About Dr Ahsan
Dr. Ahsan Arif is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Cardiovascular Surgery department at Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences/Shalamar Medical and Dental College. He obtained his M.B.B.S degree from the University of Health Sciences in 2011 and completed a one-year internship program at Jinnah Hospital Lahore. In 2013, he joined Punjab Institute of Cardiology for residency training in the Cardiac Surgery department. He achieved his MS-Cardiac Surgery degree with distinction and received a Gold Medal in 2021. Dr. Ahsan has been working at Shalamar Hospital as a Senior Registrar since 2022 and was recently promoted to Assistant Professor. He has a special interest in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgical procedures, Aortic surgeries, and valvular repairs. Dr. Ahsan has worked alongside Professor Aftab Yunus, who has extensive experience in these surgical procedures. He has published four papers in various national journals.
Present Title & Affiliation
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Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore
Clinical Services & Interests
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Total Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass grafting
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Mitral Valve Repair surgery using different techniques of repair
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Aortic Root enlargement surgeries using different techniques in patients with small aortic roots
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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
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Research Interests
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Patency of different conduits used for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Adverse effects of long duration of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in patients undergoing CABG
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Different routes of cardioplegia solutions and their effects on myocardial protection
Education & Training
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Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore
Assistant Professor Cardiac Surgery
The University of Health Sciences/Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore
Resident, Cardiac Surgery
2016-2019
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Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
Resident, General Surgery,
2013-2016
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
Intern, General Surgery, Internal Medicine and Neurosurgery,
2011-2012
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Board Certifications​
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2021 University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, MS-Cardiac surgery
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2011 Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B;B.S) University of Health Sciences, Lahore,
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Honors & Awards
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Gold Medal, MS-Cardiac Surgery
Selected Publications