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About the Conference

Dear friends and colleagues, It is with immense pleasure that we welcome you, to "Practice changing updates in hematology & Society of Hematologic Oncology Pakistan: Treatment Sequencing insights from ASH® 2024, EHA 2025, ASCO® 2025". The scientific programme offers a selection of the latest advances in hematology and cutting-edge educational sessions with world experts. It will also provide a unique opportunity to share local data , real world experiences and challenges of developing countries. The event is organized by Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre(AFBMTC), located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Established in 2001, AFBMTC is the only dedicated transplant centre of the country performing over 200 transplants per year. AFBMTC is also the only centre of Pakistan to have a cellular therapy programme and an in house mesenchymal stem cell culture facility since 2015. We are delighted to welcome our friends and participants from all over the world to "Practice changing updates in hematology: Treatment Sequencing insights from ASH® 2024, EHA 2025, ASCO® 2025".
This year marks a significant milestone as the Pakistan Blood & Marrow Transplant (PBMT) group collaborates with the Society of Hematologic Oncology Pakistan (SOHO) to host the first-ever SOHO Pakistan meeting. This important initiative aims to foster collaboration, raise awareness, and streamline clinical practices in hematologic oncology across the country. By bringing together leading experts, clinicians, and researchers, the meeting is poised to enhance operational standards and significantly improve the quality of patient care in Pakistan. We hope that this event will increase knowledge, skill, networking with new friends and colleagues and, last but not the least, to enjoy the Pakistani culture.

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OUR SPEAKERS/ PANELISTS

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Aamir Aslam AwanModerator

Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Abdul MannanPanelist

Consultant Hematologist & Director Haemophilia Centre Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan - UK

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Aisha JamalModerator

Consultant Hematologist NIBD, Karachi - PK

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Amina RisalatModerator

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Amjad ZafarPanelist

Medical Oncologist Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore

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Ammad AkramModerator

AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - Pakistan

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Amy Elizbeth DezernSpeaker

Professor of Oncology and Medicine The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD - USA

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Ayalew TefferiSpeaker, Panelist

Professor & Medical Director Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA

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Ayesha IftikharPanelist, Moderator

Consultant Hematologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Azhar ShafiPanelist

Consultant Oncologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Bushra AhsanChairperson, Panelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK

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Bushra MoizChairperson

Professor of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK

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Carmem BonfimPanelist

Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program University of Parana, Brazil

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Charles CraddockSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Haemto-oncology Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

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Courtney DiNardoSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas - USA

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Danyal Ahmed GhaniModerator

Clinical Hematologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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David PorterSpeaker

Director, Cell Therapy and Transplant University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA - USA

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Elias JabbourSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine in the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX - USA

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Faiz AnwerPanelist

Lead Physician on Quality and Cellular Therapy Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - USA

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Farhan Ali AnjumSpeaker

Consultant Haematologist, at Manchester Royal infirmary

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Farrukh Ali KhanChairperson, Panelist

Assistant Professor & Head of Department Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi - PK

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Farrukh ShahPanelist

Consultant Hematologist Whittington Hospital, London - UK

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Farrukh T. Awan Speaker

Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - USA

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Hagop KantarjianChairperson, Panelist

Professor and Chair of the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas - USA

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Haider NisarModerator

Consultant Child Specialist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Hammad JavedModerator

Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Haris AliPanelist

Associate Professor, Division of Leukemia City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA -USA

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Husnain AliModerator

Data Manager PATHWEL Centre of Hematology, Rawalpindi

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Irtiza SheikhSpeaker

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

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Irum KhanPanelist

Associate Program Director - Hematology/Oncology Fellowship University of Illinois, Chicago - USA

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Jahanzaib ur Rahman Panelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Jasmine ZainPanelist

Professor of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA - USA

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Jean Francois Rossi Speaker

Professor Emeritus of Hematology at the University of Montpellier and Chief Medical Officer at E-Sana.

