Pakistan’s top haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away in Karachi

Pakistan’s top haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi passes away in Karachi

Known haematologist and pioneer of bone marrow transplant Dr Tahir Shamsi passed away at a private hospital in Karachi Tuesday morning, confirmed his family.

Tahir Shamsi was brought to the hospital last week after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He had been receiving treatment, but his condition deteriorated on Thursday, and he was sent to the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU), where he died today.

In 1996, Dr. Shamsi is credited with pioneering bone marrow transplantation in Pakistan. He had performed over 650 bone marrow transplants and authored more than 100 scholarly papers.

Dr. Shamsi had proposed plasma therapy during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic.

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