WAQAS SAMI CURRICULUM VITAE Objective: Home Address: 5-A Education Town, Lane No 3, opposite Education Town society To pursue a career in an organization, with a motivation that leads towards dynamic progress, helps promote an atmosphere of cooperation, assiduous behavior and aspire to fuse academic knowledge with rigorous practical experience by contributing constructively in a professional environment. office, Wahdat road, Lahore. Contact No: 042-35435350 0333-4242989 E – Mail Address: biostatistician1@gmail.com Additional Information: Qualification: M.Sc. Biostatistics (2006) University of the Punjab, Lahore B.Sc. (2004) University of the Punjab, Lahore F.Sc. (2002) Government Forman Christian College, Lahore SSC (2000) Saint Anthony’s High School, Lahore Experience: Lecturer Biostatistics, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 04 years+ experience of teaching and training in the field of Biostatistics & Research Methodology. Worked as “Biostatistical Officer” at University of Health Sciences, Lahore from August 20, 2007 – September 19, 2011. Marital Status: Single Worked as “Biostatistician” at PIC (Punjab Institute of Cardiology) from 26th September, 2006 to September 25th, 2007. Muslim, Pakistani Paper Setter, Auditor, Paper Assessor and External Examiner, University of Health Sciences Lahore. NIC: 35202-8402542-7 Expert Advanced Studies & Research Board, University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Member, Synopsis Review Committee for M.Sc. and M. Phil Disciplines, University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Visiting faculty – Kinnaird College for Women and Govt. College of Home Economics. Research Supervisor of 05 M.Sc. Business Statistics Students at Kinnaird College for Women from November 2007 to August 2008. Research Publications, Abstracts and Presentations – 54. S/o: Sami – Ullah - Mahmood DOB: 21/01/1984 Teaching Experience (4 years+): Teaching Biostatistics & Research Methodology to M.Phil (Basic Sciences) and M.Sc. Nursing students at University of Health Sciences, Lahore since February 2008. Conduct regular Lectures on “Sample Size Calculation in Health Research” at University of Health Sciences Lahore. Taught Biostatistics at Punjab Institute of Cardiology to 42 Doctors from December 11 – July 21, 2007. Taught, research methodology, applied statistics, and training sessions on SPSS 13.0 from 26th February to 17th March 2007 at College of Home Economics, to M.Sc. Home Economics Students. Statistical Software’s: PASW 18.0 (formerly SPSS), STATA 8.2, DATAFIT 8.2, OPENEPI 2.0, NCSS & PASS 2008. STATISTICA 8.0, PASS 2008 and Epi Info 2.1. As Statistical Officer at University of Health Sciences (August 2007) I joined the University of Health Sciences with a goal of promoting the research culture by teaching and training the postgraduates in Biostatistics and Research Methodology. So far 163 lectures have been delivered to M. Phil and M.Sc. disciplines with special emphasis on sample size calculation, one hundred and eighty seven (187) synopses have been reviewed, followed by incorporation of biostatistics component in theses of 128 postgraduates. I also proposed to start a 2 years Masters Degree Programme in Biostatistics which was approved by the Advanced Studies and Research Board. Twenty two (22) research papers have been published so far under the banner of UHS including international publications. A part from other duties I support academic and management departments of UHS in their working. Teaching Departments Teaching Designing of Research Review of Synopsis Data Analysis Interpretation of Results Reporting in Biostatistical Language Publications Management Departments Collection of Accurate Information Decision Making Entrance Test Analysis Feedback Analysis Students Faculty Examinations Workshops Entrance Test As Biostatistician at Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore (2006 – 2007) Teaching and training postgraduate trainees and doctors in Biostatistics and Research Methodology. Designing and conducting clinical trials. Designing of research questionnaires, reviewing the manuscript for publication in the Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases and Heart Beat Online. Analyzing the data with contemporary biostatistics techniques resulting in international publications. Monitored the project “OFF – PUMP Vs ON – PUMP Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting”. A Randomized Trial of 792 Patients. The monitoring included, data collection phase, scrutiny of data, data entry in biostatistics software, missing value analysis and data analysis. Organizing committee member of dozens of CME activities, workshops