Newswise — December 10, 2013 – Neptune, NJ – M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D., FACS, vascular surgeon at Jersey Shore University Medical Center – part of Meridian CardioVascular Network – will participate in the 2013 Rawalpindi Medical College Annual Scientific Conference at Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan between December 18 and December 21. The theme of the conference is “Exploring the Scientific Future”. On December 19, Dr. Nasir Khan will be directing a vascular workshop course for residents and fellows entitled Vascular Surgery at Holy Family Hospital. Additionally Dr. Nasir Khan will be presenting two lectures at the conference – End Points of Resuscitation and Carotid Artery Disease-Endarterectomy Versus Stenting.

About Jersey Shore University Medical Center:Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital and home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital – the first children’s hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program which has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and stroke rescue center in the region. Jersey Shore specializes in cardiovascular care, orthopedics and rehabilitation, cancer care, neuroscience, nerve surgery and women’s specialty services. Through the hospital’s clinical research program, and its affiliation with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Jersey Shore serves as an academic center dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, training future physicians and providing the community with access to promising medical breakthroughs. For more information about Jersey Shore University Medical Center call 1-800-DOCTORS, or visit www.JerseyShoreUniversityMedicalCenter.com.