Dr. Zafar Ali

Qualified medical doctor with fellowships in Histopathology from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS) and the Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom (FRCPath). Currently serves as Section Head, Program Director, and Consultant Histopathologist at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, while also holding the leadership role of Associate Chief. Expertise includes diagnostic service delivery, postgraduate training, academic development, and departmental leadership within a high-volume tertiary care environment. Committed to advancing healthcare through excellence in pathology and fostering the next generation of medical professionals.

• Nadira, Mamoon, Chief Pathologist, nmamoon@live.com, SCM, Professor of Pathology, SCM, Consultant Pathologist, MBBS, FCPS (Histopathology, Cytopathology). FRC Path (UK)
• Asim, Qureshi, Consultant Histopathologist, a.qureshi@squ.edu.om, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, MBBS, FCPS, FRCPath (UK)

• Ali Z, Iltaf S. Giant Filiform Polyposis, A Rare Entity in a Patient of Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report. Cureus 11(11): e6125. DOI 10.7759/cureus.6125.
• Waqas M, Rahim W, Shohab D, Khawaja MA, Ali Z, Mamoon N. Primary Renal Epithelioid Angiosarcoma. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons-Pakistan: JCPSP. 2018 Mar;28(3):S66-8.
• Hassan M, Qureshi A, Mamoon N, Ali Z. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma presenting as colonic intussusception. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2017 Dec;67(12):1923-6.
• Rehman U, Ali Z, Mamoon N. An Unusual Presentation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2018 Sep;28(9):S172-S173.
• Khan AF, Waqar SH, Raheem M, Ali Z. Mucocele of appendix with an elevated carcinoembryonic antigen: a case report. J West Afr Coll Surg. 2017 Oct-Dec;7(4):120-127.
• Ali Z, Tariq H, Rehman U. Endothelial cysts of adrenal gland. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2019, Vol. 29 (Special Supplement 1 of Case Reports): S16-S17
• Ali Z, Atique M. Complex odontoma- A rarely seen entity. Pak J Pathol 2012; 23:71-73
• Khadim MT, Asif M, Ali Z. Sclerosing Lipogranuloma of the Inguinoscrotal region- A case report. Pak J Pathol 2012; 23:109-111.
• Ali Z, Atique M. Massive Retinal Gliosis: A Rare Entity. Ann Pak Inst Med Sci 2012; 8(2): 152-153.
• Khadim MT, Asif M, Ali Z. Intraspinal Neurenteric Cyst - a rare entity. J Pak Med Assoc Nov 2011;61(11):1143-1145.
• Ayaz B, Ali Z. Cystic Struma Ovarii: A rare ovarian teratoma. Pak Armed Forces Med J 2011;63(3):365-368.
• Farook K, Khan MA, Hanif S, Javed J. Malakoplakia of urinary bladder: A case report. J Postgrad Med Inst 2010; 24:165-167.
• Akhtar F, Ali Z, Hassan U. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the palate. Pak J Pathol 2010; 21:37-39.
• Ayaz B, Ali Z, Atique M. Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) a rarely seen histopathological entity. Pak J Pathol 2010; 21:113-115.
• Akhtar F, Ishtiaq S, Ali Z,Hassan U. Adrenal Myelolipoma. Ann Pak Inst Med Sci 2009;5:268-270.
• Ali Z, Qasim SM, Faisal F, Jameel G. Primary Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma of the Humerus: A Case Report. Cureus 2022 Jan 15;14(1).
• Ali Z, Hanif F. Unusual Presentation of a Rare Tumor: Histiocytic Sarcoma Presenting as a Finger Growth. Cureus. 2019;11(11).
• Ali Z, Anwar F. Angiofibroma of Soft Tissue: A Newly Described Entity; A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cureus. 2019;11(11).
• Khadim MT, Ali Z, Asif M. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) - A rare entity. Pak J Pathol 2011; 22:34-36.
• Khadim MT, Asif M, Ali Z. Extraskeletal soft tissue chondromas of the head and neck region. Ann Pak Inst Med Sci 2011; 7:42-44
• Ali Z, Mukhtar Z, Mamoon N. Recently Described Polyphenotypic Tumor: Uterine Tumor Resembling Ovarian Sex Cord Tumor (Utrosct), A Case Report. Liaquat National Journal of Cancer Care 2020; 2(2): 69-71.
• Ali Z, Usman M, Rehman U, Anwar F. Cladophialophora Bantiana as a Cause of Rare Fungal Brain Abscess. Journal of the College of Physicians and SurgeonsPakistan: JCPSP. 2021 Sep 1;31(9):1114-6.
• Farhan M, Bibi A, Zulfiqar O, Imran M, Ali Z. Adult Mid Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Secondary to Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor (IMT): A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2020 Oct;12(10).
