SMCAANA 2nd Annual Retreat

March 30th to April 1st 2012

New York LaGuardia

Airport Marriott

East Elmhurst

102-05 Ditmars Blvd, East Elmhurst, NY 11369

Get Involved There are more than 1100 graduates of Sindh Medical College residing in North America. Most of these graduates are well set-tled in their professional careers. Some of the graduates are involved with An-cillary services and other business ven-tures. SMCAANA offers many opportu-nities that invite you to stay connected, engaged, and involved with Sindh Medical College. You can make new friends, stay con-nected to old ones, establish a new ca-reer network, learn new things, and help build the future of your SMC and its students. Become a member and get involved in Project SMC A dream Transforming SMC into a University.

www.smcalumni.com

Sindh Medical College Alumni Association of North America

Make Your Voice Heard, Make Your Vote Count… Be Heard & Respected as a Community Receive Continuing Medical Education Mentor Young Physicians and Students Offer Welfare Services & Medical Relief Enjoy Rich Cultural Traditions of APPNA Visit APPNA on line and become a member now! Ballots will be mailed in the fourth week of May, The last date for the ballots to be re-turn by mail is expected to be in the fourth week of June.

Friday Highlights

• Experience the landmark Broadway musical

THE LION KING, in the heart of Times Square.

For Tickets Contact Dr Iqbal Zafar Hamid at izhamid@aol.com

• Dinner: 11:00 PM after the Broadway show at TURKUAZ

RESTAURANT 2637 Broadway, New York, NY 10025. $40.00 per person. Turkish Dinner and belly

dancing in the Heart of Manhattan

Saturday Highlights

• CME:9:00AM to 12:00PM (CME $100 per person) • General Body Meeting 1:00PM to 3:00 PM • Banquette Dinner with keynote speaker:

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM • Entertainment:9:30 PM till 12:00AM

Sunday Highlights

• Breakfast and Social Get-together:

9:00 AM to 11: 00

BAZZAR

Fine Jeweler ,Boutiques and more …....

Why should you Join SMCAANA

Sindh Medical College Karachi Pakistan

Host Committee

Chair: Dr. Rizwan Naeem Co-Chair’s

Dr.IZ Hamid Dr.Qazi Kamal Haider

Committee’s Advisory

Dr Faiq A Hameedi Dr. Noor Khan

Dr. Saeed Akhtar Dr. Zafar Ahsan

Dr. Sohail Siddiqi Dr. Aftab Ahmed

Dr. Javed Suleman Dr. Mansoor Alam CME/Educational

Dr. Faiq A Hameedi Chair Dr. Javed Suleman Dr. Rizwan Naeem ( Young Physicians)

Exhibits Dr Sabahat Mahmood Chair

Dr. Yasmeen Nazli Dr. Farah Haider

Haseena Noor Khan Hospitality

Dr. Yasmeen Nazli Chair Dr. Sabahat Mahmood

Dr. Rana Suleman Muneera Jangda

Talat Aslam Dr. Parveen Iqbal Dr. Farah Haider

Dr. Darakhshan Tanveer Food and Banquet Dr. Mohd Aslam Dr. Iqbal Jangda

Publicatatiom

Dr. Intikhab Ahmed Chair Dr. Darakhshan Tanveer Co Chair

Dr. Salman Zafar Dr. Kamal haider

Social Activism and Tour Dr. I Z Hamaid Chair

Dr. Humaira Iqbal

Finance Dr. Javed Suleman Chair

Dr. Rizwan Naeem Entertainment

Dr. Aftab Ahmed Executive Committee 2012

President: Dr.Rukhshinda Hameedi President Elect Dr. Taqi Azam

Vice President : Dr Nadeem Haque Secretary: Dr. Intikhab Ahmad Treasure : Dr. Sabir Ali Khan

Immediate Past President: Dr. Aftab Ahmed Executive Director: Dr. Mansoor Alam

Program: Friday March 30th 2012

Registration and Welcome Reception: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at LaGuardia Marriott Hotel. Experience the landmark Broadway musical

THE LION KING, in the heart of Times Square. For tickets email Dr Iqbal Zafar Hamid at

izhamid@aol.com. Seats are limited and will be allocated on first come first serve basis.

Buses leave at 6:00 PM for Broadway Show. Dinner: 11:00 PM after the Broadway show at

TURKUAZ RESTAURANT 2637 Broadway, New York, NY 10025. $40.00 per person. Turkish Dinner

and belly dancing in the Heart of Manhattan Saturday March 31st 2012

Breakfast: 7:00AM to 7:45AM Registration: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

CME 800AM to 12:00PM (CME $100 per person )Lunch: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

SMCAANA General Body Meeting: 12:00PM to 230 PM

Young Physician’s Guidance Seminar 12:00PM to 2:30PM

Social Forum “Sawal yeh haiy “ With Dr. Shshid Danish

2:30 PM to 4:30 PM Banquette Dinner with keynote speaker:

600 PM to 10:00 PM Entertainment:

10:00 PM till 12:00AM Sunday April 1st 2012:

Breakfast and Social Get-together: 9:00 AM to 11

CME Program Saturday March 31st 2012

Marriot La Gaurdia New York 7:00 AM-7:45 AM Registration and Breakfast

7:45AM - 8:00AM Welcome and Introduction Faiq A. Hameedi MD. Chairman CME program

Rizwan Naeem Chairman Local Host Committee

8:00 AM-8:30 AM (Moderators: Abdul Halim MD, Kishwar Zia Khan MD) Intra ventricular hemorrhage in Preterm infants What we know what we don’t M. Tahir Zia M.D Assist Professor of Pediatrics & Neo-natology Regional Perinatal Center Maria Farerie Chil-dren Hospital New York Medical College Valhalla NY

8:30AM- 9:00 AM(Moderators Rukhshinda Hameedi, MD Sajid Ahmed MD )Use of Laser in Dark Skin Pa-tients Khalil Ullah Khatri MD Director, Skin & Laser Surgery Center of NE Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA. 9:00AM-9:30 AM (Moderators Javed Suleman MD; K Hussain Abbas MD ) An Introduction to Hybrid coronary Revascularization Syed Tanver Rab. M.D Assist. Prof of Cardiology and Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA. 9:30 AM-10:00 AM(Moderators: Intekhab Ahmed, MD; Maliha Ahsan MD, MPH, FAAC) Neurobiology of Self Awareness in Schizophrenia Mujeeb Uddin Shad MD University of Texas School of Medicine Houston TX 10:00AM-10:30 AM (Moderators: S. Tanvir Rab, MD; M Yaseen Abu Bakr MD) Updates in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Javed Suleman MD Asso-ciate Prof. of MedicineMount Sinai School of Med. New York New York. 10:30AM-11:00 AM (Moderators, Zeba Amir MD Nazli Ibrahim MD) Clinical Updates in Breast Cancer. Anwar Sultana Raza M.D. Staff Pathologist Associate Prof of Pathology Loma Linda University School of Medicine. 11:00AM-11:30 AM (Moderator I. Zafar Hamid MD Majida B. Ahmed MD) State of Medical Education in Pakistan Saeed Akhtar MD, MPH Prof and Chairman Dept. of Surgery Shifa International Medical College Islamabad Pakisatn. 11:30 AM- 12:00 PM(Moderator Farrukh Zaidi MD; Nadeem Ul Haq MD) Ahmad Mustafa Hasan MD MPH Update in Gastric Ulcer Disease

12:00 PM Closing Remarks and Lunch

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