About

Prof. Dr. Md. Rashidul Hassan

Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC) Reg. #A12348

  • First RFA Surgeon in Bangladesh and performed more than 500 Radio frequency ablation therapy in various types of non-small cell lung cancer and metastatic lung cancer.
  • First organizer to establish Center of Excellence for Bronchial Asthma and COPD patient in government level as 175 bed National Asthma Center in Bangladesh.
  • First Organizer to develop treatment of Multi drug resistant Tuberculosis patient with the help of different non-government organizations [NGOs] in the National Institute of Diseases of Chest and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • First trainer to establish of Fiber optic Bronchoscopy in Bangladesh.
  • Organizer for improvement of respiratory services for patients with chest diseases.
  • First organizer to increase social awareness about importance Patient education program in chronic care patients.
  • Organizer for awareness program of phasing out CFC Inhaler in Bangladesh by 2012
  • Organizer of “Integrating Evidence Based Medicine in Clinical Practice” Workshop throughout Bangladesh
  • Founding President of Bangladesh Lung Foundation
  • Editor in Chief, National Asthma guidelines for Medical Practitioners 1999, 2001 & 2005
  • General Secretary, Asthma Association, Bangladesh, 1994 to till 2006.
  • Coordinator, Research Cell, The Chest and Heart Association of Bangladesh, 1998-2000.
  • Scientific Secretary, Bangladesh Society of Allergy and Immunology (BANSAI)
  • Life Member, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Life Member, Asthma Association, Bangladesh.
  • Life Member, The Chest and Heart Association of Bangladesh.
  • Life Member, Bangladesh MedicalAssociation
  • Member, American College of Chest Physician
  • Member, American Thoracic Society
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR)
  1. Effect Of Momordica Charantia (Karolla) extracts on Fasting and Postprandial (2 Hours After 75 Gm Oral Glucose ) Serum Glucose Levels in NIDDM Patients .This work was supported by a grant from Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) 1991 as a Co -Investigator .
  2. Determination of Predictive Indices in Corticosteroids Responders and Non-Responders suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) 1995. This work was supported by a grant from Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) as a Principal Investigator.
  3. National Asthma Prevalence Study -1999, Bangladesh This work is supported by a grant from Asthma Association and The Chest &Heart Association of Bangladesh as a Principal Investigator.
  4. Prevalence rate, and complications of tuberculosis in garments worker of Dhaka city 2000. This work is supported by a grant from Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC).—- as a Principal Investigator
  5. A Comparative Study on Asthma Prevalence in Areas with High & Low Pollution in Bangladesh – 2001. This work is supported by a grant from Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) as a Principal Investigator.
  6. Role of different risk factors in the development of Bronchial asthma: an age, sex and economic status matched case control study —- Self financed as a Principal Investigator.
  7. Burden of Obstructive lung Diseases Study of Bangladesh, 2006 (BOLD study-2006) by a grant from Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), as a Principal Investigator.
  8. Refectory Asthma Risk factor analysis : a case control study , 2007,
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