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Associate
Professor at the College during 1972. He was regularly associated with two wards at the Hospital namely Medical Unit 2 and Medical Unit 4 which he also led at a later stage for some time. Rahimtoola attained full Professorship status during 1975 and served as Professor of Medicine at the Medical College then onward.
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Rahimtoola was noted for his 'accurate diagnostic' and 'unique teaching' skills throughout his career. He was also regarded as being an 'institution in himself' who inspired young minds. Shamsuddin
Rahimtoola was also known for his exemplary charity work for poor patients at the largest tertiary care
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In 1984 Professor
Rahimtoola was appointed Principal of the Dow Medical College for a brief period. He was also Medical Superintendent of attached Civil Hospital Karachi for an extended period of time. Shamsuddin Rahimtoola was one of the few individuals who retained the post of both Principal and
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Rahimtoola returned to
Pakistan in 1966 and took up work at the Civil Hospital as Senior Registrar. He simultaneously started teaching at the Dow Medical College . Dr Rahimtoola was popular with both students and patients and by 1970 became Assistant Professor. Two years later he was promoted to
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in 1956. He received an M.B;B.S from Dow
Medical College in Karachi in 1962 and worked as House officer for two years before proceeding to the United Kingdom for further education. In 1965 he completed the D.T.M.H from the
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Shamsuddin
Rahimtoola died on 23 October 2016 in Karachi. The Dow University held a condolence meeting at the Arag Auditorium where the Vice Chancellor, Professors and Administrative staff paid their respective tributes.
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The Dow
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with a Greig Medal. He was joint medal holder with Anne. F. Capey. This prize was specific to the
Tropical Medicine department at the University of Edinburgh. In the following year he completed the M.R.C.P (Edinburgh).
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The News
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Dr
Rahimtoola was credited with initiating the first Intensive Care Unit at the Civil Hospital. This later laid the foundation for a fully operational center for management and training in years to come.
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The Dow University bestowed the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' on Shamsuddin Rahimtoola in 2013 to honor his commitment, dedication and contribution to the institution for over four decades.
147:(3 October 1936 – 26 October 2016) was a Physician based out of Karachi whose area of study included Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Rahimtoola remained the 10th Principal of
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The Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh conferred the 'Fellowship' status on Professor Rahimtoola in 1987. The President of Pakistan personally felicitated him on the occasion.
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Shamsuddin Rahimtoola was also officially gazetted as the Physician to the President, Prime Minister, foreign Dignitaries and associated persons for the period from 1978 onward.
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The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) dedicated its plenary session to Professor Shamsuddin Rahimtoola at the Karachi Conference in November 2016.
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was a prominent Legislator of the Bombay Presidency. He remained Mayor Bombay between 1934–35 and President of the Legislative Council during 1936-37.
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has been a widely acclaimed Cardiologist serving as Distinguished Professor at the University of Southern California.
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in Karachi. The Dow University encompasses the Professor Shamsuddin Rahimtoola Digital Library named in his honor.
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Shamsuddin Rahimtoola was born on 3 October 1936 in
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