Ishfaq Ahmed ShahPanelist
Consultant Medical Oncologist & Hematologist Khyber Teaching Hospital (MTI-KTH), Peshawar - PK
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® 2025, EHA 2026, ASCO® 2026". 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® 2025, EHA 2026, ASCO® 2026".
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.
OUR SPEAKERS/ PANELISTS
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Kishwar SultanaChairperson
BMT Coordinator PATHWEL Center of Hematology & BMT, Rawalpindi - PK
M Usman ShaikhPanelist
Section Head of Clinical Haematology Clinical Professor Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK
Nadia SajidCo-Chair, Panelist
Consultant Haematologist Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Oncology (Inmol), Lahore - PK
Shaheen ButtCo-Chair
Chair Nursing Instructor AFPGMI, Rawalpindi
Shahid IqbalSpeaker
Data Manager AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Aamir Aslam AwanModerator
Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Adriana SeberChair, Speaker, Panelist
Medical Hematologist Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo, Brazil
Aisha JamalModerator
Consultant Hematologist NIBD, Karachi - PK
Amjad ZafarPanelist
Medical Oncologist Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore
Ammad AkramModerator
Consultant Haematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Ammara Anwaar Hussain NaqviModerator
Medical Officer Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi - PK
AnamSpeaker
BMT Nurse AFBMTC, Rawalpindi
Anum ShafiqModerator
Resident Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Ayalew TefferiSpeaker
Professor & Medical Director Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA
Ayesha IftikharPanelist
Consultant Hematologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Ayesha JunaidCo-Chair
Consultant Pathologist Shifa International Hospitals, Islamabad
Ayisha ImranCo-Chair
Head of Hematopathology Chughtai Institute of Pathology, Lahore - PK
Azhar ShafiPanelist
Consultant Oncologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Bishesh PoudyalCo-Chair, Panelist
Professor of Hematology Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bushra AhsanPanelist
Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK
Bushra MoizChairperson, Expert
Professor of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK
Farrukh Ali KhanCo-Chair, Panelist
Assistant Professor & Head of Department Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi - PK
Farwa RazaPanelist
Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK
Ghassan Umair Shamshad Speaker
Consultant Hematologist CMH Muzaffarabad
Hagop M. KantarjianSpeaker
Professor and Chair of the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas - USA
Haider NisarModerator
Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Hammad JavedModerator
Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Hanan HamedPanelist
Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Hematology Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Haris AliSpeaker, Panelist
Associate Professor, Division of Leukemia City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA -USA
Humera MahmoodPanelist
Consultant Oncologist & HOD Oncology Radiology Departments Nuclear Med. Oncology & Radio Therapy Instt (Nori), Islamabad
Jack Bartram, MDSpeaker
Medical Director Molecular Haematology The Hospital for Sick Hildren, Toronto, Canada
Jasmine ZainSpeaker
Professor, Lymphoma Specialist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY - USA
Jehanzeb Ur RehmanModerator, Panelist
Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK
Jing PanSpeaker
Specialist in pediatric hematology and pediatric immunotherapy Bejing GoBroad Boren Hospital, Beijing, China
John F. DiPersio, MDSpeaker
Golman Professor of Medicine and Director of The Center for Gene and Cellular Immunotherapy Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, US
Kamran RashidCo-Chair
Consultant Medical Oncologist Rasheed Nursing Home & Cancer Clinic, Rawalpindi - Pk
Kashaf Ad Duja AwaisModerator
AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Khalid HalahlehExpert, Panelist
Director of the Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy-CART-cell Program King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Khurram Bilal TariqCo-Chiar, Speaker, Panelist
Hematologist & Medical Oncologist Selby B. Jones regional Cancer Center, Boone, NC - USA
Kiran NaqviExpert, Speaker, Panelist
Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine, California - USA
M Ayaz MirCo-Chair, Panelist
Professor, Head of Hematology Department Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Mahmoud AljurfSpeaker
Adult Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyad - KSA King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh - KSA
Maleeha AkbarModerator
Resident Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Mansoor ZeeshanPanelist
Medical Oncologist CMH, Rawalpindi - PK
Maryam KhanModerator
Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Mehreen Ali KhanCo-Chair, Panelist
Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Mehwish GillaniModerator
Consultant Chemical Pathologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Memoona KhanModerator
Consultant Haematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Meng LvCo-Chair, Speaker, Panelist
Head of Cellular Therapy Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Mickey KohSpeaker, Panelist
Director Stem Cell Transplantation St George's hospital and Medical School, London, UK
Muhammad Ali JafriSpeaker
