About Us – BOA 2026

Our Mission

Empower cancer care providers to set a superior standard of cancer care and management in Pakistan.

We aim to do this by:

providing a platform for the learning and professional development of oncology professionals
raising awareness of cancer with the general public; in particular, we focus on early screening and preventative treatments.
encouraging indigenous cancer research in Pakistan to find contextual multi-disciplinary solutions for cancer-related problems in Pakistan.

These actions will enable cancer care professionals to provide superior cancer care in Pakistan and lead to better outcomes for patients and their families.

Why should I become a member?

SMOP supports its members to improve their awareness and training of Medical Oncology. We will aim to provide:

Objectivity and scientific rigour in the analysis and application of medical oncology in Pakistan.
Educational activities in different formats to support different learning styles;
Focused based discussion with leaders of medical oncology from abroad and in Pakistan;
Annual awareness and networking events with practitioners from across Pakistan

Executive Council Members

Residency and fellowship from St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY (1992-1998). Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology. Currently working as Consultant Hematologist and Oncologist at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center. Secratary, Faculty of Medical Oncology, CPSP.

Consultant Hematologist & Oncologist
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in the SubSpeciality of Hematology & Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in the SubSpeciality of Oncology

Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. Completed residency in internal medicine at Micheal Reese Hospital/University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois in 2007. Following that received fellowship training in hematology, medical oncology and stem cell transplant at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC from 2007-2010. Currently is an Associate Professor in the Department Oncology at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

FCPS Internal Medicine in 2003. FCPS Medical Oncology in 2013. Currently working as Assistant Professor and Program Director of Medical Oncology Residency Program in Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

Professor Zeba Aziz is a Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology. She is currently Dean of Medical Oncology at the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP). She is a former Professor & Head of Department of Medical Oncology/Hematology at the Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore. She is a Member of WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines. She is also a Member of the Steering Committee and a Faculty member of ACORD (Australia & Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development Workshop).

MBBS, Sind Medical College 1990. Diplomate American board of internal medicine, hematology and oncology Internal Medicine Residency at Berkshire Medical Centre affiliate of Univ of Massachusetts 1993 to 96 ,Fellowship in Hematology Oncology Boston University Medical Centre 1996 to 99, Associate Professor of Medicine, Head of Oncology Dept, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi 2004 to present

Diplomate American Boards of internal medicine and Oncology.

Currently working at SIUT Hanifa Suleman Dawood Oncology Center, with a special interest in Uro-oncology, breast malignancies and Lymphomas

MBBS,FCPS(Medicine),FCPS(Medical Oncology),Fellowship in Oncology Beatson Cancer Centre Glasgow, UK
Consultant at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Peshawar

Chairman, Medical Oncology Department
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University/Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

Maj. Gen. (R) Prof. Dr. Naeem Naqi is a distinguished medical professional who has seamlessly bridged the worlds of military service, academic leadership, and clinical oncology. Currently serving as the Principal of Lahore Medical & Dental College (LMDC) since January 2024, he previously led CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry as Chief Executive/Principal from 2020 to 2023.

His journey from Army Medical College Rawalpindi through advanced training at the Royal Infirmary Glasgow (UK) and the MD Anderson Cancer Center (USA) has shaped a career defined by clinical precision, academic rigor, and unwavering service to patient care. He established the Oncology Center at CMH Lahore and has supervised the training of numerous medical oncologists and specialists.

Diplomate American Boards of internal medicine , Hematology and Oncology. Residency and fellowships from University of Connecticut and New York medical college. Currently working as a Consultant Oncologist at The Aga Khan University Hospital.

Graduated from Dow Medical College, Karachi. Received his PhD in Immunology from Rush University, IL. Did residency at Nassau University Medical Center, NY followed by fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology from Winship at Emory University, Atlanta. Presently working as Professor and Chairman of Oncology at Dr. Ziauddin Hospital.