• Zaheer A, Ali Z. Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma of the mandible in a child: A case report and literature review.Pak J Pathol. 2021;3(4):170-173.
• Noor A, Anwar S, Wali H, Anasri S, Ali Z. A Case of Gastric Mucormycosis in a 21-Year-Old Patient With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Cureus 14(12).
• Presented a paper on “Skeletal and Extra skeletal ewing’s sarcoma / primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET): A single-centre experience in Pakistan” in the 2nd Annual Conference of Histopathology & Cytology Society of Pakistan Held at Nathia gali in October 2011.
• Presented a talk on “Recent WHO Brain Tumors Update” in 39th Annual PAP Conference & 4th Joint Conference of Societies of Pathology, held at Khyber Medical University at Peshawar from 25th – 27th November, 2016.
• Presented a paper on “Malakoplakia of Urinary Bladder” in the scientific meeting of Pakistan Association of Urological Surgeons.
• Presented a paper titled “Diagnostic Challenges and Role of immunohistochemistry in Metastatic liver disease” in 34th Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologists at King Edward Medical University in November 2010.
• Presented a paper titled “Clinicopathological study of Skeletal and Extra Skeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma” in 2nd annual Conference of Histopathology and Cytology Society of Pakistan at Nathia gali from 8th to 9th October 2011.
• Presented a paper titled “Cytomorphological study of Testicular Fine Needle aspiration cytology in infertile male patients” in 1st Joint Conference of PAP / Association of Pathologists held at AFIP / Convention center Islamabad from 7th to 9th December 2012.
• Qureshi A, Hassan M, Mamoon N, Ali Z, Ahmed IN. Sex cord stromal tumours of the ovary, experience at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2017 Jul;67(7):1107-8.
• Qureshi A, Ali Z, Shalaby A. A retrospective study of clinico-pathological characteristics of colonic polyps in adults seen at a tertiary care centre. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2017 Jan;67(1):12-4.
• Qureshi A, Tariq H, Ali Z, Mamoon N, Ahmed IN, Khan AH, Nasir H. Morphologic spectrum and clinico-pathological correlation of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST): An experience of six years at a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Cancer & Allied Specialties. 2016 Dec 31;2(4).
• Qureshi A, Mamoon N, Ahmad IN, Ali Z, Nasir H, Haroon A. Intradepartmental consultation conference-a good quality control practice and a problem-solving activity. Journal of Cancer & Allied Specialties.;4(1).
• Nisa WU, Din HU, Ali Z. Clinical and pathological parameters of adenoid cystic carcinoma. Pak J Pathol 2013; 24(3): 100-105.
• Akhtar F, Gillani M, Ali Z,Naz I,Atique M,Khadim MT. Histopathological Spectrum of Malignant Jaw Tumors Diagnosed at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Ann Pak Inst Med Sci 2012; 8(3): 167-170.
• Gillani M, Akhtar F, Ali Z, Naz I, Atique M, Khadim MT. Diagnostic Accuracy, Sensitivity, Specificity and Positive Predictive Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in Intra Oral Tumors. Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev 2012;13:3611-3615
• Ali Z, Riaz J, Rashid M. Skeletal and Extra Skeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma / Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET): Clinicopathological Study. J Rawal Med Coll 2012; 16(2):150-152.
• Jamal S, Atique M, Khadim MT, Sarfraz S, Akhtar F, Ali Z. Second-opinion histopathology – A study of 142 cases at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pak Armed Forces Med J 2012;62(3):365-368.
• Khadim MT, Jamal S, Ali Z, Akhtar F, Atique M, Sarfraz T et al. Diagnostic challenges and role of immunohistochemistry in metastatic liver disease. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2011; 12:373-376.
• Asif M, Khadim MT, Mushtaq S, Mamoon N, Akhtar F, Ali Z. Determination of her-2/neu by chromogenic in situ hybridization on borderline (2+) immunohistochemistry cases in carcinoma breast. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2011; 12:211-214.
• Farooq B, Khadim MT, Akhtar F, Ali Z. Comparison of Morphometry with modified knodell scoring system for morphological evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in patients of chronic hepatitis C. Pak J Gastroenterol 2011;25:17-22.
