:: Dr. Shahzad Shams ::

MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS HELD IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

MEMBERSHIPS

1987-present Pakistan Medical Association

1994-present World Federation of Neurological Societies

1994-present Australian Society of Neurosurgeons

1994-present Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons

1994-present Pakistan Society of Surgeons

1994-present Pakistan Society of Skull Base Surgeons

1994-present Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

1996-present College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan

POSITIONS HELD

1998 Organizing Committee Member

4th Asian Oceanian Skull Base Congress

1998 Scientific Program Committee Member

10^th Asian Australasian Congress

1999 Co-Chairman, Annual Conference of

Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons

2005 Organizing Committee Member of

18th National Neurosurgery Conference

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

DIRECTORSHIP OF COURSES AND SYMPOSIA

1998 Co-Director, Sterotactic Workshop

11^th National Conference of Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons

INVITED LECTURESHIPS AND SEMINARS

1995 “Surgical treatment of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas”

3^rd Asian Oceanian International Congress of Skull Base Surgery

Taipei, Taiwan

1996 “CT Guided Stereotactic Surgery”

9^th National Conference of Neurosurgery, Karachi, Pakistan

1997 “Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery”

6^th Biennal International Surgical Conference, Lahore Pakistan

MENTORSHIP IN NEUROSURGERY

1996 Asif Mahmood , FCPS, Abdullah Haroon, FCPS

1997 Afaq Sarwar, FCPS, Nasir Awan, FCPS

1998 Bashir Ahmad

1999-2002 Nazar Hussain, Sohail Majeed

2003- To date Salman Jaffery, Moazzam Ahmad

TRAINING WORKSHOPS ATTENDED HELD BY

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF PAKISTAN

1. July 28-30 1999 Education Planning and Evaluation

2. July 31-Aug 02 1999 Written Assessment Technique

3. Sept 22-24 2000 Teaching Skills

4. Aug 06-08 2001 Performance Based Assessment

5. March 10-12 2003 Research Methodology, Biostatistics and Medical writing

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

REFERRED ARTICLES

1. Shams S, Butt RM, Sarwar A : Stereotactic biopsy of brain tumours. J Pak Med Assoc 46(8):176-178, 1996.

2. Shams S, Butt RM, Ahmed N : Stereotactic management of Colloid cysts of IIIrd ventricle. JAMC 8(1):6-8, 1996.

3. Shams S, Butt RM, Afaq AH : Comparison of free hand and stereotactic cranial biopsy. Pak J Surg 12(1);12-14,1996.

4. Shams S, Raja IA : Role of computed tomography guided stereotactic surgery in the management of intracranial tuberculomas. JPMI 10(2):176-179, 1996.

5. Shams S, Butt RM, Sarwar A : CT guided stereotactic aspiration of brain abcesses with Leksell stereotactic frame. Proceedings SZPGMI 10(10):12-14, 1996.

6. Shams S, Raja IA : Tumours of third ventricle : Diagnosis and treatment, techniques and strategies. Proceedings SZPGMI 10(3-4) : 90-93, 1996.

7. Butt RM, Shams S, Raja IA, Javaid MA : Epidemology of Paediatric Head Injury. Pak J Neurol 2(3): 49-52, 1996.

8. Butt RM, Habib A , Shams S : Acoustic Neuroma Surgery:Can facial nerve be saved ? Pak J Neurol 2(2): 27-29, 1996.

9. Vohra AH, Butt RM, Shams S, Dastagir G : Trigeminal Neuralgia- Microvascular decompression: A study of 25 cases . Pak J Surg 12(4): 154-155, 1996.

10. Raja IA, Vohra A, Butt RM, Shams S : The role of microsurgery in neurosurgery

Annals 2(1-2): 28-31, 1996.

11. Shams S, Raja IA : Stereotactic computerized tomography guided suboccipital transcerebellar biopsy of posterior fossa lesions. Pak Armed Forces Med J 47(2): 51-53, 1997.

12. Shams S, Bokhari MA, Awan NR : Diagnostic yield of computerized tomography assisted stereotactic biopsy of gliomas. Prof Med Jour 4(2): 133-135, 1997.

13. Butt RM, Shams S, Bokhari MA .Spinal tuberculosiseasy to diagnose;difficult to manage. Prof Med Jour 4(4) : 339- 334, 1997

14. Ahmed N , Butt RM, Raja IA, Shams S , Dastagir G : Surgical treatment of Parkinsonism: 2 years experience at Lahore General Hospital. Prof Med Jour 6(1): 35-40, 1999.

15. Butt RM, Shams S,Dastagir G, Bokhari MA, Haroon A : Infratentorial tumours in adults : 2 years study. Prof Med Jour 6(1):13-19, 1999.

16. Butt RM, Shams S, et.al : Epidemiology of spinal injuries. Prof Med Jour 7(1): 9-14, 2000.

17. Shams S, Ayesha H, Sallahuddin T, Majeed S : Tuberculous Meningitis ; Role of VP- Shunting. Prof Med Jour 8(4): 526-529, 2001

18. Sallahuddin T, Shams S, Hussain N. Spinal cord tumours; Role of Microsurgery; Prof Med Jour 8(4): 530-533, 2001.

19. Shams S, Hussain N, Majeed S. Traumatic Fronto Basal Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula; Neurosurgical Treatment; Prof Med Jour 10(2): 122-124, 2003.

DISSERTATION/ THESIS

1996 Stereotactic Procedures in Adults: A study of 30 cases,1996. 92 p. ; illustrated. (Supervisor: Iftikhar Ali Raja, King Edward Medica College, Lahore). Copies kept at Libraries of CPSP Ctr Karachi/ Lahore/ Peshawar

ABSTRACTS/PAPER PRESENTATION

1995 “Surgical treatment of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas”

3^rd Asian Oceanian International Congress of Skull Base Surgery

Taipei, Taiwan

1996 “CT Guided Stereotactic Surgery”

9^th National Conference of Neurosurgery

Karachi, Pakistan

1997 “Minimal Invasive Neurosurgery”

6^th Biennal International Surgical Conference

Lahore Pakistan

Research

RESEARCH

Grants Received

Travelling Fellowship

Pound Sterling 2000/-

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

2. International Fellowship

US $ 10,000/-

A. Ommaya Fund, The George Washington, University, Washington D.C.

USA.

Research Conducted

1. Use of Leksell Stereotactic Fram in Neurosurgery at Lahore General Hospital, Lahore

2. Skull Base Surgery at George Washington University, Washington D.C. USA

Current Research Interests

1. Microvascular Decompression of Vth & VIIth Nerve for Trigeminal Neuralgia

and Hemifacial Spasm Respectively.

2. Spinal Fixation Using Pedical Screws.

3. Use of Titanium Cages in Spine.

4. Endoscopic Neurosurgery.

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