Dr. Farhan Rizvi of Cardiac Surgical Unit Bahawalpur

The event on Cardiovascular Diseases was held on 14th November 2019 at the Faculty of Engineering, The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan. This was the 2nd major technological event of the faculty of engineering and IEEE Pakistan. This event was attended by the students and faculty delegations from the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, and Department of Zoology, along with the faculty of engineering to explore the era of multidisciplinary technologies and biomedical engineering. The key agenda of the event was to provide a platform for students and faculty to collaborate and discuss the advancements and involvements of health sciences in their respective fields. This event was conducted under the supervision of the Advisor of EMBS chapter Dr. Khan Bahadar Khattak.

Dean, Faculty of Engineering Prof. Dr. Muhammad Amjad, Dr. NuzhatSial (HOD Zoology), Dr. Dost Muhammad Khan (HOD, Computer Science & Information Technology), Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Chairman, Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology), Dr. Sajid Hameed (HOD, Veterinary and Animal Sciences), Dr. Jawad Iqbal (HOD, Management Sciences) of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, joined as the guest of honor to support such an initiative.

The event started on Thursday 14th November 2019 with a keynote on “Cardiovascular Diseases: symptoms, causes, and preventions”. Dr. Farhandistinctly described the symptoms and causes of Cardiovascular diseases. Later, he elaborated on the preventions and precautionary measures that we can take in regard to cardiovascular diseases.  

The IEEE EMBS UCET's second event was successfully conducted and organized by the indefatigable efforts of the IEEE EMBS chairperson IrumHaider and EMBS volunteers. The event was closed with the concluding remarks by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Amjad, Dean, Faculty of Engineering. The appreciation shields were given to the speakers, Honorable guests, advisor student chapter and organizers. In the end, the participants were hosted with Lunch and tea break sessions.

Biography:

Dr. Farhan Rizvi remained the position holder of the Bahawalpur Board of Intermediate Examination, Pakistan. He graduated from QAMC, securing various medals and was awarded BEST GRADUATE AWARD and Gold Medal of session 2002-2007. He received his higher qualification in the field of Cardiac Surgery from CPEIC, Multan Pakistan. He was awarded the Masood Kiyani Gold Medal in FCPS Cardiac Surgery Exam. In 2015, he was selected as Senior Registrar Cardiac Surgery ranking No.1 in whole Punjab and was appointed in Multan, Pakistan. He worked for 3 years in Multan performing various Cardiac Surgical Procedures including Adult and Neonatal Surgery. He joined as consultant Cardiac Surgeon in the newly developed Cardiac Unit in Bahawalpur Pakistan in 2017. Since then he has been working as an assistant professor in his Alma Mater for establishing a new Cardiac Surgical Unit. 

Address:Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 63100