Medical Director at Harbor Hospice Medical Director at DeTar Cancer Center in Victoria, TX
Muhammad Arif SadiqModerator
Classified Haematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Muhammad Nadeem ParachaChairperson
Professor of Medicine & Medical Oncologist CMH, Rawalpindi - PK
Munazzam BibiSpeaker
BMT Nurse AFBMTC, Rawalpindi
Munira BorhanyCo-Chair
Professor, Consultant Haematologist National Institute of Blood Diseases, Karachi - PK
Munira MoosajeeChiarperson, Panelist
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK
Muzaffar H. QazilbashChairperson, Speaker
Professor in the Department of Stem Cell Transplantation & Cellular Therapy MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas - USA
Nabeel AnwarSpeaker
BMT Nurse Shifa International Hospital Islamabad
Nabeela KhanPanelist
Clincal Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi
Najia GulModerator
BMT Nurse AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Naseema GangatSpeaker, Panelist
Professor of Medicine and Consultant in Hematology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - USA
Natasha AliChairperson, Panelist
Professor, Head, Section of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Islamabad - PK
Nighat ShahbazCo-Chair, Panelist
Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Nisar AhmedChairperson
Professor of Haematology The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore - PK
Nousheen AftabSpeaker
Oncology Nurse Manager Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK
Parvez AhmedChiarperson, Co-Chair, Speaker, Panelist
Professor of Hematology & Director BMT Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, PK
Qamar Un Nisa ChaudharyChairperson, Panelist
Professor, BMT Physician Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Qasim Mahmood ButtarPanelist
Medical Oncologist Kulsum International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Quazi Smita HaqCo-Chair
Consultant Hematologist & BMT Coordinator Evercare Hospital, Dhaka - Bangladesh
Raheel IftikharExpert, Panelist
Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK
Sadaf AltafPanelist
Pediatric Oncologist and Hematologist Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK
Safiah MirSpeaker
Pediatric Oncology Nurse PIMS, Islamabad - PK
Saima FarhanCo-Chair
Head of Department of Haematology of Transfusion Medicine The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore - PK
Saima Humayun ToorModerator, Panelist
Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Salman Naseem AdilChairperson, Co-Chair, Panelist
Professor of Hematology & Consultant The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK
Saqib Hussain AnsariPanelist
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist & Director Children's Hospital, Karachi - PK
Shabeeha K. RanaCo-Chair, Panelist
Consultant Haematologist Genesis Healthcare Center in Dubai, UAE
Shafaq Abdul SamadModerator
Consultant Clinical Hematologist NIBD, Karachi - PK
Shahrukh K. HashmiSpeaker, Panelist
Chairman, Department of Hematology/Oncology Mayo Clinic - Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi - UAE
Shahtaj KhanCo-Chair
Head of the Pathology Department Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar
Shahzad Nasir RajaChairperson
Consultant Hematologist Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Shahzad SarwarModerator, Panelist
Consultant Hematologist GIMS, Gambad - PK
Syed Kamran MahmoodCo-Chair, Panelist
Consultant Hematologist PATHWEL, Rawalpindi - PK
Syed Nasir Abbas BukhariPanelist
Head of Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Children's Hospital, Lahore - PK
Syed Waqas Imam BokhariChairperson, Co-Chair, Expert, Panelist
Consultant Clinical Haematologist Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lahore - PK
Talha BadarSpeaker
Assistant Professor of Oncology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL - USA
Tanya SiddiqiSpeaker
Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Program City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA - USA
Tariq Azam KhattakSpeaker
Consultant Pediatric Haematologist Oncologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Tariq GhafoorChairperson, Speaker, Panelist
Professor, BMT Physician & Director AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK Email:drtariqghafoor@gmail.com
Tariq Mahmood SattiChairperson, Panelist
Professor & Consultant Hematologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK
Urooj H. HashmiModerator
Senior Registrar Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi - PK
Usman AhmadCo-Chair, Panelist
Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK
Uzair AhmedModerator
Consultant Hematologist Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences, Sindh
Uzma ZaidiPanelist
Consultant hematologist & BMT specialist King Hamad University Hospital - Bahrain
Xiao-Jun HuangSpeaker
Professor of Medicine and Hematology President Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China
Yasir AbbasModerator
Consultant Medical Specialist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK
Yuqian SunSpeaker, Panelist
Hematology Specialist & Professor Peking University People’s Hospital, China
Zeba AzizChairperson, Panelist
Professor & Consultant Hematologist Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore - PK
Zehra FadooSpeaker, Panelist
Professor & Chair, Department of Oncology Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK
Zhengli XuExpert, Speaker
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Physician Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Zulfiqar AminPanelist
Medical Oncologist CMH, Rawalpindi - PK