PES Executive Members

Dr. Abdul Jabbar

Qualifications
MRCP, FRCP (London)

Current Position
Professor of Medicine & Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrinologist, Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Memberships
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London
Member Executive Committee, Pakistan Society of Physicians
Life Member, Pakistan Society of Physicians
Life Member, Memon Professional Forum
Collegiate Member, Royal College of Physicians, London
Member, Pakistan Medical Association

Publications
1. Hyponatraemia: etiology, management and outcome. Yawar A, Jabbar A, Haque NU, Zuberi LM, Islam N, Akhtar J. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2008 Aug;18(8):467-71
2. Vitamin D Deficiency in Ambulatory patients. Lubna M. Zuberi, Aysha Habib, Naeemul Haque, Abdul Jabbar. JPMA 58:482;2008.
3. Vitamin B12 deficiency common in primary hypothyroidism. Abdul Jabbar, Aasma Yawar, Sabeha Wasim, Najmul Islam , Naeem Ul Haque, Lubna Zuberi, Ataullah Khan, Jaweed Akhter. JPMA 58:258-261;2008.
4. Comparision between bed side testing of blood glucose by glucometer vs centralized testing in a tertiary care hospital. Baig, I. Siddiqui, A. Jabbar, S. I. Azam, S. Sabir, S. Alam, and F. Ghani. J.Ayub.Med.Coll.Abbottabad. 19 (3):25-29, 2007.
5. Metabolic risk factors, insulin-resistance and lifestyle in children of type 2 diabetes patients in Karachi, Pakistan. Rashid A. Sheikh, A. Jabbar, R. P. Michels, and J. H. Devries. Diabetes Res.Clin.Pract., 2008.
6. Does Choice of Therapy save cost and improve outcome in hyperthyroid patients. (accepted JPMA)
7. How Well Do Pakistani Patients And Physicians Adhere To Standards Of Diabetes Care. A Jabbar, A Hameed, R Chawla, J Akhter. Int Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, September 2007, 27. Pg 93-96
8. Clinical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis in adult Pakistani patients with co-existing diabetes mellitus Jabbar, S.F. Hussain and A.A. Khan EMHJ: 2006; 12(5): 522-527
9. Parathyroid Apoplexy: Manifesting as Fever of Unknown Origin. LM Zuberi, JJ Talati, A Jabbar, N Kayani. Endocrine Practice, 2005, 11(3), 180-183
10. Clinical Presentation of Thyroid Cancer Patients in Pakistan an AKUH experience.LM Zuberi, A.Younus, N.Islam and A.Jabbar. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2004; 54(10): 526-528
11. Clinical Features and Outcome of Surgery in 30 patients with Acromegaly. Chandna, N. Islam, A. Jabbar, L. Zuberi, N. Haque Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 2004, Jun, 54(6):315-319.
12. A Population-Based Study of Diabetes and Its Characteristics During the Fasting Month of Ramadan in 13 Countries:Ibrahim Salti, Eric Bénard, Bruno Detournay, Monique Bianchi-Biscay, Corinne Le Brigand, Céline Voinet and Abdul Jabbar, on behalf of the EPIDIAR Study Group*Diabetes Care 27:2306-2311, 2004
13. International Medical Recommendations for Muslim Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus Who Fast During The Month Of Ramadan. Diabetes And Ramadan Advisory Board Clinical Diabetes, 2004,3;3;143-146
14. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pakistani Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. A Jabbar, K. Farooqui, A. Habib, N. Islam, N. Haque, J Akhter. Diabet. Med. 21, 920–923 (2004).
15. Do I need to be an endocrinologist to diagnose Cushing’s disease? A Jabbar Postgraduate Medical Journal 2003; 79:426.
16. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pakistani Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. A Jabbar, K. Farooqui, A. Habib, N. Islam, N. Haque, J Akhter. Diabet. Med. 21, 920–923 (2004).
17. Pharmacokinetics and tolerability of a new a bioadhesive buccal testosterone tablet in testosterone deficient men.RJM Ross, A Jabbar, H Jones, B Roberts, K Dunkley, A Long, H Levine & DR Cullen.
European Journal of Endocrinology (2004) 150 57–63.
