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Dr. Afshan Ghafoor

Dr. Afshan Ghafoor

Dr. Afshan Ghafoor

Assistant Professor

Department of Human Nutrition

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Biography

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Human Nutrition from Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan (January 2024) • Emergency Medicine Certification Course from Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan (2017) • Diploma in Medical Administration from the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan (2010)                                             

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan (1998)

 HONORS AND AWARDS 

• Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Military (Medal of Excellence) for meritorious service and devotion to duty, awarded by the Government of Pakistan

 • Gold Medal in Human Nutrition from Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan.

 • Certificate of Academic Distinction in Human Nutrition from Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan. 

• Gold Medal in Ear, Nose & Throat from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 

• Certificate of Academic Distinction in Ear, Nose & Throat from Quaid-e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

 • Certificate of Honors in Pediatrics from Quaid-e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 

• Certificate of Honors in Pharmacology & Therapeutics from Quaid-e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

 • Certificate of Honors in Physiology from Quaid-e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS   

• Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (Full Medical Registration) 

• Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan 

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists UK (Part 1 Membership Examination) 

• College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan Fellowship (Part 1 Enrolment)

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE  

 • Healthcare Administrator. Retired as Lieutenant Colonel after completing 25 years of service in the Pakistan Army.  

 • Full-time residential General Practitioner in Armed Forces Hospitals recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council in Medicine and Allied Disciplines and in Surgery and Allied Disciplines. 

  • Whole-time residential training in Human Nutrition at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan

Research Interests

RESEARCH & PUBLICATION •

Master of Philosophy in Human Nutrition’s research work Title: “Assessment of Dietary Intake of Reproductive-aged Women Attending the Outpatient Department of Combined Military Hospital Peshawar: A Cross-sectional Study.” The research assessed the diets of 810 reproductive-aged women in tandem with the Diet Quality Project (A collaboration of Harvard University, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and Gallup World).

 • Ghafoor A, Ghafoor S. Dietary diversity in reproductive-aged women by sociodemographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study in Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan. Northwest J Med Sci. 2024; 3(3):14-23 

• Ghafoor A, Ghafoor S. Global Dietary Recommendations Score in reproductive-aged women by sociodemographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study in Combined Military Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan. Northwest J Med Sci. 2025;4(1): 61–65.

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