Prof. Dr. Md. Mamunur Rashid
Professor & Head, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine BITID Hospital, Fauzderhat, Chattogram, Bangladesh
Overview
Prof. Dr. Md. Mamunur Rashid is a highly accomplished physician and academic serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine at BITID Hospital, Fauzderhat, Chattogram. With over two decades of dedicated clinical and academic service — spanning more than 30 years of overall medical experience — he is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine in Bangladesh. Notably, he holds the distinction of being the only professor in the country specializing specifically in Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine.
His areas of expertise include general Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, and Diabetes, supported by specialized training in fever management, tuberculosis, diabetes, and chest diseases.
Education & Qualifications
MBBS — Chittagong Medical College (Chattagram Medical College), 1994
BCS (Health)
MD (Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine)
Fellowship in Diabetology — BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders)
Clinical Areas of Interest & Expertise
As a specialist in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Prof. Dr. Rashid's clinical focus covers a broad and comprehensive range of conditions, including:
Febrile Illnesses
All short- and long-duration fever cases
All OPD patients presenting with history of fever
Unknown febrile illnesses
Tuberculosis & Related Conditions
All TB cases (both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary)
Leprosy
Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases
All dengue cases
All animal bite cases
All snake bite cases
Rabies and tetanus
Filaria, Kala-azar (Kala Zor)
Viral Diseases
COVID-19 and post-COVID conditions
Measles, HIV, Diphtheria, Chicken pox
Hepatitis with jaundice
Encephalitis
Bacterial Infections
Enteric fever
Urinary tract infections (UTI) and respiratory tract infections (RTI)
Drug-resistant infections
Critical & Hospital-Wide Care
All ICU/HDU cases involving infection or fever
Total infection control across hospital departments — including Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, ICU, HDU, and OT
Other Areas
Adult vaccinations
All poisoning cases
Management of tropical Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Hypertension (HTN), Asthma, COPD, and Pneumonia
Tropical gynaecological cases
