Javed Iqbal Kazi was born on 29 May 1955 in
Karachi, Pakistan. He graduated from
Dow Medical College in 1980. Kazi served as a lecturer of
pathology at
Jinnah Sindh Medical University and did his
M.Phil. in
histopathology from BMSI, JPMC-
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in 1986. He then pursued his
Ph.D. in
Histopathology from
University of Karachi which was a split program whereby he conducted his
ph.D. research on
Helicobacter pylori at
National University of Singapore. During his stay at
National University of Singapore, under the mentorship of Professor Rajalingam Sinniah, he learned the techniques of
immunohistochemistry and
electron microscopy. His research work was published in
The Journal of Pathology, UK. In 1990, Kazi pursued his clinical fellowship in
renal pathology at the
Addenbrooke's Hospital,
University of Cambridge, UK, where the university's clinical school of medicine is based. While at the UK, in 1995, he also acquired his Diplomate from the
Royal College of Pathologists, London. After completing his clinical fellowship at
Cambridge University, UK, in 1995, Kazi established the department of
histopathology and the
electron microscopy unit at
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and was the main driving force behind its development. The department is the first set up of transplant
pathology and electron microscopy diagnostic facility in Pakistan. Kazi also trained further in renal electron microscopy with Professor
Peter Furness at
Leicester Royal Infirmary to upgrade
electron microscopy for renal & transplant
pathology in Pakistan at the
Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, making
Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation the first and only center in Pakistan where diagnostic
electron microscopy is regularly done on both native renal and renal allograft biopsy material. Since the late 1990s, Kazi had been involved in promoting
renal and transplant
pathology in Pakistan. Kazi also headed the department of
Histopathology at
Dr. Ziauddin Hospitals since 2004. The department under his supervision developed special techniques like tumor markers by
immunohistochemistry,
immunofluorescence, and
fluorescent in situ hybridization for accurate diagnosis and classification of
cancers along with determining the
prognosis,
hormone receptors and
drug sensitivity in common cancers of the
population. The Ziauddin Histopathology laboratory has acquired the status of a referral center for cancer diagnosis in Pakistan. Kazi was also the approved
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) supervisor for
Ph.D. on histopathology. Kazi was appointed the Dean, Faculty of Medicine-
University of Karachi, by the
Governor of Sindh in 2013 and served the honorary position till his demise in 2014. The Dean, Faculty of
Medicine of
University of Karachi, is the head of seven medical & dental colleges, with these colleges being affiliated with the
University of Karachi. At the time of Kazi's appointment, the following medical colleges came under the deanship (of which some were previously affiliated with the University of Karachi), namely
Karachi Medical and Dental College, Liaquat National Medical College of
Liaquat National Hospital (previously affiliated), Sir Syed College of Medicine, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine,
Fatima Jinnah Dental College (previously affiliated) and Jinnah Medical Dental College (previously affiliated). The only public sector college is Karachi Medical & Dental College. The colleges which conduct both
MBBS &
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programs are Karachi Medical & Dental College, Jinnah Medical Dental College, and Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry. ==Positions held & Honors==