PATRONS & PIONEERS
Mr. Hassan Muhammad Khan
PATRON
Chancellor RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Mr. Hassan Muhammad Khan has done dual majors in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Boston, USA, which he followed up with a Masters in Business Administration. He has traveled widely in the world and his areas of interest include innovation in management and educational models. As an educationist of distinction, Mr. Hassan Khan has played a pivotal role in establishment, development and recognition of institutions of Riphah International University. His university is the first one in Pakistan to establish RIPHAH Institute of Lifestyle Medicine in 2019, for educating doctors and undergrad.
Dr. Shagufta Feroz
FOUNDER & CHAIRPERSON
Dr. Shagufta Feroz has been practicing since 1988, from a very early age she was passionate about healing with nature, rather than drugs. Pursuing her passion, she specialized in Family Medicine, Holistic Nutrition, Integrative Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.
After running a drug dependent clinic for 15 years, she identified the healthy lifestyle factors and their role in prevention, treatment and reversal of disease process. This awareness forced her to gradually switch from drug drug-dependent practice to a drug-less Integrative Family Medicine practice. Since 2003 she has been successfully managing the wellbeing of a variety of patients utilizing the SWIPE Synchronised Wellness Integrative Program for “ENTRAINMENT”
Dr. Feroz is passionate about transforming and groom the youth in terms of whole health. She frequently delivers lectures and conducts workshops in schools, colleges and universities. She is also a regular speaker at various national and international health forums, doctor forums, government training institutes, and military training institutes. She has participated in about 100 live TV health shows, and active at Social Media. In 2015 she spoke about “The role of a Healthy Lifestyle in Youth “ at TEDx Lahore. In 2017 LMEd Harvard University nominated her as their Pakistan’s Lifestyle Medicine Collaborator for three years, for the introduction of Lifestyle Medicine to doctors and for undergraduates training. She is the Director RIPHAH Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, RIPHAH University.