Karim M. Khan | |
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| Born | Karim Achmed Miran-Khan November 23, 1960 Eckernfoerde, Germany |
| Citizenship | Australian and Canadian |
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| Profession | Sports and exercise physician, academic |
| Institutions | University of British Columbia |
Karim M. Khan AO is a former sport and exercise medicine physician who served as editor in chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine from 2008-2020. He was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia in 2019 for "distinguished service to sport and exercise medicine and to the promotion of physical activity for community health" [1] and an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK)[2] in 2014.
Professor Khan was born in Germany. His father (Rahim Miran-Khan) was Afghan, his mother (Ingeborg née Kallus) German. His family immigrated to Australia in 1965. Karim moved to Canada in 1997 [3] and was hired at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in July 2000. Currently, he is a professor at UBC [4] and the Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA).[5]
- ^ "Professor Karim Khan AO – AFLUA". aflua.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Professor Karim Khan Awarded Honorary Fellowship". The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine. 8 October 2014.
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (13 April 2018). "Biography – IMHA Scientific Director: Dr. Karim Khan - CIHR". cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
- ^ "Karim Khan", UBC
- ^ "Karim Khan". Researchgate. Retrieved 16 October 2020.