Dr. Saeed Akhter

Dr. Saeed Akhter MD, MPH, FACS is Professor of Urology and Director of Transplant Surgery at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad where he was previously Chairman Department of Surgery. Before returning to Pakistan, Dr. Akhter chaired Department of Urology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas. He pursued training in Urology and Transplant at Maimonides Medical Center and Down State University New York, and University of Minnesota. Dr. Akhter is Diplomat American Board of Urology, Fellow American College of Surgeons and has MPH from Yale University. He heads several professional organizations including Life Savers Foundation Pakistan as CEO. He has published 34 papers in peer reviewed journals and given 47 presentations and invited lectures. His professional memberships include American Urological Association, American Society of Transplant surgeons and The Transplant Society. Dr. Akhter is the current President of the Transplantation Society of Pakistan.