Professional Overview

Prof. Dr. Yawar Sajjad is a distinguished Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with extensive expertise in burn care, reconstructive procedures, microsurgery, surgical education, and clinical leadership. He serves as the Executive Director and Professor of Plastic Surgery at Jinnah Burn & Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Lahore. His career spans decades of surgical innovation, postgraduate training, and contributions to national and international medical research.

Academic Background

• FCPS – Plastic Surgery, College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (2010)
• FCPS – General Surgery, College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (2004)
• MBBS – Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore (1996)

Leadership & Professional Roles

• Executive Director – Jinnah Burn & Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Lahore (2022–Present)
• Professor of Plastic Surgery – JBRSC, Lahore (2021–Present)
• Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery – JBRSC, Lahore (2018–2021)
• Assistant Professor – Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Lahore General Hospital (2009–2018)
• Senior Registrar – Plastic Surgery, The Children’s Hospital Lahore
• Registrar – Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

Postgraduate Clinical Experience

• General Surgery – 2.5 years
• Orthopaedics – 4 months
• Neurosurgery – 2 months
• Accident & Emergency, Electives, Outpatient & Inpatient Management
• Medical Officer – Services Hospital
• Paediatric Surgery – 2 months

Workshops & Specialized Training

• Management of Cleft Lip & Palate
• Hypospadias Surgery Training
• Microsurgical Techniques
• Medical Education (CPSP)
• Communication Skills (CPSP)
• Basic Surgical Skills
• Computer Skills – CPSP
• Research & Medical Writing – CPSP
• Acute Burn Management – Jinnah Hospital
• Microsurgery & Replantation

Research Publications

• Post Cholecystectomy Biliary Strictures – JAIMC (2001)
• Management of High Fistula in Ano – Pakistan Journal of Surgery (2002)
• Pedicle Flap Reconstruction for Soft Tissue Defects – JCPSP (2010)
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Innovation – Wounds (2011)
• Hypospadias Surgery Outcomes – APMC (2013)
• Meningomyelocele Reconstruction – PJNS (2016)
• Toluidine Blue Staining Study – Biomedica (2016)
• Inferior Gluteus Maximus Flap – Annals of KEMU (2017)
• Extended LAD Flap for Breast Reconstruction – PJMHS (2019)
• Comparative Flap Coverage in Tibial Fractures – PJMHS (2019)
• Pulsed Dye Laser for Port Wine Stain (2020)
• Superselective Embolization Surgery – JAIMC (2020)
• Foot Fillet Flap Applications – JAIMC (2020)
• Large Scalp Defect Reconstruction – APMC (2020)

Conference Presentations & Academic Contributions

• Presented research at PAPS & Society of Hand Surgeons Conference
• Presenter at CHICH Symposium on Cleft Rhinoplasty
• Presenter – SAARC Paediatric Surgeons Meeting (2007)
• Recipient – Certificate of Appreciation, Shaikh Zayed Hospital

Professional Engagement

• Former Sub-Editor – College Magazine (AIMC)