• Akhtar F, Ali Z, Riaz J, Jamal S, Atique M, Khadim MT et al. Clinicopathological study of extranodal Non-Hodgkin lymphomas’s (NHL). Pak J Pathol 2011; 22:28-33.
• Akhtar F, Ali Z, Asif A, Jamal S, Atique M,Khadim MT et al. A study of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) appearance of salivary gland tumors. Pak J Pathol 2010; 21:147-150.
• Asif M, Ali Z, Akhtar F. Epidemiological and excision margin status of Basal cell carcinoma- three years Armed Forces Institute of Pathology experience in Pakistan.Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2010; 11:1421-1423.
• Ali Z, Haroon Khan A, Rehman U, Faisal M, Ahmad IN, Mamoon N, et al. Is TLE1 Expression Limited to Synovial Sarcoma? Our Experience at Shifa International Hospital, Pakistan. Cureus. 2019;11(11).
• Ali Z, Mudassir G, Nazir I, Mamoon N. Histopathological spectrum of duodenal biopsies: Experience at a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University. 2019;2(2):14-17.
• Gulzar S, Mamoon N, Nazir I, Ali Z. Frequency of HER-2 positive and expression pattern in gastric adenocarcinoma by immunohistochemistry. J Rawal Med Coll 2020; 45 (3): 537-540.
• Bilal M, Mamoon N, Ali Z, Nazir I, Khan DH. Spectrum of hepatocellular carcinoma in explant liver specimens. J Rawal Med Coll 2021; 46 (3): 542-545.
• Tariq N, Mamoon N, Usman M, Ali Z, Nazir I. Encapsulated papillary carcinoma (EPC) of breast: A clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical analysis of eight cases. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2016 Nov 1;66(11):1490-3.
• Tariq N, Mamoon N, Haroon A, Ali Z, Ahmad IN. Role of immunohistochemistry in subtyping Renal cell carcinomas with overlapping morphological features. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad. 2018 Aug 31;30(3):325-32.
• Shaheen N, Rashid M, Khan MQ, Ali Z. Sternum: A useful but forgotten site for bone marrow aspiration. Pakistan Journal of Pathology. 2011 Oct 1;22(4):147.
• Ali Z, Haroon A, Mudassir G, Moeen S. Pathological Spectrum of Solitary Fibrous Tumours: A Study of 25 Cases Diagnosed at a Tertiary Care Institute. JRMC. 2022 Mar 31;26(1):52-6.
• N Fatima, Hameed Z, Ali Z, Hanif F, Ahmad IN. Macrotrabecular massive hepatocellular carcinoma (mtm-hcc): a recently described histological subtype with clinical implications. Foundation University Med J 2022; 5(1): 9-12.
• H Faiza, Mamoon N, Ali Z. Arginase-1 Immunohistochemical Staining in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Sharif Med Dent Coll. 2022;8(02):72-76.
• Kiani AZ, Khan HM, Ali Z, Sheikh KS, Khan AS, Atiq M. A Single Institution Experience with Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: Clinicopathological Correlation and Review of the Literature. Asian Pac J Cancer Care. 2023; 8 (1), 49-57.
• Attended “40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Division of IAP” held in Brisbane Convention & exhibition Centre, 3-5 June 2016.
• Attended “106th USCAP 2017 Annual Meeting”, held March 4-10, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas.
• Attended the 6th Annual Meeting of Histopathology & Cytology Society of Pakistan (HCSP) organized by Shifa International Hospitals Ltd. Islamabad.
• Attended “Surgical pathology Practical Course” conducted by Department of Pathology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & research Centre, Lahore from 28th April 2014 to 2nd May 2014.
• Attended the “FCPS-2 Histopathology Mock Examination Course” held at Rehman Medical Institute (RMI), Peshawar on 17th,18th May 2014.
• Attended Histopathology Workshop held at CMH & CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore on 28th May 2014.
• Attended the “FMH 1st renal pathology Symposium & Workshop” held at FMH college of medicine & dentistry, Lahore on 26th & 27th November 2013.
• Attended “Workshop on Preparing Biological Laboratories for Certification in Bio Risk Management” held from December 10-13, 2016 at Marriott Hotel, Karachi.
• Attended “Multidisciplinary Symposium head & Neck Cancer” on 21st January,2017 organized by Shifa International Hospitals Ltd, Islamabad.
• Attended the “Health Care Waste, From Current to Best Practices” Conference” conducted by WHO environmental programme.
• Attended the workshop “Quality & Accreditation in Healthcare” conducted by Professional Development Centre-NUST.
• Two day workshop on “Diagnostic Histopathology” at Department of Histopathology AFIP, Rawalpindi from 26th to 27th March 2012.
• Attended Seminar on Healthy Lifestyle Promotion held at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology on 9th Jan 20123.
