Quazi Deen Mohammad is a

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, academic and

neurologist Neurology (from , "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the ...

. He was the founding director of National Institute of Neuroscience, Dhaka. He was the 37th principal of

Dhaka Medical College Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) is a public medical college and hospital located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1946, the college houses a medical school as well as a tertiary care hospital on its campus. History Site during ...

and 19th President of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS).

Early life and education

Quazi Deen Mohammad was born in Luxmipur, Faridpur of

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, ''the then''

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. He passed SSC from

Faridpur Zilla School Faridupur Zilla School is a secondary school in Faridpur Upazila, Faridpur, In 1840, ''the then'' district magistrate Edgar Ef Luther, established a school named English Seminary School. In 1851, the East India Company, British Government took re ...

and HSC from

Government Rajendra College Government Rajendra College () is a public college, located in Faridpur, Bangladesh. It offers higher-secondary education ( HSC). It has bachelor's degree and master's degree programmes as well, which divisions are affiliated with National Univers ...

. He passed

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from

in 1978. He completed fellowship in Medicine from

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in 1983. He did fellowship in

clinical neurophysiology Clinical neurophysiology is a medical specialty that studies the central and peripheral nervous systems through the recording of bioelectrical activity, whether spontaneous or stimulated. It encompasses both research regarding the pathophysiology ...

from University Hospital Madison, U.S. in 1989. He achieved M.D. in

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from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

in 1994.

Career

Quazi Deen Mohammad joined as Assistant professor of Neurology at the then IPGMR, now known as

Bangladesh Medical University Bangladesh Medical University (BMU; formerly known as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, commonly known as PG Hospital) is a graduate medical university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1965 as Institute of Postgraduate Medic ...

in 1984. He joined

as Professor of Neurology in 1996. Later, He worked as the Principal of

from 2004 to 2012. Afterwards, he became founding director of National Institute of Neuroscience, where he is currently working as the Professor of Neurology. He regularly provides treatment to his patients at S.P.R.C & Neurology Hospital.

Research activities

* Chairman, Neurology research center, NINS * Advisor, Neurology Asia,

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* PI, Annexon 005 clinical trial (

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suppressor in GBS) in Bangladesh * PI, community survey

Stroke Stroke is a medical condition in which poor cerebral circulation, blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: brain ischemia, ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and intracranial hemorrhage, hemor ...

Epilepsy Epilepsy is a group of Non-communicable disease, non-communicable Neurological disorder, neurological disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent, unprovoked Seizure, seizures. A seizure is a sudden burst of abnormal electrical activit ...

Dementia Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform activities of daily living, everyday activities. This typically invo ...

* Senior contributor in the collaborative study between NINS and Citran (

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, UK) on Neurodegenerative disease particularly motor Neuron disease and

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...

. * Senior contributor in different collaborative study between NINS and

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(

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), CDC Atlanta (U.S.) Annexon (U.S.) and ICDDR,B

International reviewer

* Journal of Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders- Netherlands * Hindawi Publication, UK * Horizon Research Publishing, US * Neurology Asia

Publications

He co-authored ''Epilepsy- Beliefs & misbelieves – WHO Bulletin''. He published 186 research articles in national and internationally reputed journals.

Awards and honors

* Honorary fellowship,

College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (, abbreviated as CPSP) is a regulatory college established in 1962 by a special act of the Parliament of Pakistan to oversee the postgraduate medical education and professional development. It off ...

* Professor Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Principals of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Bangladeshi neurologists Academic staff of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Faridpur Zilla School alumni Government Rajendra College alumni Fellows of the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons {{Bangladesh-scientist-stub