18. Endocrine cell dysplasia (nesidioblastosis): a relatively unrecognized entity in Pakistan? Sabir N, Soomro IN, Nazir Z, Jabbar A, Hasan SH. JPMA J Pak Med Assoc 2000 Oct;50(10):361-3
19. Standard of knowledge about their disease among patients with diabetes in Karachi, Pakistan. Jabbar, A; Contractor, Z; Ebrahim, M A; Mahmood, K J-Pak-Med-Assoc. 2001 Jun; 51(6): 216-8.
20. Pattern of Diabetes Mellitus and its complications in patients attending a tertiary care diabetic clinic in Karachi. A Jabbar, M A Ebrahim, M A Shah, S M Baqar. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2000; Vol 50, S399
21. Postprandial Glucose Response To Mango, Banana and Sapota. Z Contractor, F Hussain , A Jabbar. J Pak Med Assoc. 1999; Vol 49, No 9 , 215-216
22. Treatment of Type I diabetes with Humalogue improves postprandial glucose control and reduces hypoglycemia during Ramadan Smiliana Ristic, A Jabbar, et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2000; Vol 50, S77
23. Pseudolymphoma-leukemia syndrome following the use of Cefixime. A Jabbar, T. Siddiqui British Journal of Haematology. 1998; 101(1): 209
24. Pregnancy unmasking hypoparathyroidism. A Jabbar, L Samad, J Akhtar, M A Khan. J Pak Med Assoc. 1998; Vol. 48, No.8, 250-251
25. Serum collagen crosslinks as markers of bone turn-over during GH replacement therapy in growth hormone (GH) deficient adults. J Rodriguez-Arnao, I James, A Jabbar, PJ Trainer, D Perrett, G M Besser, R J M Ross. Clinical Endocrinology, 1998; 48:455 - 462.
26. Dyslipidemia and its relation with body mass index vs waist hip ratio. Jabbar, A. Irfanullah, J. Akhter, Y.K. Mirza, J Pak Med Assoc. 1997;47:308-310
27. Renal tubular acidosis with muscle paralysis. AM Nagaria, A Jabbar, JA Khan. J Pak Med Assoc. 1997;47(10):260-263
28. Plasmodium vivax presenting as recurrent anaphylaxis leading to syncope. Jabbar, S.M. Shah. Postgrad Med J.,1997;73:607.
29. A Young Boy with Abdominal Pain. Jabbar, A. Afaq, W. Jafri, M. Siddiqi, M. Ahmed, S. Hasan. J Pak Med Assoc., 1995;45(10):284-286.
30. Diabetes in pregnancy in Pakistani women: prevalence and complications in an indigenous South Asian community.
J Akhter, R Qureshi, F Rahim, S Moosvi, A Jabbar, N Islam, M A Khan. Diabetic Medicine, 1996;13:189-191
31. Altered Platelet Activating Factor Metabolism In Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Riaz A. Memon, Sheikh A. Saeed, Abdul Jabbar, Wasim Jafri, and Saira Saleem. J Pak Med Assoc., 1995;45(5):122-125
32. Comparisons of bone mineral density between growth hormone deficient patients with isolated GH deficiency, mixed pituitary deficiency, cured Cushing's syndrome and acromegaly. Rodriguez-Arnao J, Jabbar A, Spector T, Besser GM, Ross RJM. J Endocrinology, 1994;143,Supp: P72.
33. Idiopathic cranial diabetes insipidus associated with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism. A Jabbar, J Akhter. Postgraduate medical journal, 1994;70(825):523-524.
34. Cryptic disseminated tuberculosis - An often missed diagnosis. A Jabbar. J Pak Med Assoc., 1994;44(4):94-9
35. Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, a rare form of a rare disorder. A Jabbar, M O Savage, D Grant and A Grossman. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1994;87:110-111.
36. Muscle energetics, body composition and muscle strength before and during growth hormone treatment. Rodriguez-Arnao J, Jabbar A. Keevil S, Fulcher K, Graves PE, Trainer PJ, Besser GM, Ross RJM. Hormone Research, 1993;39:87-88.
37. Sweet's syndrome. A Jabbar. J Pak Med Assoc., 1993;43(9):184.
38. Diabetic ketoacidosis in a hospital based population in Pakistan. J Akhter, A Jabbar, N Islam and M A Khan. J Pak Med Assoc., 1993;43(7):137-139.
39. Supervised training of practical procedures in the internal medical residency. Z Abbas, S Abid, A Jabbar, J Khan. J Pak Med Assoc. 1991;41 (12):301-303.