Khan Abul Kalam Azad

Khan Abul Kalam Azad is a Bangladeshi physician and academic. He is an internist. He is the 40th principal of Dhaka Medical College.[1] and past president of Bangladesh Society of Medicine.

Khan Abul Kalam Azad
খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ
40th Principal of Dhaka Medical College
In office
June 13, 2017 – Dec 31, 2020
Preceded byProf. Md. Shafiqul Alam Chowdhury (Acting)
Succeeded byProf. Md. Titu Miah
Personal details
Born1960
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materDhaka Medical College
OccupationAcademic, physician

Early life and education

Azad was born in Dhaka in 1960. He is the forth son of Abul Hossain Khan and Selina Hossain Khan.

Azad passed Secondary school certificate from West End High School, Dhaka. He passed HSC from Dhaka college in 1976. Then he got admitted in Dhaka Medical Collge. He is a student of batch K-35 of the institution. He passed MBBS in 1983.[2] Azad obtained fellowship in Internal Medicine in 1991 from Bangladesh College of Physcians and Surgeons.[3] He achieved M.D. in Internal Medicine from University of Dhaka in 1999.

Career

In 2017, Azad was appointed as 40th Principal of Dhaka Medical College.[1]

He also served as Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka until 2019. He is the incumbent Dean of Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences & Research, University of Dhaka.[4]

Personal life

Azad is married to Jesmine Hossain Khan. They have two sons.

International affiliation

He is a fellow of American College of Physicians. He was awarded with the mastership by the same college for FY 2020–21.[5]

Professional and organizational affiliations

Publications

Research works

Azad published hundreds of research articles and reviews in national and international journals of Medicine.

Books

101 interesting cases in clinical medicine: KAK Azad, Ahmedul Kabir, Robed Amin (2020) ; Jaypee Brothers. ISBN 9789389129632[12]

Editorial activities
  • Executive editor, Journal of Dhaka Medical College
  • Executive editor, Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Executive editor, Journal of Bangladesh Medical Association
  • Member of Advisory board, Journal of Society of Medicine.
  • Member, Clinical Management of COVID-19, Bangladesh

References
  1. ঢামেকের অধ্যক্ষ হলেন অধ্যাপক ডা. খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ. medivoicebd.com (in Bengali). 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. ডা. খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ সারের সাথে কিছুক্ষণ. medicalbd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)/Subjectwise fellow: Medicine; fellow's id_497". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. "Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences and Research". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "ACP Announces New Masterships and Awardees for 2020-2021 | Awards, Masterships & Competitions | ACP". www.acponline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  7. "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  8. "Executive committee". bmrcbd.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  9. "Ethics committee". bmrcbd.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. "Committee EC". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  11. "Executive Committee – Bangladesh Rheumatology Society (BRS)". Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. 101 Interesting Cases in Clinical Medicine (2020). "JAYPEE BROTHERS: Book Details". www.jaypeebrothers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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