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 Azad obtained fellowship in internal medicine in 1991 from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. 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.

He also served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka until 2019. He was the dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences & Research, University of Dhaka. He was also the principal of Popular Medical College.

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.

Professional and organizational affiliations Councilor, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons Member of Executive Committee, BCPS Member of executive committee, Bangladesh Medical Research Council Member, National Research Ethics Committee Councilor and member of the executive committee, Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council Chief administrator (Administration & finance), Bangladesh State Medical Faculty Past President, Bangladesh Society of Medicine Member of executive committee and former vice president, Bangladesh Rheumatology Society

Publications

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

Books

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