First Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon of Pakistan

  • Founder & Past President, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of Pakistan

  • Patron, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of Pakistan

  • President, Pakistan Academy of Cerebral Palsy

  • Board Member, Asia Pacific Pediatric Orthopedic Society

  • Member, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America

Dr. Javed Iqbal is the first Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon of Pakistan, with more than 36 years of experience. He completed his postgraduate fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, UK, and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He got higher surgical training in Pediatric Orthopedics at renowned institutions: Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children (Dublin, UK), Alder Hey Children’s Hospital (Liverpool, UK) and the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (Belfast, UK).
Prof. Javed has held various positions in the UK, including Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. He further honed his expertise as a visitor surgeon to world-renowned Pediatric Orthopedic centers: Boston Children’s Hospital (Harvard University, USA), Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne, Australia), National University Hospital (Singapore), Birmingham Children’s Hospital (UK), and Sydney Children’s Hospital (Australia).
As a distinguished speaker, Prof. Javed has delivered lectures on DDH, Clubfoot, Cerebral Palsy, and other pediatric orthopedic topics at numerous international conferences. He has been an invited speaker in Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Turkey, UAE, and the Philippines.
Prof. Javed established the first Pediatric Orthopedic Center in Pakistan at The Children’s Hospital, Lahore, where he worked as the Professor and Head of the Department for 17 years. He has led the pediatric orthopedic movement in Pakistan, founding the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of Pakistan. He has delivered over 600 lectures on various pediatric orthopedic topics both nationally and internationally and he has conducted numerous workshops on DDH, Ponseti Clubfoot, Cerebral Palsy, and other pediatric deformities.