Dow Institute of Cardiology


Dow Institute of Cardiology is a tertiary level dedicated heart care facility, which was inaugurated in January 2016. It is a constituent clinical entity of Dow University of Health Sciences, and located at its Ojha Campus. Dow Institute of Cardiology is a public sector institute of Cardiology in the metropolitan city of Karachi. In a short span of time, the institute has become a cost effective resource for the community to offer quality cardiac care, without any advertisement or marketing of services in the region.

Faculty Profile


  • Dr. Muhammad Hashim
  • Designation
  • Assistant Professor Interventional Cardiologist
  • Department
  • Dow Institute of Cardiology
  • Qualification
  • FCPS (Cardiology), in 2017 Degree Awarded by College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP), Karachi.

  • Email
  • muhammad.hashim@duhs.edu.pk
  • Office Location
  • Dow Institute of Cardiology (DIC), DUHS, Karachi

Research Publications

  1. Farooq F, Hashim M, Karim M, Yasir A: Use of Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with risk of stroke in non valvular Atrial Fibrillation (AF). International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research. 2017, 5:12-16.
  2.  Farooq F, Hashim M, Khalid MR, Karim M: Risk of Thromboembolism in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation and Adequacy of Anticoagulation in High Risk Patients. Pakistan Heart Journal. 2019, 51.
  3.  Rehman Z U, Siddiqui A K, Karim M, Majeed H, Hashim M. Medication Non- Adherence among Patients with Heart Failure. 2019, Cureus 11(8): e5346. doi:10.7759/cureus.5346