and conferences held at national and international level. Expertise: Planning and Designing research Sample Size Calculation Writing the research protocol Data management, monitoring of study, data collection and data compilation Developing of questionnaire Analyzing the data Interpretation of results Writing, presenting, publishing and assessment of research paper Submitting a research proposal for funding Specializations: Biomedical research Non Parametric Statistics Advance Applied Linear Models Logistic Regression Analysis Survival Analysis Analysis of Longitudinal Data Categorical Data Analysis Multivariate Analysis Statistical Computing Epidemiology Data Management: SPSS data entry for windows 4.0 (Builder & Station) Microsoft Access 2007 Computer Knowledge: MS office 2007 Operating system – Windows 7 Published Research Articles 1. Cyclosporin Induced Effects on Foetal Kidney in Albino Mice. Tawakal N, Tahir M, Waqas S. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2010;22(1). 2. Teratogenic Effects of Lead Acetate on Kidney. Jabeen R, Tahir M, Waqas S. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2010;22(1). 3. Clinical Manifestations and Complications of Haemophilia A in Pakistan. Shahida Mohsin, Tahir Saeed, Shabbir Hussain, Saqib Mahmood, , Shahla Sohail, Waqas Sami. Ann. Pak. Inst. Med. Sci. 2010; 6(3): 168-171. 4. A pattern of lymphadenopathies seen in a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Sobia Sadiq NASEEM, Abdul H.NAGI, Muhammad ASHRAF, Saira BİLAL, Maham AKHLAQ, Nausheen HENNA, Waqas SAMI. Turk J Med Sci 2010; 40 (1); sag-1001-546. 5. Expression of Bcl-2 Oncoprotein as an Apoptosis Inhibitor in Uterine leiomyomata. Seema Butt, A. H. Nagi, Nadia Naseem, Waqas Sami. Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Vol. 4, Issue 4, Oct – Dec 2010. 6. Clinicopathological Pattern and Cyfra 21-1 and Mamaglobin Status in Patients Presenting With Different Histological Grades of Breastcarcinomas. Nadia Naseem, A. H. Nagi, Sobia S. Naseem, Waqas Sami. Accepted for publication in the next issue of Basic and Applied Pathology. 7. Protective role of vitamin C and e against sodium Arsenate induced changes in developing kidney of albino mice. Fariha Qureshi, Mohammad Tahir, Waqas Sami. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009; 21(4). 8. A pattern of lymphadenopathies seen in a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Sobia Sadiq NASEEM , Abdul H.NAGI, Muhammad ASHRAF, Saira BİLAL, Maham AKHLAQ, Nausheen HENNA, Waqas SAMI Turk J Med Sci 2010; 40 (1) doi:10.3906/sag-1001-546. 9. Effects of Annona Squamosa Leave Extract on Gross Congenital Anomalies in Diabetic Albino Rats. Mah Jabeen Munira, Mohammad Tahir, Qamar Ashfaq, Waqas Sami. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Issue No. 2, June 2010. 10. Biostatistics Education for Undergraduate Medical Students. Waqas Sami. Biomedica Vol. 26 (Jan – Jun 2010). 11. Protective effects of Garlic Oil on Acetaminophen Induced Nephrotoxocity in Male Albino Rats. H. Gulnaz, M. Tahir, B. Munir, Waqas Sami. Biomedica Vol. 26 (Jan – Jun 2010). 12. Frequency of Antineurtophil Cytoplasmic Antibody in Glomerulonephritis. Maria Arif, Nadeem Afzal, Aizaz Mand, Waqas Sami, Khursheed Javaid, Sarwar Abbas, Sarah Karim. Biomedica Vol. 26 (Jan – Jun 2010). 13. Evaluation of Four Elisa Based Immunoassays for the Detection of IgM Antibodies against Dengue Virus. Asim Mumtaz, Nadeem Afzal, Waqas Sami, Romeeza Tahir, Khursheed Javaid, Saqib Mahmood. Biomedica Vol. 26 (Jan – Jun 2010). 14. Comparative Immunohistochemical Expression of Chromogranin A and Histidine Decarboxylase in Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinomas. Nadia Naseem, A. H. Nagi, Sobia S. Naseem, Waqas Sami Tur Toraks Der 2010; 11: 71-6. 15. Metabolic investigations in patients with hepatitis B and C. Abdul Aziz Mastoi, Bikha Ram Devrajani, Syed Zulfiquar Ali Shah, Qasim Rohopoto, Sikander Ali Memon, Marya Baloch, Ghulam Ali Qureshi, Waqas Sami. World J Gastroenterol 2010 February 7; 16(5): 603-607. 16. Clinicopathological pattern and HER 2/neu status in patients presenting with different histological grades of colorectal carcinomas. Sadia Anwar, A H Nagi, Nadia Naseem, Muhammad Saqib and Waqas Sami. Basic and Applied Pathology 2010; 3: 21–26. 17. Assessment of oxidized low density lipoprotein, as Atherosclerosis risk marker in type 1 diabetic children with short history of diabetes mellitus. Aqeela Hamad, Hamid Javaid Qureshi, Shahid Hasan, Waqas Sami. Pak J Physiol 2010;6(1). 18. Erectile Dysfunction In Haemodialysis Patients. Asim Mumtaz, Muhammad Anees, Muhammad Haris Barki, Waqas Sami, Shabir Hussain, Muhammad Nazir. