of the fiscal constraints he managed to upgrade the infra-structure including OPD tower, radiology block in addition to the three-story air-conditioned waiting hall, Accidents and Emergency Department with 16 slice CT Scanner thereby almost doubling the covered area of the hospital. His interest in the endocrine disorders was, perhaps, the reason behind the establishment of assisted conception Unit at SHL. Although a physician by training, his faculty members often called him a surgeon by temperament. Not surprisingly he invested disproportionately in surgical sector upgrading ENT, Urology, General surgery, Ophthalmology Department and operation theatres. Early and personal life Born in a conservative family of Kashmiri origin, with ancestral base at Shopian, Faisal Masud was educated at different schools as his father, who was a civil servant, got posted to different places all over Punjab, Pakistan. In spite of achieving top merit in his FSc, he opted to study at Nishtar Medical College, Multan to a great displeasure of his father. During his university time, he was not one of the most regular students but still managed to achieve top academic scores. Once asked later in his life about his ambivalent attitude, he remarked, "they didn't cater for my needs". His education in the UK was marked by his training by his mentor. He often confessed to the great influence of his mentor, after whom he modelled himself. There he met his wife to be. He was an active writer of English short stories. Death On 16 August 2019, Faisal Masud suffered a cardiac arrest and was shifted to Iqra Medical Complex, where he was pronounced dead. He was involved as the founding Director General at the Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority (PHOTA) at the time of his death. Research Papers & Publications Glycaemic behaviour of rice & wheat as a part of mixed Pakistani diet, Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 28, No.1, Jan–March 1989 The Profile of patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease, Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 29, No. 2, April–June 1990 Pheochromocytoma, Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, April–June 1987 Secondary Failure with sulphonylureas, Biomedica, Vol. 9, July- December 1990 Combination Treatment of Type II Diabetes, Biomedica, Vol. 10, Jan–June 1991 Comparison of metabolic control achieved with twice a day beef versus human Insulin in Pakistani population, Specialist, Vol. 8, No. 3, April–June 1992 Assessment of metabolic profile and Body Mass Index in Type II