Dr Syed Yusuf Iftikhar
MBBS, FRCS, DM
Chairperson MDAUK
Consultant Surgeon 
Derbyshire Royal infirmary
London Road
Derby DE1 2 QY
07885413663

I am a Consultant Surgeon  with an interest in Gastrointestinal & Laparoscopic surgery and cancer surgery. I worked in Pakistan on a voluntary basis, including operating free throughout Pakistan and teaching at the Pakistan Gastrointestinal Society and Agha Khan Hospital Karachi. Furthermore, I often receive senior surgeons from Agha Khan hospital to teach them laproscopic surgical techniques.

I am Senior Vice president of the Derby South Rotary Club. I have helped to raise money for local projects including fund raising for handicapped children. In 2005 I helped raise money to provide boats for Sri Lankan Tsunami victims. I am surgical program director for the mid-Trent region.

I was the senior surgeon leading the team in Balakot and I helped to coordinate the relief effort. We were operating from early in the morning till late at night. The casualty toll was relentless, we were exhausted, but we know we made a difference.

Qualifications 
MBBS             Dow Medical College
FRCS              Edinburgh
DM                  Nottingham
Societies
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Shafqat Hussain
MDAUK Project Manager / Special Trustee MDAUK
Head of Projects
Castle College Nottingham
Nottingham NG9 1EP
07791803688

I was born in Azad Kashmir and my initial education was in F.G. Public School  Mangla Cantt Pakistan. I moved to UK in 1982 and graduated in Information Technology.

I am currently working as the ‘Head of Projects’ at Castle College in Nottingham. My remit is to develop, co-ordinate and deliver external funding initiatives to maximise college’s income streams. I have 12 years experience of successfully developing and delivering capital and revenue projects financed through various streams of funding.

For the last 10 years, I have represented on Government Office and Learning and Skills Council scoring/appraisal panels for ESF Objective 2 and Objective 3 funding.

I also provide consultancy service nationally in writing bids/projects to private , public and voluntary and community sector organisations.

My expertise include project management, european funding, UK government funding, lottery and transnational funds.

I am providing free project management services to MDAUK to raise the £1M Capital funding to build and equip the hospital.  I am dedicated to MDAUK project for the rest of my life Inshallah.

Qualifications
IT Graduate

Dr Javed Ahmed
MBBS FRCS
Treasurer MDAUK
Department of Surgery
Derby Royal Infirmary
Derby, DE1 2 QY
07957487467

I am a Specialist Registrar in general surgery at Derbyshire royal infirmary (USA Fellow equivalent). I graduated from Pakistan in 1988 from Khyber medical college Peshawar. I gained basic medical training in Pakistan and I also have worked at the federal government services hospital Islamabad in A& E and thoracic surgery.

My further surgical training was in the republic of Ireland and United Kingdom. I am currently at the end of my surgical training and on completion will work as a consultant Surgeon. My special interest is in Laparoscopic Gastro-intestinal surgery.

I was one of the lead coordinator and facilitators on our team’s trip to Balakot in 2005. There I performed general and trauma surgery on the Earthquake victims and helped to keep the surgeries rolling through the day.

Qualifications 
MBBS  1988
FRCS Ireland 1996

Society Membership
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

Dr Asrar Rashid
MBChB MRCP MRCPCH DTM&H
Special Trustee MDAUK
Queens Medical Centre University Hospital
Derby Road
Nottingham, NG8 1HR
07809610023

I am a consultant (USA attending equivalent) at Queens Medical Centre University Hospital, Nottingham. I work in a busy children's intensive care unit dealing with very sick children. I have trained in Sydney, Australia; Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom and the Children’s Hospital, Colorado (USA). I have training in Paediatrics, Neonatology, Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Tropical Medicine.

I will be providing my expertise to the MDAUK project in the aforementioned fields.

My main role in the 2005 earthquake was to aid in the fundraising, the coordination of the teams, and close liaison with the UK media.

Qualifications
MBChB Aberdeen University
MRCP (UK)
Royal College of Physicians London
MRCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
DTM&H University of Liverpool

Member of Society/Group     
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Society of Critical Care Medicine (USA)

Dr Raza Dar
MBBS FRCSEd FCEM,
Special Trustee MDAUK
Consultant Emergency Medicine,
Queens Medical Centre,
Nottingham
07809294869

I am a consultant in emergency medicine working at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham which is the UK’s busiest emergency department. My experience lies in the management of all medical and trauma emergencies involving both adults and children. Major incidence management is also a part of my portfolio.

My role in Balakot, in October 2005, was organising the emergency department. This involved the initial management, ressuscitation and triage for definitive care of all injured casualties. My expertise with children made me an important resource for all voluntary teams working in the area.

My best moment in Balakot was diagnosing a puncture in the lung from a Patients X ray of her shoulder. I had not seen the patient but came to find out that she was breathless. We called for her immidiately and a chest Xray confirmed our suspicions. We then had to fashion a drainage kit out of meagre resources. My diagnosis helped saved the lady’s life, and when we arrived back in the United Kingdom, I received a text to say the chest drain had been removed and the lady was fully healed.

Qualifications
MBBS
FRCS (Ed)
FCEM,

Member of Society/Group     
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh)
Fellow of the Royal College Emergency Medicine