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009;21(2). 19. Echocardiographic Profile of Rheumatic Heart Disease at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Hamza Arslan Aurakzai, Ahmad Shahbaz, Shahid Hameed, Salman Gohar, Muhammad Azhar, Waqas Sami, Jawad Sajid Khan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009;21(3). 20. Histological effects of Eugenia Jambolana seed Extract on liver of adult albino rats. Sadaf Rasheed, Mohammad Tahir, Waqas Sami, Bushra Munir. Department of Anatomy, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009;21(1). 21. In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Honey Against Clinical Isolates of MultiDrug Resistant Typhoidal Salmonellae. Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Barkaat, Muhammad Usman, Waseem Ahmed Gilani Waqas Sami. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 41(1), pp. 1-6, 2009. 22. Clinical characteristics of 226 college-going female migraineurs in Lahore, Pakistan – Putting ICHD-2 to the road test. F.A. Bokhari, Waqas Sami, T.A. Shakoori, S. A. Ali and G. Ali Qureshi. Neuroendocrinol Lett 2008; 29(6):101–000. 23. Comparison of Iron Stores in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease. Sobia Imtiaz, M. Zamir Ahmad, Salma Niak, M. Yasir, Syed M. A. Shah, Waqas Sami. Department of Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Punjab Institute of cardiology, AIMC Lahore. Biomedica Vol. 25 (July – Dec 2009). 24. Histological Changes in Fetal Liver after Maternal Treatment with Panax Ginseng. Sarah Khalid, M. Tahir, F. Mumtaz, Waqas Sami, University of Health Sciences Lahore. Biomedica Vol. 25 (july – December 2009). 25. Vitamin A Induced Teratogenicity of Heart in Albino Mice. Uzma Naseer, M. Tahir, Khalid Lone, Waqas Sami, Bushra Munir. Biomedica Vol. 25 (Jan – Jun 2009). 26. Prevention of Ethambutol Induced Changes by Memantine in Optic Nerve of Rabbit. M. Zubair, M. Tahir, T. H. Sheikh, K. P. Lone. W. Sami, Bushra Munir. Biomedica Vol. 25 (Jan – Jun 2009). 27. Effect of Tribulus Terrestris on Testicular Development of Immature Albino Rats. Aruna Bashir, M. Tahir, Waqas Sami, Bushra Munir. Biomedica Vol. 25 (Jan – Jun 2009). 28. Presegmental Arterial Pattern of Human Kidney in Local Population. Rehmah Sarfraz, Mohammad Tahir, Waqas Sami. Ann. Pak. Inst. Med. Sci. 2008;4(4): 212 – 215. 29. Ki-67 Proliferating Index and Histological Grade,Type and Stage of Colorectal Carcinoma. Uzma Nabi, Nagi A H, Waqas Sami. Department of Pathology. University of Health Sciences, Lahore. Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008;20(4). 30. A Comparison of Histological Appearances of Hodgkin’s disease in Pakistani and Saudi patients. Nagi AH, Al-Menawy LA, Samiullah, Naveed IA, Sami W. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008;20(3). 31. Plasma Osteopontin as an Indicator of Metastasis in Patients with Prostate Cancer. Syed Imran Ali Shah, Salma Iqbal Niak, Mansoor Ghani, Waqas Sami, Zamir Ahmed. ESCULAPIO, Journal of Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Volume 4. 2008. 32. Early Vascular Complications of Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation In Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery. Waseem Riaz, Ahmad Shahbaz, Waqas Sami, Jawad Sajid Khan Department of Cardiac Surgery, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008;20(2). 33. Shahid Hameed, Shahzad Tawwab, Ahmad Shahbaz, Waqas Sami, Mubashar Sherwani, Muhammad Azhar.Cardiac mortality trends in the emergency department of a tertiary care cardiac centre. Pak J Med Sci Dec 2007; 23(5):825-31.Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. 34. In-Hospital Outcome of Patients Undergoing Coronary Endarterectomy: Comparison between OFF – PUMP Vs ON – PUMP CABG. Imran Hussain, Abdul Ghaffar, Ahmad Shahbaz, Waqas Sami, Amina Muhammad, Nadia Saher, Fazal Wahab, Jawad Sajid Khan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2008; 20(1). Department of Cardiac Surgery, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. 35. SHORT COMMUNICATION DID MENDEL CHEAT? Faraz Ahmed Bokhari* , Waqas Sami Department of Physiology and Cell Biology* & Department of Medical Education, University of Health Sciences Lahore. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2007; 19(3) 36. Muhammad R K Qureshi, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad U Saqlain, Ahmed Shahbaz, Jawads Khan, Waqas Sami. Use of IABP during Intra or Post operative Period of Coronary Artery, J Fatima Jinnah Med Coll Lahore Jun 2007;1(1-2):32-6. Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. 