 

Abbas Z, Khan H, Jafri SM, et al. 

J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1997 Nov; 12(11):703-706 

65. Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Antibodies in Endoscopy Personnel and Non Medical 

Volunteers in Karachi. 

Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Abdul Haleem Khan, Mashoor Alam Shah 

JPMA Vol 48 , No 7, July 1998 201-203. 

66. Dietary Practices and Beliefs of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease. 

Salma H. Badruddin, S. M. Wasim Jafri, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shahab Abid 

JPMA Vol 49, No 9, September 1999 216-218. 

67. Cerebral artery air embolism following an esophagogastroscopy: A case report. 

Naveed Akhtar, Wasim Jafri,, Tahseen Mozaffar 

Neurology 56 January (1 of 2) 2001 

68. Hepatitis E Virus Superinfection in Patients with Chronic Liver disease 

Hamid S, Atiq M, shehzad T, Salam A, Siddiqui A, Jafri W 

American Journal ffor Study of Liver Diseases Vol 36 No. 2 August 2001 474-478 

69. Candida esophagitis with Hepatitis C: an uncommon association. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Hussainy A S. 

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2003; 15(6):701-703. 

70. Factors Predicting Hyperkalemia in Patients with Cirrhosis Receiving Spironolactone. 

Zaigham Abbas, Khalid Mumtaz, Abdul Salam, Wasim Jafri 

JCPSP 2003; Vol.13 (7):382-384. 

71. Hepatitis C Virus – The Pakistan Perspective 

W. Jafri 

JCPSP 2003; Vol. 13 (8):431-432 

72. Helicobacter Pylori Infection & Micronutrient Deficiencies. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Abid S. 

World J Gastroenterol. 2003 Oct; 9(10):2137-9 

73. Candida Esophagitis: Risk Factors in Non-HIV population in Pakistan 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Abid S, Jafri N, Islam M, Hamid S, Shah HA, Hussainy AS 

World J Gastroenterol. 2003 Oct; 9(10):2328-31 

74. Helicobacter Pylori: A Diverse Bacterium 

Jafri W, Yakoob J 

J Col Physicians Surg Pak. 2003 Oct;9(10):553-4 

75. Survival data and prognostic factors seen in Pakistani Patients with esophageal cancer 

Alidina A, Gaffar A, Hussain F, Jafri W, et al 

Ann Oncol. 2004 Jan;15 (1):118-22

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76. Is Crohn’s Disease in Pakistan less severe than in the West 

Abbas Z, Khan R, Abid S, Hamid S, Shah H, Jafri W 

Trop Doct. 2004 Jan;34(1):39-41 

77. Efficacy and tolerability of tegaserod in constipation dominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 

Shah SH, Jafri S , Gul M, Mhsin A. et al 

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2004 Jan;14(1):21-4 

78. PCR for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection. 

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Sara Zaman, et al. JCPSP 2004; 14(3): 153-156. 

In vitro susceptibility of Blastocystis homonis strains isolated from patients with Irritable 

bowel syndrome. 

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, et al. British J Biomedical Sciences 2004; 61(2): 75-77. 

79. Prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome 

in Pakistan. 

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri et al. American J Tropical Medicine 

& Hygiene 2004; 70 (4): 383-385. 

80. Irritable bowel Syndrome in health care personnel in Pakistan. Wasim Jafri, 

Javed Yakoob, et al. J Pak Medical Association 2003; 53(9): 405-407. 

81. Epidemiology and clinical pattern of hepatitis delta virus infection in Pakistan 

Mumtaz K, Hamid SS, Adil S, Afaq A, Islam M, Abid S, Shah HA, Jafri W.. 

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Oct;20(10):1503-7. 

82. Pill-induced esophageal injury: endoscopic features and clinical outcomes. 

Abid S, Mumtaz K, Jafri W, Hamid S, Abbas Z, Shah HA, Khan AH. 

Endoscopy. 2005 Aug;37(8):740-4. 

83. An office-based serological test for detection of current Helicobacter pylori infection: is it useful? 

Mumtaz K, Abid S, Yakoob J, Abbas Z, Hamid S, Islam M, Shah HA, Jafri W. 

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Jan;18(1):85-8. 

84. Enteric fever: do elevated liver enzymes influence outcome? 

Mumtaz K, Jafri W, Jafri N, Fancy T, Smego RA Jr. 

