DAANA was established with the goal of unifying all alumni under one umbrella organization. Our mission is to foster collaborative relationships between alumni of DCMS through educational and cultural programs and to help the underprivileged through philanthropic activities.
DAANA CURRENT BOD MEMBERS
The Board of Directors (BOD) serves as the governing body of Deccan Alumni Association of North America (DAANA). The BOD consists of alumni of Deccan College of Medical Sciences (DCMS), nominated and carefully selected by peers based on their credentials. The BOD is comprised of a President, Secretary, Treasurer and Officers.
Dr. M Taruj Ali is from the 1990 Batch of DCMS. He is board certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as well as Sleep Medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Sleep Lab at Pulmonary Associates of Richmond. Dr. Ali also practices at Henrico Doctors Hospital. He is married to Dilshad Ali and they have three children. Taruj likes traveling, biking, nature, swimming, cricket, and spending time with family and friends.
Location: Richmond, VA Medical Education: Deccan College of Medical Sciences Hyderabad, India Residency: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center – Columbia University Fellowship: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center – Columbia University Board Certifications: Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine – Internal Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine Affiliations: American Medical Association Richmond Academy of Medicine American Thoracic Society American College of Chest Physicians American Academy of Sleep Medicine Medical Society of Virginia Society of Critical Care Medicine American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (life member) Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Sleep Medicine Affiliations: American Medical Association, American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Shaista Safder is an alumnus of the 1995 batch of DCMS. She has lived in the United States since 2001. Dr. Safder MD FAAP, serves as Director of the Pediatric GI Motility Laboratory and Director of the Healthy Lifestyle Program at the Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition at the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Florida. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Florida State University, and the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, as well as a Pediatric Gastroenterology Attending at the Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition. She currently serves as the chair of the pediatric obesity committee with the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her research interests include motility disorders, allergic gastro enteropathies, defecation disorders, obesity medicine, and medical education.
She and her husband call Florida home and are enjoying raising their two kids in the Sunny state. She loves to travel, have good food, and time spent with loved ones. Her faith and her family ground her and impact every decision she makes. She hopes to serve in her role on the Board of Directors with humility, honesty, and humanity.
Location: Florida, USA Medical Education: Deccan College of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, India Residency: Pediatrics – Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia -Chief Resident Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Board Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric gastroenterology, and Diplomate of the American board of obesity medicine.
Current Position: Director, Hospital Medicine Prime Physicians 5808 Callaway Lane Fort Smith, AR 72916
Graduate Training: 7/2004 – 6/2007 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 4301 W.Markham St. Little Rock, AR 7220 Licensure:Arkansas State Medical Board. Education: 07/2004 – 06/2007 the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 4301 W.Markham St. Little Rock, AR. 6/2007 10 / 1993 – 05 / 1998 Deccan College of Medical Sciences. Hyderabad, India. Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), 11 / 1999 07 / 1991 – 06 / 1993 St. Alphonsa’s Junior College. Hyderabad, India. Major: Botany, Zoology, and Physics & Chemistry. Board of Intermediate Education (B.I.E), 06 / 1993
Memberships in Honorary/Professional Societies: Member of the American Medical Association (AMA), Member of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Member of Western Arkansas River Valley Medical Reserve Corps (WARVMRC),
Volunteer Experience: 09/1/2005 – 10/4/2005 – Fort Chaffee Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Care Volunteer Physician Worked as a volunteer physician at the medical clinic for Katrina evacuees organized by Western Arkansas River Valley Medical Reserve Corps (WARVMRC), Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.
Dr.Altaf Aman is a Hospitalist at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL & at Northwestern Medicine in Huntley, IL. He’s based out of Chicago, IL. After finishing medical school in DCMS, he did an internship in general surgery at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia and then FM residency at the LSU in Shreveport Monroe Program and has been a Hospitalist since then at different hospitals.
Dr.Aman volunteers at the Hayat Clinic for the underprivileged in the Chicago area and has been on a medical mission overseas to help the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He has been on the mentorship committee associated with DAANA and has held the position of chair for the mentorship program.
He’s among the Editors of the medical school magazine, Odyssey, whose second Edition was published in 2018 at the mega union in Chicago. He held an exhibition of his photographs taken from his phone in Hyderabad and raised close to 1.8 lacs which was donated to DAANA to be used for charitable causes.
