Dr. Mohammad Shammem is a Consultant and Associate Professor at the Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases of highly reputed Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College AMU, Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. His core areas of specialisation are Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (Pulmonology) in addition to Airway Disease, Intensive Care, Interventional Bronchoscopy, Sleep, and Medical Thoracoscopy.
He has developed long lasting academic as well as professional relationship with ... [+]
Dr. Mohammad Shammem is a Consultant and Associate Professor at the Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases of highly reputed Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College AMU, Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. His core areas of specialisation are Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (Pulmonology) in addition to Airway Disease, Intensive Care, Interventional Bronchoscopy, Sleep, and Medical Thoracoscopy.
He has developed long lasting academic as well as professional relationship with Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College AMU. He completed his MBBS and MD in Tuberculosis and Chest Disease (Pulmonology) from this same institute. He has received 'Fellowship of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (Japan)' in 2010, to get advanced training in Interventional Pulmonology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Malaysia which was offered to the only candidate selected from Asia Pacific region. In addition to this, he has also been awarded 'Young Scientist Visiting Fellowship by UP-CST.
He has been playing multitasking role at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College AMU. His responsibilities include performing at least 15 Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy per month, and mentoring UG and PG students in the specialisation of Tubercular & Non Tubercular diseases in addition to ICU & Sleep disorders. Dr. Mohammad Shameem has recently started Thoracoscopy in the department. He is also a member of faculty evaluative committee to frame curriculum for UG and PG courses of institute. Under Dr. Mohammad Shammem's leadership, institute started DOTS and DOTS plus programme for Tuberculosis and MDR Tuberculosis. Since its inception, institute is achieving the national target i.e maintaining a cure rate of at over 85 per cent among New Sputum Positive (NSP) patients, and achieving & maintaining case detection of 70 per cent of the estimated NSP cases in the community.
During his illustrious career, Dr. Mohammad Shameem has chaired various reputed positions like:
- Member of academic council which is considered as the highest body of the university related to academic matter
- Scientific Secretary NAPCON-2014 Aligarh–Agra Nov 2014
- Treasurer- CT CME (Annual Conference of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons- UP Chapter) Nov 2013
- Co-Convener- XXXVII- Indian Social Science Congress Sept. 2013
- Pro-Proctor- Aligarh Muslim University
- Course Coordinator- Bronchoscopy training course. 10th May 2014
Dr. Mohammad Shameem has been organising various patient's education camps, free medical checkups in rural and slum areas with special emphasis on diagnosis of Tuberculosis, HIV, COPD etc. He is in charge of Smoking Cessation Clinic and under his guidance large number of youth have quit smoking. Dr. Mohammad Shameem is regularly featured on local television, radio and newspaper to provide his expert views on various health issues. His research work presented at various conferences at USA, Germany, Austria and Switzerland has been appreciated amongst his peer groups.
A regular attendee for innumerable conferences organised at national and international level, Dr. Mohammad Shameem is an avid follower of Cricket, Soccer and Table Tennis. He is also available for consultation at his private clinic with prior appointment.
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