Ceylon Med J. 2005 Sep;50(3):133-4. 

85. Factors Predicting Hyperkalemia in Patients with Cirrhosis Receiving Spironolactone. 

Zaigham Abbas, Khalid Mumtaz, Abdul Salam, Wasim Jafri. 

JCPSP 2003; Vol.13 (7):382-384. 

86. Sclerotherapy Plus Octreotide Versus Sclerotherapy alone in the management of 

Gastroesophageal Variceal Hemorrhage. 

Hasnain A. Shah, Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Ashfaq Ahmad, Zaigham 

Abbas.J Ayub Med Coll Abbotabad 2005:17(1). 

87. Irritable bowel syndrome in patients evaluated for organic bowel pathology. 

Jafri W, Yakoob J, Jafri N, Malooni M, Shah HA, Hamid S, Abid S, Hussainy AS. 

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2004 Jul;14(7):438-9. 

88. Practical difficulties in the management of hepatitis B in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Mohamed R, Desmond P, Suh DJ, Amarapurkar D, Gane E, Guangbi Y, Hou JL, Jafri W, Lai CL, Lee 

CH, Lee SD, Lim SG, Guan R, Phiet PH, Piratvisuth T, Sollano J, Wu JC.

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J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Sep;19(9):958-69. 

89. Thymosin alpha 1 in combination with interferon alpha and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients 

who are non-responders or relapsers to interferon alpha plus ribavirin. 

Abbas Z, Hamid SS, Tabassum S, Jafri W 

J Pak Med Assoc. 2004 Nov;54(11):571-4. 

90. Prevalence of non-Helicobacter pylori duodenal ulcer in Karachi, Pakistan. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Jafri N, Islam M, Abid S, Hamid S, Ali Shah H, Shaikh H 

World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jun 21;11(23):3562-5. 

91. Perception of gastroesophageal reflux disease in urban population in Pakistan. 

Jafri N, Jafri W, Yakoob J, Islam M, Manzoor S, Jalil A, Hashmi F.J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2005 

Sep;15(9):532-4. 

92. Role of rapid urease test and histopathology in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori 

infection in a developing country. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Abid S, Jafri N, Abbas Z, Hamid S, Islam M, Anis K, Shah HA, Shaikh 

H. BMC Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov 25;5:38. 

93. Effect of cytokine gene polymorphism on histological activity index, viral load and response to 

treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 3. 

Abbas Z, Moatter T, Hussainy A, Jafri W 

World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov 14;11(42):6656-61. 

94. Giardiasis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Abid S, Jafri N, Hamid S, Shah HA, Rizvi L, Islam M, Shaikh H 

World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov 14;11(42):6667-70. 

95. Phloroglucinol in irritable bowel syndrome. 

Jafri W, Yakoob J, Hussain S, Jafri N, Islam M.J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Jan;56(1):5-8. 

96. Frequency of irritable bowel syndrome in college students. 

Jafri W, Yakoob J, Jafri N, Islam M, Ali QM.; 

J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2005 Oct-Dec;17(4):9-11. 

97. Outcome of endoscopic therapeutic interventions: are they different among various non- 

malignant esophageal diseases. 

Khan R, Abid S, Hamid S, Abbas Z, Shah H, Jafri W 

J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2005 Oct-Dec;17(4):22-5. 

98. Consensus on extra-hepatic portal vein obstruction. 

Sarin SK, Sollano JD, Chawla YK, Amarapurkar D, Hamid S, Hashizume M, Jafri W, Kumar A, Kudo M, 

Lesmana LA, Sharma BC, Shiha G, Janaka de Silva H; and Members of the APASL Working Party on 

Portal Hypertension.Liver Int. 2006 Jun;26(5):512-9. 

99. Frequency of NSAID induced peptic ulcer disease. 

Hamid S, Yakoob J, Jafri W, Islam S, Abid S, Islam M 

J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 May;56(5):218-22. 

100. Hepatitis B and C: Prevalence and risk factors associated with seropositivity among children in 

Karachi, Pakistan. 

Jafri W, Jafri N, Yakoob J, Islam M, Tirmizi SF, Jafar T, Akhtar S, Hamid S, Alishah H, Nizami SQ. 

BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Jun 23;6(1):101

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101. Comparison of biopsy-based methods for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection. 

Yakoob J, Abid S, Jafri W, Abbas Z, Islam M, Ahmad Z. 

Br J Biomed Sci. 2006; 63(4):159-62. 

102. Phloroglucinol in irritable bowel syndrome. 

Jafri W, Yakoob J, Hussain S, Jafri N, Islam M. J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Jan;56(1):5-8. 

103. An office-based serological test for detection of current Helicobacter pylori 

infection: is it useful? 

Mumtaz K, Abid S, Yakoob J, Abbas Z, Hamid S, Islam M, Shah HA, Jafri W. Eur J Gastroenterol 

Hepatol. 2006 Jan;18(1):85-8. 

104. Factors predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with 

Gastro-esophageal variceal hemorrhage. 

Ismail FW, Mumtaz K, Shah HA, Hamid S, Abbas Z, Abid S, Anis K, Ahmad A, Jafri W. Indian J 

Gastroenterol. 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):240-3. 

105. Accreditation of undergraduate medical training programs: Practices in nine 

developing countries as compared with the United States. 

Wasim Jafri. Educ Health (Abingdon). 2006 Jul;19(2):207-22 

106. Diagnostic Dilemma of abdominal tuberculosis in non-HIV patients: An ongoing challenge for 

physicians 

Rustam Khan, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri.. – 

World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2006 Oct 6371-5. 

107. Factors predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with 

gastro-esophageal variceal hemorrhage. 

Ismail FW, Mumtaz K, Shah HA, Hamid S, Abbas Z, Abid S, Anis K, Ahmad A, Jafri W. Indian J 

Gastroenterol. 2006 September-October;25(5):240-243. 

108. Management of chronic hepatitis B in challenging patient populations. 

Wasim Jafri. Dore Liver Int. 2006 Dec;26 Suppl 2:38-46. 

109. Prevalence of gastric varices and results of sclerotherapy with N-butyl 2 

cyanoacrylate for controlling acute gastric variceal bleeding. Khalid Mumtaz, Shahid, Majid, 

Hasnain Shah, Wasim Jafri. 

World J Gastroenterol 2007 Feb 28; 13(8):1247-51. 

110. The Diagnostic Yield of Various Tests for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients on 

Acid- Reducing Drugs. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Abbas Z, Abid S, Islam M, Ahmed Z. 

Dig Dis Sci. 2007 May 12; [Epub ahead of print] 

111. Gastric variceal bleed in a patient without liver cirrhosis: an unusual cause of 

haematemesis. 

Ismail FW, Mumtaz K, Chawla T, Jafri W. 

Singapore Med J. 2007 Jun; 48(6):e171-3. 

112. Hepatitis and the healthcare worker - a pakistani perspective. 

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. Hamid S, Ismail FW, Jafri W. 

2007 Apr; 17(4):240-5. 

113. Endoscopic management of biliary leaks after open and laparoscopic holecystectomy. 

Salih M, Hamid S, Shah HA, Abbas Z, Jafri W. 

J Pak Med Assoc. 2007 Mar; 57(3):117-9.

114. Validity and cost comparison of 14carbon urea breath test for diagnosis of H 

Pylori in dyspeptic patients. Rasool S, Abid S, Jafri W. 

World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Feb 14; 13(6):925-9. 

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115. Mucormycosis in patients with complicated cirrhosis. 

Abbas Z, Jafri W, Rasool S, Abid S, Hameed I. Singapore Med J. 2007 Jan; 48(1):69-73. 

116. Prevalence of Gastric Varices and Results of Sclerotherapy with N-butyl 2 

cyanoacrylate for controlling acute Gastric variceal bleed. 

Khalid Mumtaz, Shahid Majid, Hasnain A. Shah, Kashif Hameed, 

Ashfaq Ahmed, Saeed Hamid, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri. World J Gastroenterol 2007 February 28; 

13(8): 1247-1251. 

117. Gastric variceal bleed in a patient without liver cirrhosis: an unusual cause 

of haematemesis. 

Ismail F W, Mumtaz K, Chawla T, Jafri W. Singapore Med J 2007; 48(6) : e171 


Moatter T, Abbas Z, Shabir S, Jafri W. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 May 14;13(18):2604-7. 

