Professional of the Year - Healthcare/Diabetes and Hypertension Education
Aktar Jaman |
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Title: | Founder and Chairman |
Industry: | Healthcare |
Type of Organization: | Nonprofit |
Major Product/Service: | Providing health services, medical services, and treatment for diabetes and hypertension, providing education and awareness of these preventable diseases to the rural community in Bangladesh |
Expertise: | With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Jaman currently practices as a hospitalist in Florida specializing in internal medicine and hospital medicine. Concurrently, he is the founding member and chairman of DHAF and works alongside his Bengali colleagues/medical personnel to provide education, healthcare services, and outpatient testing to the rural population in Bangladesh through DHAF. |
Geographic Area of Distribution: | International |
Affiliations: | President, Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Fla chapter; American Medical Association); Florida Medical Association; Society of Hospital Medicine; Fellow, American College of Physicians; B.M.A.N.A. |
University/Degree: | M.B.B.S.; M.D., Mymensingh Medical College, 1990 |
Born: | July 15, 1965 |
Hobbies/Sports: | Travel, exploring historical sites internationally, social and community leadership and service, philanthropy, playing badminton |
Spouse: | Sharifa Dinara |
Married: | February 14, 1992 |
Children: | Anikah, Asahi |
Work History: | Dr. Jaman served as a medical officer in the Bangladesh Agricultural University. He moved to Japan in 1996, assisting in research in reproductive medicine, while studying for his United States Medical License Exam (USMLE). |