Dr Forhad Chowdhury | Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

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Forhad

Chowdhury

DPhil student

Forhad.chowdhury@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Research Theme

Antimicrobial resistance

Visceral leishmaniasis

Forhad is a Bangladeshi consultant in medicine with a deep passion for sepsis, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and conducting high-quality clinical trials in low-resource settings. He has been serving in the Bangladesh Civil Service since 2010, demonstrating a strong commitment to public health and clinical excellence. Forhad is a Commonwealth Scholar who was featured in the Yearbook 21 of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK. In recognition of his exceptional contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, he received the prestigious Integrity Award 2021 from the Government of Bangladesh.

Forhad has co-authored the National Guidelines on Clinical Management of COVID-19 and the Standard Treatment Guidelines of Common Infections of Bangladesh, contributing significantly to national healthcare protocols. He also serves as a guest lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, where he shares his expertise with the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Currently, Forhad is conducting a systematic review to estimate the burden of AMR in Bangladesh in collaboration with Prof. Philippe Guerin at the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO). He is also leading a randomized controlled trial to investigate the role of procalcitonin in reducing antibiotic therapy in adult sepsis patients under the supervision of Prof. Arjen Dondorp. Forhad’s work is driven by his dedication to improving healthcare standards and outcomes in resource-limited settings through rigorous research and clinical innovation.

All Publications

Obesity differs from diabetes mellitus in antibody and T-cell responses post-COVID-19 recovery.

Ali, M., Longet, S., Neale, I., Rongkard, P., Chowdhury, F., Hill, J., Brown, A., Laidlaw, S., Tipton, T., Hoque, A., Hassan, N., Hackstein, C.-P., Adele, S., Akther, H., Abraham, P., Paul, S., Rahman, M., Alam, M., Parvin, S., … Dunachie, S. (2024). Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 218(1), 78-92.

Clinical and laboratory profile of Expanded Dengue Syndrome: experience of 2019 outbreak from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Hossain, Z., Chowdhury, F., Bari, M., Deb, S., Mallik, U., Aman, S., Haque, M., Ahmed, S., Mohammad, W., Bulbul, A., Hossain, M., Alam, M., Islam, M., Salma, U., Rahman, M., & Chowdhury, F. (2024). Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 61(1), 123-128.

COVID-19 presenting as Acute abdomen- a study of 3 cases

Paul, S., Islam, K., Chowdhury, F., & Chowdhury, F. (2023). Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, 41(4), 320-324.

Prognostic prediction models for clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis: protocol for a systematic review

Wilson, J., Chowdhury, F., Hassan, S., Harriss, E., Alves, F., Dahal, P., Stepniewska, K., & Guérin, P. (2023). BMJ Open, 13(10), e075597.

Safety And Efficacy Evaluation Of The Oxyjet Cpap Device Compared To High-flow Nasal Oxygen For Treating Hypoxemic Covid-19 Patients In General Hospital Wards: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Noor, N., Islam, K., Chowdhury, F., Sharif, M., Ratul, R., Jahan, S., Ahmed, K., Ahmed, K., Rashid, M., Muhib, F., Amin, R., Miah, T., & Hasan, T. (2023). Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 206-207.

A 32 Year old Female with Recurrent Chest Infections with Dizziness

Aman, S., Biswas, P., & Chowdhury, F. (2021). Journal of Medicine, 22(2), 155-156.

Antibody Response to ChAdOx1-nCoV-19 Vaccine Among Recipients in Bangladesh: A Prospective Observational Study

Hoque, A., Barshan, A., Chowdhury, F., Fardous, J., Hasan, M., Khan, A., & Kabir, A. (2021). Infection and Drug Resistance, 14, 5491-5500.

Association between convalescent plasma treatment and mortality in COVID-19: a collaborative systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Axfors, C., Janiaud, P., Schmitt, A., van’t Hooft, J., Smith, E., Haber, N., Abayomi, A., Abduljalil, M., Abdulrahman, A., Acosta-Ampudia, Y., Aguilar-Guisado, M., Al-Beidh, F., Alejandria, M., Alfonso, R., Ali, M., AlQahtani, M., AlZamrooni, A., Anaya, J.-M., Ang, M., … Danielle, F. (2021). BMC Infectious Diseases, 21.

SLSNet: Skin lesion segmentation using a lightweight generative adversarial network

Sarker, M., Rashwan, H., Akram, F., Singh, V., Banu, S., Chowdhury, F., Choudhury, K., Chambon, S., Radeva, P., Puig, D., & Abdel-Nasser, M. (2021). Expert Systems With Applications, 183, 115433.

A Middle-Aged Man Presented with Quadriparesis during COVID-19 Pandemic

Chowdhury, F., Paul, S., Aman, S., Haque, A., Rafiquzzaman, M., Rahman, M., & Chowdhury, F. (2021). Case Reports in Neurology, 13(2), 529-534.

Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Paul, S., Rahman, S., Chowdhury, F., Alam, R., & Chowdhury, F. (2021). Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 60-63.

Convalescent plasma transfusion therapy in severe COVID-19 patients- a safety, efficacy and dose response study: A structured summary of a study protocol of a phase II randomized controlled trial

Chowdhury, F., Hoque, A., Chowdhury, F., Amin, M., Rahim, A., Rahman, M., Yasmin, R., Amin, M., Miah, M., Kalam, M., & Rahman, M. (2020). Trials, 21(1), 883.

Potential effects of omega-3 fatty acids on high density lipoprotein cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in middle aged patients with diabetes mellitus

Habib, T., Akhter, Q., Yeasmin, N., Imam, H., Chowdhury, F., Hossain, M., Mirdha, S., Islam, K., Rabbani, S., & Alam, M. (2020). Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 27(2), 190-194.

Prevalence of Risk Factors of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Hospitalized Patients

Rahman, M., Hassan, M., Khanom, M., Das, K., Lohani, K., & Chowdhury, F. (2018). Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers Association, 28(2), 12-15.

Acute Lung Fibrosis Following Paraquat Poisoning

Das, A., Neera, N., Chowdhury, F., & Kahhar, A. (2018). Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 29(1), 41-44.

Comparison of Low-cost, Electricity-free, CPAP (OXYJET) with High-Flow Nasal Cannula Treatment outside Critical Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Hasan, T., Ahmed, M., Alman, K., Rashid, M., Muhib, F., Rahman, S., Noor, N., Islam, M., Chowdhury, F., Sharif, M., Ratul, R., Jahan, S., Miah, M., Amin, R., Labrique, A., & Khan, Y. (n.d.). In Research Square.

Prognostic Models Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review

Wilson, J., Chowdhury, F., Hassan, S., Harriss, E., Alves, F., Musa, A., Dahal, P., Stepniewska, K., & Guérin, P. (n.d.). In medRxiv.

Third dose vaccine With BNT162b2 and its response on Long COVID after Breakthrough infections

Hoque, A., Rahman, M., Imam, H., Nahar, N., & Chowdhury, F. (n.d.). In medRxiv.

Comparative analysis of antibody production by mRNA 1273, AZD 1222 and BBIBP-CorV on elderly people suffering from different co-morbidity in Bangladesh

Hoque, A., Rahman, M., Parvez, S., Imam, H., Nahar, N., & Chowdhury, F. (n.d.). In medRxiv.

Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Monkeypox from Digital Skin Images?

Islam, T., Hussain, M., Chowdhury, F., & Islam, B. (n.d.). In bioRxiv.