Prof. Dr.Md. Afzalur Rahman

About

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Professor Afzalur Rahman is a distinguished Interventional Cardiologist and the Governor of the American College of Cardiology, Bangladesh Chapter. He is a pioneer in innovative cardiac techniques such as Zero Contrast Angioplasty.</span></p><h3><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(94, 33, 49);">Education</strong></h3><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><em style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Obtained MBBS from Rajshahi Medical College in 1984 and MD from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases under University of Dhaka in 1992</em></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><em style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Completed fellowship in Interventional Cardiology from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (Dhaka, Bangladesh), Hospital Charles Nicolle (Rouen, France), Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (Bangkok, Thailand) and Medical College of Georgia (Augusta, Georgia, USA) between 1998 to 2001</em></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><em style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Completed PhD from University of Dhaka in a collaboration with Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, USA in 2004</em></li></ol><h3><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(94, 33, 49);">Experience</strong></h3><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Director and Professor, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College (2009-2012)</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Assistant Professor, National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Well-recognized as an Interventional Cardiologist with passion for innovation, adaptation of new techniques and dissemination of new knowledge in the field of Coronary intervention, Primary PCI, Zero contrast angioplasty etc.</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">He is a Chairman and Course Director of Bangladesh Interventional Therapeutics (BIT), Governor, American College of Cardiology (ACC), Bangladesh Chapter and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Invasive and Clinical Cardiology</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: lab(35.5623 -1.74978 -15.4316);">Training and teaching in Post-graduate Cardiology Courses, Examiner of Post-graduate Cardiology examination of BSMMU, Dhaka University and others</span></li></ol><p><br></p>

Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD (Cardiology)
• PhD (Cardiology)

Specializations