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Kamran RasheedPanelist

Consultant Medical Oncologist Rasheed Nursing Home & Cancer Clinic, Rawalpindi - Pk

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Khurram Bilal TariqSpeaker, Panelist

Hematologist & Medical Oncologist Selby B. Jones regional Cancer Center, Boone, NC - USA

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Kiran NaqviPanelist

Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine, California - USA

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M Ayaz MirChairperson, Panelist

Professor, Head of Hematology Deparment Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Maryam KhanModerator, Panelist

Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Mehdi HamadaniSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Internal Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - USA

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Mehreen Ali KhanChairperson

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Memoona KhanModerator

Consultant Haematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Mohamad MohtySpeaker

Head of the Hematology and Cellular Therapy Department Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris

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Muhammad AliPanelist

Staff Physician, BMT/CT Section, Division of Haematology/Oncology SickKids, Toronto, Canada

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Muhammad Usman BaigPanelist

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist Loma Linda University, California - USA

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Munira BorhanyChairperson, Panelist

Professor, Consultant Haematologist National Institute of Blood Diseases, Karachi - PK

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Munira MoosajeeChairperson, Panelist

Associate Professor, Department of Oncology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK

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Muzaffar QazalbashSpeaker

Professor in the Department of Stem Cell Transplantation & Cellular Therapy MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas - USA

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Naeem Arshad Ch.Speaker

Consultant, Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy | Professor of Medicine King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh - KSA

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Naseema GangatPanelist

Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - USA

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Natasha AliChairperson, Panelist

Professor, Head, Section of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Islamabad - PK

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Nicholas ShortSpeaker, Panelist

Assistant Professor in the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas- USA

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Nida AnwarPanelist, Moderator

Associate Professor & Consultant Hematologist National Institute of Blood Disease & BMT, Karachi, PK

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Nighat ShahbazPanelist

Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Parvez AhmedChiarperson, Speaker, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & Director BMT Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, PK

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Phillip ScheinbergSpeaker

Chief of Hematology Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Qamar Un Nisa ChaudharyChairperson, Panelist

Professor, BMT Physician Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Raheel IftikharPanelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Saad Usmani Speaker

Professor, Chief of Myeloma Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY - USA

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Sadaf AltafPanelist

Pediatric Oncologist and Hematologist Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Sadaf NawazModerator

BMT Nurse AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Saima Humayun ToorModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Sairah AhmedSpeaker, Panelist

Associate Professor & Director of CART Program The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX - USA

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Salman FazalPanelist

Director, Cell Transplantation Program Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA - USA

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Salman Naseem AdilChairperson, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & Consultant The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Saqib Hussain AnsariPanelist

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist & Director Children's Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Semra AydinPanelist

Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology at the University Hospital of Bonn, Germany.

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Shabeeha RanaPanelist

Consultant Haematologist American Hospital, Oud Metha, Dubai - UAE

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Shafaq Abdul SamadModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist NIBD, Karachi - PK

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Shahrukh K. HashmiPanelist

Consultant - Chair of Hematology & Oncology Mayo Clinic - Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi - UAE

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Shahzad Nasir RajaChairperson

Consultant Hematologist Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Shahzad SarwarModerator

Consultant Hematologist GIMS, Gambad - PK

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Stephen AnsellSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA

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Stephen MollSpeaker

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC - USA

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Syed Ali AbutalibPanelist

Associate Medical Director of the Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Zion, Illinois - USA

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Syed Kamran Mahmood Panelist

Consultant Hematologist PATHWEL, Rawalpindi - PK

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Syed Nasir Abbas BukhariPanelist

Head of Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Children's Hospital, Lahore - PK

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Syed Waqas Imam BokhariChairperson, Panelist, Moderator

Consultant Clinical Haematologist Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lahore - PK

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Talha BadarPanelist

Assistant Professor of Oncology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL - USA

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Tanya SiddiqiSpeaker, Panelist

Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Program City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA - USA

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Tapan KadiaPanelist

Professor in the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas - USA

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Tariq Azam KhattakSpeaker

Pediatric Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Tariq GhafoorSpeaker, Panelist

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, BMT Physician & Director, AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK Email:drtariqghafoor@gmail.com

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Tariq Mahmood SattiSpeaker, Panelist

Professor & Consultant Hematologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Usman AhmadChairperson, Panelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK

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Uzma ZaidiPanelist

Consultant hematologist & BMT specialist King Hamad University Hospital - Bahrain

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Yasir AbbasModerator

Consultant Medical Specialist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Zeba AzizPanelist

Professor & Consultant Hematologist Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore - PK

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Zehra FadooSpeaker, Panelist

Professor & Chair, Department of Oncology Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Zunaira AamirModerator

Professor of Hematology The Aga Khan Univery, Karachi