Rao M. Waqas Kaleem
Lecturer (HOD)
Phd In Rehabilitation Medicine
An accomplished Orthotist and academic leader with over 11 years of combined clinical and higher education experience, currently serving as Head of the Institute of Health Sciences at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), where he has been contributing since 2019.
His distinguished clinical career includes appointments at leading healthcare institutions in Rawalpindi, including AFIRM, Fauji Foundation Hospital, and Benazir Bhutto Hospital, alongside academic experience at Rawalpindi Medical College. These roles have provided extensive expertise in orthotic assessment, prescription, and rehabilitation across diverse patient populations.
With more than seven years of experience in higher education, he has played a pivotal role in curriculum development, academic programme management, and institutional quality assurance. He has successfully established platforms for faculty and student capacity building and has organized numerous professional trainings, workshops, and academic activities aimed at enhancing teaching excellence and clinical competencies.
Driven by a strong commitment to social responsibility and disability advocacy, he founded the Differently Abled Self-Help Forum to promote inclusion, empowerment, and community support for individuals with disabilities.
As Head of the Institute of Health Sciences, he provides strategic leadership in teaching, curriculum innovation, research supervision, and academic administration. His clinical expertise encompasses orthotic rehabilitation for musculoskeletal, neurological, paediatric, and geriatric conditions, with a focus on evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.
He actively contributes to university governance through his involvement in key academic and administrative bodies, including the Board of Studies, Research and Ethics Committee, Examination Committee, and Probe Committee. Through these roles, he continues to advance continuous quality improvement initiatives that strengthen orthotics education, research, and healthcare delivery.
- Kaleem, R. M. W., Riaz, S., Arslan, S. A., Akhtar,(2026). Prevalence of planter fasciitis in young females by using inappropriate foot wear. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacy.
- Kaleem, R. M. W., Shahzad, U., Shahzad, H., Zaryab, & Batool, A. (2021). Prevalence of low back pain in primary female school teachers. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(10), 564–570.
- Khan, A. R., Kousar, S., Aftab, S., Bibi, S., Kaleem, R. M. W., & Akhtar, A. (2026). Association between smartphone usage duration and neck pain among Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) university students: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy, 8(3), 106–112.
- Sajjad, A., Sarwar, F., Bibi, T., Imtenan-ul-Haq, Kaleem, W., Akhtar, A. (2026). The prevalence of prolonged sitting posture and its relationship with low back pain among teachers at Khawaja Fareed University. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 33(2).
- Ahmad, M., Fatima, I., Usman, L., Fatima, A., Ilyas, M., Ramzan, S., Kaleem, R. W., & Akhtar, A. (2026). Evaluating career fulfillment and challenges encountered by newly graduated radiology technologists. CME Journal of Geriatric Medicine, 18(4), 330–337.
- Akbar, M. S., Siddique, M. I., Aqib, M., Mustafa, F., Akhtar, A., & Kaleem, R. M. W. (2026). Association between back pocket wallet habit and sciatica among KFUEIT university students. International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy, 8(3), 98–105.
- Ashiq, I., Batool, S., Wahid, M., Riaz, A., Kaleem, R. M. W., & Akhtar, A. (2026). Frequency of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in hospitalized patient with diabetic mellitus. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 16(2), 1653–1660.
- Eman, M., Siraj, K., Nisa, Z. U., Rasheed, J., Nadeem, K., Ahmad, M., Kaleem, R. M. W., Akhtar, A., & Shakeel, K. (2026). Radiographically diagnosed types of long bones fractures in young and old age patients with history of RTA. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 16(2), 1661–1667.
- Jamil, A., Saeed, N., Jamil, A., & Kaleem, R. M. W. (2020). Relationship of authentic leadership, internal locus of control and burnout among public and private sector bank employees of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. International Journal of Research, 7(11), 42–51.
- Digital Rehabilitation
- Precision Health
- Translational Rehabilitation Science
- Healthcare Innovation,
- Artificial Intelligence in Rehabilitation.
- Patient-Centered Outcomes.
- Functional Recovery
- Member, Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC)
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Awarded Distinction in the Final-Year Professional Examination (CBR) by the University of Health Sciences (UHS)