Maj. Gen (R). Dr. Parvez Ahmed

Professional Summary

Prof Dr Parvez Ahmed is one of the pioneers in the field of clinical hematology and bone marrow transplantation in Pakistan. He worked as hematologist and bone marrow transplant physician at Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, the largest bone marrow transplant (BMT) facility of the country since its establishment in 2001 and was Medical Director of the center from 2009 to 2016. He was also the Medical Director of Armed Forces Institute of Pathology from August 2016 till his retirement in September 2017.

After his retirement, he successfully established BMT facility at Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital; a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad. He is instrumental in establishing three additional BMT facilities in Pakistan; namely Center of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant at Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences Sindh, PATHWEL Center of Hematology and BMT at Thalassemia Center Rawalpindi and BMT center at Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Lahore. All; except one of these centers are registered with CIBMTR and are in good standing.

He is founding president and Patron-in Chief of the Pakistan Blood and Marrow Transplant (PBMT) group. As Patron-in-Chief of PBMT, he established linkages with WBMT for sharing country’s transplant data. Throughout his career, he has mentored numerous post-graduate and PhD scholars including seven ASH-VTP awardees. Dr Ahmed is Dean Committee of Clinical Hematology at College of Physician and Surgeons Pakistan, is past president of Pakistan Society of Hematology, is member Emeritus American Society of Hematology and various international transplant groups. He has presented research at national and international forums and has over 100 scientific publications to his credit.

He has been honored with Distinguished Services Award by Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research USA and Life time Achievement Award by Pakistan Society of Hematology. Presently he is working as Hematologist & Director BMT at QIH Islamabad, Medical Director PATHWEL Center of Hematology and BMT, Rawalpindi, and visiting consultant Department of Hematology & BMT Gambat, Pakistan.