Dr Nausheen Yaqoob graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences، Pakistan in 1996 & did her Fellowship in Histopathology from College of Physicians and Surgeons، Pakistan in 2003. She has worked as Consultant Histopathologist at The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH)، Pakistan، King Faisal Hospital، & in King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital،Taif، KSA (2003-2016). She joined Indus Hospital & Health Network، Pakistan as Section Head and Senior Consultant (2017-2022) and established the Section of Histopathology. Under her leadership، The department attained ISO15189 certification. She has also served as Residency Program Director. Dr Yaqoob did visiting fellowship at Ackerman’s Academy of Dermatopathology، New York، USA، in 2012. She went to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital، Memphis، USA، in 2019 for Global Academy Neuroncology workshop and since then she is part of Global Alliance of Pediatric Neuro-oncology (GAPNO) which is a first multinational، multidisciplinary group focusing to improve access to quality care for children with CNS tumors globally through multidisciplinary collaboration.

Dr Yaqoob was actively involved in undergraduate and post graduate teaching. She did “Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESMEE)” from Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)، Dundee (2018) and is currently enrolled in “Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE)” from AKUH which shows her special interest in medical education. 

She has authored & co-authored approximately 90 research publications in indexed، peer reviewed national and international journals. She has authored a Book on Desmoplastic Round Blue Cell Tumor (Nova publishers، NY، USA; 2012). She serves as a reviewer and editor for several indexed national and international medical journals. 

Dr Yaqoob currently serves as Senior Consultant at SQCCCRC and takes care of Gynaecology، GIT and Head & Neck and Thorax Programs.