Professor Dr.Zarfishan Tahir is the microbiologist at Doctors Hospital.

Education & degrees

• MBBS (King Edward Medical College Lahore,Pakistan, with distinction in community medicine) 1989
• MPhil Microbiology (Post Graduate Medical Institute Lahore,Pakistan) 1996
• PhD Epidemiology (University of Veterinary Science,Lahore,Pakistan) 2011-to date

 

Experience developing health standards for laboratories

• Consultant at Punjab Health Care Commission
• Developed MSDS for laboratories as consultant of Punjab Health Care Commission
• Established Molecular diagnostic PCR laboratory at Public Health Institute, Lahore
• Established Microbiology section for diagnostic facilities against viruses and bacteria of public health concern
• Collaborative work in optimization of Cell culture technique for rotavirus isolat on
• Working and establishing Diagnostic facilities for human influenza virus
• Established first time in Pakistan Viral hemorrhagic fever diagnostic facilities at Public health institute in collaboration with UVAS, Lahore
• Established a Tuberculosis diagnostic laboratory at Public health institute, Lahore
• Developed Laboratory standards for laboratories of Punjab in collaboration with Punjab health department
• Developed Diagnostic guidelines for dengue and other similar viral disease like Chickunguniya virus, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever(CCHF), West Nile virus(WNV)
• Developed Quality assurance guidelines for Malaria
• Developed Quality assurance guidelines for Tuberculosis
• Development of National Rabies guidelines
• Developed Guidelines for Rabies control in animals
• Developed Preliminary guidelines for Biorisk management for laboratories
• Conducted laboratory training series on Controlling Biorisks in lab for laboratory workers

 

International /National publications

• More than 18 has already published