Khan Abul Kalam Azad
খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ
40th Principal of Dhaka Medical College
In office
June 13, 2017 – Dec 31, 2020
Preceded byShafiqul Alam Chowdhury (acting)
Succeeded byTitu Miah
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materDhaka Medical College
OccupationAcademic, physician

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 the Bangladesh Society of Medicine.

Early life

Azad was born in Dhaka in 1960. He is the fourth 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 College. 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 Physicians 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] He is the current Principal of Popular Medical College.[5]

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.[6]

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[13]

Editorial activities

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Desk of the Principal - Popular Medical College & Hospital".
  6. ^ "ACP Announces New Masterships and Awardees for 2020-2021 | Awards, Masterships & Competitions | ACP". www.acponline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  9. ^ "Executive committee". bmrcbd.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. ^ "Ethics committee". bmrcbd.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  11. ^ "Committee EC". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. ^ "Executive Committee – Bangladesh Rheumatology Society (BRS)". Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  13. ^ 101 Interesting Cases in Clinical Medicine (2020). "JAYPEE BROTHERS: Book Details". www.jaypeebrothers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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