37. Zafar Tufail, Ahmed Shahbaz, Naseem Ahmad, Mumraiz S Naqshband, Waqas Sami, Saqib Shafi Sheikh, Abdul Waheed. Does smaller Aortic Valve Prosthesis affect early left ventricular mass regression? Pak Postgrad Med J Mar 2007;18(1):2-6.Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. 38. Prophylactic Antibiotic in cardiac surgery – Does duration of prophylaxis effect the outcome? Published in Annals of King Edward Medical College, Lahore Vol. 12, Issue 3, July – September 2006. Abstracts, Presentations (Oral & Postal) and Acknowledgements 1. Clinicopathological Pattern and Prognostic Influence of Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Breast Carcinomas- An Immunohistochemical Study. Nadia Naseem, Fakeha Rehman, AH Nagi, Waqas Sami. The 3rd Breast – Gynecological International Cancer Conference (BGICC) held by European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) at Cairo, Egypt from 13-14 January 2011. 2. Clinicopathological Pattern and Mammaglobin Immunohistochemistry as a Prognostic Marker in Breast Carcinomas Presenting in Young Pakistani Women. Nadia Naseem, Fakeha Rehman, Sadia Anwar, AH Nagi, Waqas Sami. The 3rd Breast – Gynecological International Cancer Conference (BGICC) held by European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) at Cairo, Egypt from 13-14 January 2011. 3. Expression of Neuroendocrine Markers in Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma – An Immunohistochemical Study. Nadia Naseem, AH Nagi, Muhammad Ashraf, Nadeem Reyaz, Waqas Sami. 34th Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologists held at King Edward Medical University Lahore from November 04-08, 2010. 4. Role of Immunohistochemistry in Final Diagnosis and Treatment Outcome of Breast Carcinomas in Young Pakistani Females. Nadia Naseem, Fakeha Rehman, Sadia Anwar, AH Nagi, Waqas Sami. Association of International Cancer Research 30th Anniversary Conference 07-09 April, 2010 at Scotland, UK. 5. Biostatistics Education for Medical Students Pakistan’s Perspective, Problems Changing Approaches and Perceptions. 7th Two Day International Conference on “World Statistics Day” at Superior University. October 21 – 22, 2010. 6. Preferences of Kinnaird Students vis–a–vis Stylo and ECS. Hira Nazim and Waqas Sami. 7th Two Day International Conference on “World Statistics Day” at Superior University. October 21 – 22, 2010. 7. Perceived Stress, Sources and Severity of Stress among medical undergraduates in a Pakistani Medical School. Mohsin Shah, Shahid Hasan, Samina Malik, Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy. BMC Medical Education 2010, 10:2 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-10-2. 8. Biostatistics Education for Medical Students Pakistan’s Perspective, Problems Changing Approaches and Perceptions. Recent Development in Official Statistics, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mir’s Sinds. March 18 – 19, 2010. 9. Serum Adiponectin levels in patients with coronary artery disease. Iram Fayyaz, M. Zamir Ahmed, Syed Imran Shah, Sadia Mehmood, Shama Akram, Mansoor Ghani. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2009;21(4). 10. Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels seen in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Iram Fayyaz, Zamir Ahmad, Shama Akram, Sadia Mehmood, Mansoor Ghani and Imran Shah. Department of Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences Lahore. Biomedica Vol. 25 (July – December 2009). 11. Mid – Life obesity associated with Poor health Outcomes in later life (News Corner). Faraz Saleem, Waqas Sami, Mirza Riawan Sajid, Iram Bilal, Saima Liaqat. Journal of Heart Beat Online, December 2006 – January 2007. 12. Mahtab Aslam, Shahida Mohsin, M. Anees, Shabbir Hussain, Amber Ilyas, Waqas Sami. Evaluation of Platelet Dysfunctions in Patients with Uremia. Department of Hematology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore. 33rd National Conference, Pakistan Association of Pathologists. 8th November 2009 Karachi, Pakistan. 13. OFF-PUMP VS ON-PUMP CABG: CORONARY ENDARTRECTOMY. Khan JS, Shahbaz A, Sami W, Hussain I, Waheed A. 18th BIENNIAL CONGRESS ASSOCIATIONS OF THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS OF ASIA (ATCSA). 26 – 28 November 2007, Grand Haytt Bali, Nusa Dua – Bali, Indonesia. Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Department: Cardiac Surgery, Conference room, 2nd Floor, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. 14. Role of CABG in Multi-vessel Coronary Artery Disease. Jawad Sajid khan, Ahmad Shahbaz, Waqas Sami. 19th National Conference of Cardiology, Pearl Continental Hotel Bhurban, Murree, July 10, 2008. 15. Use of IABP during Intra or Post – Operative CABG. Waqas Sami. Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, April 29 – 30th, 2007. 