Suleiman Hassan

I graduated from HPS 1971 and then did my MBBS from Dow. After a year’s internship at Civil Hospital, I left for New York, where I did my residency in General Surgery. Thanks to my hard work, I was then accepted at the Cleveland Clinic, which was and still is the #1 heart center in the world. Residency training in those days had no work hour limits. We went in around 6 am and came home the next night whenever the work was done. A couple years later I was recruited by Aga Khan University to build cardiac surgery from scratch. For the next 5 years I built the first program in Pakistan with a database, quality controls and benchmarking. I also introduced open heart surgery for children smaller than 15 kg. I then spearheaded multiple innovative and educational programs and initiatives for cardiology in Pakistan. I currently practice heart surgery in New York. My son is a heart surgeon In Ohio, daughter is deputy attorney general in California and another daughter is about to start medical school. All this was possible because at Habib Public School honesty, perseverance, hard work and compassion were made a part of our being.