Dr. Sadaf Ahmed Asim

Qualifications

• FCPS
• Diplomate Derma (RCPSG)
• Diplomate Aesthetics
• CHPE
• CRCP

Research

more than 3 dozen publications in the field of Dermatology.

1.Cutaneous manifestation of Hepatitis C virus Infection.( dissertation approved by CPSP) .Published in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences(PJMS), for Oct 2012 vol28,no 5.
⦁ Psoralen UVA treatment with Psoralen UVB treatment in patients with Psoriasis.( Published in PJMS June 2013 . VOl 29, NO 3
⦁ Acne is a common presentation in women with PCOs. Study in a tertiary care hospital.The Professional Medical Journal Sept 2013 vol20,no 5 pg 719-725. DrShaziaShakooruddin, DrSadaf Ahmed Asim, DrRabia
⦁ Clinical Presentations of Cutaneous Tuberculosis.Journal of Pakistan association of Dermatologists 2014 .DrNajamussaher, DrZarnazwahid, DrIjazAslam, DrSadaf Ahmed Asim.
⦁ Dermatological manifestations in Obese patients presenting in Out Patients department.Rawal Medical Journal april2014.Vol 39, No. 2 DrSadaf Ahmed Asim, DrAkhter Ali, DrQamarunnisa, DrJawad us salam, DrMuneer h Siddiqui.
⦁ Dermatological manifestations of Interfeone plus ribavarin therapy in patients with Chronic Hepatitis C virus.The Professional Medical Journal. 2014. Vol 21, No. 5. DrSadaf Ahmed Asim, Dr Abdullah, Dr Saba Naz, DrQamamunnisa.
⦁ To study the Frequency of different pathological and physiological dermatosis of pregnancy.The Professional Medical Journal.VOl 22, NO.6 2015. DrShazia Shakur-ud-din, DrSadaf Ahmed Asim.
⦁ Frequency of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.The medical Forum.Vol 26, No. 3 March 2015
⦁ 10. Serum magnesium levels in migranersvs non migrainers.THe Medical Forum. April 2015
⦁ To identify the frequency of Common Birthmarks In infants presenting to OPD.The Professional Medical Journal.Vol 22, No.9 Sept 2015.
⦁ Freuency of different types of eczema in a tertiary care hospital.(the professional med j 2016;23(1): 60-64.)
⦁ Intra lesional triamcinolone in treatment of Post herpetic neuralgia. The professional med j 2016; 23(1): 56-59 ).
⦁ Reasons for noncompliance in patients with chronic dermatosis. ( Rawal medical journal 2016 .
⦁ TO ASSESS THE FREQUENCY OF RAISED SERUM URIC ACID LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS AND COMPARE IT WITH HEALTHY CONTROLS IN OUTPATIENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.INT JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH.Vol4 , Issue 06 , June 2016 .
⦁ 15. To assess the frequency of hyperlipidemia in patients with psoriasis and compare its levels with healthy controls in an outpatient of a tertiary care hospital. Int JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH Vol 4, Issue 07, July 2016
⦁ 16. International Journal of Current Advanced Research Vol 5, Issue 8, pp 1164-1167, August 2016. COMPARISON OF INTRA-LESIONAL TRIAMCINOLONE AND 2% XYLOCAINE IN THE TREATMENT FOR POST- HERPETIC NEURALGIA
⦁ 17. Frequency of asymptomatic spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients of chronic liver disease with ascites. FirasatWaqar, Aisha Javed, SadiaIqbal, Sadaf Ahmed, Dania Faisal, Akhtar Ali Baloch.RMJ. 2017; 42(1): 3-7
⦁ 18. Xerosis leading to asteatotic eczema in geriatric patients.TayyabaIqbal, NaseemaKapadia, SaherAthar, SadiaIqbal, HumairaTalat, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Maria Mansoor. RMJ. 2017; 42(1): 48-51
⦁ EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF TOPICAL DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (D.M.S.O) 70% IN ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL, KARACHI. MARIA MANSOOR, NASEEMA KAPADIA, HUMAIRA TALAT, TAYYABA IQBAL, SAHER ATHAR, NADIA FAROOQ, SHAHMOONA FAISAL, FEROZA FATIMA, SADAF AHMED ASIM
⦁ 20. Frequency of Her2/neu expression in colorectal adenocarcinoma: a study from developing South Asian Country Asma ShabbirEmail author, Talat Mirza, Abdullah Bin Khalid, Muhammad Asif Qureshi and Sadaf Ahmed Asim. BMC Cancer201616:855
⦁ 21. Demography of neuropsychiatric patients presenting in tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
⦁ Qamar-un-Nisa, Ayesha Sarwat, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Mohd. Aurangzeb, Akhtar Ali Baloch, Salman Abbas, Azm–ul-Hussain, Faiza Ghuman, Sadia Iqbal, Muhammad Masroor. RMJ. 2016; 41(3): 287-290
⦁ Awareness regarding need of tracheostomy among general public. RMJ vol. 42. No 4. Oct – Dec 2017.
⦁ ACUTE ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MANIFESTATIONS Nida Sajid1 , Faiza Ghuman2 , Sadia Iqbal3 , Qamar un Nisa4 , Sadaf Ahmed Asim5 , Ayesha Sarwat6 , Afzal Qasim7 , Rabia Azmat8 , Noor-us-Saba9. Professional Med J 2017;24(10):1461-1465
