Profile
Professor Dr. Md. Shah Alam
MBBS (Dhaka), MS (Orth), FCPS (Surgery), FRCS (Ortho Surgery)
FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glasgow)
Fellowship Training in Spine (USA)
Imperial Spine course (London)
Advanced Training in Spine Surgery (England)
Active fellow ,Scoliosis Research Society(USA)
International Faculty ,Asia Pacific Spine society
Professor Dr. Md. Shah Alam
MBBS (Dhaka), MS (Orth), FCPS (Surgery), FRCS (Ortho Surgery), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glasgow)
Fellowship Training in Spine (USA) Imperial Spine course (London)
Advanced Training in Spine Surgery (England) Active fellow, Scoliosis Research Society(USA) International Faculty, Asia Pacific Spine society
Prof Dr Md Shah Alam is specialized in advanced spine treatment and a well recognized name in the field of spine & orthopedic surgery in Bangladesh. An extensive experience and updated knowledge of the advancements in the field of spine treatment, make him one of the best spine surgeons in Bangladesh. He is currently working as a consultant at Bangladesh Spine & Orthopedic Hospital, Dhaka and has successfully performed thousands of spine surgeries including most complex cases. Patients across the country & abroad approach him for treatment of degenerative spine disorders, scoliosis treatment, endoscopic discectomy, Slipped disc, cervical spinal disc, Spinal Cord Injury, Back Pain and various other spine related problems. He is a much- appreciated spine and pain specialist who is adept at performing minimally invasive spine surgeries. Prof Dr Md Shah Alam has been successfully performing all the spinal disorders ranging from tumor to trauma, backaches, spinal deformities, cervical myelopathy,
Spondylolisthesis cervical and lumbar disc herniation’s etc., through the use of most advanced technology and with high precision. Throughout his effulgent career he has worked in Dhaka Medical College, Sir Salimullah Medical College, National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopedic Rehabilitation etc. He is involved with several national, international professional societies & organizations. He has more than twenty publications in national & international journals. He has been acknowledged by a number of national & International awards.
Prof Dr. Md. Shah Alam, One of the Pioneer & Best Spine Surgeons in Bangladesh. His focus is on relieving patients suffering from complex, diverse spine conditions and quickly back to their desired functional level. As a spine and orthopedic surgeon in Bangladesh, he has flourished & executed his knowledge to establish the advanced spine treatment in Bangladesh. Throughout his academic & professional career he has worked on introducing advanced spine treatment & established an academic assignment which has facilitated other professionals to adapt the modern spine treatment methodology.
- Education
- Training/Fellowship of Spine
- Academic & Hospital Appointments
- Awards
- International Academic Involvement
Degree | Name of Institution | Year | Board/University | Result |
a) Primary School | Birnahali Primary Govt. School, Tangail | 1971 | Dhaka Board | 1st Division |
b) SSC | Gossai Jowair Azim Memorial High School, Tangail | 1976 | Dhaka Board | 1st Division |
c) HSC | Notre Dame College | 1978 | Dhaka Board | 1st Division |
d) MBBS | Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh | 1984 | Dhaka University | Passed Regularly |
e) MS (Ortho) | National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation NITOR, (Former R. I. H. D) | 1994 | Dhaka University | Passed |
f) FCPS (Surgery) | Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons, BCPS | 1998 | Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons (BCPS) | Passed |
g) FRCS (Ortho Surgery) | The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons | 2003 | The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons | Passed |
h) FRCS (Edin) | The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh | 2017 | The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh | Awarded |
i) FRCS (Glasgow) | The Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow | 2018 | The Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow | Awarded |
