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KARACHI:
Renowned Hematologist Professor Dr Tahir Shamsi has passed away on Tuesday, he was 60.
Dr Tahir was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for a brain haemorrhage and had been on a ventilator for the past few days.
Shamsi was born on February 18, 1962. He memorized the Holy Quran when he was only 8 years old, and graduated in 1988 from Dow Medical College, Karachi.
He received his postgraduate degree from the United Kingdom and his higher education from the Royal College of Pathologists.
In 2011, Dr Shamsi established the National Institute for Blood Disease (NIBD) for the treatment of blood-related diseases and was credited with bringing bone marrow transplants to Pakistan.
He was known to be an outstanding physician, scientist, dean and professor of medicine, clinical haematologist, and bone marrow transplant specialist.
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Shamsi authored seven books and was the editor of several haematology journals. He has more than 43 research papers published in international journals.
President Alvi expressed his condolences on the demise of the renowned doctor and prayed for the departed soul and strength for his family to bear the loss.
صدرِ مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی کا معروف ماہر امراضِ خون، پروفیسر ڈاکٹر طاہر شمسی، کے انتقال پر اظہار افسوس
اہل خانہ سے اظہارِ ہمدردی اور صبر جمیل کی دعا pic.twitter.com/UapGEfIbMs
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) December 21, 2021
The president took to his official Twitter hand to state that Dr Tahir Shamsi had rendered outstanding services in the field of medicine and research.
“The deceased will be remembered for his services in bone marrow transplant and other leukaemia treatments”.