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DR. ZAHID AHMAD BUTT

Title: Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics mailB103 (Ground Floor)
Disciplines:Epidemiology, Biostatistics +92-51-9522290-4 ext.109
  +92-51-9255591
zahid@hsa.edu.pk

Background

Dr. Zahid Ahmad Butt is a medical doctor and epidemiologist with extensive experience in the implementation and evaluation of nationwide immunization and infectious disease surveillance programs in Pakistan. He is currently working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Health Services Academy, Islamabad. He started his career as a senior instructor at Aga Khan University and later on joined WHO and UNICEF in their immunization programs. He has expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of large scale epidemiological studies. Dr Butt has been trained in epidemiology and biostatistics, data management of large datasets and their statistical analysis as well as grant writing.

 

Education

  • PhD in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, USA, 2011.
  • MSc, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 2002.
  • MBBS, Dhaka University, Bangladesh, 1998.

 

Research Interests

  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology (esp. hepatitis B and C infections, HIV/AIDS, Poliomyelitis)
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Pharmaco-epidemiology
  • Prenatal Epidemiology
  • Spatial Epidemiology
  • Neuroepidemiology
  • Tobacco Abuse.

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Areas Of Teaching & Training

  • Epidemiology (Basic and Advanced)
  • Biostatistics (Basic and Advanced)
  • Research Methods
  • Data Analysis
  • Surveillance.

 

Positions Held

  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Services Academy (HSA), (Oct 2011 to date).
  • Health Officer, Polio Eradication Initiative, United Nations Children’s Fund , (UNICEF), Pakistan (June 2006 to July 2007).
  • National Campaign Support Officer, Polio Eradication Initiative, World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan, (January 2004 to May 2006).
  • Senior Instructor, School of Nursing, & Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Joint appointment),Aga Khan University, Karachi(November 2002 to December 2003).

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Publications

  • Rozi S, Butt ZA, Akhtar S. Correlates of cigarette smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan. BMC Public Health. 2007 Nov 1;7:312.
  • Usman S, Butt ZA, Rattani S, Somani N. Application of Neurobiologic Risk Score in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.. J Pediatr Nurs. 2007 Oct;22(5):419-23.
  • Butt ZA, Gilani AH, Nanan D, Sheikh AL, White F. Quality of Pharmacies in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2005 Aug;17(4): 307-13. (MSc. Thesis publication)
  • Saeed M, Siddiqui S, Khan A, Butt ZA, Parvez SH, Frossard PM. Association of ACE polymorphisms with left ventricular hypertrophy. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2005 Aug;26(4):393-6.
  • Shafique M, Ahamed MA, Ather MN, Butt AZ. Corrosive Gastric Outlet Obstruction. Journal of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences 2001;8-12:566-72.

 

Membership

  • International Epidemiology Association
  • Society For Epidemiologic Research
  • International Society for Infectious Disease

Projects

  • The epidemiology of hepatitis B and C co-infection among HIV infected individuals in Michigan. The project was funded by a Dissertation Completion Fellowship worth 6,000 US$ received in 2009 from the school of graduate studies at Michigan State University. (Principal Investigator).
  • Assessment of the adverse effect of maternal tobacco consumption during pregnancy on birth outcome and obstetric complications in Karachi, Pakistan. Grant worth 5,790 US$ received in 2007 from Seed Money, Aga Khan University, Karachi. (Co-PI).
  • The Assessment of pharmacies at community level in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Grant worth 1000 US$ received in 2002 from Aga Khan University, Karachi. (Principal Investigator).

 

Honours And Awards

  • Award (full tuition and stipend) for PhD in Epidemiology at Michigan State University, Michigan, United states from Fulbright Program for foreign students sponsored by the U.S. Department of State (2007 to 2011).
  • Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the school of graduate studies at Michigan State University for research on the epidemiology of hepatitis B and C co-infection among HIV infected individuals in Michigan.
  • Distinction in thesis writing from the Master’s program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

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Experience

Academic and Research

  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Services Academy (HSA). (October 2011 to date).
  • Senior Instructor, School of Nursing, and Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Joint appointment),Aga Khan University, Karachi. (November 2002 to December 2003).
  • National Campaign Support Officer, Polio Eradication Initiative, World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan, (January 2004 to May 2006).Developed campaign indicators for the evaluation and assessment of the Polio program and database management of nationwide data on Polio. Formally developed and analyzed for the first time campaign indicators for polio program to assess and predict polio high risk districts.

Other Specific mentions

  • International Referee at the 3rd International Multidisciplinary Health Care Conference (3rd to 5th March, 2004), The Department of Health Studies, University of South Africa in collaboration with The Global Network of World Health Organization Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery Development.
  • Reviewer, African Journal of Pharmacy Practice
  • Reviewer, Southern Med Review
  • Reviewer, Journal of American Medical Association
  • Reviewer, Bulletin of World Health Organization

Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Four years of monitoring and evaluation experience of immunization program in all provinces of Pakistan as part of the polio eradication initiative with WHO and UNICEF. Provided technical support to national polio surveillance cell in the form of surveillance reviews at provincial level as well as monitoring of surveillance system at district level.

Software skills

  • Epi info
  • SPSS
  • SAS
  • Stata
  • ArcGIS
  • SaTScan
  • WHO Anthro
  • Stat Transfer

 

Conferences (Papers Presented)

  • Birth defects among HIV/AIDS infected pediatric population in the state of Michigan: Analysis of surveillance data presented at the 10th Annual Pediatric Research Day on March 25th, 2011 at Michigan State University
  • Quality of pharmacies in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey presented at the XVIIth IEA World Congress of Epidemiology Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand from 21st to 25th of August, 2005

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