
Served in the editorial board of African Journal of Urology, Türkiye Klinikleri and currently serving in Advances in Urology and Int J Urology. Actively involved in teaching and training of both medical students and urology residents for over 30 years. Trained over 3 dozen Urologist, most are serving in academic positions around the world. Over 140 indexed peer reviewed publications and over 12 book chapter and edited 5 books. Run conceptual basis of Urology course on contemporary urological topics for trainees and urologist. Recently started a One year certification course in uro oncology with over 3 dozen leading experts in Uro cancer as faculty from around the world.
Trained in Karachi and London and had many short fellowships in Rotterdam (Prof Shroeder and G Mickish), UK (Michael Kellet and Prof Whitfied), Berne Switzerland (Prof. Urs Studer and George Thalmann) India (Mahesh Desai), Leuven (Prof Hein Van Poppel).
Consultant Urologist
Akberali Hashwani and family Endowed Professor of Urology since 2014
I chaired the ERC of the Aga Khan University for 5 years. ERC reviews all research proposals for both full review and ERC exemption. Typically handling over 15-20 applications per month.
Major areas of interst is uro oncology (Baldder, Prostate and Kidney cancer)
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Over 143 PubMed indexed publications till10th Oct. 2024
Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. Anaesthesia. 2024 Sep;79(9):924-936. doi: 10.1111/anae.16297. Epub 2024 May 9. PubMed PMID: 38721718.
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Papatsoris A, Alba AB, Galán Llopis JA, Musafer MA, Alameedee M, Ather H, Caballero-Romeu JP, Costa-Bauzá A, Dellis A, El Howairis M, Gambaro G, Geavlete B, Halinski A, Hess B, Jaffry S, Kok D, Kouicem H, Llanes L, Lopez Martinez JM, Popov E, Rodgers A, Soria F, Stamatelou K, Trinchieri A, Tuerk C. Management of urinary stones: state of the art and future perspectives by experts in stone disease. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2024 Jun 27;96(2):12703. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2024.12703. Review. PubMed PMID: 38934520.
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Saeed A, Aziz W, Basit S, Bari I, Ather MH. Voiding efficiency: a predictor of failed trial off catheter after transurethral resection of prostate. Int Urol Nephrol. 2024 Jun 27;. doi: 10.1007/s11255-024-04128-z. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38935322.
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Ather H. Ather, H. Obituary-Niels Peter Noor Buchholz 1957–2024. Urolithiasis. 2024 June; 52:81.
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Saeed A, Aziz W, Hashmi AP, Ather H. STONE Score: A Predictor for Need of Blood Transfusion in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2024 May;34(5):578-583. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.05.578. PubMed PMID: 38720220.
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Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries. Br J Surg. 2024 Jan 3;111(1). doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad421. PubMed PMID: 38207169; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10783642.
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Mathew G, Sohrabi C, Franchi T, Nicola M, Kerwan A, Agha R. Preferred Reporting Of Case Series in Surgery (PROCESS) 2023 guidelines. Int J Surg. 2023 Dec 1;109(12):3760-3769. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000940. PubMed PMID: 37988417; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10720832.
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Rana RE, Ather MH. Renal Cell Carcinoma of Pelvic Kidney with Atypical Nodal Metastasis: A Diagnostic Challenge. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Jul;32(7):938-940. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.07.938. PubMed PMID: 35795949.
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Bashir A, Zuberi SK, Khan R, Ather MH. Translation and Validation of Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence in Urdu. Cureus. 2022 Mar;14(3):e23564. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23564. eCollection 2022 Mar. PubMed PMID: 35494948; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9044913.
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Ather MH. What after BCG Fails in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer?. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Feb;32(2):139-140. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.02.139. PubMed PMID: 35108779.
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Mathew G, Agha R. STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Dec;72:103026. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103026. eCollection 2021 Dec. PubMed PMID: 34820121; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8599107.
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Mathew G, Agha R, Albrecht J, Goel P, Mukherjee I, Pai P, D'Cruz AK, Nixon IJ, Roberto K, Enam SA, Basu S, Muensterer OJ, Giordano S, Pagano D, Machado-Aranda D, Bradley PJ, Bashashati M, Thoma A, Afifi RY, Johnston M, Challacombe B, Ngu JC, Chalkoo M, Raveendran K, Hoffman JR, Kirshtein B, Lau WY, Thorat MA, Miguel D, Beamish AJ, Roy G, Healy D, Ather HM, Raja SG, Mei Z, Manning TG, Kasivisvanathan V, Rivas JG, Coppola R, Ekser B, Karanth VL, Kadioglu H, Valmasoni M, Noureldin A. STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery. Int J Surg. 2021 Dec;96:106165. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106165. Epub 2021 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 34774726.
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Hussain S, Nazim SM, Salam B, Zahid N, Ather MH. An Assessment of the Impact of Flow Disruptions on Mental Workload and Performance of Surgeons During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. Cureus. 2021 Apr 13;13(4):e14472. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14472. PubMed PMID: 33996331; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8118674.
