Press & Media Kit
Media kit for Dr. Muhammad Umer Farooq (MBBS) — Medical Officer at DHQ Hospital Bahawalnagar and founder of Ask Dr. Umer. Short and long bios, topics he covers, and press contact.
Short bio (for reprints & bylines)
Dr. Muhammad Umer Farooq (MBBS) is a Medical Officer at DHQ Hospital Bahawalnagar, Pakistan. He trained at HBS Medical & Dental College (degree: Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad) under Dr. Malik Iftikhar Ahmed (Haroonabad) and Dr. Yasir Dastgir, Senior GP (Dip Card), Hayat Clinic, Lahore. He founded Ask Dr. Umer (askdoctorumer.com), a bilingual English/Urdu health website where every article is medically reviewed by him.
Long bio
Dr. Muhammad Umer Farooq is an MBBS doctor serving as a Medical Officer at DHQ Hospital Bahawalnagar, Pakistan. He earned his MBBS from HBS Medical & Dental College, with his degree awarded by Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), Islamabad. His clinical training includes working under Dr. Malik Iftikhar Ahmed in Haroonabad — his uncle and mentor — and under Dr. Yasir Dastgir, a Senior General Practitioner with a Diploma in Cardiology who runs Hayat Clinic in Lahore; he holds experience certificates from both.
Dr. Umer founded Ask Dr. Umer (askdoctorumer.com) to give patients health information they can understand and trust. The website publishes bilingual (English + اردو) health articles, each written and medically reviewed by him in plain, doctor-to-patient language, alongside free health tools. His editorial rule is simple: nothing goes live that cannot be verified from a reliable source.
Topics he covers
- Common diseases in Pakistan and South Asia — explained in plain language
- Diabetes, hypertension, heart health, and lifestyle diseases
- Seasonal health issues (e.g., dengue) and public-health awareness
- Health myths vs. facts (myth-busting in Urdu and English)
- How patients can read and understand medical information
- Digital health education — bilingual (English/اردو) content for patients
Press contact
Email: contact@askdoctorumer.com
Website: askdoctorumer.com
Available for: interviews, quotes, expert comments, podcast appearances
Photo for press
Free to use with credit to Ask Dr. Umer.