Dr. Hassan Mumtaz
Medical Doctor · Healthcare Data Analyst · Registered Clinical Research Practitioner
Medicine by profession. Data by passion. Colleagues call him the "Publishing Powerhouse."
At a glance
- 200+ peer-reviewed publications
- 2,392 citations · h-index 23 (Google Scholar)
- 9 clinical trials supported
- Registered Clinical Research Practitioner, Academy for Healthcare Science UK
Currently
Clinical Trials Assistant, NHS Golden Jubilee Research Institute, Scotland
- LIBREXIA: Phase 3 trial in atrial fibrillation
- NOVEL-2: developing state-of-the-art diagnostic biomarkers on the LumiraDx platform
Education
- MBBS: Islamabad Medical & Dental College
- MSc Public Health: Health Services Academy (Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination, Pakistan)
- A grades in Qualitative Research, Applied Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Hospital Management
- Thesis: Exploring Determinants of Lifestyle Practices with Chronic Diseases among Different Professionals, registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05865717)
- MSc Management with Data Analytics: BPP University, London
Clinical electives, London (2020): 7 weeks in Urology at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, including a clinical audit, plus a week shadowing a General Physician at Surrey Docks Health Centre.
Clinical Trials
Trials: REVISE (ICU) · COVID-19 Antiviral S-217622 · HIP ATTACK-2 · LVRNA COVID-19 Booster Vaccine · AVT06 (Wet AMD) · Bi-26 Infant Supplementation · CanSino Vaccine
Partners: McMaster University · Population Health Research Institute (Canada) · Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute · Alvotech Swiss AG · Shionogi Inc (Japan) · IQVIA (USA) · CanSino Biologics · Beijing Institute of Biotechnology · AIM Vaccine Co Ltd (China)
From protocol to NEJM: He co-wrote the REVISE trial protocol, published in BMC Medical Research Methodology (IF 4). The trial's findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (IF 78.5).
Global Health Impact
- Clubfoot care: As Care Coordinator at the Association for Social Development, led strategic planning of the Ponseti method with MiracleFeet (USA)
- Chronic disease training: Trained district doctors and allied staff on hypertension, CVD and Type 2 diabetes, using modules developed by Primary & Secondary Healthcare Punjab and the Nuffield Centre, University of Leeds
- Diabetes care manual: Oversaw its evaluation, funded by the World Diabetes Foundation (Denmark)
- COVID-19 frontline: Vaccination Officer at KRL Hospital Islamabad for the NCOC, awarded a certificate of appreciation
- Polio eradication: Trained in LQAS sampling with the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme and WHO
- Healthcare worker burnout: Research with the Center for Global Public Health Pakistan and the University of Manitoba, funded by WHO EMRO
- Fuel poverty: NHS Primary Care Network initiative with Leeds GP Confederation
- Digital pain tool: Research with the University of Manchester on pain self-reporting for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Research & Publishing
- 200+ publications: 2,392 citations, h-index 23 (Google Scholar); 2,036 citations, h-index 22 (ResearchGate)
- Published in: Scientific Reports (Nature, IF 4.6) · Vaccines (MDPI, IF 7.8, Q1) · Multidisciplinary Healthcare (IF 2.7, Q2)
- Editorial board: PLOS ONE · BMC Gastroenterology · BMC Pediatrics · eClinicalMedicine · iScience · World Health Family Medicine Journal · Reproductive Health
- Peer reviewer: Annals of Medicine and Surgery · Health Science Reports · Frontiers in Medicine & Public Health · SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine · PLOS ONE · Journal of Infection & Public Health · Journal of Clinical Urology
- Book chapter: "Regulatory Requirements to Conduct Clinical Trials in Pakistan", Handbook of Randomized Controlled Trials (COMSTECH – Islamic University of Uganda, March 2023)
Speaking & Conferences
Highlights
- European Association of Urology, 37th Congress (Netherlands, 2022): Poster "Waiting & Consultation Time in Urology OPD", the only one from Pakistan among six abstracts accepted worldwide
- Moderator: Robotic surgery session, 10th Golden Bridge International Urology Conference (Kunming Medical University, China)
- Keynote speaker: Research Innovesta, Central Park Medical College, Lahore
Also presented at
- 8th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC): two posters, "Challenges and Solutions in the Implementation and Evaluation of Digital Health Technologies" and "Clinical Trials Landscape in a Lower-Middle-Income Country (Pakistan)"
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow: case presentation on Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
- 2nd World Congress on Nephrology, Urology & Kidney Failure (invited speaker)
- 23rd International Psychiatry Conference: "Prevalence of Smoking Among Patients with Major Depressive Disorder in the Twin Cities of Pakistan"
- 12th Annual Public Health Conference Research2Action: "Assessing Use of Contraceptive Methods for Family Planning among Urban Married Women of Rawalpindi"
- APPNE Annual Convention, Newark UK: "RIPASA Scoring System: A New Era in Appendicitis Diagnosis"
- E-posters at the 11th Eurasian Uro-Oncology Congress, the APPNE 3rd Annual Health Convention and the 34th Saudi Urological Association Annual Meeting
- Talk: "Data Display and Summary Statistics" (APPNA MERIT, YPC, IFMSA-Pakistan & CHSR)
- Manuscript Writing Webinar (Shifa International Hospital), and a two-day Clinical Audits session with BMY Health and Dr Tahir Khan (RNOH NHS Trust)
Awards & Recognition
Young Investigator Award: International Conference on Health Research, Rehman Medical Institute. Presented by the President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi (22 June 2023)- Nominated for Best Researcher: NESIN International Research Awards (September 2022)
- Certificate of Appreciation: frontline COVID-19 service
