Junaid A. Razzak, MBBS, PhD

Dr. Junaid A. Razzak, MBBS, Ph.D., is a professor of emergency medicine and population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he also serves as the vice chair of research for the Department of Emergency Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Aga Khan University Medical College in Pakistan, completed his emergency medicine residency at Yale University, and obtained a Ph.D. in public health from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. ​

Dr. Razzak is internationally recognized for his contributions to emergency care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. As the founding chair of emergency medicine at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, he established the country's first academic department in this field and directed its inaugural residency program. He also founded the emergency medical services for Karachi, a city with over 20 million residents.