Career Positions // Professor Dr. Nazir Ashraf Laghari

1)	Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan since May 20, 2003. The responsibilities of the chairman include general administration, drawing up training schedules of under - and post - graduate students, conducting and supervising various examinations on behalf of the university, in addition to those detailed for the professor.
2)	Professor of Ophthalmology Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan from 08/07/1996 - 19/05/2003 (Equivalent to UK Senior Consultant). Professor acts as the incharge of a Unit (Firm), comprising of an associate professor, one or two assistant professors, one or two Senior Registrars and a quantity of medical officers and trainees. His responsibilities include assigning responsibilities to various members of faculty and other staff working in the Unit, supervising and monitoring their progress. Also to serve on various college and hospital committees in addition to clinical and teaching commitments. As a professor, I have been able to expose them to various basics and clinical aspects in the field of ophthalmology.
3)	Associate Professor Ophthalmology (Liaquat Medical College Hospital then) Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan from 07/05/1995 - 07/07/1996. (Equivalent to UK Consultant). The responsibilities of an Associate Professor include supporting the unit head in day to day clinical work, teaching the under-graduate students and post-graduate trainees and acting as a unit head in the absence of the Professor.
4)	Assistant Professor Ophthalmology (then Liaquat Medical College Hospital) Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, SIndh, Pakistan from 18/9/1989 - 06/05/1995. (Equivalent to UK Senior Registrar / SPR).

The Liaquat Medical College (now upgrade to Liaquat University of medical & Health sciences) is a premier and one of the oldest medial institutions of Pakistan. The Liaquat university hospital is having 1800 beds, 24 operation theatre suites, 02 ICUs, 02 Radio diagnostic centers & 03 Pathology Diagnostic and research Laboratories.

The Eye hospital has 3 units with 12 faculty members, 3 professors, 3 associates, 3 assistants and 3 senior registrars, being housed in a purpose built premises. It has more the 100 inpatients accommodation. It consist of 4 operation theatres, equipped with 4 operating microscopes, with teaching aids and C.C TV facilities, 2 phaco machines, 4 YAG laser, Fundas camera, ‘A’ & ‘B’ scan, laboratory, pharmacy and a big out patient department with approximately 400 patient attendance daily. There is a widely stocked library and air-conditioned reading room. A seventy setter seminar room is available in the ward promises, where seminars and workshops are held on a regular basis.

The responsibilities of an assistant professor include assisting the unit heads in the day to day clinical work, teaching the under-graduate students. The position is open for ophthalmologists with a higher diploma (as opposed to senior registrar). The position is equivalent to that of a British senior registrar, performing some tasks independently and others under direct supervision prove his competence and surgical skill to the unit head before being allowed to work independently.

5)	Senior Registrar/ Acting Consultant - Department of ophthalmology, Riyadh military hospital, affiliated with king Saud university Riyadh and king Faisal university of dammam, Saudi Arabia, from January 1987 to December 1988. (Equivalent to UK Senior Registrar)
6)	Acting Senior Registrar - Riyadh Military Hospital, affiliated with king saud university, Riyadh & king faisal university of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, from july 1982 to December 1986(04 years).
7)	Registrar - Regional Eye unit, old church hospital, romford, Essex, England, from Aug 1980 to July 1982 (02 years).
8)	Registrar - Gartnavel general hospital, Tenant institute, Western infirmary, university of Glasgow, Scotland, from Feb 1976 to Feb 1977(3 years).
8)	S.H.O. - Department of ophthalmology, Gartnvel general hospital, university of Glasgow, Scotland, from Feb 1976 to Feb 1977(13 months).
10)	S.H.O. - Department of ophthalmology, nine wells university hospital, University of Dundee, Scotland, from Jul 1975 to Jan 1976(6 months).
11)	S.H.O. - Ophthalmology Royal northern infirmary, Raigmore hospital Inverness, Scotland form feb 1974 to jun 1975(16 months)
12)	S.H.O. - Ophthalmology- then Liaquat medical college Eye hospital Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan(now upgraded as Liaquat University Eye hospital) from jul 1973 to dec 1973(06 months)
	This was my first substantial job in ophthalmology. It helped further to develop and nurture my interest in the specialty. The unit was a teaching unit with a huge turnover of patients. It was equipped as a district eye unit of the UK. I received exposure to various intra- and extraocualr surgical procedures. The main advantage was learing refracting in the outpatients.
13)	House officer in general surgery: Then Liaquat medical college hospital Hyderabd/Jamshoro, Sindh , Pakistan( now upgraded as Liquat university hospital) from Nov 1972 to Jun 1973( 7 months)
14)	House officer in General medicine: Then Liaquat medical college hospital Hyderabad/Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan (now upgraded as Liquat university hospital) from May 1972 to Nov 1972(6 months).
	The jobs at #13 & 14 were internship for fulfillment of the registration requirement in Pakistan.