Sidra Zaheer

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Also affiliated: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (2018); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2018); Westchester Medical Center (2020–2023); Charleston Area Medical Center (2018); New York Medical College (2022); University of Karachi (2019–2023); Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (2014); Civil Hospital Karachi (2023); Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (2014–2025); Harris Health System (2023); Aga Khan University Hospital (2024); University of Manchester (2014); Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (2020–2022); Dow University of Health Sciences (2014–2025); Public Health Scotland (2018); Aga Khan University (2024); Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (2025–2026); Institute of public health of Republic of Macedonia (2020); Institute of Business Management (2021); Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (2014); Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (2018); University of Glasgow (2018)

19 h-index 83 pubs 1,333 cited

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Sidra Zaheer's research focuses on public health issues, particularly in Pakistan. Her work has investigated the determinants of child stunting, underweight, and wasting, as well as maternal education's impact on polio vaccination uptake. Zaheer has also examined anti-smoking initiatives and smoking susceptibility among adolescents in South Asia. Her research extends to the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms and their association with multimorbidity in community settings. Additionally, she has contributed to studies on breast cancer incidence trends and explored the literature on Metformin treatment for type 2 diabetes in pregnancy and the use of cannabis for epilepsy. Zaheer holds an h-index of 19 with over 1,300 citations across 83 publications.