LA HORE: Prof Dr Ahsan Waheed Rathore assumed the charge of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) here on Tuesday.

The lith VC of the university, Dr Rathore has a vast experience of more than 35 years of undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching as an assistant professor, associate, and professor in the field of Paediatrics and Neonatology.

In addition to being a member of the faculty, he has an administrative experience of more than 14 years in the capacity of dean, medical director, and medical superintendent of the Children`s Hospital Lahore.

The Children`s Hospital was declared the best public sector hospital in Punjab during his tenure as 26 paeds subspecialties were developed and the bed strength increase d from 100 to 1,100 beds.

He also served as executive director, Strategic Management and Internal Policy Unit of Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Punjab, where he was responsible for the operationalization of all public sector teaching institutions and medical universities concerning implementation and monitoring of Minimum Service Delivery Standards notified by the Punjab Healthcare Commission.