Designation: Associate Professor

Qualification: MBBS, DFM, PGD EBM HPE PhD

Email: [email protected]

Expertise, Research interests and Academic activities:

Dr Ihsan Ullah is a medical graduate and supervises students in all subspecialities of pathology including microbiology, immunology, oral pathology, and hematology. He has a special interest in infectious diseases and immunology, vaccines and oral diseases like oral infections and oral cancers. Currently working on projects related to antibiotic and antifungal resistance and oral disease including gingivitis, periodontitis and oral cancers.

Research Publications:

Ullah I, Ritchie ND, Evans TJ. The interrelationship between phagocytosis, autophagy and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps following infection of human neutrophils by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Innate immunity. 2017;23(5):413-23. (doi:10.1177/1753425917704299) (PMID:28399692). (Impact Factor 3.5)

Hussain A, Kousar S, Ullah I, Zulfiqar A, Ali HA, Manzoor A, Aziz A, Javaid A, Aziz M, Khaliq B, Nazir H, Khan AA, Akrem A, Saeed MQ. Investigations on Acinetophage, QAB 3.4, Targeting Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates. Infect Drug Resist. 2021;14:4261-4269 https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S307494 (impact 4.5 journal)

Khan MI, Ullah I. Diagnostic importance of mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width and platelet large cell ratio as screening tool in immune thrombocytopenia. Porto Biomedical Journal. 2020;5(6). (Impact 0.5 Journal)

Adeeb H, Ullah I, Zeb M, Haq M. Clinical Factors and Comorbidities Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Post-renal Transplant Patients. Porto Biomedical Journal. 2021; 6 (3). (Impact 0.5Journal)

Shah Z, Shah I, Malik MO. Ullah I. Effect of short duration moderate intensity physical activity on glycemic control and antioxidant status of prediabetic population. Saudi J Med Sci. 2021; 42(6): 160-65. (Impact 1.5 Journal)

Khan M, Jan F, Khan I, Zeb M, Ullah I. In Vitro Evaluation of Chloroquine and Clarithromycin Against Leishmania Tropica. JPMI. 2020; 34(3): 154-8. (correspondence author)

Mustafa SH, Farooq MU, Iqbal F, Alam MA, Ullah I, Adeeb H. Rheumatological manifestations in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in a tertiary care setting. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2020;32(Suppl. 1):691-4. (Impact 0.4)

Asim M, Ullah I, Ali A, Ilyas M, Ahmad M, Ahmad I, et al. Bacterial Contamination in Multivitamin Syrups. JPMI. 2020; 34(3): 198-202.

Rashid H, Ullah I, Adeeb H, Zeb M, Muhammad A, Rehman N. Synergistic effect of oral allopurinol and intralesional sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2020;32(4):558–61. (Impact 0.4)

Hayat M, Irshad M, Ullah I, Khan KA. Frequency of hepatitis B virus surface antigen and Hepatitis-C virus antibodies in pediatric patients with multiple transfusions. JPMI. 2019: 33(2): 122-124

Qureshi H, Farooq N, Amjid M, Arif S, Ullah I. Pattern of hematological disorders on bone Marrow aspirate examination J Med Sci. 2019; 27 (2): 130-134.

Hussain M, Irshad M, Hayat M, Adeeb H, Ullah I, Khan AJ. Frequency of uropathogenic bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern in paediatric patients at a tertiary care hospital. J Med Sci. 2019; 27(3): 198-202.

Khalil B, Hussain M, Taj W, Iqbal S, Irshad M, Khan MJ, Ullah I. Frequency of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Severely Acute Malnourished Children and Its Association with Inappropriate Feeding Practices. J Med Sci 2020 July;28(3):252-255

Nazli R, Fatima S, Farooq N, Ullah I, Haider J, Zubair A. Frequency of dyslipidemia in young overweight and obese students (age 10-16 years) in private schools of swat. Professional Med J 2019; 26(6):939-943. DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.05.3601

Haroon MZ, Alam A, Ullah I, Ali R, Taimur MF, Raza K. Quality of life and depression among young patients suffering from acne. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2019;31(3):436–40. (Impact 0.4)

Khan MH, Irshad M, Ullah I. Etiological spectrum of pancytopenia in pediatric patients. J Med Sci 2018; 26: (4) 277-281.

