Medical Health

CHOWDHURY I. ZAMAN

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PROFILE

• Experience of working in a nutrition and wellness healthcare clinic for more than 6 years, providing nutritional and wellness counseling to clients and patients.

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of designing and implementing nutritional and wellness assessment programs, projects and strategies.

• Experienced in assessing health outcomes through nutritional evaluation and assessment, as well as counseling on nutrition and lifestyle changes.

• Exhaustive understanding and knowledge of wellness, nutrition and medicine, and able to relate productively between complementary and conventional schools of thought and practice.

• International Medical Graduate with extensive knowledge and understanding of medical conditions, and with 16 years of experience in medical practice maintaining high ethical and quality standards.

• Uncompromising respect, gained through years of dealing with patients and clients, for confidentiality of medical and other client-related information.

• Proficient in working effectively in a team setting or one-to-one consultation, maintaining excellent interpersonal relationship and decorum.

• Able to work independently while prioritizing tasks, setting targets and meeting deadlines.

• Proficient in multi-tasking and demonstrated excellent time-management skills, with an attention to detail, and adoption of a methodical and thorough approach.

• Excellent administrative and management capabilities.

• Languages:

English: Excellent written, oral and comprehension.

Bengali: Excellent written, oral and comprehension

Urdu and Hindi: Basic oral and comprehension

• Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet, E-mail.

EXPERIENCE

Director of Nutrition and Health Services 2006 - 2012

Immune System Management Clinic and Lab

Ottawa, Canada

• Instrumental in developing and providing direction to the Health and Nutrition Program of the clinic. Demonstrated strategic and operational leadership to ensure optimal design of the nutrition program and delivery of its components.

• Provided outline and strategies for the implementation and monitoring of the wellness and nutrition status of clients.

• Conducted nutritional and wellness assessment of clients and provided nutritional and lifestyle advice and counseling

• Coordinated activities of Case Managers and assisted in dealing with clients’ medical issues and concerns.

• Provided nutritional and wellness counseling to clients with a wide range of illnesses including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, chronic fatigue, depression, arthritis, coronary artery disease, GERD, insomnia etc.

• Assisted in amino acid profiling, formulation of customized therapeutics, and counseling patients on the basis of their amino acid profile.

• Instituted, supervised and coordinated international standards of client assessment system, including the Quality of Life outcomes of clients based on the RAND-36 Health Survey.

• Implemented and managed health database of all clients and ensured their categorization on the basis of the International Classification of Diseases

• Devised system of Client Compliance to assess impact of health and wellness recommendations.

• Developed and provided health, wellness and nutritional information for clients through writing and publishing brochures and pamphlets on wellness and nutrition in an effort to improve client awareness.

• Authored review reports and compiled data and information on recent and innovative health and wellness reports and measures

• Conducted Electro-Interstitial Scan (EIS) on clients, and discussed outcomes with clients from a nutritional and lifestyle perspective

Orthopedic Surgeon 1992 – 1998

Military Hospital

Chittagong, Bangladesh

• Responsible for, and supervised the overall activities of orthopedic units, and conducted various orthopedic surgeries.

• Selected patients for admission at out-patient department, and conducted out-patient procedures.

• Conducted clinical studies, published in medical journals and presented at scientific seminars and meetings.

• Responsible for the teaching and training of interns, residents, and nurses.

• Demonstrated creative skill through repeated improvisations in treating patients in a setting of limited resources.

• Demonstrated ability in promoting the positive aspects of an idea and persuading authorities to implement innovative changes.

General Surgeon 1986 – 1991

Military Hospital

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Conducted activities of surgical units, selected patients for surgery and performed surgical procedures.

• Patient examination in out-patient clinics and selection of patients for admission and/or surgeries.

Medical Officer 1983 – 1986

Field Medical Unit, Dhaka Cantonment

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Patient examination and treatment in out-patient clinics and selection of patients for admission.

• General screening of patients for infectious and communicable diseases.

EDUCATION

Natural Nutrition (RHN) 2010

Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, Ottawa, Canada

Master of Orthopedic Surgery (MS) 1992

Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) 1982

Dhaka University, Bangladesh

INTERESTS

• Writing – Presently writing a book on my experiences as a doctor in the armed forces

• Blogging – On subjects of personal interest (including space exploration, astrophysics) and experiences at www.czaman.blogspot.com

• Reading

• Gardening

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