Bahria University

PROF DR. WAFA OMER

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Email	wafa.buhsci@bahria.edu.pk
Phone Ext.	1316
Research Areas / Expertise	Pathology, CVS Genetics, Cytokines, Medical education

Publications

Journals

• Revealing ferritin's significance: A prognostic marker in COVID-19 at a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi | NUST Journal of Natural Sciences
• Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) based diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary disorders: Three years study at a tertiary care Hospital | NUST Journal of Natural Sciences
• Effect of Coronary Artery Disease risk SNPs on serum cytokine levels and cytokine imbalance in Premature Coronary Artery Disease | Cytokine
• Level-8 Ph.D. Programs In Medical Sciences: High Time For The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Of Pakistan To Establish A Medical Wing | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
• Role of Cytokine Gene Score in Risk Prediction of Premature Coronary Artery Disease | Genetic Testing and Molecular
• Preventive Effect of Turmeric against Anti-Mosquito Smoke Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Laboratory Rat | Journal of Islamic International Medical College
• Comparison of Ultrasound Therapy and Local Steroid Injection for Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome using Electrodiagnostics | International Journal of Pathology
• PREMATURE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ASSOCIATION OF IL-6 RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISM ASP358ALA (A>C RS8192284) WITH PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND CYTOKINE MEDIATOR SERUM LEVELS | Professional Medical Journal
• Injudicious use of laboratory facilities in tertiary care hospitals at rawalpindi, pakistan: a cross-sectional descriptive study | BMC Health Services Research Journal Bio Med Central
• PREMATURE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; INTERPLAY OF IMMUNE-INFLAMMATORY GENOMICS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PCAD | Professional Medical Journal
• Pro/Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Premature Coronary Artery Disease | Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research
• Genetic Analysis Reveals A Missense Mutation In Reactivation Gene-2 (RAG2) Causing Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease In A Pakistani Family | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
• INFLUENCE OF INTERLEUKIN-6 (-174 G/C) SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM ON SERUM IL-6 LEVELS IN PREMATURE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE | Khyber Medical University
• Synergistic effects of iron defi ciency and lead exposure on blood lead levels in children | World Journal of Pediatrics
• Modified Bloom's Taxonomy: Perspective of a Doctor of Philosophy Scholar | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
• Pesticide Exposure and Endocrine Dysfunction in the Cotton Crop Agricultural Workers of Southern Punjab, Pakistan | Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
• Influence of cytokine gene polymorphisms on proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory cytokine imbalance in premature coronary artery disease | Postgraduate Medical Journal BMJ
• Knowledge and attitude of medical students and Young Medical College Teachers towards genetic risk testing for premature coronary artery disease. | Professional Medical Journal
• Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Gleason Score in Determining the Presence of Skeletal Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients: A Pakistani Perspective | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College JRMC
• Histopathological Analysis of Hysterectomy Specimens with Clinicopathologic Correlation at HBS Medical College Laboratory | HBS Medical Dental College
• Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injury: Experience at a Military Tertiary Care Hospital | International Journal of Pathology
• PREMATURE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; POTENTIAL ROLE OF A 13 SNP GENE RISK SCORE IN THE RISK PREDICTION OF PAKISTANI PATIENTS | The Professional Medical Journal
• Sensitivity of Cytokine and Cytokine Mediator Detection aiding in Diagnosis of Premature Coronary Artery Disease Patients | SOJ Immunology
• Special Pathology in the course content of Third Year MBBS: Views of students and teachers | Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
• Seven-Year Trend Analysis Of Dyslipidemia Among Patients Reporting To Tertiary Care Hospital In Rawalpindi,Pakistan | Journal of RawalpindiMedical University

Conferences

• Synergistic Effects of Iron Deficiency and Lead exposure on Blood Lead Levels in Children | 18th Annual Ain Shams Medical Students’ Congress (Feb 20th -23rd 2010),Cairo, Egypt
• Special Pathology in the course content of Third Year MBBS: Views of students and teachers’ | International conference on Medical Education at Baku Azerbaijan from 7th to 10th October, 2023
• ‘Evaluation of Endocrine Dysfunction Due to Pesticide Exposure in cotton crop agricultural workers of Southern Punjab, Pakistan | 14th Asia Oceania Congress of Endocrinology in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia’
• Carboxyhemoglobin levels among Hookah smokers, Cigarette smokers and Non-smokers: a cross-sectional descriptive study’ | World Lab Congress held in Istanbul Turkey
• Influence of Interleukin-6 (-174 g/c) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism on serum il-6 levels in Premature Coronary Artery Disease’ | • IIER Conference held in Dubai
• Role of coronary artery disease risk gene score in differentiating between Pakistani CHD cases and Controls’ | • 22nd ISCOMS Conference held in Groningen
• Reference Value For C-Reactive Protein in the Adult Punjabi and Pathan Pakistani Population”. | 3rd Biennial Conference of Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologists
• “Association of Iron Deficiency with Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children”. | 33rd PAP National Conference held at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad
• ’Diagnostic Accuracy of Cytokines for Premature Coronary Artery Disease’ | 4th National Conference of Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologists Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
• ’Injudicious use of laboratory facilities in tertiary care hospitals at Rawalpindi' | 1st Joint Conference of Pathologists held at Convention Centre Islamabad
• Effect of Coronary Artery disease risk SNPs on serum cytokine levels and cytokine imbalance in Premature Coronary Artery disease’ | 8th Annual Course of PSCP held in CMH Medical College, Lahore
• Polygenic Risk scores: Progression from Research tools to clinical evaluation panels’ | Basic Sciences Symposium held during the 5th International Conference of RMU
• Smart Diagnostics for a sustainable future | Pak Health Expo Chemical Pathology Session Islamabad
• AI in diagnostics | AI in Digital PAthology Conference
• AI based diagnostic modalities in Clinical Chemistry | Lab studio symposium, Islamabad