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Positions
Assistant Professor
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Medicine
- Classification:
- Faculty
Education
- MBBS, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, 2017
Awards
- Dean’s Honor list- Graduated among top 5 % in Medical School
- 2nd position in class out of 330 students in 2nd professional MBBS examination (2014)
- 1st position in medical school in the subject of pharmacology
- Distinctions in Pharmacology, Pathology, Ophthalmology
- Stood among top 1% in Medical College Admission Test across Pakistan
- Valedictorian/Gold medal for standing 1st in Beaconhouse A-Level Gulberg Campus
- US Department of State funded Kerry Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program alumnus (2008- 2009)
- Awarded the US President (Barack Obama) volunteer service award in recognition of community service and social volunteerism (2009)
Grants and Research
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
CASE CONTROL STUDY - INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) APPROVED:
Metformin is associated with increase in lactate level in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD stage 3: A case-control study
Elvira Gosmanova, Sheikh Raza Shahzad, Keiichi Sumida, Csaba Kovesdy, Aidar Gosmanov Diabetes Complications. 2020 Jan;34(1):107474
CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY:
Association between academic learning strategies and annual examination results among medical students of King Edward Medical University
Saira Tariq, Muhammad Khan, Saira Afzal, Sheikh Raza Shahzad
Annals of KEMU. 2016, May;22(2): 124-134
CASE REPORTS:
Early onset calciphylaxis following acute kidney injury secondary to anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Disease
Sheikh Raza Shahzad, Faris Al-Faris, Mustafa Erdem Arslan, Swati Mehta
BMJ case reports. 2021 Apr 7;14(4):e241265
Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Concurrent Hairy Cell Leukemia
Abdul Moiz Khan, Sheikh Raza Shahzad, Saleh Najjar, Llewellyn Foulke Cureus.2020;12(1):e6825
Powassan virus encephalitis, severe babesiosis and lyme carditis in a single patient
Abdul Moiz Khan, Sheikh Raza Shahzad, Muhammad Farhan Ashraf, Usman Naseer BMJ case reports. 2019 Nov 10;12(11):e231645
Patient Care Information
Medical Specialties
- Nephrology/Kidney Disease
Special Training
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Fellowship, Nephrology & Hypertension
Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 2023 -
Residency, Internal Medicine
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA, 2021