PJHPS

PJHPS Editorial Team

Pakistan Journal of Herbal & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Meet Our Editorial Review Team

Dr. Tahir Mehmood Khan
Dr. Tahir Mehmood Khan
Editor in Chief
Associate Professor / Director — Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UVAS, Lahore
B.Pharm (UOP, Pakistan)  │  MS Clinical Pharmacy (USM, Malaysia)  │  PhD (USM, Malaysia)  │  Post-Doctoral, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Monash, Australia)

A distinguished clinical pharmacist, academician, and research leader serving as Associate Professor and Director at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UVAS, Lahore. A graduate of three internationally renowned universities, he brings a rare combination of clinical expertise, research leadership, and academic excellence. He has published over 300 research papers in ISI-cited journals with an H-index of 33.

Editor in Chief Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Network Meta-Analysis
Brig. (R) Dr. Faiqa Chughtai
Brig. (R) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faiqa Chughtai
Managing Editor  ·  Editorial Board Member — Clinical Sciences & Women's Health
Pakistan Army Medical Corps (Retired)  │  Associate Professor
MBBS  │  MCPS (Gynecology & Obstetrics)  │  FCPS (Gynecology & Obstetrics)

A distinguished gynecologist and obstetrician with a decorated career spanning military medical service and academic medicine. A Brigadier (Retired) of the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, she combines frontline clinical experience, specialist postgraduate qualifications, and academic teaching — with particular focus on menstrual health, PCOS, hormonal disorders, and integrative gynecological interventions.

Managing Editor Gynecology & Obstetrics Women's Health Clinical Sciences
Dr. Hamid Saeed
Dr. Hamid Saeed
Executive Editor  ·  Editorial Board Member — Pharmaceutics & Biomedical Sciences
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy  │  Professor & Head of Pharmaceutics — University of the Punjab, Lahore
PhD (Stem Cell Technology), University of Southern Denmark  │  Post-Doctoral: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute & Stanford University

A distinguished academic and clinical pharmacy expert with over 160 peer-reviewed international publications and an H-index of 34. His research spans pharmaceutics, stem cell technology, nanomedicine, and clinical pharmacy practice. He leads the Stem Cell and Nanomedicine Laboratory and remains actively engaged in advancing clinical research, policy, and innovation in Pakistan's healthcare ecosystem.

Executive Editor Pharmaceutics Stem Cell Technology Nanomedicine
Dr. Malik Hassan Mehmood
Dr. Malik Hassan Mehmood
Associate Editor  ·  Pharmacology & Clinical Sciences
Associate Professor & Chairperson, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences — Government College University, Lahore
PhD (Pharmacology), University of Karachi  │  MPhil (Pharmacology), Bahauddin Zakariya University

An accomplished academic and clinical pharmacology expert with extensive teaching, research, and administrative experience. Previously held key positions at Aga Khan University Karachi including Director of Teaching & Learning. Also serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology, Smooth Muscle Pharmacology, and PLOS ONE — reflecting active engagement in global scholarly publishing.

Associate Editor Pharmacology Clinical Research Cardiometabolic Disorders
Muhammad Usman Bhatti
Muhammad Usman Bhatti
Communication Editor & Contact Person — Editorial Office
Director Technical, Awami Laboratories
MPhil (Pharmacognosy), University of the Punjab

An experienced pharmaceutical professional with a strong background in pharmacognosy, academia, and industrial operations. With prior academic experience as Assistant Professor at Akhtar Saeed College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Lecturer at The University of Lahore, he brings a balanced perspective of industry and education. His expertise spans pharmaceutical production, quality operations, and research.

Communication Editor Pharmacognosy Pharmaceutical Production Quality Operations
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Irfan Shahid
Founder & Publisher
Chief Executive, Awami Laboratories  │  CEO, Aeon Technologies
MBA (Marketing), The International University, Lahore  │  B.Sc., University of the Punjab

The founding entrepreneur behind Awami Laboratories, a GMP-compliant herbal pharmaceutical manufacturer registered with DRAP (Pakistan). He has led the business from inception, driving over 400% sales growth and building a portfolio spanning metabolic, hepatic, and cardiovascular therapeutic areas. As publisher of PJHPS, he provides the institutional and strategic foundation for the journal's mission — bridging herbal pharmaceutical practice with peer-reviewed clinical research. He also founded asktabeeb.com, clinicaltrials.pk, and healthlibrary.pk.

Founder & Publisher Herbal Pharma Digital Health DRAP Registered