Lutfor Rahman

{{Short description|Bangladeshi cardiac surgeon}}

{{for|the Bangladeshi politician|Lutfor Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)}}

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Lutfor Rahman (born 1 January 1962) is a pioneer of beating heart bypass surgery in Bangladesh. He currently works at Labaid Cardiac Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh as Chief Cardiac Surgeon.

Early life and education

Lutfor Rahman was born on 1 January 1962 in Pabna, Bangladesh. He completed his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in 1988. Later on, in 1997, he completed a Master of Surgery (MS) from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).{{cite web|title=About Doctor Lutfor Rahman|url=http://lutforcts.com/about.php|website=Cardiac Surgeon Doctor Lutfor Rahman - Official Website|accessdate=1 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731011027/http://lutforcts.com/about.php|archive-date=31 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

In 1991, Doctor Lutfor Rahman married Rana Ferdous Ratna (BSS and MSS at University of Dhaka), who is a sociologist. Their daughter Farisha Khan is a law graduate from SOAS, University of London, working at Latham & Watkins LPC, the top American law firm in London. Their son Faryal Khan was student of Sunbeams and completed IB at Sevenoaks School, England, now studying undergraduate in Natural science at University of Cambridge , UK.

Career

Rahman worked in government hospitals for 10 years.{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Hana Shams |date=23 June 2006 |title=A Life-saving Innovator |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2006/06/04/cover.htm |work=Star Weekend Magazine |publisher=The Daily Star |accessdate=1 August 2015}} Later on, he joined Sikder Medical, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1999 as a cardiac surgeon. In 2002, he became Head of Cardiac Surgery in Sikder Medical. After three years, he moved to Labaid Cardiac Hospital, Dhaka as Chief Cardiac Surgeon.{{cite web |title=Dr. Lutfor Rahman Chamber |url=https://www.doctorbangladesh.com/dr-lutfor-rahman/|website=Doctor Bangladesh|date=17 August 2020 }} With the qualification of MBBS, MS (CTS), Dr. Lutfor Rahman continues to work as the Chief Cardiac Surgeon in the same hospital at Dhanmondi, Dhaka as of January, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 |title=Dr. Lutfor Rahman |url=https://wheresmydoctor.com/listing/dr-lutfor-rahman/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Where's My Doctor? |language=en-US}}

Honorary Awards (2006) {{cite news |title=11 honoured |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/04/17/d60417062769.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 April 2006 |accessdate=5 August 2015}}

Election

In 1990, after the fall of Ershad, he contested in the national parliament election for an MP position from his own constituency at Pabna.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

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