Khan MH, Aurakzai AA, Irshad M, Ullah I. Complications and outcome of Diphtheria in admitted pediatric patients at a tertiary care setting in Peshawar. J Postgrad Med Inst 2018; 32(3): 242-5.

Ara C, Inayat K, Hanif A, Afsar S, Ullah I. A study of agreement between Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) of cervix and pap smear for cervical cancer screening in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit of Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2018;30(4 Suppl 1):668–70.

Irshad M, Hayat M, Parvez H, Ullah I, Rehman ZU. Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Professional Med J 2019; 26(4): 608-614.DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.04.3362

Akhtar SZ, Adeeb H, Bibi H, Ullah I. Glomerulonephritis; distribution of biopsy proven glomerulonephritis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, a single centre study. Professional Med J 2019; 26(5):787-794. DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.05.3478

Hussain M, Aurakzai AA, Irshad M, Ullah I. Frequency and outcome of hypocalcaemia in admitted malnourished children. KJMS; 2018 11(1): 149-151.

Hussain M, Aurakzai AA, Irshad M, Ullah I. Neonatal sepsis; frequency of various bacteria and their antibiotic sensitivity in neonatal sepsis. Professional Med J. 2018; 25(11):1683-1688. DOI:10.29309/TPMJ/18.4719

Riaz H, Shah MA, Ullah I. Frequency of megaloblastic anemia among patients with various hematological disorders after bone marrow examination in Peshawar (a tertiary-care hospital study). KJMS; 2018. 11(2): 318-21.

Naeem M, Shamsher S, Ullah I, Ullah R, Khan RA, Gul B. Etiology and outcome of vesicovaginal fistulae surgical repair, an experience of 58 cases at institute of kidney diseases Hayatabad, Peshawar. KJMS; 2018. 11(2): 212-15.

Ullah N, Irshad M, Ullah I, Khan MI, Hayat M, Hussain M. Ultrasound guided hydrostatic reduction of intussusceptions in children with late presentation. Khyber Med Univ J 2019;11(1):37-40. DOI:10.35845/kmuj.2019.18747.

Rahman US, Ullah I, Humaira F, Muhammad A. Treatment of Early Lesions of old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Pentavalent Antimonials. KJMS. 2017; 10(3); 340-345.

Uddin S, Junaid M, Shabnum M, Mumtaz S, Ullah I, Khan MN. Morphological and Morphometric study of foramen Magnum in cadaveric skulls and its clinical implications in northern Pakistani population. KJMS. 2018; 11( 3): 331-335.

Khan UZ, Muhammad A, Ullah I, Mir A. Yield of direct versus concentrated sputum microscopy for diagnosis of pulmonary Tuberculosis. KJMS. 2017;10 (3):362-366.

Ullah I, Adeeb H. Ethics and Basic Medical Research. Adv Basic Med Sci. 2018;2(1): 1-3

Junaid M, Uddin S, Shabnum M, Khan J, Ullah I. Discrimination value of hand dimensions in determination of gender. KJMS. 2018; 11( 3): 418-422

Uddin S, Moeen A, Ullah I, Niaz M. To compare birth weight of infants born to diabetic and non-diabetic mothers. Professional Med J. 2018; 25(5):714-718. (DOI:10.29309/TPMJ/18.4541).