• Attended 2 days “Histopathology workshop” at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Lahore from March 31st to April 1st 2012.
• Attended three days’ workshop “Histopathology intensive course” held at Department of Histopathology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences from 1st to 3rd Dec 2011.
• Attended a Pre symposium Histopathology workshop held at Department of Histopathology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Lahore, on 17th Nov 2011.
• Attended a FCPS-II course on Histopathology held at CPSP regional center Islamabad conducted by Department of Histopathology, CPSP Karachi, from 12th to 17th Sep 2011.
• Attended an “International workshop on Oral pathology” held at CPSP regional center Islamabad conducted by Department of Histopathology, CPSP Karachi, from 12th to 17th Sep 2011.
• Attended a FCPS-II update course on Histopathology held at CPSP regional center Islamabad, conducted by Department of Histopathology, CPSP Karachi, from 24th to 25th Feb 2012.
• Attended 4th Biennial course in Chemical Pathology held at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) conducted by Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologists, from 16th to 17th March 2011.
• Two days’ workshop on “General application of immunohistochemical techniques” held at department of pathology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad from October 12 to October 13, 2010.
• Attended a workshop on “Cytopathology” held at Kind Edward Medical University Lahore, conducted by Pakistan Association of Pathologists from 4th Nov 2010.
• Attended and performed Onsite cytology diagnosis in a workshop on interventional pulmonology, held at Military Hospital Rawalpindi, conducted by Department of Pulmonology Military Hospital Rawalpindi on 30th & 31st March 2013.
• Organized and attended a workshop on “Diagnostic histopathology” held and conducted by Department of Histopathology AFIP on 7th Dec 2010.
• Attended the 1st Joint Conference of PAP / Societies of Pathologists, held at AFIP/ Convention Center Islamabad, from 7th to 9th Dec 2012.
• Attended a workshop on “Lymphoproliferative disorders” held at King Edward Medical University in collaboration with Agha Khan Medical University Karachi from 8th to 9th March 2011
• Attended a two day workshop on “Bone and soft tissue tumours” held & conducted by Department of Pathology Allama Iqbal Medical College, from 8th to 9th July 2011.
• Organized and attended a workshop on “Dermatopathology” on held and conducted by department of Histopathology AFIP, on 20th Feb 2010.
• Attended a two days’ workshop on “Lymphoreticular Diseases” held and conducted by Department of Histopathology King Edward Medical College, from 18th to 19th January 2013.
• Attended the 34th National Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologists held at Kind Edward Medical University Lahore from 5th to 7th November 2010.
• Attended monthly Histopathology Slide seminars held and conducted by the Department of Histopathology Shifa Hospital Islamabad, from Dec 2009 to Dec 2011
• Attended a three days’ workshop on “Communication skills” held at CPSP regional center Islamabad, conducted by Department of Medical Education CPSP, from 29th April to 1st May 2013
• Attended a five days’ workshop on “Introduction to computer and Internet” held at CPSP regional center Islamabad, conducted by Department of Medical Education CPSP, from 9th April to 13st April 2013
• Attended a six days workshop on “Research methodology, biostatistics and dissertation writing” held at CPSP regional center Islamabad, conducted by Department of Medical Education CPSP, from 5th May to 10th May 2013.
• Attended “Immunology Symposium on Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders” held at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad on 12th November, 2016.
• Attended 38th Annual PAP Conference / 3rd Joint Conference of the Societies of Pathology in Collaboration with the Royal College of Pathologists & British Association of Pakistani Pathologists from 6th to 8th November, 2015.

Cytomorphological Study of Testicular Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Infertile patients (FCPS)

Educational climate of a pathology residency program at a tertiary care hospital (MHPE)

Active participation in PIP from CAP in surgical pathology.

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