Physician-Scientist Bilingual (Bengali-English)

MOHAMMAD ASHRAF HOSSAIN, MBBS, PhD.

**** ******* *****

Silver Spring MD 20903

Phone no. 202-***-**** (Cell, Primary); 240-***-**** (Home) Email <********@*****.***>

Objective:

With fluent native Bengali language skills, advanced degrees in Biomedical Science and about 28 years of combined experience in clinical practice, medical research- and pre-market medical device regulatory review experience- seeking a position of Linguist/Translator- Bilingual (Bengali-English) as Contractor at Piedmont Translations in Washington, DC.

Skills Summary:

(a) Bengali Language

• Fluency in Bengali (as native language)

- experience in speaking, reading, writing, composing and publishing articles in Bengali language.

- volunteered as General Secretary, Bangla School, Cleveland OH; 1 year.

- currently serving (as volunteer) on the Advisory Board of a Metro Washington DC-based online news magazine (news-bangla.com); 5 years.

• Additional language ability; fluency in English (as second language; professional level) and conversational Japanese.

(b) Biomedical Sciences

• Clinical service that includes taking medical history, performing physical examinations, review of test reports, diagnosis and treatment, or arrange referral to specialists, performing surgical procedures etc.

• Planning, developing and managing pre-clinical and early clinical medical microbiology research experiments using antimicrobial agents, and traditional as well as automated serologic/molecular

(nucleic acid-based) diagnostic tests.

• Processing of clinical samples, testing, writing standard operating procedures and reviewing and reporting test reports in a Clinical Microbiology Lab.

• Managing clinical research activities; coordinate of activities among the clinical investigators, research nurses, pharmacist, the laboratory staff and the Institutional Review Board (IRB).

• Prepare, edit/review and submit scientific papers for presentation at scientific meetings and publication in peer review journals.

• Review/analysis of data/information provided in the pre-market submissions to establish device performance, effectiveness, safety and labeling claims, and provide written reports with recommendations.

• Consult Review on maintenance of sterility and mitigation of microbial contamination for safe use of medical devices; reprocessing, sterilization and shelf-life.

• Interaction with industry representatives/sponsors regarding scientific and/or regulatory issues.

Education:

• Ph.D. Medical Science; Infectious Diseases & Microbiology (1998) Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Internal Medicine II Nagasaki University School of Medicine

Nagasaki, Japan

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Hossain MA 12/11/15

• M.B.B.S. (Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology) degree (1987) Dhaka University Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (now known as BSMMU) Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Internship (Residency; Rotating) training at Postgraduate Hospitals Dhaka, Bangladesh.

US Residency Status: Citizen of United States of America

Work Experience:

April 2007- June 2015: Staff Fellow (Reviewer/Microbiologist) U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Center for Devices and Radiological Health, ODE

Silver Spring, MD

Jan 2007- April 2007: Adjunct Faculty

NY City College of Technology, and Lander College for Women New York City, NY

Jan 2006- June 2006: Scientific Director

PharmAdura, LLC

Orangeburg, NY

Jan 2005- Jan 2006: Chief Operating Officer

JMS Research Foundation Inc.

Augusta GA

July 1999- Dec 2004: Postdoctoral Research Associate Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OH

Dec 1998-June 1999: Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)

Lincoln, NE

Oct 1993- Dec 1998: Research Fellow/PhD Student

Nagasaki University School of Medicine

Nagasaki City, Japan

April 1987- Sept 1993: Medical Doctor (General Physician and Assistant Surgeon) at Medical Centers, Bangladesh

U Honors and Achievements:U

• Monbusho (Ministry of Science, Education & Culture, JAPAN) Scholarship for graduate studies.

• Published 24 research and review articles in reputable, peer-reviewed journals (such as, AAC, JAC, JACI, and EOID) and a book chapter. List enclosed below.

• Served as an Invited Reviewer for the ‘Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs’ Journal.

• Winner of Nagasaki City Foreign Residents Japanese Language Speech Contest 1996. 2

Hossain MA 12/11/15

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