Hayat M, Irshad M, Taj W, Ullah I, Mohammad A, Khatak AK. Common hemolytic causes of hyperbilirubinemia in full term neonates requiring exchange transfusion. Professional Med J 2018; 25(6):835-841. DOI:10.29309/TPMJ/18.4493

Hayat M, Irshad M, Hussain M, Ullah Z, Adeeb H, Ullah I. Serum Zinc levels in edematous and non-edematous Malnourished children at a Tertiary Care Hospital. J Med Sci 2020 Jan;28(1):87-89

Uddin S, Khan AH, Moeen A, Ullah I, Inayat Q. A comparative study of Macrosomia in infants born to diabetic and non- diabetic mothers. KJMS. 2017;10(3): 367-371.

Shabir M, Inam M, Ullah I, Iqbal S, Ullah I, Frequency of osteomyelitis in children of age less than 15 years, PJMHS. 2017; 11(4): 1561-1563.

Asghar M, Asghar N, Mumtaz S, Ullah, I. Munir AH, Shoaib SL. Frequency of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) colonization amongst hospital staff in teaching hospitals of Peshawar. J Med Sci. 2016; 24(4): 194-198.

Jabir, M. S., Hopkins, I., Ritchie, N. D., Ullah, I., Bayes, H. K., Li, D., Tourlomousis, P., Lupton, A., Puleston, D., Simon, A. K., Bryant, C. & Evans, T. J. Mitochondrial damage contributes to P. aeruginosa activation of the inflammasome and is down-regulated by autophagy. Autophagy. . 2015; 11:166-182. (Impact 13.5 Journal)

Khan J, Aziz S, Ahmad J, Ullah I, Sarwar MT. Intellectual disability. Adv Basic Med Sci. 2017; 1(2):37-40.

Hussain M, Parvez A, Mehmood K, Ullah I, Habeel M, Rasheed HU. Role of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-Crp) as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. KJMS. 2019; 12(3):473-6.

Naeem M, Ullah I, Shamsher A, Ullah N, Wazir J, Wazir BG. Comparison of The Urinary Flow Rate Improvement After Transurethral Incision and Transurethral Resection of Prostate for Small Sized Symptomatic Benign Enlargement. APMC 2018;12(2):108-11

Khattak, M. S., Bilal, M., Rizwan, M., Ahmad, S., meer, A. & Ullah, I. Sensitivity of different phenotypic tests used for detection of S. aureus in coagulase test. J Med Sci. 2015; 23(3) :125-129.

Farooq SU, Raza M, Awais SU, Khattak NS, Ullah I, Ahmad S. Diagnostic accuracy of clinico-radiological and histological examination in chronic peri-apical pathologies Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal. 2017; 37(2):238-41.

Ullah I. and Adeeb H. Pathogenesis and Virulence factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Adv Basic Med Sci, 2017; 1(1): 4-10.

Akhtar, S. Z., Zahid, S., Ullah, I., Adeeb, H. The effect of Oral Anticoagulation on Clotting during Hemodialysis (Single center study), KJMS. 2012. 4(1); 112-114.

Hussain A, Manzoor A, Ullah I, Aziz A, Aziz M, Saeed Q. Bacteriophages can be used as infection control agents: A proof-of concept study involving anti-Acinetobacter baumannii phage 2019.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/852582.

Adeeb H, Jamil B, Ullah I, Khan MJ. Perceptions and Comparison of Bedside Teaching Among Final Year Students of Public and Private Medical Colleges of Peshawar. Rehman J Health Sci. 2021. 3(1): 38-42.

Qayyum W, Khan SA, Saeed L, Jawad M, Khan MF, Ullah I. Corona virus disease-19 clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with disease severity in patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar. JAMC. 2021; 33(3): 507-12. (Corresponding author)

Khalid S, Shah SZA, Khalil AA, Ullah I. Impact of musculoskeletal disorders on quality of life of patients visiting tertiary care hospital. JPMA. 2021; 71(8): 1976-79. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.328 (Impact 0.9 factor)

Khan AJ, Adeeb H, Ullah I. Jamil B, Sameen KA, Jawad M. Perception of Postgraduate Family Medicine Trainees about the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Assessment Method. Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021;29(03):74-8.