119. Irritable bowel syndrome and health seeking behaviour in different communities of Pakistan. 

Jafri W, Yakoob J, Jafri N, Islam M, Ali QM. 

J Pak Med Assoc. 2007 Jun;57(6):285-7. 

120. Comparative features and outcomes of malaria at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, 

Pakistan. 

Beg MA, Sani N, Mehraj V, Jafri W, Khan MA, Malik A, Menezes E, Hussain R, Smego R Jr. Int J 

Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 16 

121. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography with or without stenting in patients with 

pancreaticobiliary malignancy, prior to surgery. 

Mumtaz K, Hamid S, Jafri W. 

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3) 

122. Poor glycaemic control is the major factor associated with increased frequency of 

gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with diabetes mellitus. 

Abid S, Rizvi A, Jahan F, Rabbani F, Islam N, Khan MH, Masood R, Jafri W. 

J Pak Med Assoc. 2007 Jul;57(7):345-9. 

123. Rectal tuberculosis: the great mimic. 

Kamani L, Ahmed A, Shah M, Hasan S, Jafri W. 

Endoscopy. 2007 Aug 3 

124. Successful outcome of a pregnancy in women with advanced cirrhosis due to hepatitis B 

surface antigenemia, delta super-infection and hepatitis C co-infection:a case report 

Subhan A, Abid S, Jafri W. 

J Med Case Reports. 2007 Sep 20;1(1):96 

125. Improving the teaching skills of residents as tutors/ facilitators and addressing the 

shortage of faculty facilitators for PBL modules. 

Jafri W, Mumtaz K, Burdick WP, Morahan PS, Freeman R, Zehra T. 

BMC Med Educ. 2007 Oct 8;7(1):34 

126. Reviewing the application of the balanced scorecard with implications for low-income 

health settings. 

Rabbani F, Jafri SM, Abbas F, Pappas G, Brommels M, Tomson G. 

J Healthc Qual. 2007 Sep-Oct;29(5):21-34.

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127. Genetic Variations In A Well Conserved 5'-Untranslated Region Of Hepatitis C Virus 

Genome Isolated In Pakistan. J Virol Methods. 2009 Apr 27. 

[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19406160. 

Yasmeen A, Siddiqui AA, Hamid S, Sultana T, Jafri W, Persson MA. 

128. Helicobacter pylori infection:Approach of primary care physicians in a developing 

country. BMC 

Gastroenterol.2009 Apr 9;9(1):23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 

19358721. Ahmed S, Salih M, Jafri W, Shah HA, Hamid S 

129. Prevalence and Mode of spread of hepatitis B and C in rural Sindh, Pakistan. Trop 

Gastroenterol. 

2008 Oct-Dec;29(4):210-6. PubMed PMID: 19323090. 

Abbas Z, Jeswani NL, Kakepoto GN, Islam M, Mehdi K,Jafri W. 

130. Hepatitis C in Pakistan: magnitude, genotype, disease characteristics and therapeutic 

response. Trop Gastroenterol. 2008 

Oct-Dec;29(4):194-201. PubMed PMID: 19323087. 

Jafri W, Subhan A. 

131. Dengue fever with hepatitis E and hepatitis A infection. J Pak Med Assoc. 2009 

Mar;59(3):176-7. PubMed PMID:19288948. 

Yakoob J, Jafri W, Siddiqui S, Riaz M. 

132. Lindberg G. Satiety drinking tests: effects of caloric content, drinking rate, gender, age, 

and body mass index. 

Scand J Gastroenterol. 2009;44(5):551-6. PubMed PMID: 19267286. 

Abid S, Anis MK, Azam Z, Jafri W, 

133. Terlipressin vs. octreotide in bleeding esophageal varices as an adjuvant therapy 

with endoscopic band ligation: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. 

Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar;104(3):617-23. Epub 2009 Feb 17. PubMed PMID: 

19223890. 

Abid S, Jafri W, Hamid S, Salih M, Azam Z, Mumtaz K, Shah HA, Abbas Z. 

134. Outcomes in culture positive and culture negative ascitic fluid infection in patients with viral 

cirrhosis: 

cohort study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2008 Dec 18;8:59. PubMed PMID: 19091136; PubMed 

Central PMCID: PMC2628346. Kamani L, Mumtaz K, Ahmed US, Ali AW, Jafri W. 

