Honorary doctor of science degree presented to Boonshoft School of Medicine professor Abdul Wase in India

Abdul Wase, professor of internal medicine at the Boonshoft School of Medicine

Abdul Wase, M.B.B.S., professor of internal medicine at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has received a D.Sc. (honoris causa) degree in India.

The degree was conferred on Wase on Dec. 15 at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, following recommendations by the university’s board of governors and the state governor.

The university’s primary focus is invention, entrepreneurship and creating a workforce to spur economic and social development in northeast India.

Wase is a triple board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist who works at Premier Cardiovascular Institute, Miami Valley Hospital, in Dayton.

Wase was the director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at the Boonshoft School of Medicine for 16 years, where he used innovative techniques and hands-on tools in imparting training and education. He is actively engaged in clinical research.

In 2006, Wase received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Congress of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology. The award was presented at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the president of India.

Follow Wase on Twitter @EPDocWase.