Dr Faisal Khosa is a lifetime member and has served APPNA diligently over the years. He has mentored hundreds of students and graduates from Pakistan, assisting them with research, residency, fellowship, and green card applications (https://twitter.com/khosafaisal/status/1267868720170364929/photo/1). His research expertise includes leadership and disparities in which he has published 210 peer reviewed manuscripts and over two dozen book chapters: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=khosa+f. Given his renown and expertise on leadership the publisher Bloomsbury has invited him to author a book series on styles and types of global leadership. His first book in this leadership series in being published in June 2021: https://faisalkhosa.com/books/

He has received awards for distinction in mentoring and meritorious leadership research in USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and Pakistan including the American College of Radiology – Global Humanitarian Award for 2021 (https://youtu.be/OSfx7fqcYz4); National Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada – May Cohen Equity, Diversity and Gender Award for 2020 (https://youtu.be/ES63YHUfPf8); Humanitarian Award – Association of Physicians Pakistani Descent of North America 2019 (https://youtu.be/azcrVgwNahw); Canadian Association of Radiologists – Young Investigator Award for 2019 (https://youtu.be/cedrHIv0gNg); Rising Star Exchange Scholarship Program – French Society of Radiology 2019; Vancouver Coastal Health – Healthcare Hero Award  2018 (https://youtu.be/CTHKwpHtT_U); Education & Mentoring Award – Association of Physicians Pakistani Descent of North America 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZ_3mLBHHs); Leadership Award of Merit in People First Award –  Vancouver Coastal Health 2017 (http://www.vch.ca/about-us/news/leaders-who-inspire-excellence) ; Canadian Radiological Foundation Leadership Scholarship (2017); College of Physicians and Surgeons examiners awards (2017); Outstanding Support Award by VGH Trauma Program (2016); The College of Physicians and Surgeons Award for 15 years of “Outstanding Service to Medicine” in Pakistan 2015; Outstanding Young Investigator award in USA (2015); One in One Hundred Mentoring award in USA (2014); American Roentgen Ray Scholarship (2013-2016); (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) from the government of Pakistan in 2013 (https://youtu.be/2zHQDrT0Rgo).

Pakistan Projects:

Scholarly Activities:

-Sunday May 2nd, 2021 another Ramadan food drive was organized by ICNA Relief in Dallas, TX, during which 300 food boxes were distributed. 40 Ramadan food boxes were sponsored by APPNA/KEMCAANA, which were distributed to the most deserving communities including refugee families, single mothers, widows and orphans locally in DFW area where the need is the greatest.

- APPNA in collaboration with Al-Khidmat provided 600 oxygen cylinders, current utilization 50 in Lahore, 50 in Karachi, 50 in Peshawar/Lower Dir, 50 in Multan, 50 in Hyderabad, 40 in Rawalpindi/ISD, 23 in Faisalabad and 20 in Quetta. In Total 986 patients have been provided Oxygen since January 2021. These patients are also provided with pulse oximeter and being supervised by volunteer physicians.

-APPNA providing Food/Ration to our communities in underprivileged areas of Turbat, Balochistion. During last week of Ramadan APPNA/CDRS provided family food packs to 750 families in remote areas of Turbat, South Balochistan.