Tahir Shamsi

Tahir Sultan Shamsi (Urdu: ڈاکٹر طاہر سلطان شمسی; 18 February 1962 – 21 December 2021) was a Pakistani professor of medicine, researcher and pioneer of Bone marrow transplant in Pakistan worked as a clinical hematologist and bone marrow transplant physician. He established the National Institute for Blood Diseases (NIBD).[1] He was the director of the Stem Cell Programme at NIBD as well.[2][3][4]

Dr.

Tahir Shamsi
Born(1962-02-18)February 18, 1962
DiedDecember 21, 2021(2021-12-21) (aged 59)
NationalityPakistani
EducationMBBS
Alma materDow Medical College
Royal College of Pathologists
Occupation(s)physician, researcher and hematologist
Known forBone marrow transplant
Medical career
InstitutionsNational Institute for Blood Diseases (founder)
Sub-specialtieshematology
AwardsLifetime achievement award (2016)
(by The Dow Graduates Association of North America)

Life and career

Shamsi was born on 18 February 1962. At the age of eight, he memorized the Quran. He graduated from Dow Medical College in 1988 and received a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Pathologists.[5] He died from a stroke on 21 December 2021, at the age of 59.[3]

Achievements

A pioneer of bone marrow transplants in Pakistan,[6] the doctor performed the first transplant in the country in 1995 after returning from the United Kingdom. Shamsi is credited with introducing bone-marrow transplants in Pakistan in 1996. So far, he performed 650 bone-marrow transplants and wrote over 100 research articles.[7]

Awards and honors

Publications
  • Paidas, Michael J.; Hossain, Nazli; Shamsi, Tahir S.; Rodger, Marc A.; Langhoff-Roos, Jens; Lockwood, Charles J. (2010). Hemostasis and Thrombosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISBN 978-1405183994.

References
  1. APP, Imtiaz Ali (21 December 2021). "Renowned haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away in Karachi". DAWN.COM.
  2. "» Our Doctors".
  3. "Eminent haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away in Karachi".
  4. "Pioneer of bone marrow transplant in Pakistan Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away".
  5. "Celebrated haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away". 21 December 2021.
  6. "Prof Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away". 21 December 2021.
  7. "Hematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away in Karachi". 9 January 2022.


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