Saleem Islam

MBBS, MPH

Professor | Surgery

Chair, Surgery

Paediatric Surgery | Paediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Book Appointment

Conditions Treated

Pediatric cancer (kidney, liver, and neuroblastoma), congenital anomalies, neonatal surgery, minimally invasive chest and abdominal surgery in children, chest wall deformities, intestinal conditions, lung conditions, liver and biliary surgery.

Procedures Performed & Clinical Interests

Neonatal and infant minimally invasive (MIS) surgery, paediatric surgical oncology, surgery for congenital anomalies, colorectal surgery in infants and children, congenital anomalies in neonates, pectus excavatum and carinatum, inflammatory bowel disease in children, motility disorders, chest tumors, and lung surgery.

Education and Training

MPH, University of Massachusetts, 2006
Diplomate American Board of Surgery - Pediatric Surgery
Diplomate American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
Paediatric Surgery, University of Michigan, USA, 2001-2003
General Surgery, University of Massachusetts, USA, 1994-2001
MBBS, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, 1992

Honours and Awards

Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery - 2023-2024
America's Top Doctors - 2017-2023
Clerkship Director of the Year - University of Florida - 2020
Exemplary Teaching Award - University of Florida - 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society - University of Florida - elected 2014

Clinics

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Main Campus, Karachi

WCH Building First Floor

Monday9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Thursday2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Main Campus, Karachi

Tele-Paediatric Surgery Clinic

Thursday2:00 PM – 4:00 PM