Executive Council

Dr. Rizwan Iqbal
President 2025
Dr. Iqbal practices Adult and Geriatric psychiatry in CT . He’s a graduate of 25th Bath (2003 ) He has worked in several leadership positions in the past decade . He has served as President of medical staff for several years and chairs hospital based committees . He has been vocal about physician rights and has served as Healthcare employees union delegate for physicians in CT . Recently he served as President APPNA - CT chapter and continues to serve in advisory role .

Fawad Chaudry MD FCCP
Immediate Past President 2024
Interventional Pulmonologist and Intensivist at University of Oklahoma and Stephenson cancer center . Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical director Interventional Pulmonology , OUMC .Chair APPNA - Merit Pulmonary critical care . Executive team BEARC AABIP .Interest in furthering the field of IP , Pulm CCM and Sleep in Pakistan . Married with Ayesha Chaudry with three kids

Dr. Faisal Masud
President Elect
Dr. Faisal Masud is a leading expert in critical care and anesthesiology, serving as the Medical Director of the Center for Critical Care at Houston Methodist Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He holds the Mary A. and M. Samuel Daffin, Sr. Centennial Chair in Anesthesia and Critical Care. Dr. Masud is dedicated to advancing patient care, education, and research in the field.

Dr. Iftikhar Ali Chaudhry
Executive Director
Graduate of the 26th batch from Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC), honored to have served as Student Sports Secretary and former Captain of the RMC Cricket Team. Pursued postgraduate training in Internal Medicine, first at Nassau University Medical Center NY and later at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he also served as a Chief Medical Resident and part of faculty for IM program. Currently practicing Internal Medicine at SSM Health Oklahoma City.

Talal Ali Khan MD FACP FASN FRCP
General Secretary
Rawalpindi Medical College Graduate 2006.Consultant Nephrologist at VA Hospital Oklahoma City.Associate Professor of Medicine Oklahoma University of Health Sciences.Adjunct Associate Professor of Nephrology Kansas City University.Fellow of American College of Physicians.Fellow of American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Faiz Cheema
Treasurer

Dr. Muhammad Khalid Zafar
Councilor
Rawalpindi Medical College Graduate 2002General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Working in GA

Dr. Saifullah
Councilor
Respirologist in Ontario Canada

Dr. Mehwish Saeed
Councilor
Rawalpindi Medical College Graduate of 2002.Finished Residency in 2010 and have been working as a Hospitalist in California since 2010. I love being a Hospitalist as our hospital is one of the best ones in Northern California and I get to practice medicine the way we have been taught in residency plus the fact that it gives me the flexibility I need being the mother of three young kids.
Dr. Asima Cheema
Councilor
Rawalpindi Medical College Graduate of 2002.Internal medicine,Maryland.

Dr Ammar Rashid
Councilor
Dr. Rashid is a Pakistani-Canadian physician with a diverse medical background, having earned his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical University in Pakistan in 2006. He completed his internal medicine residency in Qatar and his family medicine residency at the University of Ottawa in 2017. In 2019, he became the inaugural chair of the first academic division of hospital medicine in Canada at Queen's Department of Family Medicine, also serving as the clinical director for the Complex Medical Program and Providence Transitional Care Centre. Recognized for his contributions, Dr. Rashid was awarded the College of Family Physicians of Canada's Annual Award of Excellence in 2022. He is passionate about medical education, interprofessional education, and collaborative practice, and earned his Master of Health Professions Education from Queen’s University in 2022.

Dr. Usman Bajwa
Councilor

Dr. Omar Khokar
Councilor

Dr. Attiya Haroon
Councilor