Adil Haider is a Pakistani–American trauma
surgeon
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,
public health
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researcher and the Dean of medical college at the
Aga Khan University
Aga Khan University is a private research university based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, t ...
.
He is also the co-founder of Doctella, an online remote patient management application to enhance doctor-patient communication acquired by Masimo in 2018.
Haider pioneered the work on racial disparities in trauma care and is considered one of the experts in inequities related to healthcare in the United States. In 2017, he was awarded the
Ellis Island Medal of Honor
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for his medical expertise and service to the "less fortunate".
Early life and education
Haider was born in
Zanesville
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,
Ohio
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and is of
Pakistani descent.
His parents moved to the U.S. in the 1960s. In the early 1980s, they returned to
Pakistan
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as they wanted to "give back" to the country.
Haider completed his schooling at
St. Patrick's High School in
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
and then pursued medical school at the
Aga Khan University
Aga Khan University is a private research university based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, t ...
, graduating as a doctor in 1998.
According to Haider, he was first drawn to the medical profession when he was six years old, inspired by the television series ''
Trapper John, M.D.''.
Medical practice
Adil Haider is a board-certified trauma and acute care surgeon. After obtaining his medical degree at the Aga Khan University Medical College, he moved to the U.S. to pursue postgraduate studies. He trained in public health at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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It was founded as the Johns Hopkins ...
and received his
M.P.H. in 2000.
He then went on to complete his surgical training at
New York Medical College
New York Medical College (NYMC or New York Med) is a Private university, private medical school in Valhalla, New York. Founded in 1860, it is a member of the Touro University System.
NYMC offers advanced degrees through its three schools: the ...
in 2005 and later joined the
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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, where he competed his fellowships in surgical critical care (2006) and trauma and acute care surgery (2007).
From 2007 to 2014, Haider worked at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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as a trauma and critical care surgeon. He then went on to becoming the Kessler director of the Center of Surgery and Public Health at the
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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from 2015 to 2018. He is currently affiliated with the Aga Khan University medical college.
Academic Appointments
*Dean of Medical College at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. (2018-2025)
*Director of Disparities and Emerging Trauma Systems at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. (2018-Present)
*President of the
Association for Academic Surgery (AAS). (2018)
*Recorder and Program Committee Chair for
Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) (2015–Present)
*Deputy Editor for
JAMA Surgery
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. (2015–Present)
*Kessler Director for the Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH), Boston, MA, USA. (2014–2018)
*Surgical Education Chair and Executive Council Member for Society of University Surgeons (SUS). (2014–Present)
*Co-Director for the Howard-Hopkins Surgical Outcomes Collaborative, Washington, DC, USA. (2008–Present)
*Director for the Center for Surgery Trials and Outcomes Research (CSTOR), Baltimore, MD, USA. (2012-2014).
*Associate Professor of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at
Johns Hopkins University
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School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. (2011-2014).
Awards
*Recipient of the
Ellis Island Medal of Honor
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in 2017.
*Recipient of Diversity Leadership Award in 2014 from President, Johns Hopkins University.
*Recipient of Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Promising Investigator Award from American College of Surgeons, in 2013.
*Recipient of International Surgical Week First Prize from International Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Intensive Care (IATSIC), in 2013.
*Recipient of C. James Carrico Fellowship from the American College of Surgeons, in 2011.
References
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1973 births
Aga Khan University alumni
American emigrants to Pakistan
American medical writers
American physicians of Pakistani descent
American surgeons
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumni
Living people
New York Medical College alumni
Scientists from Boston
Health professionals from Karachi
St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni
Academic staff of Aga Khan University
Pakistani surgeons
Pakistani medical writers