Dr.Salman Shakoh

Dr.Salman Shakoh

Male

Nephrologist

Dr. Salman Shakoh
Lahore,Pakistan


Presently

1…Renal Physician …practicing for 20 years.

2…Pioneer of several Nephrology procedures in Pakistan,like Hemperfusion,CVVHD,CAVH, Catheterizations for Dialysis,CAPD,etc.

3…Director, “Shakoh’s Hemodialysis Centre” and “Shakoh’s Extracorporeal Therapies” at Cardex Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, for 15 years. (Pioneer in private quality Hemodialysis facilities in Punjab). Incharge Hemodialysis Unit, Akram Medical Complex, Lahore

4…President (Founder) “Hope Kidney Foundation” (HKF), Lahore, running free dialysis centers, providing free literature, dialysis disposables, medicines, etc. to the poor kidney-failure patients for ten years.

5…Admn. Incharge & Founder, HKF Free Hemodialysis Centres in the Departments of Medicine, Mayo Hospital/King Edward Medical College, Lahore, and in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital/F.J.Medical College, Lahore,offering training and all economic resources for poor patients.

6…Produced booklet for help of kidney-failure patients in easy Urdu (local language)and thousands have been distributed free.

7…Founder Director, Renacon Pharma, Lahore, a research-oriented(ISO 9001;ISO 13485) Pharmaceutical manufacturing unit pioneering (1998) in providing high-quality, low-cost Bicarb. Hemodialysis Concentrate solutions (CE 0120) in Pakistan at 1/4th the cost of then imported ones. Hence offering a great facility to the poor kidney failure population. Now producing a variety of Dialysis Concentrates according for prescription Dialysis along with several other Innovations.(www.renaconpharma.com)

8…Founder/Proprietor of “SLATT Nutrition” involved in active research for producing high quality low-cost Neutraceuticals, for a diverse population, first being “Renapron”, ‘Pure Protein Powder’.

9… Presently working on providing extra-corporeal therapies like plasma exchange, liver dialysis, hemodialfilteration, Cascade plasmapheresis, Hmoperfusion, etc. at lower cost to the poor population.

10…Produced first ever website on renal failure in Urdu in the Sub-continent (www.kidneyclinic.com.pk)

11…Founder of “SLATT Chemicals”, a research-oriented company dealing in the development and implementation of process technologies for Pharma and food grade raw chemicals.

Past Credentials

1. Editor and then Editor-in-chief of Medical College Magazine.
2. Organized first ever “Patient Welfare Society” by students in Medical College and was awarded “Gold Medal”.
3. Multiple research papers in Gastroenterology in Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
4. Lecturer in Anatomy/Biochemistry, King Edward Medical College, Lahore 1986 to 1988 and Incharge Hemodialysis unit, Department of Urology, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from 1995 to 1999. Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
5. Introduction of Acute Peritoneal Dialysis and training of doctors in the medical wards of teaching hospitals, Mayo Hospital and Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore.
6. Pioneer of private Hemodialysis in Lahore
7. Performed CAVH, CVVH, CVVHD, Hemoperfusion, Double-lumen Catheterization for urgent Hemodialysis, first time in teaching and private hospitals of Lahore,15 years back.
8. First one to start Bicarbonate Hemodialysis and CAPD (Baxter) successfully in Pakistan. Presented first ever paper on CAPD in Pakistan.
9. Produced first ever website on renal failure in Urdu in the Sub-continent (www.kidneyclinic.com.pk)
10. First to start Nephrology OPD in 1989 in Mayo Hospital, Lahore, attached to King Edward Medical College , Lahore.
11. Remained ‘Medical Director’, Advisor R&D, , and helped KRD Co., Korea to produce low-cost, high-quality Dialysis-related sterilants. Prestened two Papers in this regards in “European Dialysis and Transpant” conference in Germany.
12. Conducted multiple research trials and presented multiple studies in
International conferences. A lot of research work is aimed towards
Providing Hemodialysis facilities to the poor population at low cost.
13. Pursued MBA in marketing/management.


Research Work by Dr.Salman Shakoh

1.. Presented papers and presentations in national in international conferences on the following aspects:
CAPD/Dialyzer Reuse/Urea Kinetic Studies/Vascular Catheterization for Hemodialysis/CAVH/Quality of life on maintenance Hemodialysis/ Malnutrition in Hemodialysis/
2.. ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY REGARDING CLEANING AND STERILIZATION BY A NEW PERACETIC ACID BASED SOLUTION VS. THREE SOLUTIONS CONVENTIONALLY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE
Presented at World Congress of Nephrology,Berlin,Germany,2003
3.. EXPERIENCE OF DIALYZER REUSE USING A NEW LOW-COST PERACETIC ACID PREPARATION IN A THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY? IS IT STILL MISERY OR BLESSING?
Presented at World Congress of Nephrology,Berlin,Germany,2003
4…Produced Bicabonate Hemodialysis Concentrate in Solution and Powder form first time in Pakistan out of own research.
5…Produced multiple nutrition supplements in water dispersible form out of own research and in collaboration with Solae,Dupont,USA.
6…Produced multiple Pharma-grade salts and chemicals in lab. and in pilot projects and developed their Process Technology.
7…Helped KRD, Korea, in the development phase of Peroxyacetic Acid based sterilants for Dialyzer reuse and presented the papers in Int. conference.
8…Presently working on Extra-corporeal therapies for the treatment of Poisoning and and also on the low-cost Liver dialysis.


Dr.Salman Shakoh
Contact: Res.: 284/3-X, Defence Housing Authority, Lahore, Pakistan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Mobile Ph.:+92-300-8448954

University of the Punjab, Pakistan

1983