Hussain A, Ullah I, Adeeb H, Zeb M. Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Urine Specimens at a Tertiary Care Setting. J Gandhara Med Dent Sci. 2022; 9(1): 15-19. (Corresponding author)

Waseem N, Waseem H, Ali A, Ullah I, Sadaf R, Ali M. Molecular Detection of tetA tetB Gene in Escherichia Coli. Int J Path. 2021; 19(2):103-8.

Waseem N, Waseem H, Niazi A, Khaliq N, Ali A, Ullah I. Airway Management under Controlled Ventilation for Paediatric Population. Ann Allied Health Sci. 2021; 7(2):61-65.

Hussain M, Irshad M, Hayat M, Adeeb H, Ullah I. Biochemical profile of children with Acute severe malnutrition at a tertiary care setting. J Med Sci 2021 October;29(4):232-235

Arif A, Ullah I, Obaid Ullah, Zaman R. Identification of colistin resistance and its bactericidal activity against uropathogenic gram negative bacteria from Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(4):981-986. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.4.5221 (IMPACT- Correspondence author)

Muhammad A, Haq A, Khattak M, Khan BB, Ahmed A, Haq M, Haq H, Haq A, Ullah I*, Haq I. Association of SARS-CoV-2 and ABO Blood Types: A Systematic Review. Annals of Romanian Society of Cell Biology.2022; 26(1):444-63.( IMPACT – Corresponding author)

Hussain S, Alam S, Mumtaz S, Ullah I, Ali M, Rehman N. Antibiogram and Frequency of BLA-NDM-1 Gene in E.Coli Isolated from Carbapenem Resistant Cases of UTI Patients. PJMHS. 2022; 16(1):170-72.

Shah SSH, Aalia B, Zeb M, Ullah I. Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal in Children of District Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. J Gandhara Med Dent Sci. 2022;9(2): 65-69 (corresponding author)

Burki F, Khan AJ, Ullah N, Parveen S, Javed H, Muqarrab K, Ullah I, Fazid S. Comparison of Middle Cerebral Artery Doppler and Cord Blood Hemoglobin in the Diagnosis of Fetal Anemia among Rh-negative Pregnant Women, Pakistan. JSZMC 2022;13(1):3-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47883/jszmc.v13i01.212.

Arooj A, Fazid S, Khan AJ, Adeeb H, Jawaid H, Ullah I, Albuminuria and its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy among Type-2 Diabetic Patients at a Specialized Diabetic Clinic. JSZMC 2021;12(3):17-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47883/jszmc.v12i3.177.

Rehman S, Rehman N, Rehman KU, Khan EH, Rafiq A, Ullah I. Clinico-Biochemical Presentation of Classical Organic Aciduria Presenting as Intoxication in Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar. P J M H S. 2022; 16(1): 839-41.

Abbas S, Sadiq N, Zehra T, Ullah I, Adeeb H. Comparison of performance of undergraduate medical students trained in conventional and integrated curriculums. Int J Acad Med 2022;8:109-15.

Shah SSH, Alia B, Zeb M, Ullah I. Physicians-Pharmaceutical Interaction, where do we stand? Rehman J Health Sci. 2022;4(1). 3-5 (correspondence author)

Mohammad S, Ullah I , Ali A, Khan MU, Farooq U, Ali H, Hassan S, Alterations of Circulating Tumour DNA as a Biomarker in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review. J Khyber Coll Dentistry. 2022; 12(2): 41-5. (correspondence author)

Hussain A, Ullah I, Saeed MQ. Animal model testing for efficacy and adverse effects of bacteriophages against Acinetobacter baumannii. J Basic Microbiol. 2022;1–6. DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202200288 (Corresponding author) Impact 2.4