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Shoaib M, Bangash M, Aziz W, Ather MH. Non-Invasive Predictors of Response to Tamsulosin for Benign Prostatic Obstruction. Cureus. 2021 Feb 15;13(2):e13341. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13341. PubMed PMID: 33754084; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7971713.
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Hussain S, Rana RS, Ather MH. Validation of a Bench-Top Training Model for Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery. Urol Int. 2021;105(7-8):605-610. doi: 10.1159/000512883. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 33508839.
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Rana RS, Nazim SM, Ather MH. Predicting emergency interventions in patients with acute ureteral colic using acute renal colic scoring system in a Pakistani cohort. Int Urol Nephrol. 2021 Jan;53(1):21-26. doi: 10.1007/s11255-020-02607-7. Epub 2020 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 32813207.
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Enam SA, Ather H, Siddiqui N. Surgical education and training. J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Jan;71(Suppl 1)(1):S2-S3. PubMed PMID: 33582713.
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Ather MH, Sulaiman MN. Flexible ureteroscopy versus miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal stones of 1-2 cm. Fac Rev. 2020;9:29. doi: 10.12703/r/9-29. eCollection 2020. Review. PubMed PMID: 33659961; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7886059.
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Agha RA, Sohrabi C, Mathew G, Franchi T, Kerwan A, O'Neill N. The PROCESS 2020 Guideline: Updating Consensus Preferred Reporting Of CasESeries in Surgery (PROCESS) Guidelines. Int J Surg. 2020 Dec;84:231-235. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.11.005. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 33189880.
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Agha RA, Franchi T, Sohrabi C, Mathew G, Kerwan A. The SCARE 2020 Guideline: Updating Consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) Guidelines. Int J Surg. 2020 Dec;84:226-230. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.10.034. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 33181358.
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Shoaib M, Bangash M, Salam B, Ather MH. The Correlation Between STONE Nephrolithometry Score and Hemoglobin Drop in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. Cureus. 2020 Nov 10;12(11):e11430. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11430. PubMed PMID: 33329945; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7734885.
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Kazmi Z, Umer D, Ather MH. The Effect of Ureteric Stenting on Female Sexual Function: A Prospective Cohort Study. Cureus. 2020 Oct 21;12(10):e11075. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11075. PubMed PMID: 33224669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7678765.
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Bangash M, Ather MH, Khan N, Mohammad S, Uddin Z. Comparison Of Recurrence Rate Between "EN BLOC" Resection Of Bladder Tumour And Conventional Technique For Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2020 Oct-Dec;32(4):435-440. PubMed PMID: 33225639.
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Khan N, Nazim SM, Farhan M, Salam B, Ather MH. Validation of S.T.O.N.E nephrolithometry and Guy's stone score for predicting surgical outcome after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urol Ann. 2020 Oct-Dec;12(4):324-330. doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_136_19. Epub 2020 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 33776327; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7992530.
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Kazmi Z, Khan K, Ather MH. The Hidden Work of Urology Residents - A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus. 2020 Sep 26;12(9):e10668. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10668. PubMed PMID: 33133835; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7586419.
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Rafi A, Aziz W, Ather MH. Construct validity of UroSim(®) simulator for learning transurethral resection of bladder tumor. Turk J Urol. 2020 Sep;46(5):373-377. doi: 10.5152/tud.2020.20099. Epub 2020 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 32525476; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7483460.
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Rana RS, Ather MH. Hounsfield units-a significant predictor of lasering time and energy in the management of upper urinary tract stones using Holmium: Yttrium-Aluminum Garnet lasers. Int Urol Nephrol. 2020 Sep;52(9):1637-1641. doi: 10.1007/s11255-020-02442-w. Epub 2020 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 32253619.
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Bangash M, Aziz W, Shoaib M, Ather MH. Urdu translation and validation of premature ejaculation diagnostic tool (PEDT). Pak J Med Sci. 2020 Sep-Oct;36(6):1241-1245. doi: 10.12669/pjms.36.6.2405. PubMed PMID: 32968387; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7501009.
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Kazmi Z, Ashfaq MA, Umer D, Idrees R, Ather MH. Snail Fever of the Bladder in a Non-endemic Area. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Aug;30(8):874-876. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2020.08.874. PubMed PMID: 32893804.
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Rana RE, Ather MH, Enam SA. Change in surgical practice amidst COVID 19; example from a tertiary care centre in Pakistan. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Jun;54:79-81. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.04.035. eCollection 2020 Jun. PubMed PMID: 32363030; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7194050.
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Jamil S, Ather MH. The impact of post PCNL tube type on blood loss and postoperative pain. Pak J Med Sci. 2020 Mar-Apr;36(3):402-406. doi: 10.12669/pjms.36.3.1558. PubMed PMID: 32292442; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7150389.
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Jamil S, Shoaib M, Aziz W, Ather MH. Does male factor infertility impact on self-esteem and sexual relationship?. Andrologia. 2020 Mar;52(2):e13460. doi: 10.1111/and.13460. Epub 2019 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 31691340.
