Career
He is widely known for his contributions in the field of Physiology and Medicine. Besides practicing clinical medicine he served as a professor and Head of the Department of Physiology in Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Since the establishment of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Professor
Tauheed was appointed chairman of the Physiology Department.
Considered by many as the most favorite and popular professor among medical students. Born in Larkana, Sindh.
He passed his intermediate with flying colors from Doctorate.J Science College in 1977, Karachi. After securing competitive marks he got admission in Dow Medical College, same college where later he became the Head of the Department of Physiology.
He served as a professor and Head of the Department of Physiology in Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
Since the establishment of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Professor Tauheed was appointed chairman of the Physiology Department. Doctor Tauheed was always invloved in helping and training the students for this purpose he wrote a book on physiology " Shoaib"s Physiology" which is still used as a curriculum guide for the medical students in Pakistan.
He was always actively involved and a supporter of research work for the medical students of Pakistan.
In addition, he also served as the joint secretary of the Pakistan Physiological Society from 2006 to 2008. The DUHS Vice Chancellor Masood Hameed Khan said about Tauheed at the time of this death that it was all due to the efforts of Doctor Tauheed that post graduate level work started for the first time at the Physiology department.
The idea to initiate The Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy programs in Basic Medical Sciences was also put forward by Tauheed. The Professor Shoaib Tauheed Gold Medal is given to a DUHS student securing the highest marks in physiology each year.
Tauheed was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, and died at the age of 46 on 26 September 2007.
Dow University created the Doctor Tauheed Power Laboratory and Shoaib Tauheed lecture Hall in his honour.