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Syed Amin Tabish
Born (1957-03-30) March 30, 1957 (age 68)
Pattan, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Other namesS.A. Tabish
Alma materGovt. Medical College, Srinagar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
University of Bristol (England)
Occupation(s)Medical scientist
Researcher
Author
Poet
EmployerSKIMS Hospital Kashmir
Known forHealth policy
Emergency medicine
Medical Management
Social science
AwardsAsian Admirable Achievers Award 2023. Rifacimento International, New Delhi
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award-2018
7th MT India Healthcare Award 2017
Award of Excellence in Educational Leadership (USA): 2014

Syed Amin Tabish (born March 30, 1957) is an Indian medical scientist,[1][2][3][4] physician, and author.[5][6][7]

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London),[8] the American College of Physicians,[9] and the New York Academy of Science. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bristol. Tabish has contributed to university planning, medical education, healthcare research, and administration. He is noted for his academic publications and involvement in healthcare and higher education.[citation needed]

Dr. Tabish at University of Oxford in 1996 (shortly after delivering a lecture during a conference)

Early life and education

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Syed Amin Tabish was born on March 30, 1957, in Pattan, located in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He currently resides in Sanat Nagar, Srinagar, Kashmir.[citation needed]

Tabish holds multiple medical and academic qualifications, including:

  • MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • FRCP (London) – Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London
  • FACP – Fellow of the American College of Physicians
  • FAMS – Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
  • FRCP (Edin) – Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
  • MD HA (AIIMS) – Doctor of Medicine in Hospital Administration from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  • FRIPH (England) – Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health, England
  • FIMSA – Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Academy
  • MHSM – Member of the Institute of Health Services Management
  • Doctorate in Educational Leadership (USA) – Doctoral degree focusing on educational leadership[citation needed]
  • Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) since 2003.[10]

Career

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Releasing ceremony of a music CD based on Tabish's lyrics. From left to right: Syed Amin Tabish, Khursheed Ahmad Ganai IAS, Rehman Rahi, and Aziz Hajini.

Tabish has led the design and implementation of academic and healthcare programs at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, and Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. These programs addressed scientific research, advancements, and future trends in medical sciences, including evidence-based medicine, total quality management, specialized patient care techniques, emerging perspectives in healthcare, traumatic brain injury, lifestyle diseases, and infectious diseases. His expertise encompasses medical education, problem-based learning (PBL), and quality improvement in higher education institutions.[11]

In February 1998, Tabish represented India at the World Health Forum held in Dallas, Texas, organized by The Health Industry Council and the International Hospital Federation. The forum focused on emerging infectious diseases.[12][13][14]

Dr. Tabish during a scientific session at the World Health Forum, Dallas, Texas, USA, February 1998.
Dr. Tabish at a scientific session, World Health Forum USA 1998.
S. Amin Tabish (center) with Errol Pickering (right), Director General of the International Hospital Federation, Dallas, Texas, USA, 1998.

Tabish is also a poet who writes in English, Urdu, and Kashmiri. Four music CDs featuring over 70 songs based on his poems — Doad te Dugg, Ake Omri Hound Souruye Safar, Sakoon Diluk, and Mioth Zaher — have been released.[15][16][17]

Social sciences and literature

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Tabish has authored over 300 articles in English, Urdu, and Kashmiri spanning more than four decades. His first book, Hussaini Karvanuk Safar (a history of Karbala), has been included in the curriculum for Masters in the Kashmiri language.

At age 24, Tabish served as Secretary-General of the Kashmir Cultural Organization from 1982 to 1987 and was editor of Koshur Akhbar, the first weekly Kashmiri-language newspaper in India.[18]

Healthcare

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Tabish worked as Head of Accident & Emergency Services at SKIMS, Srinagar, from 1997 to 2010 and served as Chairman from 2010 to 2012. He established a 100-bed emergency department with a tiered "level system", the first of its kind. He also initiated a disaster management program including a dedicated ward to treat mass casualties efficiently.