16. Risk Factor Distribution In CABG Patients: Findings of A Prospective Randomized Trial “Off Pump VS On Pump CABG“. Ahmad Shahbaz, Waqas Sami, Jawad Sajid Khan. Pakistan Cardiac Society, 20th National Conference of Cardiolody, November 21 – 23, 2008 at Auditorium, Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad, Pakistan. M.Sc. Thesis The Use of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust Hospital Lahore: “At LRBT I studied Statistical Assessment of Patient Satisfaction on eye day case surgery” the paper was presented at a National Conference in 2007 at LRBT.” Semester Project Developed predictive model for prostate cancer for Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in 2006. Skills and Certificates: Exceptional written and Inter-personal communication skills especially in English, Urdu and Punjabi. Certificate for attending the workshop on “Research Methodologies Using Statistical Techniques in Biological Sciences” January 3 – 8, 2011 at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. Rapporteur for Technical Session; Demography, Social, Biological Sciences and Health Sciences at the 7th Two Day International Conference on “World Statistics Day” at Superior University. October 21 – 22, 2010. Certificate for attending the 7th Two Day International Conference on “World Statistics Day” at Superior University. October 21 – 22, 2010. Certificate for acting as a Resource Person in the workshop on “Statistical Analysis through Computers” held on April 26 – 27, 2010 at Kinnaird College for Women. Certificate for attending the Sixth International Seminar on “Recent Development in Official Statistics” held at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, March 18 – 19, 2010. Guest Speaker at College of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, University of the Punjab for Keynote speech on Biostatistics in June 2009. Guest Speaker at Kinnaird College for Women for Lecture on Applied Biostatistics and Research Methodology, August 2007. Certificate for Participation in one-day research workshop on “Survey Design and Sampling Techniques” held on March 6, 2010 at COMSATS Institute of Information & Technology. Certificate for presenting “Use of IABP during intra or post operative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery” on surgical conference held at Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, April 29th – 30th, 2007. Certificate for attending “Data Analysis” workshop held at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) on 10 – 11 March 2007. Certificate for participating in First International Conference on Statistics and Operation Research held on April 3 – 5, 2006, at Institute of Statistics, University of the Punjab. Medical Journals Editorial Board and Extra Curricular Activities: Member, Editorial Board “Heart Beat online” journal of preventive and rehabilitation cardiology as biostatistician. Member, Editorial Board “Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases” published quarterly. Organizing committee member of 13th CME programme. Workshop on Diabetic & Cardiovascular Disease. Organizing committee member of 12th CME programme. Workshop on Dyslipidemia: Bad Vs Good Cholesterol Management and Complications. Organizing committee member of 10th CME programme. Approach to Patients with Chest Pain. May 17, 2007. Organizing committee member of 11th CME programme. Hypertension its Management & Complications Continuing Medical Education for Family Physicians, General Practitioners, Medical Students & Nurses. Organizing committee member of 2nd international workshop on intravascular interventional techniques and clinical cardiology at Punjab institute of cardiology, 19th December, 2006. Organizing Committee member of 1st International Conference on Statistics and Operation research held on 3rd – 5th April 2006 at Institute of statistics Punjab University. Management Committee member of Sports Gala 2006, held at Institute of Statistics, Punjab University Lahore. Research Projects of M.Sc. Business Statistics at Kinnaird College for Women: Note: 1. A Statistical Study on Cellular Mobile Industry of Pakistan (Comparison between Ufone, Warid, Telenor, Mobilink, Zong, and Instaphone). 2. A Statistical Study regarding Islamic Banking. 3. Assessment and comparison of Employee Satisfaction between Mobilink and Telenor telecommunication companies . 4. Factors affecting the customer’s preferences towards Toyota and Honda Companies. 5. Preferences of Kinnaird Students towards STYLO and ECS Shoe companies. A Statistical Study. References, all the academic, extracurricular activity documents and certificates can be furnished, if asked for.