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Ather MH, Ahmad T, Akhtar S, Chawla T, Darbar A, Rafaqat W, Shahabuddin S, Shahzad N, Sami S. Iatrogenic trauma following percutaneous and minimally invasive surgical interventions. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Feb;70(Suppl 1)(2):S83-S88. PubMed PMID: 31981342.
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Agha R, Abdall-Razak A, Crossley E, Dowlut N, Iosifidis C, Mathew G. STROCSS 2019 Guideline: Strengthening the reporting of cohort studies in surgery. Int J Surg. 2019 Dec;72:156-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.11.002. Epub 2019 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 31704426.
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Kazmi Z, Sulaiman N, Shaukat M, Rafi A, Ahmed Z, Ather MH. Atypical Presentation of Seminoma in the Prostate - Case Report. Urology. 2019 Oct;132:33-36. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.05.011. Epub 2019 May 25. PubMed PMID: 31136770.
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Zahid N, Ahmed R, Adil S, Ather H. An unusual presentation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with ureteric involvement: A case report. IJU Case Rep. 2019 Jan;2(1):5-8. doi: 10.1002/iju5.12024. eCollection 2019 Jan. PubMed PMID: 32743360; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7292142.
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Agha RA, Borrelli MR, Farwana R, Koshy K, Fowler AJ, Orgill DP. The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines. Int J Surg. 2018 Dec;60:132-136. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.10.028. Epub 2018 Oct 18. PubMed PMID: 30342279.
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Ather H, Zahid N. Recurrent renal cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2018;42:75-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.11.032. Epub 2017 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 29223882; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5726742.
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Agha RA, Fowler AJ, Saeta A, Barai I, Rajmohan S, Orgill DP. Erratum to "Erratum to "The SCARE guidelines: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines" [Int. J. Surg. 34 (2016) 180-186]" [Int. J. Surg. 36 (2016) 396]. Int J Surg. 2017 Nov;47:151. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.568. Epub 2017 Aug 25. PubMed PMID: 28847721.
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Agha RA, Borrelli MR, Vella-Baldacchino M, Thavayogan R, Orgill DP. The STROCSS statement: Strengthening the Reporting of Cohort Studies in Surgery. Int J Surg. 2017 Oct;46:198-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.586. Epub 2017 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 28890409; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6040889.
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Ather MH, Sulaiman MN, Siddiqui I, Siddiqui T. Tailored Metabolic Workup for Urolithiasis - The Debate Continues. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2017 Feb;27(2):101-104. Review. PubMed PMID: 28292388.
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Nadeem M, Ather MH. Effect of diclofenac suppository on pain control during flexible cystoscopy-A randomized controlled trial. F1000Res. 2016;5:2834. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9519.1. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 28299180; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5321120.
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Agha RA, Fowler AJ, Saeta A, Barai I, Rajmohan S, Orgill DP. Erratum to "The SCARE guidelines: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines" [Int. J. Surg. 34 (2016) 180-186]. Int J Surg. 2016 Dec;36(Pt A):396. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.11.021. Epub 2016 Nov 16. PubMed PMID: 27851898.
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Agha RA, Fowler AJ, Rajmohan S, Barai I, Orgill DP. Preferred reporting of case series in surgery; the PROCESS guidelines. Int J Surg. 2016 Dec;36(Pt A):319-323. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.10.025. Epub 2016 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 27770639.
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Farhan M, Nazim SM, Ahmed J, Ather MH. Frequency and predictors of recurrence of bladder tumour on first check cystoscopy - a tertiary care hospital experience. J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Oct;66(Suppl 3)(10):S125-S130. PubMed PMID: 27895377.
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Agha RA, Fowler AJ, Saeta A, Barai I, Rajmohan S, Orgill DP. The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines. Int J Surg. 2016 Oct;34:180-186. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.014. Epub 2016 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 27613565.
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Soomro HU, Hammad Ather M, Salam B. Comparison of ureteric stone size, on bone window versus standard soft-tissue window settings, on multi-detector non-contrast computed tomography. Arab J Urol. 2016 Sep;14(3):198-202. doi: 10.1016/j.aju.2016.06.006. eCollection 2016 Sep. PubMed PMID: 27547460; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4983159.
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Memon MA, Ather MH. Relationship between visual prostate score (VPSS) and maximum flow rate (Qmax) in men with urinary tract symptoms. Int Braz J Urol. 2016 Mar-Apr;42(2):321-6. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.0032. PubMed PMID: 27256186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4871393.
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Nadeem M, Ather MH, Sulaiman MN, Pervez S. "Looks Can Be Deceiving": Adrenal Teratoma Causing Diagnostic Difficulty. Case Rep Urol. 2015;2015:232591. doi: 10.1155/2015/232591. Epub 2015 Dec 16. PubMed PMID: 26788398; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4695667.
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Farhan M, Nazim SM, Salam B, Ather MH. Prospective evaluation of outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy using the 'STONE' nephrolithometry score: A single-centre experience. Arab J Urol. 2015 Dec;13(4):264-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aju.2015.07.006. Epub 2015 Aug 29. PubMed PMID: 26609445; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4656797.
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