Professor Dr. Mehdi Hassan Mumtaz

Abstract

Professor Dr. Mehdi Hassan Mumtaz is a name that stands out amongst others as the most significant anesthesiologist and intensivist of the country. He was the first to commission an intensive care unit (ICU), at Nishtar Hospital Multan (Pakistan) in 1981. It was first such unit in the country He was the founder president of Pakistan Society of Intensive Care.

He innovated the technique of combined spinal epidural (CSE-SST), also called Epispinal, in 1982. This technique has been used all over the world now. Dr. Mehdi is one of the finest teachers in anesthesiology today. He trained a lot many anesthesiologists who are holding key positions in anesthesiology departments in the country as well as abroad, and continuing his hard work.