Zaman R, Ullah I, Adeeb H, Arif A. Azole resistance of Candida species causing vulvo vaginitis in reproductive age women at a tertiary care setting. Pak J Med Sci. 2022. 38(8). (Corresponding author) Impact 2.36

Zahir R, Aleem B, Ahmad S, Ali A, Khan Z, Issrani R, Ullah I, et al. Association of over-expression of minichromosome mainte-nance 3 with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Diagnostics. 2022. 11. (Impact 4.1)

Ali A, Rahman N, Adeeb H, Ullah I. Frequency and antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella Typhi isolated from District Buner. J Med Sci 2022 July;30(3):185-189 (corresponding author)

Ahmad S, Malik A, Ullah I, Badar Nazish, Khan I N, Atlas A, Ahmad Anees, Khan M U. Prevalence of human adenovirus in paediatric patients presenting with acute respiratory symptoms at different hospitals of Pakistan.JAMC.2023. 35(1) (Corresponding author)

Irshad M, Hussain M, Hayat M, Adeeb H, Ullah I, Aftab M. Frequency of Bacterial and Non-bacterial Acute Gastroenteritis in Children Admitted at a Tertiary Care Setting. Rehman J Health Sci. 2022;4(2). 71-76

BabarN, Shah AA, Ullah I, Shams S, Shams H, Babar A, COVID 19 and its association with “Chail” in Swabi KPK. Int.j.pathol. 2022;20(4): 167-170.

Khan N, Ullah I, Rehman A, Naeem S, Ali K, Tabassum F. Immunoexpression of twist in patients Presenting with odontogenic keratocyst. J Khyber Coll Dentistry, 2022, 12 (4) 10-13. (Correspondence author)

Adeeb H, Ullah I, Amin R. Sociodemographic Factor Affecting Health Related Quality of Life in Post-renal Transplan Patients. JHSMR.2023. doi: 10.31584/jhsmr.2023955.https: //www.jhsmr.org/ index.php/ jhsmr/article/view/955. (Corresponding Author)

Hussain M, Irshad M, Adeeb H, Hayat M, Ullah I. Myocarditis in children presenting with measles- data from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. J Med Sci 2023 July;31(3):227-230

Gohar A, Ullah I, Abdullah, Khan TA. Association of Blaoxa-1 Gene with Multidrug Resistance in K. pneumoniae Clinical Isolates. J Gandhara Med Dent Sci. 2023;10(4):12-16 (correspondence author)

Hussain A, Ullah I, Saeed MQ. Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated at a Tertiary Care Diagnostic Facility. Pak Armed Forces Med J 2023; 73(6): 1773-1776. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v73i6.10108. (corresponding author)

Imtiaz J, Ullah I, Mohammad S, Khan A, Ullah A. Farhan Dil Gender determination among children using cast analysis of deciduous dentition: A systematic review. J Khyber Coll Dentistry. 2023. 13(4): 36-9. (corresponding author)

Adeeb H, Naqvi SSQ, Ullah I. Need assessment of teaching qualitative research in undergraduate medical education: A mixed method study. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2023;35(4):570–3.

Irshad R, Farooq U, Ullah I, Fatima G, Shah T, Gul A. Comparative evaluation and accuracy of ICT, CLIA and NAT for the detection of Hepatitis B, C and HIV in the blood donors. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2023;35(4):654–7.

Zaman R, Ullah I, Arif A. Antifungal resistance in candida species isolated from patients presenting with vulvovaginal candidiasis during different trimesters of pregnancy. JPTCP. 2024; 31(1): 57-65. (Corresponding author)

Arif A, Ullah I, Zaman R. Phenotypic identification of different ß-Lactamases in intrinsic and acquired colistin resistant uropathogenic gram negative bacteria. PJMS. 2024. 40(3).. (impact factor 2.36) (corresponding author)

Zia A, Khalil AT, Alam N, Khan AQ, Khan MA, Yosafzai Y, et al. Prevalence of crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2024;59:102722 (impact factor 9.15)