Knowing Dr. Khalid Saeed Khan

Dr. Khalid Saeed Khan can be simply described as a "Man with an enlightened vision." He is a person who has considered the proper training of his fellow Physiotherapist his obligation. A very humble person yet his intellect and knowledge are unequivocal. Such a man is hard to find indeed. He was born on March 5th, 1954. He earned his B.Sc. Physiotherapy degree from JPMC Karachi in 1978. He was initially appointment as Assistant Physiotherapist and the Head of Department of Physiotherapy Civil Hospital, Faisal Abad, Pakistan. He has been associated with the Physiotherapy department of Jinnah Hospital as its Head from 1994 to 2005.He served as the Principal of College of Physio-therapy, Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Moreover, he has written numerous articles in the renowned journals nationally and internationally concerned with Physical therapy and its application.

Currently he is serving at College of Physio-therapy, Mayo Hospital Lahore as a Principal. Among his various achievements following are worth mentioning: He Organized First Physiotherapy Congress under the flag of Punjab Health Department via Physiotherapists Association in December 1984. He has the honor for being appointed as physiotherapist for Cricket World Cup of 1987, World Cup Hockey in 1990 and Junior World Cup Hockey Tournament in 1991. He also organized and arranged of the First All Punjab Physiotherapy Annual Sports Gala in 2010 hosted by Al-lama Iqbal Col-lege of Physio-therapy, Jinnah Hospital Lahore at Allama Iqbal Medical Com-plex, Lahore. He also initiated the Annual Curricular and Extracurricular Activities Week as a modifica-tion of Sports Week at College of Physiother-apy, Mayo Hospital Lahore. The credit for the up-gradation of School of Physiotherapy Mayo Hospital Lahore to the status of College also falls to his pocket.

He insists upon the practical knowledge rather than theories. He is of the opinion that Doctor Patient relationship should be based upon interactivity between them , this is important to keep the patient interested and satisfied for his treatment. For his students, he is a true motivator. People like him urge their students to achieve excellency in the field of Physiotherapy. This fact is his greatest and most prominent quality. May he live long and prosper (AMEEN)

Student Focus | 2nd Edition

By Haroon Raza Khan and Editor

D.P.T, College of Physiotherapy

K.E.M.U, Lahore

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