Bio
Dr. Shahryar Ahmad Sheikh is a prominent Cardiologist & Interventional
Cardiologist with a massive reputation in the respective field. He is often
considered among the best cardiologists in Pakistan and is an extremely
competent professional with the ability to handle a wide range of services
such as Angiography, Angioplasty, Cardiac Catheterization,
Echocardiography (ECHO), Electrocardiography (ECG), Endoscopic Third
Ventriculostomy (ETV), Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT), Heart Attack
Management, Interventional Cardiology, Stenosis & Valvular Regurgitation,
etc.
Qualifications
Dr. Shahryar Ahmad is a highly qualified medical professional with
numerous qualifications and degrees. He completed his MBBS in 1969 and
later obtained a Diploma from the American board of internal medicine as
well as the American Board of Cardiology and is a Certified Fellow of the
American College of Cardiology.
With this extremely remarkable academic profile, he has continued to excel
in the field of cardiology, gaining International acclaim and accomplishing
great success as a healthcare specialist operating in Pakistan.
Experience
Dr. Shahryar Sheikh is a veteran cardiologist with more than 40 years of
experience in his line of work, making him one of the most experienced
names in the profession. He is currently practicing as a Professor of
Cardiology & Senior Consultant Cardiologist at Doctors hospital medical
Center, Lahore.
In the past, he has served as a consultant cardiologist at Community
medical center & Marion general hospital - Ohio- USA (1977-1979),
Assistant professor/consultant cardiologist, Department of cardiology at
King Edward medical college & Mayo hospital- Lahore-Pakistan (1979-
1985), Associate professor/consultant cardiologist, Department of
Cardiology at King Edward medical college & Mayo hospital- Lahore-
Pakistan (1985-1989), Professor of Cardiology at Punjab Institute of
cardiology- Lahore-Pakistan (1989-2000), Chief executive officer/executive
director at Punjab institute of cardiology- Lahore-Pakistan (1989-2000),
Professor of cardiology at Allama Iqbal medical college - Lahore-Pakistan
(2000-2006), President at World Heart Federation, Asian Pacific Society of
Cardiology & Pakistan Cardiac Society.
He has also carried out the responsibilities of Chairman editorial board at
Pakistan heart journal and Member international council at American
college of cardiology foundation, Member advisory board at Nature reviews
cardiology journal, Executive board member at World heart federation and
Member board of governor in govt. college, Lahore.
Dr. Shahryar is a PMDC (Now PMC) registered professional who has vast
amounts of experience working in various institutions both in & out of
Pakistan and is one of the most distinguished & highly recognized experts in
the cardiology domain.
Activism
Shahryar Ahmad Sheikh has a proactive approach when it comes to raising
awareness to the masses and has played a significant role in educating the
people of Pakistan on general healthcare issues.
He has been extremely active on different platforms and has served the
community as a researcher, writer, public speaker & professional in the
field. Due to his tremendous efforts in the profession, he has been awarded
the “Pride of performance medicine (Cardiovascular Diseases)” National
award by the Government of Pakistan in 1998 as well as the International
service award by the American college of cardiology in the year 2009.
Dr. Shahryar is also an illustrious media personality and a number of his
Interviews & short videos discussing various topics are available online for
anyone seeking expert opinion. In one video that is available online, he
talked about the ways in which people can prevent heart diseases. He
discussed that heart diseases require more attention as the percentage of
heart disease patients is increasing rapidly in Pakistan.
He went on to explain that most of the world has started to tackle heart
diseases while in Pakistan it is still a very prevalent health concern. Heart
diseases will often show their symptoms slowly and they attack a few areas
of the body, not just one. Often a few other health complications will lead
to heart disease and the most common lifestyle choice that causes heart
disease is cigarette smoking. Especially those with a genetic history of
health diseases are more prone to having heart disease.
He further advised the viewers to make some lifestyle adjustments such as
eating a healthy & balanced diet, exercising regularly and consulting a
specialist in case of any health problems.
Special Interests
Dr. Shahryar Ahmad is a proficient cardiologist with the capabilities to deal
with a diverse range of services but his main area of interest lies in the
study & treatment of heart attacks and other heart-related diseases that
can result in death.
In one interview, he discussed that 80% of deaths in the world due to heart
disease take place in developing countries. He said that the poor are more
likely to be victims of heart disease. This is because there is the rapid
urbanization of lifestyle without proper healthcare in poor countries. In
developing countries, those that die of heart disease are often under the
age of 50 whereas in the developed world, it is people in their 70s.
Contact Details
In order to book an appointment with Dr. Shahryar Ahmad Sheikh, you can call 042-
38900939 or click the book appointment button on the right side of the page.
