Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD

Incoming ID Fellow | Westchester Medical Center 🇺🇲 | #MedEd Enthusiast | Nishtar Alumnus | Paroxysmal Vocalist

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

"So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?" (55:13) ✨

Incoming Infectious Diseases Fellow – Westchester Medical Center, NY 🇺🇲

It took me five years.

“I don’t have the resources. Can I pursue the USMLE journey?” I asked a senior during my fourth year of MBBS, soon after he had matched. His response, “Only if you are willing to pay the price,” struck me deeply. ‘Could the son of a laborer, from a family surviving on a few thousand rupees a month, really dream this big? Was this path not reserved only for the privileged?’ For years, such questions consumed me. But not anymore.

From that day on, I did not stop. Yes, it took me five years. Balancing work as a medical instructor and medical officer, long residency hours, and a full-time moonlighting job, all while surviving on four to five hours of sleep, was never easy. The journey was full of uncertainty, visa rejections, moments of humiliation, and countless tests of patience. Yet I kept going with quiet defiance, smiling through it all, grounded in discipline, consistency, and faith.

Since the early days of medical school, the United States has always been my goal. Despite initial hesitation, financial burdens, and the knowledge that my path would take longer than most, making me an older graduate and placing me at a disadvantage, I still chose to begin. I could not allow my circumstances to define me, nor could I live with the regret of not even trying if my conscience were to question me in my forties or fifties, because Allah says, “That man can have nothing but what he strives for.” (53:39)

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the people who lifted me when I needed it most, as none of this would have been possible without them. This success belongs as much to my parents, family, mentors, colleagues, and friends as it does to me. To those who stood by me, thank you. And to those who didn’t, you too played your part.

To anyone walking this path through uncertainty, self-doubt, or unanswered questions: trust in your work and in Allah’s plan. Write your own story, one that inspires someone else to keep going when they feel like giving up. And if you ever feel like quitting, remember you were not born to settle for less.

Alhamdulillah, countless times! ��

[Conrad Fischer @SeeFisch]

Invite me next time!!

[Aamir Laghari , MD, FACC @DrAamirLaghari]

Honored to give back to our Alma mater through the NANA Monthly Lecture Series 🫀

“How to Make Smart Decisions for Patient Care to Prevent Heart Disease: Role of Coronary CT in the era of AI

Special thanks to Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mehnaz Khakwani and Professor Dr. Zahra Naxish for organizing this meaningful seminar.

Best part was hands on practice with fellows for echocardiogram in cardiology department 🫀

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

Man who inspired me to be whatever little I am today. 🙌

May Allah bless you always. 💯

[Aamir Laghari , MD, FACC @DrAamirLaghari]

Time to give back to my Alma mater 🫀

[Conrad Fischer @SeeFisch]

Bedaquiline
*Antimycobacterial drug
*Treats multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
*inhibiting mycobacterial ATP synthase

[Bo Wang @BoWang87]

Another huge medical achievement from our very own @UHN 🇨🇦🔥

A Toronto man lived with HIV for 27 years. Then he got leukemia and that diagnosis may have just cured him of both.

His doctors found a bone marrow donor carrying CCR5-Δ32, a rare mutation in ~1% of people of European descent. HIV hijacks immune cells through the CCR5 receptor. If you don't have it, the virus has no door.

The transplant replaced his entire immune system with one HIV can't infect.

He stopped antiretroviral therapy in July 2025. As of today, HIV is undetectable by the most sensitive assays available. No viral reservoir. No immune response to HIV. Nine months clean.

He would be the 11th person in history to possibly be cured of HIV.

HIV cure is possible. We just proved it again at @UHN

Proud of the team at @UHN and @UofT !

Source: https://t.co/zH1fIfVubV

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@SeeFisch Yep it's mentioned in first aid for Step 1.

[American College of Cardiology @ACCinTouch]

The cardiology community has lost a giant. We honor the extraordinary legacy of Eugene Braunwald, MD, MACC, a visionary leader and pioneer whose outstanding contributions shaped the foundation of cardiovascular medicine as we know it today.

Read more: https://t.co/uaC2n4m5gD

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@DrAamirLaghari @ACCinTouch @ChrisKramerMD Mashallah! Congratulations! Stay blessed. ❤️

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@Doctor_Bugti Thank you, boss. 🙏❤️

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

"So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?" (55:13) ✨

Incoming Infectious Diseases Fellow – Westchester Medical Center, NY 🇺🇲

It took me five years.

“I don’t have the resources. Can I pursue the USMLE journey?” I asked a senior during my fourth year of MBBS, soon after he had matched. His response, “Only if you are willing to pay the price,” struck me deeply. ‘Could the son of a laborer, from a family surviving on a few thousand rupees a month, really dream this big? Was this path not reserved only for the privileged?’ For years, such questions consumed me. But not anymore.

From that day on, I did not stop. Yes, it took me five years. Balancing work as a medical instructor and medical officer, long residency hours, and a full-time moonlighting job, all while surviving on four to five hours of sleep, was never easy. The journey was full of uncertainty, visa rejections, moments of humiliation, and countless tests of patience. Yet I kept going with quiet defiance, smiling through it all, grounded in discipline, consistency, and faith.

Since the early days of medical school, the United States has always been my goal. Despite initial hesitation, financial burdens, and the knowledge that my path would take longer than most, making me an older graduate and placing me at a disadvantage, I still chose to begin. I could not allow my circumstances to define me, nor could I live with the regret of not even trying if my conscience were to question me in my forties or fifties, because Allah says, “That man can have nothing but what he strives for.” (53:39)

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the people who lifted me when I needed it most, as none of this would have been possible without them. This success belongs as much to my parents, family, mentors, colleagues, and friends as it does to me. To those who stood by me, thank you. And to those who didn’t, you too played your part.

To anyone walking this path through uncertainty, self-doubt, or unanswered questions: trust in your work and in Allah’s plan. Write your own story, one that inspires someone else to keep going when they feel like giving up. And if you ever feel like quitting, remember you were not born to settle for less.

Alhamdulillah, countless times! 🙏

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@FaisalR50842 Thanks. Why not?

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@humanbean796989 JazakALLAH

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@GhostOp123456 Then the post did serve its purpose. Go get it. 💯

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@ThatSaadi Keep going. You're on the right track. ❤️

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@lacrimossa__ Thank you. May God be with you.

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@RoaaMogahed3 Thank you for making us all notice that as well. JazakALLAH! May Allah increase your faith.

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@AimanKh08403518 Ameen! JazakALLAH. Thank you!

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@SMHB291 JazakALLAH, Bukhari bhai! ❤️

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@_NaadanParinda_ ❤️ JazakALLAH

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@samaakeredolu Thank you for your kind wishes. I feel humbled.

[Muhammad Hammad Asghar, MD @MHammadAsgharMD]

@Nnekusor JazakALLAH!