Our Board

Dr. Nagamia is the founder/chairman of International Institute of Islamic Medicine (IIIM) founded in 1992,(www.iiim.org), a subsidiary organization of IMANA, devoted to research and development of “History of Islamic Medicine”. In 2019 the IIIM was renamed Nagamia Institute of Islamic Medicine and Science (NIIMS) by the Board of Directors of IIIM to honor the founder.
Dr Nagamia has been actively involved in establishing and volunteering for a number of Islamic Organizations locally, nationally as well as internationally: ISNA, IMANA, JIMA, ISHIM being a few of them.

Dr. Aasim I. Padela is Professor with Tenure of Emergency Medicine, Bioethics and the Medical Humanities at MCW. In addition to being Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship in the Department of Emergency Medicine, he co-leads the Community Engagement Core for the Comprehensive Injury Center, serves on the Council of Faith for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at MCW, and holds a faculty appointment in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Institute for Health and Equity. Dr. Padela is an internationally renowned clinician-researcher with scholarly foci at the intersections of healthcare, bioethics, and religion. In addition to maintaining an active clinical, research, and bioethics practice at MCW, he provides public health and bioethics consultation to international organizations, legislative bodies, and in court.
Dr. Padela is an internationally-recognized thought and research leader, as well as a widely-sought after lecturer, in the fields of Muslim health and healthcare disparity research, and Islamic bioethics.

• Founding member of IMANA 1967 in Columbus,Ohio.
• First to join NIIMS as a member and treasurer of both NIIMS and IIIM. Past president of IMANA.
• Member of founders committee of ISNA from its inception.
• Past president of AFMI.
• Founding member and president of MVIA.1975.
• Past president of Clark County medical Association.
• Founding president and director of cardiology community hospital 1973.
  founding president of Clark and Champaign county cardiology
  Corporate chairman of NWSC ( Muslim college).
• Founder and president of Taj Foundation (a nonprofit educational foundation)

Interventional Cardiologist in practice for about 26 years. Born & raised in Hyderabad, India. Graduate of Osmania Cardiology fellowship, Harvard program.
Interventional fellowship at strong Memorial hospital, Rochester New York.
Founding member of MESCO, Hyderabad.
Past president Miami Valley Islamic association.
Past president of Medical staff, Springfield regional Medical center.
Current chair of department of medicine, Springfield regional medical center.
Recipient of Heart of Gold award, Springfield Regional medical center.
Current president of AFMI ( American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin )
Heavily involved in Interfaith activities and enjoys writing Urdu poetry.
Active participant in Refugee medicine with IMANA & other organizations.
Participant CBS documentary “Beyond tolerance” as a Muslim representative, nationally televised in USA June 2017

Dr Shahaab Uddin, MD is a board certified internal medicine doctor working as a hospitalist in the Chicagoland area. He has been treating COVID-19 patients since the beginning of the pandemic and has watched the evolution of the treatment and disease as more information has emerged. He is also a physician executive working to create better standards of care and easing medical debt for patients in the acute care setting. He is the founder of Hayath Relief foundation, a non-profit working on projects in refugee camps in Bangladesh, people displaced in the Delhi riots, and other at need areas.

Mairaj Uddin, MD is a vascular surgeon and interventional radiologist providing adult vascular care. At Duly, we have providers and care teams like Dr. Uddin who will meet you on your health and care journey, wherever that may be. We believe that health isn’t just the absence of sickness, but an ongoing pursuit to reach your extraordinary potential. You can visit Dr. Uddin at our clinic in Lockport.

Dr. Dam received his MD degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Boston University Medical Center. Following his residency he completed a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Albany Medical Center, New York, and an Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Dam’s clinical interests include endoscopic therapy for Barrett’s esophagus, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), luminal stenting, management of pancreatic-biliary disorders and screening for colorectal cancer. His clinical focus involves the use of advanced endoscopic techniques including endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.

Naim is the founder & CEO of Hema-Q, Inc., a biomedical start-up company, is a technical expert in the medical ultrasonic core sensing field. He personally holds thirty patents in the fields of biomedical and clinical diagnostic critical parameters sensing systems and has published numerous articles in medical & industrial automation journals. Naim holds a masters degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University. Naim is very active in the Muslim community of Long Island, New York and has served as a permanent board member of the Islamic Center of Long Island (ICLI) for over sixteen years. Presently he is involved with the Muslim Youth Foundation, whose aim is to unleash the potential of Muslim youth by cultivating and empowering them to further their contributions to the community. He also helps Muslim entrepreneurs by providing them guidance and seed money to help them start their ventures.
Naim’s interest in Islamic treasures began in 1989 when he met an Antique Dealer who was a scholar in Islamic history and calligraphy. This meeting kindled Naim’s interest in Islamic history, culture and calligraphy. Naim became an avid collector of rare and antique Qurans over the past 30 years and he will be presenting a portion of his collection of antique Qurans and Quranic manuscripts today.

Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and the History of Medicine – Aleppo University