135. Co-amoxiclav, Colloidal Bismuth Subcitrate, and Esomeprazole for Patients Who 

Failed to Eradicate Helicobacter pylori with Triple Therapy. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 

Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19058002. 

Abbas Z, Yakoob J, Abid S, Jafri W, Islam M, Azam Z, Hilal I Furazolidone, 

136. Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes and its response to treatment in 

Pakistani Patients. 

Saudi Med J. 2008 Nov;29(11):1671-3. PubMed PMID: 18998024. 

Mumtaz K, Hamid SS, Moatter T, Abid S, Shah HA, Jafri W. 

137. Predictors of gastrointestinal lesions on endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia 

without gastrointestinal symptoms. BMC 

Gastroenterol. 2008 Nov 9;8:52. PubMed PMID: 18992171; PubMed Central PMCID: 

PMC2613391.Majid S, Salih M, Wasaya R, Jafri W. 

138. Helicobacter pylori gastritis and risk of ischaemic stroke. J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 

Jul;58(7):368-70. PubMed PMID: 18988408. 

Wasay M, Jafri W, Khealani B, Azam I, Hussaini A.

139. Granulomatous gastritis: a diagnostic dilemma? 

Singapore Med J. 2008 Sep;49(9):e222-4. PubMed PMID: 18830524. 

Kamani L, Mumtaz K, Azad NS, Jafri W 

140. Gastric corpus polyps associated with Proton Pump Inhibitors therapy. J Coll 

Physicians Surg Pak. 2008 Mar;18(3):172-3. 


Yakoob J, Abbas Z, Jafri W, Ahmad Z. 

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141. Cost saving by reloading the multiband ligator in endoscopic esophageal variceal 

ligation: a proposal for developing countries. 

World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr 14;14(14):2222-5. PubMed PMID: 18407598. 

Abbas Z, Rizvi L, Ahmed US, Mumtaz K, Jafri W 

142. Predictive factors for early aspiration in liver abscess. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr 

7;14(13):2089-93. 


Khan R, Hamid S, Abid S, Jafri W, Abbas Z, Islam M, Shah H, Beg S 

143. Gastric juice for the diagnosis of H pylori infection in patients on proton pump 

inhibitors. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar 14; 14(10):1539-43. 


Yakoob J, Rasool S, Abbas Z, Jafri W, Abid S, Islam M, Ahmad Z 

144. Safety and utility of oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy in acute myocardial infarction. 

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jan;20(1):51-5. Erratum in: Eur J Gastroenterol 

Hepatol. 2008 Aug;20(8):818. Wasim, Faisal [corrected to Ismail, Faisal Wasim]. 


Mumtaz K, Ismail FW, Jafri W, Abid S, Hamid S, Shah H, Dhakam S. 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS 

1. Viral Hepatitis. Its global importance. 

W. Jafri. 

National health 1990. Vol 8, No 6-7, 27-35. 

2. Treatment of Hepatitis with alpha interferon. 

S.M.W. Jafri. 

Doctors International 1992 Vol 13 No 21:6;4. 

3. Editorial : Gastrointestinal Diseases. 

S.M. Wasim Jafri. 

The Medical Spectrum. 1993;14:Vol 9-10;7. 

4. Non cardiac chest pain - oesophageal angina. 

S.M. Wasim Jafri. 

The Medical Spectrum. 1993;14:Vol 9-10;14-15. 

5. Gastrointestinal disorders "discussion". 

S.M. Wasim Jafri, Feroz Rehmatullah, Huma Qureshi. 

The Medical Spectrum. 1993;14:Vol 9-10;14-15. 

6. Viral hepatitis it's prevention. 

Wasim Jafri. 

Tuesday review daily Dawn, June 21, 1994.

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7. Interferon: Review of its development, historical perspective and clinical applications. 


Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan 1996;3(4):30-31. 

8. Several causes of liver inflammation. 


Daily ‘DAWN’, Karachi March 22, 2000 

9. Irritable Bowel Syndrome 


Daily ‘Down’ Karachi, June 13, 2001 

10. All about Gallstones 


Daily ‘Dawn’ Karachi, September 2001. 

11. Hepatitis B & C 

S.M.Wasim Jafri 

Daily ‘Dawn’ Karachi, September 2007

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