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Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology , Freelance medical researcher, writer and editor

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I am working as a Consultant GI Medicine and have been trained in Luminal Endoscopy, Hepatology, Liver Transplant, Emergency Medicine and Research. I have a special interest in research, quality improvement and teaching. I have over 30 published scientific papers with multiple citations. I have been involved in carrying out numerous audits and QIPs, and also preparing and presenting posters and presentations both nationally and internationally. I am acting as a reviewer for six international journals including International Journal of Infectious Diseases, British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Cureus and also as a specialty editor for the Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• ★ Health Education
• ★ Internal Medicine
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ Colorectal Cancer
• ☆ Pancreatic Cancer
• ☆ Stomach & Esophageal Cancer
• ☆ Crohn's Disease
• ☆ Hepatitis
• ☆ Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• ☆ Liver Cancer
• ☆ Healthcare Administration & Management
• ☆ Healthcare Quality Improvement
• ☆ Medical Sciences

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Consultant Gastroenterology and Luminal Endoscopy

Bahria International Hospital

September 2019 - Present

Education

ESEGH

European Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

May 2023 - May 2023

Certificate in Health Professionals Education

National University of Medical Sciences

July 2021 - January 2022

MRCP UK

Royal College of Physicians of London

December 2015 - November 2021

FCPS Gastroenterology

Pak Emirates Military Hospital

July 2014 - July 2019

MBBS

Khyber Medical University

October 2006 - September 2012

Certifications

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Experienced Provider (EP)

  American Heart Association

  September 2022 - September 2023

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Khan RSA, Alam L, Saeed F, Sher F, Khan RZA (2023). Does early application of needle-knife sphincterotomy (NKS) in patients with difficult biliary cannulation increase the risk of postERCP pancreatitis? A single centre study . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Laima Alam, Alam L, Alam M, Khan ZM, Faraid V, Khan A (2023). Addressing Osteonecrosis: A preventable catastrophe - A multi-center study . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Laima Alam, Rao Zaid Ali Khan, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Uzair Ali Khan, Syed Rehan Asghar Naqvi, Syed Zohair Asghar Naqvi(2022). Chronic HCV Infection–Comparison of Awareness Regarding Mode of Transmission in Educated and Uneducated Patients Presenting in Gastroenterology/ Medical Clinics in Various Hospitals of Sindh Province . Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal. 72. (5). p. 1739--42. Army Medical College

Alam M, Faraid V, Alam L, Yousaf A, Pir Jawad Ali Shah , Wahid M (2022). Emergency management of avulsion injuries: from home to clinic: A multicentre cross-sectional survey among medical doctors and general public . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Alam L, Alam M, Faraid V (2022). A peculiar tale of vomiting - rumination syndrome in three adult patients . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Laima Alam, Mafaza Alam, Syed Muzammil Hussain Shah, Pir Jawad Ali Shah, Afshan Bibi(2022). The Relation Between Non-Carious Cervical Lesions and Possible Etiological Factors – A Study from a Tertiary Care Setting of Pakistan . Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal. 72. ({SUPPL}-2). p. S136--39. Army Medical College

Laima Alam, Syed Kumail Hasan Kazmi, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Farrukh Saeed(2022). A Year of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) At a Glance. Indications, Interventions, Complications . Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal. 72. (2). p. 555--59. Army Medical College

Alam L, Alam M, Shafi MN, Khan S, Khan ZM (2022). Meaningful in-training and end-of-training assessment: The need for implementing a continuous workplace-based formative assessment system in our training programs . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Alam L, Khan J, Alam M, Faraid V, Ajmal F, Bahadur L (2021). Residents' perspective on the quality of postgraduate training programs in Pakistan - the good, the bad and the ugly . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Alam L, Alam M, Malik AM, Faraid V (2021). Is Telemedicine our cup of tea? A nationwide cross-sectional survey regarding doctors' experience and perceptions . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Alam L, Ali HF, Alam M, Khan J, Khan S (2021). Knowledge and clinical practices of medical doctors regarding nutrition in cirrhosis patients - A multicentre study from Pakistan . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Alam L (2021). A year of hepatocellular carcinoma at a glance. Demographics, biochemical and radiological characteristics and treatment modalities from a specialized facility of Pakistan . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Alam L, Khan RSA, Kazmi SKH, Din RU (2021). Outcome of patients with acute severe necrotizing pancreatitis in a dedicated hepato-biliary unit of Pakistan . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Laima Alam, Hafsa Rashid, Muhammad Asif Farooq, Muhammad Zafar Ali(2021). DEMOGRAPHICS AND CORRELATION OF RISK FACTORS FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN PATIENTS PRESENTING TO A TERTIARY CARE FACILITY IN PAKISTAN . PAFMJ. 71. (2). p. 614--18. Army Medical College

Alam L, Usmani A (2021). Successful treatment of refractory Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) in a cirrhotic patient with transcatheter arterial embolisation in a tertiary care facility in Pakistan: A case report . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Alam L, Kazmi SKH, Alam M, Faraid V (2021). Amid COVID-19 pandemic, are non-COVID patients left in the lurch? . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Alam L, Alam M, Kazmi SKH, Kazmi SAH (2021). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the residency programs of the country: A multicentre study . Pakistan journal of medical sciences.

Laima Alam, Farrukh Saeed(2021). NON-INVASIVE TOOLS TO ASSESS THE RISK OF VARICES-NEEDING-TREATMENT IN CIRRHOSIS SECONDARY TO HCV . PAFMJ. 71. (1). p. 12--17. Army Medical College

Alam L, Khattak MA, Alam M (2021). Safety of balanced propofol and midazolam in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for sedation in cirrhotic patients . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Alam L, Khan S (2021). Hepatitis-associated aplastic anaemia: A case report from a tertiary care facility of Pakistan . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

Alam L, Ahmed J, Asghar A, Alam M (2020). Dubin-Johnson syndrome coexisting with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency presenting after acute viral hepatitis . JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.

CONFERENCE POSTER

Laima Alam A peculiar tale of vomiting - Rumination Syndrome in three adult patients .

Laima Alam Hepatitis Associated Aplastic Anemia - A case report.

Laima Alam Safety of balanced Propofol and Midazolam in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for sedation in cirrhotic patients.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Laima Alam Non-invasive markers of fibrosis to assess the risk of varices-needing-treatment in cirrhosis secondary to HCV .

Laima Alam Outcome of patients with acute severe necrotizing pancreatitis .