Junaid Abdul Razzak
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Junaid Abdul Razzak is a Pakistani-American physician, academic, and global emergency care expert and researcher,[1][2] living in New York City.[3]
Early life and Education
[edit]Razzak earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1994.[4][5] He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University, United States. He later obtained a Ph.D. in Public Health from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden in 2005.
Professional career
[edit]Razzak serves as the Vice Chair of Research at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.[6]
He is the founding Director of the Centre of Excellence for Trauma and Emergencies (CETE) at AKU.[7][8][9]
He was the director of the Center for Global Emergency Care and professor of emergency medicine and international health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[10][11]
He was the CEO of Aman Health Services.[12][13]
Razzak was the founding chair of Emergency Medicine at Aga Khan University and directed the WHO Collaborating Center on Emergency Medicine and Trauma. He also led the NIH Collaborative on Emergency Care Research (CLEER) in low- and middle-income countries.[14]
In 2005, he established the first emergency medicine service (EMS) training program in Pakistan.[2]
His focus has been on innovative way to deliver emergency care particularly in settings with little resources.[15][10]
In 1999, Razzak was awarded the Best Trainee award by the State of Connecticut.[2]
In 2025, Razzak was awarded the Public Health Leadership Award by the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.[16]
References
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- ^ "Dr. Junaid Razzak – Global Resuscitation Alliance". Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Dr. Junaid Razzak | Centre of Excellence for Trauma and Emergencies | Aga Khan University". www.aku.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Junaid Razzak - Director, Center of Excellence for Trauma & Emergencies at Aga Khan University". THE ORG. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Junaid Razzak, M.D. | Patient Care". weillcornell.org. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "CETE and PDMA Host Consultative Meeting to Advocate for a Heatwave Management Plan". www.aku.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Centre of Excellence for Trauma and Emergencies". www.aku.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "AKU, Sindh PDMA for coordinated response to combat heatwaves". Dental News. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ a b "Pakistan needs integrated emergency care systems: AKU symposium". www.aku.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ admin (2024-06-20). "Dr. Junaid Razzak". Sindh Integrated Emergency & Health Services. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Japan grants Aman Foundation two new ambulances". Aaj English TV. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Doctors frustrated they've made no headway in getting motorcyclists to wear helmets".
- ^ "Junaid Razzak, M.D. at Emergency Medicine - Upper East Side: Emergency Medicine | NewYork-Presbyterian Doctor in New York, NY". doctors.nyp.org. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Innovative healthcare: AKUH organises first-ever medical hackathon". The Express Tribune. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Public Health Leadership award".