Syeda Urooj Riaz

Education

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery [M.B.B.S], Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi
• Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons [F.C.P.S I], • College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan C.P.S.P (Karachi)
• Intermediate Module (Gen Medicine), • College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan C.P.S.P (Karachi)
• Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons [F.C.P.S] (Gen Medicine), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan C.P.S.P (Karachi)

Experience

• Memon Medical Institute
• Assistant Professor Medicine
• Jinnah Medical and Dental College Hospital till date

Research Focus

• Gastroenterology; Rheumatology; Pulmonology; Neurology. 

Keywords

• Diabetes; CIRRHOSIS; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Stroke; Dengue; Smoking.

Clinical Profile

• Clinical Designation: Consultant Physician
• Special Interest: Endocrinology.

Publications

• DYSRHYTHMIAS: A HIDDEN COMPLICATION OF CIRRHOTIC LIVER DISEASE” Annals of ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL ASH & KMDC 24(1):191;2019.
• CHILD-PUGH SCORE PREDICTS MORTALITY BETTER THAN MODEL OF END STAGE LIVER DISEASE: A STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN THE PERIPHERY OF KARACHI ASH & KMDC (ASH & KMDC 23(3):130;2018)
• Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. National Journal of Health Sciences, 2018, 3, 83-87.
• Scleromalacia perforans: a case report. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS 2018:12:155
• Obesity-An Impactful Risk Factor for Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease ASH & KMDC 22(3):81;2017
• spontaneous platelet recovery time in primary and secondary dengue infection in a tertiary care hospital. jpma 64: 1380;2014.
• Assessment of anxiety and depression in primary open angle glaucoma patients( a study of 100 cases) pak j ophthalmol 2010, vol.26 no.3
• “ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: BURDEN OF DISEASE IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE PATIENTS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY” ISRA MEDICAL JOURNAL in press
• “INCIDENCE OF THYROID DISEASE IN YOUNG TYPE 1 DIABETICS: IS THE DISEASE BURDEN SIGNIFICANT?” Professional Journal in press
• “SUB ACUTE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN: A CASE REPORT” JMCR in press
• SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PRESENTING AS STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME IN A THIRTY YEARS OLD FEMALE: A CASE REPORT JMCR IN press.
• Restless leg syndrome in medical students: a cross sectional study” Sleep Medicine (in press)
• Knowledge of Community Physicians about ischemic stroke: an experience from developing world. (ASH &KMDC in press)
• Epilepsy in elderly: a frequent finding. (JPMA in press)
• Dessertation on “Comparison of 6 min walk test and pulmonary function test to assess severity in patients with COPD”.