Dr. Uzair Abbas

Name

Dr. Uzair Abbas

Designation

Assistant Professor of Physiology, DIMC / Deputy Chief Warden Boys Hostel.

Email

uzair.abbas@duhs.edu.pk

Office

Room 09, department of Physiology, ground floor, DIMC Building

Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • M.Phil.
  • CHPE
  • PhD

Research

Infectious Diseases (COVID-19, Latent TB, Long COVID) & Medical Education

Research profile links

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-247X

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qRVTEaAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

 

Publications

2026

  • Abbas U, Laghari RN, Ahmed I, Musawwir UA, Riaz H, Anwar K, Hussain N, Mubeen M, Khan M, Khalid MU, Ashraf S. Acute SARS-CoV-2 viral load and systemic inflammation are associated with neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal symptoms in long COVID. PLoS One. 2026 Apr 15;21(4):e0346978.
  • Abbas U, Fatima M, Kamran DS, Rasheed B, Naz R, Arshad F. Impact of peer assessment on lecture quality and student learning outcomes in undergraduate medical education: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Medical Education. 2026 Mar 26.
  • Uqaili AA, Abbas U, Khan AM, Memon A, Farrukh GM, Shah T. Undergraduate medical students’ perceptions of case-based learning in preclinical physiology within a resource limited setting: a qualitative study. Scientific Reports. 2026 Feb 22.
  • Abbas U, Ahmed I, Khalid MU, Hafeez S, Mukhtiar S, Hussain N, Nasrumminallah M, Khan MS, Babar N, Ashraf S, Kumar P. Biochemical Profile of Recovered Individuals With Mild COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional View at Two Different Time Points. Archives of Medical Research. 2026 Jan 1;57(1):103286.

2025

  • Abbas U, Masood KI, Iqbal T, Jamil B, Qaiser S, Yameen M, Rottenberg M, Hussain R, Hasan Z. Individuals with latent tuberculosis in a high TB endemic country show mild COVID-19. PLoS One. 2025 Dec 30;20(12):e0339240.
  • Fatima M, Abbas U, Haider SI, Khan A, Uqaili AA, Khan AM, Rasheed B. Evaluation of a medical school’s mentorship program using CIPP model: a mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Education. 2026 Dec;26(1):94.
  • Abbas U, Masood KI, Iqbal T, Qaiser S, Rottenberg M, Jamil B, Hussain R, Hasan Z. Dysregulated IFN-γ, IL-6 and TNF-α after COVID-19 is suggestive of lowered innate immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and MTB. Tuberculosis. 2025 Dec 2:102718.
  • Abbas U, Kumar H, Hussain N, Ahmed I, Laghari RN, Tanveer M, Hadif M, Fatima K, Khalid MU, Anwar K, Khan M. Immune dysregulation in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Implications for tuberculosis, COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS. Infectious Medicine. 2025 Oct 6:100211.
  • Abbas U, Hussain N, Khalid MU, Musawwir UA, Ali Z, Ahmed I, Hafeez S. Higher Tuberculosis Detection through Integrated Testing among Coronavirus Disease 2019-suspected Individuals amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Journal of Preventive, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies in Medicine. 2025 Oct 1;4(4):360-7.
  • Ahmed I, Syed B, Sayeed MA, Farooqui F, Abbas U, Afshan S, Zaidi SK, Farman S, Khan M, Hussain N, Hadif M. Comparison of risk factors and outcomes of raised vs normal cardiac troponin levels in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study. Scientific Reports. 2025 Sep 29;15(1):33385.
  • Abbas U, Hussain N, Tanveer M, Laghari RN, Ahmed I, Rajper AB. Frequency and predictors of depression and anxiety in chronic illnesses: A multi disease study across non-communicable and communicable diseases. Plos one. 2025 May 7;20(5):e0323126.
  • Naz Shaikh S, Abbas U, Shah T, Uqaili AA, Allah Buksh H, Fatima M. Self-Assessment of Medical Ethics and Professionalism: Comparison Between Preclinical and Clinical Medical Students. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. 2025 Jan;12:23821205241311476.