Dr. Khurram Irshad Qureshi

Prof. Dr. Khurram Irshad Qureshi is working as Professor and Head of Department of Physiology at Shifa College of Dentistry, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University and has been associated with SCD since 2019. Before that, he was associated with Shifa College of Medicine for 20 years. He has a vast teaching and research experience. Dr. Khurram completed his fellowship from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) in Physiology and holds a Master in Health Professions Education (MHPE) from STMU. He is a graduate of Nishtar Medical College, Multan. He has represented Shifa at various national and international conferences and holds memberships in the Pakistan Physiological Society (PPS) and South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP), having served as Joint Secretary PPS for a full term. Additionally, he serves on faculty and research boards of prestigious institutions and acts as a reviewer for multiple national indexed journals.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ACADEMIC & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ADMINISTRATIVE & MANAGEMENT ROLES

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• SAAP: South Asian Association of Physiologists
• PPS: Pakistan Physiological Society (Served a full term as Joint Secretary)

HONORS & AWARDS

• Won two Research Rewards for publishing papers in journals with high impact factors

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

• Metabolic Disorders
• Exercise Physiology
• Medical Education

RESEARCH SUPERVISION

• MHPE: Supervised two postgraduate students enrolled in the MHPE program at STMU

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

• AMEE 2010 (Glasgow, UK): Poster presentation — Quality Assurance For Active Modular Team Performance in Modular Planning, Delivery and Assessment of Rheumatology Module for 3rd year MBBS Curriculum.
• 2nd International Conference on Medical Education (Lahore, 2010): Introducing competency-based integrated practical examinations in undergraduate medical curriculum.
• 2nd International Conference on Medical Education (Lahore, 2010): Paper presentation — Quality Assurance For Active Modular Team Performance in Modular Planning, Delivery and Assessment of Rheumatology Module for 3rd year MBBS Curriculum.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1. Unlocking learning: evaluating case-based learning versus escape rooms for first-year dental students: a quasi-experimental study. Muhammad Daniyal Shafqat, Inibehe Imeb Okon, Aisha Rafi, Ayesha Javed, Muhammad Danish Shafqat, Khurram Irshad. Annals of Medicine & Surgery, July 2025; 87(7): 4080-4089.
2. Effect of Ramadan fasting on post-exercise heart rate recovery at two minutes and body composition in healthy male adults: findings from Pakistan. Abida Shaheen, Fahad Azam, Afrose Liaquat, Khurram Irshad, Hania Ahmer, Hania Naveed. Pak J Physiol 2022; 18(2): 10‒14.
3. Burnout prevalence and associated factors in medical students in integrated modular curriculum: A cross-sectional study. Khurram Irshad, Ifra Ashraf, Fahad Azam, Abida Shaheen. Pak J Med Sci. 2022; 38(4): 801-806.
4. Correlation between Post Exercise Heart Rate Recovery and Body Composition in Healthy Female Adults. Fahad Azam, Abida Shaheen, Hania Naveed, Afrose Liaqat, Hania Ahmer, Khurram Irshad. Proceedings SZMC 2022; 36(2): 29-34.
5. Nudging to Improve. Fahad Azam, Abida Shaheen, Khurram Irshad, Hania Ahmer. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ICME 2021), Vol. 567, Oct 2021.
6. Anonymous Feedback: A Real-time Feedback to Capture Students’ Engagement in Learning Process Anonymous Feedback. Abida Shaheen, Fahad Azam, Khurram Irshad. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ICME 2021), Vol. 567, Oct 2021.
7. Online versus Conventional Paper Based Formative Assessment: Do They Predict Summative Scores? Fahad Azam, Khurram Irshad, Abida Shaheen, Hira Moin, Nismat Javed, Hania Ahmer. Pak J Physiol 2021; 17(1): 46‒50.
8. Faculty development program: Way to excellence. Riffat Shafi, Ayesha Rauf, Khurram Irshad, Iffat Zaman, Ashraf Hussain, Syed Shoib Shah, M. Amir. JSTMU 2020; 3(2): 107-12.
9. Introducing ‘Socrative’ as a formative assessment tool in undergraduate medical curriculum. Hira Moeen, Sadaf Majeed, Khurram Irshad, Riffat Shafi, Ammara Yousaf, Ifra Ashraf. Pak J Physiol 2020; 16(2): 21-5.
10. Association of postexercise heart rate recovery with body composition in healthy male adults: Findings from Pakistan. Fahad Azam, Abida Shaheen, Khurram Irshad, Afrose Liaquat, Hania Naveed, Saeed Ullah Shah. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2020 May; 25(3): e12711.
11. Effect of Kisspeptin on Serum Prolactin and Gonadotropins Levels in Balb-c Mice with Induced Chronic Stress. Ifra Ashraf, Irum Rehman, Khurram Irshad, Riffat Shafi. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (JCPSP) 2019; 29(1): 41-4.
12. Effect of recombinant irisen on body mass index, serum insulin, luteinizing hormone and testosterone levels in obese female BALB/c mice. Sadaf Majeed, Riffat Shafi, Hira Moin, Ifra Ashraf, Khurram Irshad, Afrose Liaqat. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (JCPSP) 2019; 29(8): 726-40.
13. Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices towards premenstrual syndrome among university students in Islamabad and its impact on their daily life. Sadaf Majeed, Hira Moin, Riffat Shafi, Khurram Irshad, Ifra Ashraf, Kholood Janjua. RMJ 2019; 44(3): 588-593.
14. Trends of undergoing formative assessment in undergraduate medical students. Fahad Azam, Abida Shaheen, Khurram Irshad, Nismat Javed, Madiha. Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (JSTMU) 2018; 01: 21-6.
15. Comparison between tobacco smoking among medical and non-medical students – a cross-sectional study. Yousaf Ajam, Haroon Sohail, Syed Fahmeed Imam, Muhammad Sabih Saleem, Mujtaba Shahbaz, Avais Raja, Khurram Irshad Qureshi, Sajida Naseem. RMJ 2017; 42(1): 102-107.
16. Streamlining learning process through introduction of Learner’s Log for medical students of pre clerkship years. Abida Shaheen, Tatheer Zahra, Samreena Mansoor, Khurram Irshad Qureshi, Ayesha Rauf, Tar Jaffery. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal PAFMJ 2015; 65920: 262-7.
17. Comparison of serum lipid levels among patients suffering from osteoarthritis in Pakistan. Khurram Irshad, M. Nasir Afzal. RMJ 2014; 39(1): 6-9.
18. Correlation of osteoarthritis with BMI, age and gender differences in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Khurram Irshad, Riffat Shafi, Muhammad Nasir Afzal. RMJ 2014; 39(1): 10-14.
19. Competency based integrated practical examination: Bringing relevance to basic science laboratory examinations. Riffat Shafi, Khurram Irshad, Mobeen Iqbal. Med Teach 2010; 32: 443-7.
20. Students’ misconception in respiratory physiology. Muhammad Nasir Afzal, Khurram Irshad. Proceedings of 9th Biennial conference of the Pakistan Physiological Society (Pak J Physiol), 2004.