AKM Fazlul Haque (surgeon)

AKM Fazlul Haque

Haque in 2016
Native name একেএম ফজলুল হক
Born (1958-01-25) 25 January 1958
Patuakhali, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality Bangladeshi
Education MBBS, Master of Surgery
Alma mater Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Occupation Colorectal Surgeon
Employer Eden Multi-Care Hospital
Spouse(s) Shahin Mahbuba Haque
Children Ashif Almas Haque
Sakib Sarwat Haque
Parents
  • Rashid Ahmed (father)
  • Moriam Rashid (mother)
Website www.profdrakmfazlulhaque.com


AKM Fazlul Haque (born 25 January 1958) is a Bangladeshi surgeon. He was the founder of the Department of Colorectal Surgery in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka.[1]

Early life

Haque was born on 25 January in 1958 in Gazipura village in Patuakhali district. His father is Alhajj Moulovi Rashid Ahmed.[2]

Education

Haque passed SSC from Jessore board at 1972. In 1974, he completed HSC). In 1982, he completed his M.B.B.S degree from Dhaka Medical College. He was awarded Fellowship (FCPS) from Bangladesh College of Physician and Surgeons in January 1989.

Foreign Training

Membership

Participation in International Conference

Country Conference Year Paper Presentation
Singapore 28th Annual Combined Surgical Meeting 18–20 November 1994 Participant
Dhaka, Bangladesh 6th International Surgical Congress & SSSC Meeting 6–10 December 1998 presented two papers
New Delhi, India Endosurgery’99 Indian Association of Gastrointestinal End surgeons 19–21 February 1999 Participant
Dhaka, Bangladesh 13th Asia Pacific Federation Congress,International College of Surgeons, Bangladesh Section. 26–29 November 1999 Single Paper presentation.
Kathmandu, Nepal International Surgical Conference, Society of Surgeons of Nepal. 23–25 March 2000 presented 3 scientific papers.
Singapore 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery 1–4 June 2000 Participant
Boston, U.S.A. Annual Meeting of The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons 24–29 June 2000 Awarded "International Scholarship Award" and presented one paper.
Dhaka, Bangladesh 7th International Surgical Congress and SSSC Meeting 17-20, November, 2000 Presented 3 papers
San Diego, U.S.A. Annual Meeting of The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. 2–7 June 2001 Participant
Cleveland, U.S.A. Cleveland Clinic, Ohio 13–18 June 2001 Visiting Lecturer, presented two papers.
Dhaka, Bangladeh. Intercollegiate Scientific Conference, 2002 28–31 January 2002 Presented two papers.
Osaka,Japan. The 1st Congress of the Asian Society of Stoma Rehabilitation 17–18 April 2002 Invited speaker. Single paper presentation.
Osaka,Japan 19th Biennial Congress of the International Society of University Colon & Rectal Surgeons 14–18 April 2002 Participant as Chair Team
Dhaka, Bangladesh. 8th International Surgical Congress of SOSB 20–23 December 2002 Presented 5 papers.
Melbourne, Australia. Tripartite 2002 Colorectal Meeting 27–30 October 2002 Participant
Singapore FRANC Asia 2003 29 October – 2 November 2003 Presented 3 Papers in Singapore General Hospital.
Seoul, Korea. 9th Congress of the Asian Federation of Coloproctology 27–28 November 2003 Presented 3 papers.
Karachi, Pakistan. Joint Conference of College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan and College of Physicians & Surgeons Bangladesh. 7–9 March 2004 Invited Lecture Podium Presentation Poster Presentation
Dallas, USA. Annual Meeting of American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons 8 – 13,May, 2004 Invited Lecture Podium Presentation Poster Presentation
Philadelphia U.S.A. Annual Meeting of American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons June,2005 Video Presentation of complicated Fistula in ano.
Newcastle, U.K. Annual Meeting of British & Ireland Society of Coloproctology 3-6, June, 2006 Participant
Tokyo, Japan. 11th Congress of Asian Federation of Coloproctology 20–22 September 2007 Participant
Singapore. 3rd ASCS International Scientific Congress 19-23, November,2007 Participant
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 6th Malaysia Colorectal Conference & 5th Congress of the Asian Society of Stoma Rehabilitation (ASSR) 7-8, March, 2008 Participant
Boston, USA "ASCRS" Annual Meeting and Tripartite 7-11 Dec 2008 Participant
Rome, Italy 4th World Congress of Coloproctology and pelvic Disorders. 18-23,June, 2011 Invited Speakers
Bombay, India. International conference of colorectal surgery October, 2012 Presented Paper
Pune, India. International conference of Laparoscopic surgery April, 2012 Presented Paper
New York, U.S.A. North American alumni association of Dhaka Medical College, New York, USA. September,2012 Lifetime achievement award in colorectal surgery.

Works

Haque worked in government health service in Bangladesh starting from April 1982 until 2009. He practices absolutely restricted Colorectal Surgery since 1997. In last 17 years he has consulted nearly 6,50,000 (six lac fifty thousand) new patients and operated 3,35,000 (Three lac thirty five thousand) patients in private and government's hospital having Piles, Fistula, Anal Fissure, Colon and Rectal Cancer, Polyp, Rectal Prolapse & Diverticulitis. He does short or full colonoscopy himself routinely for most of the patient. He has attended many conferences at home and abroad. He has conducted few international workshops. He was a visiting faculty in Tribhubon University, Nepal. He performed successfully the highest number of operation worldwide for piles, fistula, anal fissure, colon cancer, rectum cancer.[6]

Contributions

Haque is the founder chairman of colorectal surgery in Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[7] It may be specially mentioned that Professor Haque is the pioneer in colorectal Surgery in Bangladesh and the Subcontinent. He successfully initiated various modern surgeries of colon and rectum. Such as double stapling of rectum cancer, Longo operation for Haemorrhoid and successful operation of fistula after having frequent unsuccessful operations. Professor Haque popularized the idea of treating 70-80% of Haemorrhoid patients with non-operation procedure such as Rubber Ring Ligation. He has taken the initiative to observe "World Piles & Colorectal Cancer Day" on 20 November in Bangladesh and internationally to increase public awareness. In 2006 he started "MS degree" in colorectal surgery in Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He has been practising the colorectal surgery for many years.[8]

Haque is the first in the history of Bangladesh who directed international training course for senior foreign specialists in May’2008. Surgeons from Sri Lanka, Nepal, India and Maldives attended the international training program "Titled: Master program in MIPH". In this program he trained them practically how to perform Longo operation skillfully without any trauma to the anal canal exterior.[9][10]

Books and Publications

Haque has written a book on colorectal surgery for public which is widely circulated. He has started few operations in Bangladesh for the first time namely Low anterior resection with double stapling, Longo operation and complex fistula operation with seton technique.[11][12][13][14]

Personal life

Haque's wife Shahin Mahbuba Haque is a professor of English. In addition to that, she is a singer as well as English News presenter of Bangladesh Television. His eldest son Ashif Almas Haque completed FCPS (surgery) and the younger one is Sakib Sarwat Haque.

References

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