JNMC Year of Graduation: MBBS 1991, MD (Anesthesiology) 1994.
Work at JNMC: Clinical Instructor in Anatomy and Forensic Medicine 1994-96
Post JNMC: Volunteered as an Extern at VAMC, Washington DC for a year. Internship in Surgery and Residency in Anesthesiology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.
Current Professional Appointment and Location: Chief, Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) and Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
Personal/Professional Accomplishments: Dr Beg is the first division chief of NORA at the hospital and was instrumental in its evolution. She also works at the Stony Brook Ambulatory
Surgery Center and Eastern Long Island Hospital. She is an active member of committees in several State and National Anesthesiology Societies. Her interests are focused on teaching the residents and improving the safety of patients in the Endoscopy Unit and other NORA areas. During the COVID peak in New York, she volunteered to be on the Airway Team for intubating the COVID patients admitted at her hospital.
Past Contributions to AMU and AMAANA: Apart from working full time as an anesthesiologist, Dr Beg volunteers her time to the advancement of mostly educational and medical facilities for the impoverished. She is very passionate about her alma mater and has been an active member of the Aligarh Alumni Association of New York (AAANY) since 2000, has served as their Vice President in the past and is currently a member of the Executive Committee. She received the ‘2021 Distinguished Service Award for her selfless service’ during the first COVID-19 surge in New York from AAANY.
Dr Beg is one of the Founding Directors of Aligarh Medical Alumni Association of North America (AMAANA), and since its inception in February 2013, AMAANA has been her main focus. As the first Secretary of AMAANA, she was part of the team that initiated the process for the establishment of Cardiac Cath Lab and raised funds for the JNMC Auditorium. She has helped organize and host Biennial meeting events, published the Newsletter ‘AMAANA’s Pulse, organized numerous visiting alumni lectures at JNMC including the Research Day. As the current Vice President, she has helped organize/host the virtual General Body meeting and numerous COVID-19 related webinars in collaboration with JNMC.
Future Vision for AMAANA: Dr Beg hopes to continue to strive towards fostering a strong bond between JNMC and its alumni and hence, AMAANA’s mission and goals.