As Medical Superintendent and head of hospital administration, he introduced initiatives such as total quality management, hospital infection control, and stoma care.[18]

Between 2000 and 2005, Tabish implemented essential training programs for doctors and nurses at SKIMS, including basic life support, advanced life support, and advanced cardiac life support to strengthen emergency and critical care services.[1][2][18]

Medical education and scientific research

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Tabish with Sir A W Macara, Chairman of the British Medical Association, London, 1996.

Tabish organized conferences and seminars for health professionals at SKIMS, AIIMS New Delhi, and in Saudi Arabia. He delivered lectures on health issues and medical education internationally in the UK, Middle East, India, and USA, and chaired scientific sessions at various international conferences. His research focuses include traumatic brain injury, lifestyle diseases, infectious diseases, pandemics, health policy, and recent trends in medical education.[18]

Among over 500 publications, his influential works include:

  • "Is Diabetes Becoming the Biggest Epidemic of the Twenty-first Century?" (600+ citations),[19]
  • "Complementary and Alternative Healthcare: Is it Evidence-based?" (400 citations),[20]
  • "Assessment methods in medical education" (200 citations),[21]
  • "Lifestyle Diseases: Consequences, Characteristics, Causes and Control" (150 citations),[22]
  • "Covid-19 Pandemic: Emerging Perspectives and Future Trends" (130 citations),[23]
  • "The profile of head injuries and traumatic brain injury deaths in Kashmir" (120 citations).[24]

His scientific publications have been cited over 3,000 times and consulted by more than 1.2 million research scholars.

Academics

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Tabish served as a Medical Council of India Inspector/Assessor from 2010 to 2020. He has been a selection expert for faculty positions at AIIMS, SGPGI Lucknow, and Qassim University.

He has been a visiting professor at premier universities in Saudi Arabia and acted as an external examiner for AIIMS New Delhi, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences Hyderabad, and the National Board of Examinations (India).[18]

Tabish contributed chapters to the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education syllabus for 7th through 10th classes.[25][26]

He introduced M.Sc. Nursing at the Nursing College of SKIMS and facilitated PhD programs in nursing for several candidates. Tabish also played a key role in establishing the Jammu & Kashmir Nursing Council.

Additionally, he contributed to the establishment of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at SKIMS during 2004–2005.[27]

Accomplishments

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Tabish was elected Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Academy in 1998. He later became a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in New Delhi in 2003, and of the American College of Physicians (USA) in 2006. In addition, he received fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians in London (2002) and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2004).

He served as the Founder Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Health Sciences published by Qassim University in Saudi Arabia from January 2007 to December 2009.[28][2]

Bibliography

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Book cover of Health Care Management: Principles and Practice
Book cover of Saqafat (2022)
Book cover of Hospital and Health Services Administration (2000)
Book cover of Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Planning, Organization and Management, Second Edition (2020)
Book cover of Ilm Te Irfan
Book cover of Chan I Anmana Aftab Pakav

Books authored by Tabish have been included in academic syllabi of various universities and colleges, and are held in several institutional libraries worldwide.[29][30][31][32]

No. Title Publisher Year
1 Handbook of Emergency Medicine Valley Publishers 1998
2 Textbook of Hospital and Health Services Administration[33] Oxford University Press, New York 2000
3 Planning, Organization & Management of Hospitals, First Edition[34] Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2003
4 The Future of Health[35] Paras Medical Publishers 2004
5 Hospital Infection Control: Conceptual Framework[36] Academia Publishers 2005
6 Evidence Based Nursing Practice SKIMS Publications 2005
7 Chan i Anmana Aftab Pakav[37] Kashmir Markazi e Adab wa Saqafat 2019
8 Ilm Te Irfan[38][39] Al-Hayat Publishers, Srinagar 2020
9 Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Planning, Organization and Management, Second Edition[40][41] Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2022
10 Saqafat[42] Bazm e Saqafat Kashmir 2022
11 Health Care Management: Principles and Practice[43][44] Springer Nature 2024
12 Sourmali Shaam[45] Al-Hayat Publications, Srinagar 2024

