Member Name: Usman Qazi

Title: HEC Visiting Faculty

Qualifications: Ph.D. (Biophysics), University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center
M.S. (Radiation Physics), UT
M.S. (Physics), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Université de Franche Comté, France (Physics)

Phone: + 92 (42) 356 08217 Ext: 8217

Fax: + 92 (42) 356 08303

E-Mail: usmanqazi@lums.edu.pk

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Biography: Originally from Lahore, Usman Qazi studied at Université de Franche Comté, France, for a Maîtrise de Physique. He next went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in the US where he did an MS with a thesis in light scattering from polymer solutions. Pursuing an interest in biomedical imaging, he got an applied masters degree in radiation physics, with research in nuclear medicine imaging, at University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center. Choosing to go further in basic research, he received a PhD in biophysics from the molecular pathology program at the same institution, with a dissertation in three-dimensional electron microscopy in 1999.

After working as a postdoc in the same area at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, he entered management consulting in 2002, executing strategy-related projects in health care and life sciences for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics industries, ranging from academic start ups to senior management at large multinationals. He joined the SSE faculty team in August, 2008.

As a student, Dr. Qazi authored several scientific publications related to his academic research, and subsequently published trade journal articles on topics relevant to life sciences strategy consulting.