Young Investigator Award: International Conference on Health Research, Rehman Medical Institute. Presented by the President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi (22 June 2023)Fellowships & memberships
- Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
- Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health
- International Practitioner Member, Faculty of Public Health (RCP UK)
- Member, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Member, European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
Entrepreneur & Mentor
- Founder, Resear-Ligent (UK): mentoring medical researchers in academic literacy, peer support and research skills
- Patent application: Online Research Benchmark Software (UK Intellectual Property Office)
- Course Facilitator: Students Research Mentorship Program with BMY Health Research Unit
- Mentor: ISCI Peer Research Mentorship Program
- Mentor, Alexis 2022: Guided students from BPKIHS and Kathmandu Medical College (Nepal) on "Prevalence of Sugar Cravings and its Association with Obesity among Medical Students" (with GCMER and Symbiosis Medical College for Women)
Presented Landscape of Clinical Trials in Pakistan at the 2nd International Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Research Conference
Was honoured to be in the judges panel for the National Undergraduate Medicine Research “MEDICON22” Organized by the Rawalian Students Research Society & the community medicine department of Rawalpindi Medical University
It was a great honour to present my paper titled “Prevalence of Smoking Among Patients Suffering from Major Depressive Disorder Among Twin Cities of Pakistan” at the 23rd INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE held at PC Peshawar 25-27 Nov 2022.
Presented a session on Clinical Audits in collaboration with BMY HEALTH, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust & Resear-Ligent. Was joined by Dr Tahir Khan (Orthopedic Consultant)
Delivered two abstract presentations today on the occasion of 12th Annual Public Health Conference Research2Action held at Health Services Academy .
"Assessing Use of Contraceptive Methods for Family Planning among Urban Married Women of Rawalpindi"
Proud photo with no other than Dr. Shaheer Ellahi PhD, MFPH, AFHEA, my supervisor & mentor.
Met Dr. Arshad Chandio from Jhpiego, an affiliate of John Hopkins University on seminar of Current Trends in Virology and Epidemiology; Women’s Health at COMSTECH - OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
Nominated for Best Researcher by NESIN Awards in the International Research Awards on New Science Inventions Sep 2022.
Featured in the April Newsletter of Maroof International Hospital Islamabad. Showcasing the achievements of our Research Department
Humbled to be awarded with the Young Investigator Award at the Rehman Medical Institute (RMI) ICHR 22 June 2023, presented by the Honourable President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi.
Delivered a talk titled “ Data Display and Summary Statistics”. at the Healthcare Research & Innovation Landscape in Pakistan Webinar organised by APPNA MERIT Research subcommittee
Was invited as a guest at the Health Corner show with RJZohaib on FM 88.6 Rawalpindi Traffic Police Radio Station to talk on public health issues regarding mental & physical health
Presented “Exploring Determinants Of Lifestyle Practices With Chronic Diseases Among Different Professionals In Islamabad Capital Territory: A Mixed Method Study” at the 4th International Lifestyle Medicine Conference conducted by Riphah International University & Pakistan Association of Lifestyle Medicine
Keynote Speaker at Research Innovesta organized by the Research Society of Central Park Medical College Lahore Pakistan on 27th Oct 2023.
Moderator of the robotic surgery session at the 10th Golden Bridge International Urology Conference, conducted by Kunming Medical University & Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University China.
Dr. Manahil Rahat is a dental surgeon by profession. She has an undergraduate distinction in Oral Pathology and a postgraduate masters in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Pakistan continuing her passion for learning and exploring multiple dimensions of the field. Her thesis topic is "Worst Pattern Of Invasion In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Independent Prognostic Indicator". This has been registered on Clinical Trials.gov having ID no NCT05927220. She has won a grant of 100,000 PKR for her project.
She has a background in research and has attended Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, where she learned research methodology and scientific writing. She has won a grant of 200,000 PKR for her project titled "Immunohistochemical Expression of p53 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Clinical & Prognostic Significance".
Dr. Manahil Rahat, bestowed the name "Resear-Ligent" for this company. The phrase "Recherche," derived from French, signifies the act of actively looking or searching.
She is a Dental Care Professional registered with the General Dental Council UK. She completed a 2-hour Basic Life Support (Adult & Child) Training Course at Woolwich Gentle Dental Care. In addition, she has successfully finished the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Refresher course in 2024, offered by NIHR UK. and Level 3 Immediate Life Support (ILS) for dental procedures
Her abstract has been accepted for the 44th Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologists (PAP) & 9th Joint Conference of Societies of Pathology.
Dr Manahil has 7 indexed publications on her name having 11 citations on Research Gate & an h-index of 2.
Presented poster titled “Unraveling the Worst Pattern of Invasion in OSCC as a Standalone Prognostic Marker” at the 44th Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathology held on 17-18 Nov 2023.