Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmed Bhutta is the lead Consultant Pathologist at Shahab Laboratory. For his complete resume please click here.

Educational background
Employment
Memeberships
Publications
Presentations
Courses and Workshops
Military Obligation

Educational Background:

1. Faculty of Science, 1961–1963
   Govt. Degree College,
   Multan, Pakistan
   
   

2. Bachelor of Science, 1963–1965
   Govt. Degree College,
   Multan, Pakistan
   
   

3. M.B.B.S, 1965–1970
   Nishtar Medical College,
   Multan, Pakistan
   
   

4. D.C.P, 1975–1976
   Punjab University Post Graduate Institute,
   Lahore, Pakistan
   
   

5. Diplomat Board in Clinical and Histopathology, 1976–1980
   Pahlevi University Medical School,
   Shiraz, Iran
   

Employment:

1. Residency in Paediatric Surgery
   March, 1971–November, 1971
   
   

2. Resident Medical Officer
   Chest & Tuberculosis Hospital,
   Lahore Pakistan
   May, 1974–February, 1975
   
   

3. Clinical Pathologist (Supervisor)
   Lahore, Pakistan
   February, 1976–July, 1976
   
   

4. Resident in Pathology Department
   Shiraz University,
   Shiraz, Iran
   July, 1976–September, 1980
   
   

5. Supervisor in Anatomical Pathology
   Shiraz University (Formerly Pahlevi University),
   September, 1980–March, 1981
   
   

6. Asst. Prof. of Pathology
   Medical School Fassa (Affiliated to Shiraz University),
   March, 1981–January, 1982
   
   

7. Asst. Prof. of Pathology
   Nishtar Medical College,
   Multan, Pakistan
   March, 1982–September, 1989
   
   

8. Associate Prof. of Pathology
   Nishtar Medical College,
   Multan Pakistan
   September, 1989–Present

Memberships:

1. Pakistan Medical Association
   
   

2. Pakistan Pathologist Association
   
   

3. Iranian Pathology Society

Publications:

1. Idiopathic Sub Clinical Enteropathy in Southern Iran, Haghighi P. Riaz A. Bhutta and Nasr, K; ISRAEL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, Vol. 15(4) Page 263 - April, 1979
   
   

2. Gastric Carcinoma in Southern Iran, Comparative Study; A. R. Riaz R. Karjoo, Haghigh, P. Vol. (2) No. 1 - 4, Page 77, 1979
   IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
   
   

3. Pathology of Tonsils and Ademoids; Danishbud, K. and Riaz A. Bhutta; JOURNAL OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, Vol. 59 (ii) Page 466 - 67, November, 1980
   
   

4. Giant Hyperthropic Gastropathy (Menetries Disease); Riaz A. Bhutta and Naheed R., IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 13, No. 1, January, 1986
   
   

5. Breast Cancer in Multan, Pakistan; JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 27, November 3, 1988
   
   

6. Clinico Patological Exercise (What is your diagnosis), Riaz Ahmad Bhutta, Abrar Ahmed Javed and Iffat Shamsi, PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 32, No. 3, 1993, Page 247-248
   
   

7. Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer in Pakistan, Riaz Ahmad Bhutta, Abrar Ahmed Javed and Naheed Afroz, PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol 32, No. 9, 1993 Page 297-299
   
   

8. Male Breast Cancer in Southern Punjab, Abrar Ahmed Javed, Baqa Jillani, Riaz Ahmad Bhutta et all. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 31, No. 2, 1992
   
   

9. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: iso-enzyme characteristics of Leishmania Tropica. THE JOURNAL OF PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 47, 11th November, 1997, Page 270-273
   
   

10. Carcinoma Cervix: A retrospective study, Riaz Ahmad Bhutta, Umar Ali Khan, M. Ali Chaudhry and Asad Riaz, JOURNAL OF PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol 49, No. 2 February, 1999
    
    

11. Chemical Composition of Upper Renal Tract Calculi in Multan, Muhammad Rafiq Anjum, Riaz Ahmad Bhutta et all. JOURNAL OF PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 50, No. 5, May 2000
    
    

12. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Multan, Sarwat Ayub, Khalid Mahmood and Riaz Ahmad Bhutta, Accepted for publication in JPMA

