Biography

Dr. Rahim Dhanani is a Head & Neck Surgeon and Otolaryngologist

Working as an Assistant Professor and Director of the ENT residency program at Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi. He has completed his post-graduate training at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, followed by a sub-specialization in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore. He has a special interest in head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery along with thyroid and parotid gland tumors having various publications on his name. He has got multiple scholarships including from Harvard Medical School, ENT UK, Tarabichi and Stamberger Ear and Sinus Centre and, the German Society of Otolaryngology & HNS. His aim is to create public awareness regarding head & neck cancers and believes that early diagnosis and treatment of these cancers can lead to significantly better treatment outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS

3rd Feb 2020 – 2nd Feb 2021

Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
15th Nov 2020

MRCS Ed

Member of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK
13th Oct 2020

MRCPS Glasg

Member of Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
1st Jan 2015 – 31st Dec 2019

FCPS

Fellow of College of Physicians & Surgeons - Otorhinolaryngology Postgraduate training at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan / College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
1st Jan 2007 – 6th Dec 2012

MBBS

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
May 2022 – Nov 2022

Foundations of Clinical Research (FCR)

Certificate Program Harvard Medical School
Feb 2022 – Nov 2022

Certificate in Health Professional Education (CHPE)

Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

EXPERIENCE

(Full-time): February 2021 to date

Consultant – Head & Neck Surgeon, Otolaryngologist

Section of ENT / HNS, Dr Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
(Visiting): July 2021 to date

Consultant – Otolaryngologist

Aga Khan Secondary Hospitals, Karimabad & Garden, Karachi, Pakistan
(Visiting): July 2021 to date

Consultant – Head & Neck Surgeon, Otolaryngologist

Cancer Foundation Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
February 2020 to February 2021

Fellow – Head & Neck Surgeon

Department of Surgical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
January 2015 to December 2019

Resident/Trainee - Otorhinolaryngology / HNS

Section of ENT / HNS, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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