⦁ Acute versus Chronic radiodermatitis with ionizing radiation: A comparative study of there frequescy of presentation. Dr Humaira Maryum Agha, Dr sadaf Ahmed Asim, Dr Humaira Talat, Dr Mehnaz Gaity, Dr Raja Samir Khan, Dr Asim Hameed. The professional Medical Journal; 2018.
⦁ Cardiff Acne Disability Index based Quality of Life in Acne Patients, Risk Factors and Associations. Nadia Shams, Furquana Niaz, Sumayya Zeeshan, Sadaf Ahmed, Shazia Farhat, Naresh Kumar Seetlani. JLUMS march 2018
⦁ Frequency of depression among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. Rawal Medical Journal. Vol 44, No 11, Jan –Mar 2019.
⦁ Evaluation of QOL among pregnant women with Stria gravidarum. Prof medical Journal 2019;26(1): 116-121. Uzma Nusrat1 , Sadaf Ahmed Asim2 , Sahar Soomro3 , Mehnaz Nuruddin Gitay4 , Sadia Iqbal5 , Firasat Waqar6 , Asim Hameed7 , Tayyaba Iqbal8 , Maria Mansoor9
⦁ ATTITUDE TOWARD PSYCHIATRY AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC SECTOR NURSING SCHOOL . 1 2 4 3 AYESHA SARWAT , MOHAMMAD MOAZZAM TAUHEED , SHAHEEN SHARAFAT , SADAF AHMED ORIGINAL article Submitted: October 19, 2020 Accepted: December 16, 2020. OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2020 VOLUME 17 NUMBER 4 Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society.
⦁ Frequency of Helicobacter pylori antigen in stool of patients with chronic urticaria .Humaira Maryum Agha, Krishan Lal, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Yasmin Channa, Farah Saleem. Rawal Medical Journal: Vol. 45. No. 3, July-Sept. 2020.
⦁ TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF TOPICAL TREATMENT WITH 1% PROPRANOLOL FOR INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA Dr. Sadaf Ahmed Asim1 , Dr. Humaira Maryum Agha2 , Dr. Furquana Niaz3 , Dr. Qamar Un Nisa4 and Dr. Meeraal Asim Kaikaus5. Int. J. Adv. Res. 8(07), 440-446. 2020. 32. Different cutaneous infections in diabetic patients presenting in an outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Mehnaz Nuruddin Gitay, Sahar Soomro. Rawal Medical Journal: Vol. 45. No. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2020.
⦁ Evaluate the efficacy of intradermal tranexamic acid in Melasma. Tayyaba Iqbal1, Sadaf Ahmed Asim2, Madiha Sajid3, Sadia Hafeez4, Maria Mansoor5, Reema Mirza. Professional Med J 2021;28(3):350-354.
⦁ Geriatric dermatosis; the concerns of aging skin. ORIGINAL PROF-0-4050 Furquana Niaz1, Nadia Shams2, Sadaf Asim3, Humera Maryum4, Arshad Ali5, Naresh Kumar Seetlan. Professional Med J 2020;27(11):2445-2452.
⦁ THYROID DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH MELASMA Furquana Niaz1 , Nadia Shams2 , Waquarahmed3 , Sadaf asim4 , Humera Maryum5 , Irfan Ahmed Sheikh6 ,Int. J. Adv.2021 Res. 9(05), 736-743.
⦁ Significance of diet in acne vulgaris patients attending dermatology clinic at Dow university hospital. JUMDC. VOL 12 NO 4 (2021): OCTOBER-DECEMBER. JUMDC. Badder Hina Afnan, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Mehreen Amer,Sahar Soomro, Areesha Khan, Rabiya khan, Meeraal Kaikaus.
⦁ Skin Changes in Newly Diagnosed Cases of Hypothyroidism, Journal of rawalpindi medical college (JRMC),Vol26 no 1(2022), jan-march.Furquana Niaz,Nadia Shams,Lubna Meraj,Sadaf Ahmed,Najia Ahmed. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC); 2022; 26(1): 83-89
⦁ Association of vitamin D in Moderate to severe Acne vulgaris. JCPSP May 2023, vol 33,no.5 (527-529)
⦁ Isolation and identification of fungal species in patients of recalcitrant tinea corporis and/ or tinea cruris attending tertiary care hospital in Karachi. Madiha Sajid, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Sadia, Tayyaba Iqbal, Najam-us Saher*, Sabhita Shabbir. Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists.2023;33(3):929-934.
⦁ Multiple linear and zosteriform eccrine spiradenoma:Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists https://www.jpad.com.pk › jpad › article › view 2023 33(2):714-717— Eccrine Spiradenoma (ES) A rare case report.
⦁ Effect of Intense Pulsed Light Versus Intradermal Tranexamic Acid for the Management of Melasma, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Tayyaba Iqbal, Madiha Sajid, Sadia Bhatti. JCPSP May 2024, 522-526. Volume 34, 12 Issues, 2024.
⦁ Isotretinoin’s Effect on Fasting Lipid Profile in Acne Patients. By Madiha Sajid, Sadaf Ahmed Asim, Tayyaba Iqbal, Sadia Bhatti, Ayesha Zahir, Sania Imtiaz, JCPSP May 2024,518-521. Volume 34, 12 Issues, 2024