Awards and honors

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Dr. Tabish receiving the Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award
Dr. S. Amin Tabish receiving the Sri Ram Memorial Award from NAMS
Dr. Tabish receiving the FRCP (United Kingdom) in 2002
Dr. Tabish with Dr. U KoKo, Regional Director of the WHO SEARO, at AIIMS during an international conference

Syed Amin Tabish has received several awards and recognitions for his contributions to medical science, literature, and cultural activities.[46]

He was awarded the Asian Admirable Achievers Award in 2023 by Rifacimento International, New Delhi.[47]

In 2018, he received the Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award for his contributions to healthcare and education.[48][49]

In November 2024, the Sahitya Akademi organized a literary function in Srinagar to honor Tabish as a writer, poet, and researcher. During the event, his poetry collection Sourmali Shaam (Dusky Evening) was officially released.[50]

He was also recognized by the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Memorial Committee and the Mahasagar Shiksha Samiti in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for his contributions to science and literature.[51]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Our Guest Editor" (PDF). Journal of the International Medical Sciences Academy. 25 (3): 135. July–September 2012. ISSN 0971-071X.
  2. ^ a b c "International Medical Sciences Academy". Journal IMSA - International Medical Sciences Academy.
  3. ^ "Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients Suffering from Severe Depressive Disorders in Kashmir Valley" (PDF). International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research.
  4. ^ "Syed A M I N Tabish - Sher-i-Kashmir Institue Of Medical Sciences,soura,srinagar-190011,india". skims.academia.edu. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Publication of Syed Amin Tabish". Semantic Scholar.
  6. ^ Tabish, S. A. (2020). "Covid-19 Pandemic: Emerging Perspectives and Future Trends". Journal of Public Health Research. 9 (1): 1786. doi:10.4081/jphr.2020.1786. PMC 7282311. PMID 32550223.
  7. ^ "List of published research papers of Syed Amin Tabish". Jaypee Digital.
  8. ^ RCP fellowship for Valley Doctor. The Kashmir Times, Saturday July 17, 2004.
  9. ^ "American Physicians College Fellowship to Kashmiri Doctor". Daily Excelsior. 5 August 2007.
  10. ^ "State Wise list of fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences India.
  11. ^ "Achievers: Books Authored by Amin Tabish Part I". JK-Practitioner. Vol. 13, no. 3. July–September 2006. p. 178.
  12. ^ Arlington Metro, USA. February 24, 1998 Experts Pursue Plan To Combat New Diseases
  13. ^ Fort Worth Star-Telegram, USA: February 24, 1998 Experts Devising Plan To Fight New Diseases www.star-telegram.com
  14. ^ Tabish, S. Amin (2003). "The delicate balance of world health. Emerging plagues & resurrected pestilence. A report from the World Health Forum 1998". World Health Forum. 22 (10): 6–10, 12. PMID 14603854.
  15. ^ "KU VC releases 2 books, musical CDs of Dr Tabish". 23 November 2021. pp. Daily Excelsior.
  16. ^ Excelsior, Daily (7 October 2018). "Ganai Releases Tabish's Album Doad Te Dug". Daily Excelsior.
  17. ^ "Two books of Dr Amin Tabish released at GMC Srinagar". Kashmir News Service. 22 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e Masoodi, Owais (2017). "Face In The Crowd". Kashmir Magazine.
  19. ^ Tabish, S. A. (2007). "Is Diabetes Becoming the Biggest Epidemic of the Twenty-first Century?". International Journal of Health Sciences. 1 (2): V–VIII. PMC 3068646. PMID 21475425.
