Sr. Lecturer

Medical doctor, pharmacology academic, and public health researcher with more than 14 years of experience across medical education, clinical practice, pharmacology teaching, and health-related research. Strong academic foundation in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, cardiovascular pharmacology, renal pharmacology, endocrine pharmacology, neuropharmacology, chemotherapy, antimicrobial therapy, and evidence-based therapeutics. Published researcher with interests spanning clinical pharmacology, drug safety, quality use of medicines, pharmacoepidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, chronic disease, cardiometabolic risk, maternal and child health, infectious disease epidemiology, mental health, and health inequities. Teaching Areas and Expertise: Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Drug Metabolism, Drug Interactions, Adverse Drug Reactions, Rational Prescribing, Evidence-Based Therapeutics, Antimicrobial Therapy & Safety, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Renal Pharmacology, Endocrine & Neuropharmacology, Chemotherapy, Analgesics & Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Antihypertensive & Anti-asthmatic Drugs, Antihistamines, Drug Safety & Prescribing Safety. Research Interest: - Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. - Quality use of medicines and medicine optimization. - Pharmacoepidemiology and medicine-use research. - Drug safety, adverse drug reactions, and drug interactions. - Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug exposure, and drug response. - Therapeutic decision-making, rational prescribing, and prescribing safety. - Antimicrobial use, antibiotic resistance, and safe prescribing. - Public health, chronic disease, obesity, cardiometabolic risk, and health inequities. - Maternal and child health, pregnancy supplementation, and nutritional interventions. - Infectious disease epidemiology and climate-related health risks. - Mental health, medical student wellbeing, and social support. - Clinical decision support and electronic prescribing systems. Scholarships & Awards: • Best Author of the Month, EAS Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2024. • Best Faculty Award, Annual Conference of Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College, 2017. • MVMC Achievement Award for obtaining honours marks in a professional examination, 2010. • Fourth Prize, Medi Fig Competition, Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College, 2005. • Principal’s Honor Roll for achieving an aggregate of 70% or more marks, 2005. • Medi Spell Championship, Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College, 2004. • Freedom Fighter Medical Scholarship, Bangladesh Freedom Fighter Welfare Trust, 2003.