Dr.Aman loves to hold events and was part of the DAANA Global Mega Reunion in Chicago in 2018 and the DAANA Chicago get-together in 2021.
Dr.Aman is an active member of SHM ( Society of Hospital Medicine ) and the AMA ( American Medical Association) In his free time, he loves to travel and is passionate about it and leaves no opportunity in taking pictures from his I phone.
Dr. Moizuddin is from the 1988 Batch of DCMS. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. During his training in New York he was awarded “Resident of the year” award for exemplary performance. His clinical interests include Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, COPD, Overlap Syndrome and home non-invasive ventilation. He is a founding member of DAANA Mentorship Committee and serves on various other DAANA Committees.
Location: Dallas, TX Medical Education: Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Sleep Medicine Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine & Sleep Medicine Affiliations: American Medical Association, American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Noorani is from the 1994 Batch of DCMS. He is board certified in Psychiatry and is an Attending Psychiatrist at Allegheny Health Network System Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He specializes in Psychosomatic Medicine and Transplant Psychiatry. He is married to fellow DCMS alumnus Dr. Juwaria Baig and they have two children, Salwa 7, and Ammar 5. Dr. Noorani enjoys traveling, music, nature, and playing cricket. One of Dr. Noorani’s life mottos is, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow”.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA Medical Education: Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India Graduate training: Masters in Public Health, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL Residency: Bergen Regional Medical Center, New Haven, CT Fellowship: Yale University, New Haven, CT
Hafiz Baseer Qazi, M.D, is from the 1996 batch of Deccan College of Medical Sciences. Prior to medical school he completed his hifz from IIE (Institute of Islamic Education, Elgin) and was the first student of this institute. He is a practicing medical physician specializing in the field of gastroenterology. In addition to gastroenterology his focus includes education and currently he is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Rosalind Franklin University (North Chicago) and the associate program director of the gastroenterology fellowship at Advocate Lutheran General hospital.
Currently he is also involved with enhancing the educational experience and overall functioning of the Sacred Link hifz program at Islamic foundation school. He is married to Dr. Dania Mehmood Qazi and has 4 children. He enjoys traveling, playing volleyball and is passionate about volunteer work to improve the community around us.
My motto is, “keep it simple”.
Location: Chicago, Illinois Medical education: Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India Internal Medicine Residency, Chief resident, Gastroenterology Fellowship: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL Faculty appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL Associate Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL Board certification: ABIM board certified in Gastroenterology Affiliations: Member, American College of Gastroenterology
Dolly is from the 1986 class of DCMS. Board-certified Physiatrist and working as Medical Director of Neurorehab unit and Medical Director of Subacute unit at Marianjoy. Interests include Stroke and Brain injury rehab, Resident education and EMG’s.
Location: Naperville, IL Practice: Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL Residency: Mount Sinai NY PGY1 Marianjoy Rehab Hospital : PMR residency Board certifications: Board certified in PMR Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialty certified in TBI AANEM Diplomate Affiliations: AAPMR AANEM AMA
Dr. NASEEM MAJID, MBBS, MDHM, With an experience of over 17 Years in Health care Industry, highly Business and process-focused professional with a keen interest in strategic business planning for new and existing hospitals with exposure across the healthcare ecosystem, including Hospitals, Clinics, Women and Child care, Insurance, Business Development, Maintaining quality standard as per NABH, JCI, etc.
Location: Hyderabad, INDIA
Medical Education:
i) Apollo Institute of Hospital Administration, Osmania University, Master’s Degree in Hospital Management (MDHM) – 2013
ii) Deccan College of Medical Sciences, NTR University, MBBS – 1994 Batch
Activities and Societies: General Secretary DAA-DCMS Alumni Association (Deccan College of Medical Sciences).
Experience:
i) Chief Operating Office, Femcity Hospital Pvt Ltd , Nov 2017 – Present
ii)Associate Vice President (Head-Marketing and Business Development), MaxCure Suyosha Woman and Child Hospital, Apr 2016 – Apr 2017
iii)Medical Coordinator & Manager, Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited, Mar 2015 – Apr 2016
DR. NASEEM MAJID, MBBS, MDHM
