User:Imam Ali Shah

Medical Education

• 2017-2022
  • MBBS Chandka Medical College, Pakistan

Professional Affiliations

• Pakistan Medical & Dental Council, Pakistan

Professional Experience

• February 2024-Present
  • Assistant District Health Officer (ADHO) Larkana Government of Sindh, Pakistan
• July 2022-July 2023
  • House Officer Intern, Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana Pakistan

Peer-reviewed Publications

• Navigating the Uncharted Territory of Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis in a 12-Year-Old Male: A Case Study
• Cryptogenic Cirrhosis: Decoding Diagnostic Challenges through Radiological Insights
• Arsenic in the Food Chain in Pakistan: Assessing Risks to Human Health and Ensuring Food Security Through Comprehensive Contamination Mitigation Strategies

Certifications

• USMLE Step 1-Pass
• EF Standard English Test-C2 Proficient
• Pakistan Medical & Dental Council-Permenantly Certified

Communication Languages

• English
• Urdu
• Sindhi
• Punjabi

History

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Beginning of the mankind

2.5 million years ago

Hunting and eating meat, fruits, seeds, and nuts

10,000 years ago

Neolithic period

Discovery of agriculture. New antigens have been introduced to human diet (protein from cow, goat, and donkey milk, bird eggs, and various cereals). First cases of celiac disease.

Discovery

2,000 years ago

Aretaeus A Cappadocian physician

Described celiac disease, calling it koiliakos. It came from Greek word 'koelia (abdomen), representing a "suffering abdomen"

1812

Mathew Baillie A Scottish physician

Described some adult patients experiencing malnutrition and bloating along with chronic diarrhea

1887

Samuel Gee A famous English pediatrician

Gave a detailed explanation of celiac disease, presenting a lecture on "Celiac affection"

1924

Sidney Haas A New York city pediatrician

Used a new dietetic therapeutic option for 10 children with celiac disease, the banana diet

1949

Wood An Australian gastroenterologist

Invented a simple flexible biopsy tube which could be used for GI biopsies without requiring X-ray or gastroscope assistance

1950

Wim Dicke A Dutch pediatrician

Suggested in his doctoral thesis that elimination of wheat, rye, and oats from diet would result in cure of celiac disease

1950

Wim Dicke's colleagues, Weijers and Van de Kamer

Presented stool fat measurement as a method to diagnose celiac disease

1954

John Paulley An English pathologist from Ipswich

Discovered the pathophysiology of celiac disease, that is histological abnormalities in small intestine lining

Diagnosis

1955

Marcelo Royer An Argentinian gastroenterologist from Buenos Aires

Developed a technique for duodenal biopsy under fluoroscopic vision

1956

Margot Shiner A German-British gastroenterologist

Developed another technique for duodenal biopsy under fluoroscopic vision

1964

Berger A Switzerland immunologist

Detected and reported anti gliadin antibodies in children with celiac disease

1969

European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology (now ESPGHAN)

Gave the diagnostic tool of “Interlaken criteria”, which was used for about 20 years

1971

Seah A British physician

Discovered an auto-antibody, the anti-reticulin; showing that antibody is not necessarily an anti-food protein

1983

Chorzelski A Polish dermatologist from Warsaw

Discovered anti-endomysium antibodies and dermatitis herpetiformis in celiac disease patients