Presentations:

1. Light Microscopic Appearance of Small Intestinal Mucosa in Prenatal Period - Presented in 9th Pahlavi Medical Congress in Shiraz, Iran, May, 1978
   
   

2. Idiopathic/Sub Clinical Entropathy in Southern Iran - Presented at the 12th Congress of International Academy of Pathology, Jeruselum, Israel; September, 1978 in co-operation with Dr. P. Haghighi and Dr. K. Nasr
   
   

3. Incidence of Breast Neoplasia in Surgical Biopsies - 4th Annual Scientific Seminar, December 17 - 18, 1986 - Nishtar Medical College, Multan Pakistan
   
   

4. Breast Neoplasia in Multan (Revision of 249 cases) - 2nd All Pakistan Cancer Conference, Lahore Pakistan, March 30 - 31, 1987
   
   

5. Cancer cases in Multan, 9th Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologist, September, 1987
   
   

6. Cancer cases in Multan - 5th Annual Scientific Seminar, Nishtar Medical College, Multan December 24 - 25, 1987
   
   

7. Cancer in Multan Pakistan, comparison with Shiraz, Iran - 10th Annual Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Abbottabad Pakistan, October 1987
   
   

8. Paediatric Age Group Cancers - 4th National Conference Paediatric Surgery, February 26 - 27, 1988
   
   

9. Natural History of Breast Neoplasia in Multan - 12th Asia Pacific Pathologist Association and Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Pakistan December 23 - 27, 1988
   
   

10. Breast Neoplasia and Risk Factors, Asian Pacific Federation of Organization for Cancer Research and Control (AP FOCC), Lahore Pakistan, December, 1989
    
    

11. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, XIV Annual Conference, Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Pakistan, November, 1990
    
    

12. Fine Needle Aspiration of Liver, 10th International Conference of Gastrocuterology, Lahore Pakistan, February 4 - 6, 1993
    
    

13. Fine Needle Aspiration of Liver, 3rd International Conference, Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Lahore Pakistan, November 22 - 25, 1991
    
    

14. Fine Needle Aspiration of Cutaneous Leishmaneasis, XVI Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologist, Karachi Pakistan, December 12 - 14, 1992

Courses and Workshops:

1. Two weeks workshop on Tissues typing and Monoclonal Antibodies with collaboration of UNDP/WHO/ODA, 26th April - 7th May, 1986, NIH Islamabad, Pakistan
   
   

2. Workshop on diagnosis of AIDS with collaboration of WHO at NIH Islamabad, Pakistan, 22nd - 26th November, 1987
   
   

3. Two weeks workshop on Fine Needle Aspiration, Biopsy, Cytology and GYN-Cytology by Prof. Qizalbash Manchester University, Canada at Postgraduate Institute, Lahore, Pakistan, 23rd December, 1986
   
   

4. Workshop on FNA Cytology, 26 - 27 November, 1991, in the department of Pathology, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, (Coordinator - Dr. Ashraf Ali and M. Akhtar King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre-Riyadh-Saudi Arabia)
   
   

5. Workshop on Bone Tumours and Related Conditions concluded by Dr. Jean Pringle, Head of the Department of Morbid Anatomy Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London and Dr. Robin Reed (Glasgow). The College of Physicians and Surgeons of
   Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan, 1st - 7th February, 1992
   
   

6. Lymph Node Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi Pakistan, 4th - 7th July, 1992 7. WHO workshop on AIDS - NIH Islamabad, Pakistan, December, 1993
   
   

7. Workshop on Neuropathology - 2nd - 7th January, 1993 by assistance of National Talent Pool, Government of Pakistan in College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
   
   

8. Workshop on Education Planning and Evaluation, 5th - 7th March, 1996 by College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
   
   

9. Workshop on Evaluation of Clinical Competence, 5th - 29th November, 1996. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology, Symposium 28th - 29th November, 1996
   King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
   
   

10. Completed 14 hours of CME Category I credit, The Ohio State University Office of Health Sciences and its Centre for Continuing Medical Education at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 1995 to June 1996

Military Obligation:

Resident Medical Officer, Pakistan Army
November, 1971 - May, 1974