Training/Fellowship | Institution | Year |
Training on Brain & Spine Surgery | Institute of post Graduate Medicine & Research, (IPGMR) | 25-03-88 to 30-07-1989 |
Training in Spine Surgery | Spine Department, Jewish Hospital Louisville, Kentucky, USA | 20-06-2002 to 19-07-2002 |
Imperial Spine Course with 13 CPD accreditation | Royal College of Surgeons, London, UK | 07-03-2012 to 09-03-2012 |
AO Spine Course (Basic & Advances) | AO Spine (Organized by Association of Spine Surgeons Nepal) | 19-02-2014 to 21-02-2014 |
SRS Worldwide Course | Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) combined with the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of SSA (Australia) | 10-04-2014 to 12-04-2 |
Position | Department | Institution | Duration |
Emergency Casualty Officer (IMO) (Equivalent to Registrar in UK) | Department of Emergency Casualty | Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka | 01-07-1994 to 08-01-1995 |
Resident Surgeon (Equivalent to senior Registrar in UK) | Emergency Casualty (Traumatology & Orthopaedic | Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka | 08-01-1995 to 08-04-1998 |
Junior Consultant Surgeon | Accident & Emergency Surgery | Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka | 08-04-1998 to 20-06-1999 |
Junior Consultant Surgeon | Orthopedic Department | RIHD (NITOR) | 20-07-1999 to 01-06-2003 |
Senior Consultant Ortho Surgery | Orthopedic Department | NITOR | 01-06-2003 to 08-09-2003 |
Associate Professor | Orthopedic Department | SSMC & Mitford Hospital | 09-09-2003 to 25-11-2008 |
Associate Professor | Department of Orthopedic & Spine Surgery | NITOR | 25-11-2008 to 17-11-2013 |
Professor | Department of Orthopedic & Spine Surgery | NITOR | 17-11-2013 to 06-03-2019 |
Professor & Head | Department of Orthopedic & Spine Surgery | DMCH | 07-03-2019 to 31-12-2020 |
1. | Combined Best Paper Award | 2002 | Prof Shah Alam | University of Toronto | Canada |
2. | Awarded as a National faculty | 2010 | Prof Shah Alam | Best Scientific Paper Award, Awarded By Bangladesh Orthopaedic Society (BOS) | Dhaka |
3. | Awarded as an International faculty | April 2016 | Prof Shah Alam | World Spine Week | Singapore |
4. | Awarded as an International faculty | May 2016 | Prof Shah Alam | Awarded best poster presentation on Scoliosis Surgery among all Asian countries including Australia. | Melbourne, Australia. |
5. | Best Top 10 Scientific Paper Award | 2017 | Prof Shah Alam | World Orthopaedic Congress | Rome, Italy |
6. | Awarded for life time achievement | 2017 | Prof Shah Alam | FRCS (Edin) | Royal College of Surgeon, Edinburgh, UK |
7. | Awarded as an International Faculty for best Paper presentation. | April 2018 | Prof Shah Alam | English Presentation Award. Awarded by Japanese Spine Society | KOBE, Japan |
8. | ASIR Memorial Gold Medal Award | 2019 | Prof Shah Alam | Society of Surgeons of Bangladesh, SOSB | Dhaka |
1. | Visiting Surgeon in Straight Spine Course | April – 2022 | West Bengal Spine Society | Kolkata, India |
Visiting Surgeon in Straight Spine Course | February-2020 | West Bengal Spine Society | Kolkata, India | |
2. | Visiting Examiner, Final Prof. MBBS | September -2019 | Widad University College | Kuantan, Malaysia |
3. | Instructor & Visiting Surgeon, Operative Spine Course | 2018 | Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS) and Sri Lanka Orthopaedic Society | Sri Lanka |
4. | Instructor & Visiting Surgeon, Operative Spine Course | 2017 | APSS and Indonesian Orthopaedic Association | Surabaya, Indonesia |
5. | Instructor & Visiting Surgeon, Operative Spine Course | 2016 | APSS and Cambodian Orthopaedic Association | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
6. | Instructor & Visiting Surgeon, Operative Spine Course | 2015 | APSS and Philippine Orthopaedic Association | Philippine |
7. | Instructor & Visiting surgeon, Operative Spine Course | 2014 | APSS and Nepal Orthopaedic Association | Tribhuvan University Hospital, Nepal |
8. | Visiting Surgeon from Developing Country to share experience of Orthopaedic and spine surgery | 2013 | Indo-American Spine Alliance, IASA | Dartmouth – Hitchcock Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine at New York, USA |