Faisal Shamim
Dr. Faisal Shamim
Aga Khan University, Karachi
DAS-accredited Difficult Airway Workshop
APICON 15
Dr. Faisal Shamim is an Associate Professor in Department of
Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and a recognized
leader in airway management with over 20 years of clinical and academic
experience.
He serves as an airway lead and organized Difficult Airway Society (DAS)–
approved and verified airway management courses and workshops, including
the first such programs in Pakistan and their expansion nationally. He has
been awarded ‘Fellow of the Difficult Airway Society (FDAS)’ in 2025 for
contributions to airway management, DAS and the specialty through
education, research, clinical leadership and societal involvement
Dr. Shamim has contributed to international airway research as Pakistan’s
national lead for the intubateCOVID registry and is actively involved in global
airway education through collaborations with DAS, EAMS, and other
international societies. He will lead the ‘Difficult Airway Workshop’ at the
APICON 15