Personal Vision and Mission

To walk a path of life-long learning, teaching and mentorship by continuously improving my capacity as an impactful educator.  I am to foster personal and professional growth within myself and in those attached to me by sharing knowledge and by setting a personal example of continuous learning and improvement.  I aspire to guide individuals towards realizing their fullest potential and helping them in transforming into the best versions of themselves, equipped for success here and in the hereafter by planting the seeds for integrity, excellence, leadership, empathy and life-long learning.

Career Highlights

Visiting/Adjunct/Consulting Engagements

Visiting Faculty

Health Management, Institute of Business Managment

January 2015-till date

Adjunct Faculty

Dadabhoi Institute of Higher Education 

December 2015 –December 2018

Consultant Social Messaging and Advocacy 

Humwell Pakistan

May 2021- October 2022

Administrative Responsibilities

Peer-reviewed Research Publications 

1. "Exploring Zingiber officinale bioactive compounds for inhibitory effects on Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis proteins: In silico study" Muhammad Bilal Azmi1*, Muhammad Yahya Noori2, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed1, Bader Saud Alotaibi3, Sadaf Naeem4, Mohsin Kazi5, Muhammad Islam6 and Abdul Wadood6 PJPS PJPS.2024.37.2.REG.275-289.1

2. "Silver nanoparticles as a nanoprobe for trace level simultaneous detection of streptomycin sulfate and isoniazid and anti-TB activity of their nanoparticles complexes." Syeda Sumra Naqvi, Humera Anwar, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Asma Siddiqui, Zaheer Ali, Muhammad Raza Shah, and Syed Abid Ali. Journal of Molecular Structure 1275 (2023): 134634.

3. "Mutational Frequencies in Mycobacterial rpoB gene using GeneXpert/MTB Rif Assay in Rifampicin Resistant patients at a tertiary care setting in Urban Sindh, Pakistan". Muhammad Alamgir, Mehwish Sajjad, Saifullah Baig, Muhammad Yahya Noori.  Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.  2021;37(4).

4. Relationship of Dental Practice with Subjective Happiness and Life Satisfaction Quratul-Ain Mariam, Asima Faisal, Muhammad Yahya Noori.  Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. 2021;20(01)

5. Synthesis, Characterization and SEM Studies Of 1-Indanyl Isoniazid And Other Hydrazide Derivatives As New Anti-Tubercular Agents. Urooj Nazim, Syed Imran Ali, Ghazala Ishrat, Amir Hassan, Mansoor Ahmed, Mohsin Ali, Zaheer Ali, Muahammad Yahya Noori. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020; 33(2)

6. Frequency of Smart Phone Usage in Medical Students and its Association with Academic Performance.  Hatim Hyder Ali, Muhammad Imran, Yahya Noori.  International Journal of Endorsing Health Sciences Research. 2019: 7(3)

7. Pharmacophoric screening of newly synthesized isoniazid derivatives in relation to their antitubercular Activity. Sabahat Naeem, Shameem Akhtar, Zaheer Ali, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Ahsaan Ahmed.  Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2018; 31(2)

8. An assessment of the contact history of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients from Sindh:  A gender based comparison. Muhammad Yahya Noori, Saharish Rizwan, Zaheer Ali, Shaheen Sharafat. Annals of King Edward Medical University. 2017; 23(4)

9. Comparison of Ziehl–Neelsen (ZN) based light microscopy with LED fluorescent microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis: An insight from a limited resource-high burden setting.  Muhammad Yahya Noori, Faiza Ali, Zaheer Ali, Shaheen Sharafat. Journal of Ayub Medical College. 2017; 29 (4)

10. The ratio of smear-negative tuberculosis in Sindh:  An insight using fluorescence microscopy for acid-fast bacilli.  Muhamamad Yahya Noori, Faiza Ali, Zaheer Ali, Muhammad Asif, Tooba Arshad, Shaheen Sharafat. Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. 2017; 16 (2)

11. Presentation stage in smear positive patients of tuberculosis in Karachi, Pakistan: A gender based comparison. Sana Ahmed, Zaheer Ali, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Shaheen Sharafat Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine. 2017; 23 (2)

12. Knowledge, attitude, perceptions of university students towards blood donation: An assessment of motivation and barriers. Sobia Baseer, Syeda Maha Ejaz, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Asima Faisal. Isra Medical Journal. 2017; 9(6)

13. Barriers to the access of oral health care in individuals from lower socioeconomic communities in Karachi Afifa Hemani, Faiza Rauf, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Asima Faisal. Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. 2017; 16 (4)

14. An evaluation of parental nutritional and healthcare awareness and practices during early childhood in Karachi:  An insight from mothers belonging to low socioeconomic class.  Sameera Mian, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Asima Faisal. Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences. 2017; 16 (4)

15. An insight into the demographics of rifampicin resistance in a tertiary care setting of Karachi. Muhammad Yahya Noori, Muhammad Alamgir, Faiza Rauf, Zaheer Ali. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine. 2016; 22 (3).

16. False negativity in smear microscopy:  An insight into the caveats of the most widely used screening tool. Muhammad Yahya Noori, Zaheer Ali, Syed Adnan Ali Wahidi, Muhammad Nouman Mughal, Shaheen Sharafat, Muhammad Masroor, Rafiq Khanani. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 2016; 66(9).

17. Demographics of intestinal parasitic infections in Karachi: An insight from positive stool samples.  Muhammad Yahya Noori, Ghazala Khan, Ishrat Abid,  Samina Baig, Sambreen Zameer,  Shaheen Sharafat. Journal of Islamic International Medial College. 2016; 11(1).

18. Differences in cultural yield of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on media prepared using commercial and household eggs" Muhammad Yahya Noori, Zaheer Ali, Ghazala Khan, Shaheen Sharafat, Muhammad Masroor. Journal of Ayub Medical College. 2015; 27(4)

19. Gender distribution of smear positive tuberculosis cases at a tertiary care chest disease hospital in Karachi, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Zaheer Ali, Muhammad Nouman Mughal, Shaheen Sharafat, Muhammad Masroor and Rafiq Khanani. Journal of Dow University of Health Sciences. 2015; 9(1).

20. The relationship of health literacy, perceived need for health information and preventive health related behavior in population of Karachi Muhammad Yahya Noori, Mehak Kazi, Amna Shahid and Asma Faisal. Journal of Islamic International Medical College. 2015; 10(3).

21. Spectrum of allergenic pollen in Karachi and their characterization using conventional and electron microscopy:  Potential candidates for allergy vaccines. Anjum Perveen, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Muneeba Khan, Muhammad Asif Qureshi. Rawal Medical Journal. 2015; 40(1)

22. Molecular Medicine: The Role and Potential of RNAi techniques. Muhammad Anwar Waqar, Sohail Shaukat, Muhammad Yahya Noori and Muhammad Atif Waqar. Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan. 2008; 30(2)

23. Current Understanding of the Molecular Mechanisms of Allergy.  Muhammad Anwer Waqar, Muhammad Yahya Noori, Asma Saleem, and Muhammad Atif Waqar. Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan. 2008; 30 (6).

At Dow University of Health Sciences

1. Dr. Muneeza Shamim, M. Phil Hematology

Peripheral blood leukocyte ratios in Pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their Relationship with treatment response

2. Dr. Sohaib Tauheed, M. Phil Microbiology

Mutation Analyses of hTERT Promoter, its Alignment with HCV Positivity and Clinicopathological Parameters of HCC in Karachi

3. Iqra Ahmed, M. Phil Biotechnology

Effects of Ultrasonic waves Treatment on Recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Sputum Samples and on Subsequent Drug Sensitivity Testing using a Liquid Culture System

4. Mr. Asif Noor, M. Phil Microbiology

Frequency of Macrolide Resistance Genes in Clinically isolated Staphylococcus aureus

5. Dr. Paras Merchant, MPH Project (Co-supervised)

Baseline Anemia and its association with treatment outcomes among drug resistant TB patients.

6. Mr. Hatim Hyder Ali, MPH Project

Frequency of Smart Phone usage in University Students and its association with Academic Performance

At Institute of Business Management

M.Phil 

Dr. Asima Faisal (Co-supervised), M. Phil Managment Sciences

Assessing Managerial Competencies in Health Management Students of Karachi-An Academic Industry Approach

MBA Capstones

1. Ms. Hira Jamshaid, 2022

Investigating the relationship of work-life balance and happiness to emotional exhaustion in healthcare workers using life satisfaction as a moderator

2. Ms. Amna Saif, 2021

Effect of brand awareness, brand associations, perceived quality and brand loyalty on Brand Equity of OTC pain killer products in Pakistan.

3. Ms. Fatima Faraz, 2021

Impact of performance appraisal on employee productivity, involving the moderating role of motivation.

4. Ms.  Mehwish Amin Nathani, 2020

Association of safety attitudes with organization citizenship behavior in clinical staff/nurses working in private hospitals in Karachi.

5. Ms. Maryam Shuja, MBA, 2020

Association of hope and grit and its impact on organizational citizenship behavior among healthcare professionals in karachi.

6. Ms. Sidra Toufeeq, MBA, 2019

Impact of spiritual wellbeing on the effective time management and organizational commitments of medical representatives in Karachi, Pakistan

7. Dr. Quratulain Maryam, MBA, 2019

Work engagement in relation to satisfaction with life and happiness among dentists

8. Ms. Nazish Nawaz, MBA, 2019

Health promoting behaviors of nurses in Karachi and their association with shift duties, age and turnover intention

9. Ms. Neelam Hirani, MBA, 2018

Relationship between emotional intelligence, burnout and life satisfaction among nurses of Karachi

10. Ms. Sarah Ejaz, MBA, 2018

Association between personality traits and job satisfaction in pharmaceutical employees

11. Ms. Aeliya Zehra, MBA, 2018

Factors affecting patient loyalty to general hospitals in the elderly population

12. Ms. Batool Zafar, MBA, 2017

Stereotype threat among women in pharmaceutical sector: the impact and consequences on identity, workplace well-being, and recruitment.

13. Ms. Amna Tahir, MBA, 2017

Relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment

14. Ms. Huma Khurshid, MBA, 2017

Technostress and work related anxiety in pharmaceutical employees:  Its association with gender

15. Ms. Rozina Shazad Ramji, MBA, 2016

Impact of postpartum depression (ppd) on mothers in Karachi, Pakistan

16. Ms. Shagufta Manzoor, MBA, 2016

Impact of cyberbullying on quality of sleep among adolescent girls of karachi

17. Dr. Tuba Khan, MBA, 2016

Effect of work environment and family on dentists of karachi

18. Ms. Zahra Bibi, MBA, 2016

Comparative study of mental health and its relationship with sleeping habits among working and non-working women of Karachi

19. Qurat-ul-Ain Ismail, MBA, 2016

Awareness of alternate and complimentary medicine and its association with health literacy in pharma graduates

20. Farahnaz Shoukat Ali Punjwani, MBA, 2016

Awareness of menopause and its association with stress among working and non-working women.

21. Dr. Afifa Hemani, MBA, 2015

A survey to determine the barriers deterring access to oral health services

22. Dr. Sameera Mian, MBA, 2015

A study on parental awareness of nutritional practices of children visiting healthcare facilities.

23. Sobia Baseer, MBA, 2015

Current knowledge, misconceptions and motivational factors towards blood donation among university students of Karachi

Books Authored

Digital Footprint

1. Continuous writing on Personal & Professional Development and Social Media since 2014, my Facebook Page is currently being followed by more than 13, 000 people. https://www.facebook.com/Yahyanoori01.

Additionally, more than 1500 subscribers receive my writings on Whatsapp.

2. Developed videos and written content for the Digital Healthcare Platform in the form of health-related educational videos and blogs for Humwell (Pvt) Ltd.  These can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/HumWellPakistan and https://www.humwell.com/blog/

3. Developing case-based short videos for MBBS Pathology and Classic Arabic on my You tube Channel.  Besides, there are videos on Teaching and Learning, Career Development, Time and Stress Management and Personal Development.   These can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/c/YahyaNoori/

Invited talks, seminars and workshops

1. CME Hands-on Workshop on "Foundation Module for OBS. & Gynae. Postgraduates" at Professional Development centre 

DMC, Karachi. 14th Feb 2024

2. HOPES Internship Program on "Career Counseling" as a Guest Speaker.

July 2023

3. Organized interactive session on "Advances in Diagnostics of Glumerular Diseases" at Professional Development centre 

DMC, Karachi. 04th May 2023

4. Guest Speaker on ''Stress Management'' as a part of HOPES Skills Expo. 07th Jan 2023

KMDC, Karachi

5. Delivered a session on "Being a good physician" as Guest at Marif Medicose Awakening by Rejuvenating the Islamic Faith, Study Aid Project, Medical Unit Karachi on 27th Nov, 2022

6. Responsibilities of a Muslim Physician, Invited talk at Pakistan Islamic Medical Association/Federation of Islamic Medical Associations Convention in Islamabad, on 29th Oct 2022.

7. Delivered Interactive Session on Footsteps of the Muhammad PBUH The Ideal Model of Leadership, 27th Oct 2022 Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

8. Organizer of Clinicopathological Review of Ovarian Tumours, Oct 2022, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

9. Guest of Honor & Speaker in the Seminar on Current Situation of Dengue Virus in Karachi on ''22nd Sep 2022, Jinnah University for Women & American Society for Microbiology, Karachi.

10. Delivered a session on Antimicrobial Resistance Stewardship and Diagnosis held at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi on 20th Jul, 2022.

11. Session on “The Psychology of Advertising” at Office of the Research, Innovation and Commercialization on 10th Jun 2022.

12. Session on “Digital Markets:  What do they have for you at Office of the Research, Innovation and Commercialization on 10th Jun 2022.

13. Delivered workshop on Strategic Stress Management & Burnout Prevention, 9th Jun 2022, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.

14. Effective Time Management: Tools and Tricks at Professional Development Center, Dow Medical College Karachi on 2nd Jun, 2022.

15. Delivered Effective Time Management: Tools & Tricks, 29th Mar 2022, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.

16. Guest Speaker in the Seminar on World Tuberculosis Day: Threat & opportunities for TB Prevention & Control,  held on 24th Mar 2022 t Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Society of Life Sciences, Karachi.

17. Youth Enlightenment Model United Nation as a ''Chief Guest'', 26th -27th Feb 2022, Karachi.

18. ''Conducted a Workshop on ''Self-awareness'' by The Initiators, 05th Feb 2021, Karachi.

19. 14th Biennial Chestcon ''Healthy Lungs, Healthy Life in Era of Covid-19'' as a ''Speaker'', 03rd -05th Dec 2021 at Movenpick Hotel, Karachi.

20. 4th International Conference on Experimental Learning ICEL ''Classroom Learning & Industrial Complexities: Creating Impact through Engagement'' as ''Session Chair'', 16th -17th Nov 2019, IoBM, Karachi.

21. Invited Speaker at the Summer Course of Siddiq-e-Akbar Mosque North Karachi, on “Value of Time”, July, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmbd6S9Zg4c

22. 4th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE ''Health Innovation Exhibition as a Panelist'', 12th -13th Oct 2018, DUHS Karachi.

23. 4th All Pakistan DUHS-DICE ''Health Innovation Exhibition as a Evaluator'', 12th -13th Oct 2018, DUHS Karachi.

24. Invited Speaker and Panelist, International Conference on Experiential Learning 2017 at IoBM, 21st -22nd October, 2017

25. Workshop on ''Biological Waste Management, and Disposal for Clinical and Research Laboratories'', jointly organized by Dow Center of Excellence for Biosafety and Biosecurity and Health Security Partners on 31st December, 2016.

26. Workshop on ''Biosafety & Biosecurity a Neglected but Crucial Aspect of Laboratory: Awareness & Training Session for Laboratory Workers'', 08th Sep 2016, DUHS, Karachi.

27. Annual Sports Week as a Judge of ''Naat & Qirat Competition'', 28th Feb 2015, DUHS, Karachi.

28. Invited Panelist, Young Leaders Conference, School of Leadership, 1st -5th March 2014.

29. Invited Speaker and Workshop facilitator, National Pathology Week, 2013, at Department of Pathology, Dow International Medical College.