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1 General Surgery, Assiut University, Assiut, EGY
2 Internal Medicine, Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, ARE
3 Internal Medicine, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, PAK
4 Gastroenterology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, GBR
5 General Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK
6 Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK
7 Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK
8 Internal Medicine, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, PAK