Dr Aliya Ayub
HOD Research and Developement Department
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Epidemiology, Post graduate Diploma (PGD) Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Master of Public Health, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Work Experience
Current Position
Faculty, Community Medicine (Biostatistics & Research)
Abbottabad International Medical Institute, Abbottabad, Pakistan | Feb 2025 – Present
Research & Academic Experience
Research Assistant (DiaDeM Project) – NIHR RIGHT Program | Mar 2022 – Dec 2024
Visiting Faculty Member (Biostatistics) – Mehboob Medical Institute, Peshawar | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Research Assistant (POTENTIAL Project) – HEC Sponsored | Sep 2022 – Nov 2023
Visting Faculty Member (Physiology) – Khyber Medical University | Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
Research Assistant (IMPACT Project) – NIHR RIGHT | July 2021 – Sep 2022
Research Assistant – Service Availability & Readiness Assessment (WHO, Pakistan) | Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
Communication Manager – Public Health Association (COVID-19 PHC Services by UNICEF) | Dec 2020 – Mar 2021
Communication Officer – Public Health Association (COVID-19 PHC Services by UNICEF) | Oct 2020 – Dec 2020
Communication Assistant: Public Health Association (COVID-19 PHC Services by UNICEF) |April 2020-June 2020
Research Assistant – I.C.U Healthcare (SHPI, KFW) | Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
Awards & Certifications
• NIHR Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC), UK – Round 4 • Implementation Science Summer School (CADA Award), University of York, UK
• Trainee Medical Officer (Public Health) Award – Khyber Medical University, Pakistan • Good Clinical Practice Certification – NIHR, UK & KMU, Pakistan
• Stata Module Course – Imperial College London, UK • Regression Analysis Module – University of York, UK
Publications
Depression care integration in tubercluosis services: A feasibility assessment in Pakistan (Health Expectations (Wiley) – Peer-reviewed journal indexed in Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science (SCIE & SSCI); Impact Factor ~3.2, consistently ranked in Q2).
⚫Using Codesign to Develop an Integrated Depression and Tuberculosis Care Pathway in Bangladesh and Pakistan (International Journal of Mental Health Systems (Indexed in Scopus & Web of Science SSCI), Impact Factor 3.8 (2024), ranking in Q1).
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PROTOCOL: Effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in
Children and Adolescents From Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis (Campbell Systematic Reviews—a peer-reviewed Wiley journal indexed
in Scopus and Web of Science (ESCI), with a Q1 Social Sciences ranking and an impact factor
around 7.1).
⚫Early Identification of Severe COVID-19 Cases and the Need for ICU Care Based on
Clinical and Laboratory Risk Factors (Cureus Journal of Medical Science. 2025;17(3):e80611.
Indexed in PubMed / PubMed Central. Indexed in Web of Science ESCI with IF 1.3.).
⚫Prevalence of Lower Limb Injuries in Football Players – Peshawar, KP
(The Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research (ISSN 2791-156X) is an open-access peer-reviewed
publication indexed in Google Scholar, Crossref, Asian Science Citation Index, International Scientific
Indexing, ResearchBib, Advanced Science Index, EuroPub, and KindCongress)
⚫Prevalence and Impact of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on Multigravida Pregnant Women.
(Review Journal of Neurological & Medical Sciences Review (ISSN 3007-3073/3007-3065),
a quarterly, peer-reviewed open-access journal)
⚫Varinats specific clinical characterisitics of SARS-COV2: A cross sectional Study
in Khyber Pakhtukhwa,
Pakistan (Journal of Health, Wellness and Community Research (JHWCR)
SSN (Electronic): 3007-0570 DOI Prefix: 10.61919 Publisher: Link Medical Interface (Private)