meet the team behind shap
Ms. Amina Asif Siddiqui
President and Founder SHAP
Associate Professor and Principal – CSLHS Ziauddin University Karachi
Assistant Editor – Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences
Ph.D. Candidate, Speech, and Hearing, UKM Malaysia
BSc. Audiology and Speech Therapy, University of Mumbai, India
MSc. Clinical Research, University of Liverpool, UK
Diploma, Psychology, and Diploma, Children’s Studies
Prof. Dr. Abdul Gaffar Billoo
Ex. Officio Member & Founder
Professor, Clinical Paediatrics – Aga Khan University Hospital
Founder & Chairman – HANDS, Pakistan
Fellowship – Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK
Sitara-i-Imtiaz – Government of Pakistan
MBBS, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Diploma in Child Health, Tropical Medicine, and Hygiene, UK
Dr. Habiba Hassan
Co-opt Member & Founder
Senior Faculty & Paediatric Consultant – Jinnah Medical & Dental College
Women Right Activist – Pakistan
Board Member – Legal Aid Society
Founder – Panah, Pakistan
MBBS, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
Paediatric Fellowship, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Nadeem Mukhtar
Vice President
Clinical Director of Audiology – Centre Lahore
Hearing implant coordinator – Pakistan cochlear implant program, Lahore and Bahria cochlear implant program.
Visiting Faculty member – FMH Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Lahore.
MBBS, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
MSc. Audiological Medicine, University of Manchester UK
Anam Madhani
Provincial Vice President- Sindh
Speech and Language Pathologist – The Indus Hospital
Visiting Faculty – CSLHS, Ziauddin University Hospital
MA, Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology, University of Karachi, Pakistan
BSc. in Speech-Language Therapy, Ziauddin University Hospital, Pakistan
Dr. Ayesha Kamal Butt
Provincial Vice President Punjab
Manchester Metropolitan University
Former Professor & Associate Dean – Riphah International University
Honorary Fellowship Awardee – Royal College of Speech and Language therapists
Editorial board member – Journal of Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Ph.D. Educational Management, Ifugao State University Philippines.
MSc Language Pathology, University of Reading, UK
MA linguistics and Child Language, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Ms. Sabreen Noor Ali
Honorary General Secretary
Speech & Language Pathologist – 4j school district, USA
Research Assistant – Early Dual Language Development Lab, USA
Training Lead – AKYSBP Guides, Pakistan Girl Guide Association
Forner Senior lecturer & Speech language pathologist – Ziauddin University, Pakistan
PhD. Candidate, Communication Disorders and Sciences, University of Oregon, USA.
MSc. Speech-Language Pathology, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
BSc. Speech-Language Pathology, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Fatima Yousuf
Joint Hon. Secretary
Speech & Language Pathologist & Senior Lecturer – CSLHS, Ziauddin University Hospital
Speech & Language Pathologist- Karachi Down Syndrome Program
BSc. in Speech-Language Pathology, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
MSc. in Speech-Language Pathology, Ziauddin University, Karachi Pakistan
Misha Irshad
Treasurer
Head of Speech Therapy Department at Umatter ABA Therapy Centre
Former senior Lecturer CSLHS Ziauddin University Karachi
MSc Healthcare Management, Ziauddin University Karachi
BSc Hons Speech and language pathology, University of Health Sciences Lahore
Sabeen Iqbal Rajput
Executive Committee Member
Speech-language therapist – Osraty for Physio and Rehab Clinic, Dubai
Speech-language therapist – High Hopes Dubai
Former Speech and Language Pathologist, coordinator, senior Lecturer CSLHS Ziauddin University Karachi
MSc Speech and Language Pathology, Ziauddin University Karachi
BSc Speech and Language Pathology, Ziauddin University Karachi
Ms Ifrah Shah
Executive Committee Member
Speech & Language Pathologist – The Learning Tree School
Head of Speech-Language Therapy Department – Centre of Inclusive Care
BSc. Speech Language Therapy – Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
Ms. Amber Rehman Hassan
Executive Committee Member
CCC- SLP, Head of Speech & Language Department -Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
MSc. Speech Language Pathology – Arizona State University, US
BS Honours & MS in applied Zoology – University of Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Ali Punjani
Executive Committee Member
Senior Lecturer, clinical coordinator, and Speech Language Pathologist – CSLHS, Ziauddin University Hospital
Consultant Speech Language Therapist – Aga Khan University Hospital
Master trainer – MAITS Community Health Workers program in Pakistan
BSc. Speech & Language Therapy, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
MSc. healthcare management, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Samia Bibi
Administration Lead
Clinical Director – Terteeb Rehabilitation SMC
Former Speech Pathologist – RIFE USA Dubai UAE
MS Speech and Language Pathology Riphah University, Islamabad
Post Graduate Diploma Speech and Language Pathology National Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences
MSc Behavioural Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi