Lutfor Rahman (born 1 January 1962) is a pioneer of beating

heart bypass surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, pronounced "cabbage") is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaques in the arteries of the heart. It can relieve chest pai ...

in Bangladesh. He currently works at Labaid Cardiac Hospital,

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, Bangladesh as Chief Cardiac Surgeon.

Early life and education

Lutfor Rahman was born on 1 January 1962 in Pabna,

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. He completed his

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

from Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in 1988. Later on, in 1997, he completed a

Master of Surgery The Master of Surgery (Latin: Magister Chirurgiae) is an advanced qualification in surgery. Depending upon the degree, it may be abbreviated ChM, MCh, MChir or MS. At a typical medical school the program lasts between two and three years. The p ...

(MS) from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).

Personal life

In 1991, Rahman married Rana Ferdous Ratna BSS(honours),MSS(DU), a sociologist. Their daughter Farisha Khan is a law graduate from SOAS, University of London, working at Allen & Overy and son Faryal Khan was student of Sunbeams, now studying IB at Sevenoaks school, Kent, England.

Career

Rahman worked in

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s for 10 years. 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. Honorary Awards (2006)

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.

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