  20. ^ Tabish, S. A. (2008). "Complementary and Alternative Healthcare: Is it Evidence-based?". International Journal of Health Sciences. 2 (1): V–IX. PMC 3068720. PMID 21475465.
  21. ^ "Assessment methods in medical education". International Journal of Health Sciences. 2 (2): 3–7. 2008. PMC 3068728. PMID 21475483.
  22. ^ "Lifestyle Diseases: Consequences, Characteristics, Causes and Control". Medcrave Online. 9 (3). 2017. doi:10.15406/jccr.2017.09.00326. eISSN 2373-4396.
  23. ^ Tabish, Syed Amin (4 June 2020). "Covid-19 Pandemic: Emerging Perspectives and Future Trends". Journal of Public Health Research. 9 (1): 1786. doi:10.4081/jphr.2020.1786. PMC 7282311. PMID 32550223.
  24. ^ Yattoo, GH; Tabish, Amin (21 June 2008). "The profile of head injuries and traumatic brain injury deaths in Kashmir". Journal of Trauma Management and Outcomes. 2 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/1752-2897-2-5. PMC 2464577. PMID 18570674.
  25. ^ "Kashmiri 9th Book. Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Official Site" (PDF). JKBOSE.
  26. ^ "Kashmiri Book 7th Class" (PDF). JKBOSE.
  27. ^ "Amin Syed Tabish MD, FAMS, FRCP, FACP". eMED events.
  28. ^ Tabish, S. A. (2007). "Is Diabetes Becoming the Biggest Epidemic of the Twenty-first Century?". International Journal of Health Sciences. 1 (2): V–VIII. PMC 3068646. PMID 21475425.
  29. ^ The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
  30. ^ West Bengal University of Health Sciences
  31. ^ Techno India University, West Bengal
  32. ^ Shivaji University, Kolhapur
  33. ^ "Hospital and health services administration: principles and practice". World Health Organization. Library Catalog. 2001.
  34. ^ Jaypee Digital
  35. ^ The Future of Health. January 2004
  36. ^ Symbiosis Library Catalog
  37. ^ "Chan-e- anman-a-aftab pakav / Syed Amin Tabish". Allama Iqbal Library - OPAC.
  38. ^ "Ilm ti irfan / Syed Amin Tabish". Allama Iqbal Library - OPAC.
  39. ^ "Alimte Irfan, Hospitals & Nursing Homes of Dr Tabish Released". Kashmir Observer.
  40. ^ "Dr Amin Tabish's Books Released In GMC Auditorium". Kashmir Life.
  41. ^ Jaypee Digital
  42. ^ "Bazam-e-Saqafat organises book release function". Asian Mail.
  43. ^ Tabish, Syed Amin (2024). Health Care Management. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-3879-3. ISBN 978-981-97-3878-6.
  44. ^ Health Care Management: Principles and Practice. Springer Nature Singapore. 14 September 2024. p. 737. ISBN 9789819738786.
  45. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Hosts Literary Event Honoring Dr Syed Amin Tabish". Kashmir News Service (KNS).
  46. ^ Masoodi, Owais (30 November 2017). The Kashmir Magazine (Volume 5, Issue 11 ed.). M-6, Govt Quarters Magarmal Bagh, Srinagar J&K: Muhammad Aslam Bhat. p. 28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  47. ^ "Vidwan | Profile Page". vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  48. ^ "Dr Tabish conferred APJ Abdul Kalam award". Greater Kashmir. 21 March 2018.
  49. ^ "Dr Tabish gets APJ Kalam Award". Daily Excelsior. 21 March 2018.
  50. ^ "Sahitya Akademi organises literary event at MET Baghat". Greater Kashmir. 19 November 2024.
  51. ^ "J-K: Urdu mushaira and Seminar to 'spread message of unity' held in Srinagar". 5 January 2025.

Further reading

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  • Marquis Who's Who in the World, 15th Ed (1998), USA

Reference Asia: Asia's Who's Who of Men & Women of Achievement. Vol 9. Rifacimento International (1995) Indo-European Who's Who. Vol First (1996). FI Publications Asian Admirable Achievers, vol. XI [www.asianadmirableachievers.in]

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