About Me

Best Liver Doctor in Dhaka

Professor Dr. Mahbub H Khan

MBBS, PhD-Liver Med (Sydney) DSM (Vienna)
Liver, Gastric and Medicine Specialist

MBBS, PhD Liver Med(Sydney), DSM(Vienna),
Fellow in Liver and Gastroenterology.
John Hunter University Hospital (New Castle)
Member: International Liver Association
Liver & Gastroenterology Specialist
Former Professor & Head of The Department
BIHS Hospital of Diabetic Association

Prof. Mahbub H Khan obtained MBBS Degree from the University of Dhaka in 1978. He secured 1st position in the third professional examination among the students of Dhaka, Sir Salimullah, Mymensing and Sher-E-Bangla Medical colleges of the Dhaka University. He was awarded Leo Gold Medal for his achievement.

After his internship, from 1980-83 he received FCPS training in medicine and Gastroenterology from the then PG (BSMMU) hospital. During this time he worked under supervision of two eminent Professors, Prof A K Azad Khan and Prof M N Alam. Afterward he moved to Vienna in 1984 and obtained his Diploma and fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology from the University of Vienna under supervision of Professor Xavier Psendorfer of Vienna university hospital at Lainz, Vienna. Subsequent next 7 years he served as Senior Resident in Medicine and ICU at Buraydah Central Hospital, Al Gassim, Saudi Arabia. In 1994 he worked as visiting fellow in Gasatroenerology and Hepatology in Gold Coast, St Vincent, Royal Prince Alfred (Liver transplant unit) and the Westmead Medical College Hospitals of Queensland and Sydney.

From 1995-1999 he was attached to Storr Liver Unit of the University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital. He worked for PhD thesis under supervision of world renowned liver specialist Professor Geoff Farrell, Professor of Liver Medicine at the University of Sydney. He submitted his thesis (alcohol and hepatitis C) in clinical liver medicine in 1999. His researched on hepatic fibrosis, long term clinical outcome, interferon treatment response and hepatitis C virus replication among 455 hepatitis C patients who used to drink alcohol. He awarded PhD degree in 2000. In year 1999 he got limited registration from New South Wales Medical Board. Thereafter, he joined as clinical and research fellow and started his service in the Department of Gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Newcastle at John Hunter medical college Hospital under Hunter Area Health Service.

There he worked with another renowned Gastroenterologist and Liver specialist Prof Robert Batey. He individually used to run hepatitis B and hepatitis C clinic, interferon clinic, haemochromatosis clinic, general liver clinic and general gastroenterology clinic as a specialist on liver disease. He was a co-investigator of Australia and Newzealand multicenter clinical trial (effect of pegylated interferon and ribavirin in patients with hepatitis C) Called “Aus hep 8” .He individually used to manage and followed all the trial patients of hepatitis C of the hospital. International Association of the Studies of Liver had granted his membership because of his research and top quality publications.

His research papers were published in several highly reputable international medical Journals including “Hepatology”, “American Journal of Gastroenterology”. His breakthrough research findings “relationship between serum albumin level and risk of mortality and liver transplant in chronic hepatitis C patients” were cited in at least 11 text and guide books on liver diseases from Australia, UK, USA, France and Germany including Sheila Sherlock’s Diseases of the Liver and Biliary tree (11th edition 2002). Several hundred references were also cited in many of the international journals on Liver and Gastroenterology.

Since 2001 he has worked as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Gastroenterology in several medical colleges of Bangladesh. Last 5 years he was assigned as Professor and Head of Gastrointestinal, Hepatic and Pancreatic diseases at the Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. Since February 2015 he has been practicing as Senior Consultant of Liver disease and Gastroenterology at Gastro Liver Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Doctor Degrees & Experoences

Doctor Degrees

  • YEAR: 1978
  • DIVISION/CLASS/COMENTS: Stood 1st in the 3rd professional exam.
  • UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE: Dhaka University
  • TOTAL MARKS (%): 2525 (67%). Honors in Com.Med
  • YEAR: 1980-83
  • DIVISION/CLASS/COMENTS: Completed
  • UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE: Bangha Bandhu Seikh Mujib Medical university Hospital,Dhaka
  • YEAR: 1985
  • DIVISION/CLASS/COMENTS: Excellent
  • UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE: Vienna University
  • YEAR: 1986
  • DIVISION/CLASS/COMENTS: Excellent
  • UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE: American Medical Society at Vienna University
  • YEAR: 1999
  • DIVISION/CLASS/COMENTS: Awarded
  • UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE: Sydney University
  • YEAR: 2000
  • DIVISION/CLASS/COMMENTS: Completed
  • UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTE: University of Newcastle at John Hunter Hospital

Doctor Experience

  • Barisal Medical College
  • Full Time Residential
  • 15 months
  • Rural hospital
  • Full Time
  • 3 months
  • Former PG Hospital (BSMMU) Dhaka. National Council
    On Science and Technology Of Bangladesh.
  • Full Time Residential
    **Completed prerequisite clinical training for FCPS exam
  • 3 months
  • Dhaka National Hospital
  • Full Time
  • 1 year
  • Department of Medicine and ICU.
  • Buraydah Central Hospital, Al-Gassim. Saudi Arabia
  • 7 years
  • Dhaka City
  • 1 year
  • Gold Coast Hospital,Queensland Australia
  • St. Vincent Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
  • Full Time
  • 6 months
  • BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka.
  • Full Time
  • 6 months
  • Storr Liver Unit, Sydney University Hospital at Westmead, Sydney
  • Full Time
  • 4 years
  • University of Newcastle at John Hunter Hospital
  • Full Time
  • 1 year
  • Sahabuddin Medical College, Gulshan, Dhaka
  • Full Time
  • 01 year
  • Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS)- (An Institute of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh). Darus Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka
  • Full Time
  • Since 1/02/10 (>4 years)

Total and Specific Experience

  • Total length of service and experience after MBBS : 37 years
  • Total length of training in Medicine : 18 years
  • Total length of training and practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 25 years
  • ** Total length of training and practice in Hepatology and Gastroenterology after submission of Ph.D. thesis : 14 years

Skill in Endoscopy Procedures

  • Upper GI endoscopy
  • Endoscopic band ligation of varices
  • Sclerotherapy of varices
  • Injection therapy of bleeding ulcer
  • Full colonoscopy
  • Colonic polypectomy

Doctor Specialty

লিভার রোগঃ

  • বিভিন্ন ধরনের জন্ডিস
  • ভাইরাল হেপাটাইটিস
  • হেপাটাইটিস-বি রোগের চিকিৎসা
  • হেপাটাইটিস-সি রোগের চিকিৎসা
  • লিভার সিরোসিস
  • পেটে পানি জমা ও হাত পা ফোলা
  • রক্ত বমি, নাক দিয়ে রক্ত পড়া
  • ফ্যাটি লিভার ও লিভার বড় হওয়া
  • লিভার টেস্টের অনিয়ম ধরা পড়া (SGPT, SGOT, Alkaline phosphate, Bilirubin বেশি থাকা)
  • লিভার ক্যান্সার ও টিউমার
  • অটোইমিউন লিভারের রোগ
  • লিভারের ফোঁড়া
  • ঔষধের পার্শ্বপ্রতিক্রিয়া জনিত লিভার অসুখ
  • স্বাভাবিক লোকের জন্য লিভার হেলথ চেকআপ
  • হেপাটাইটিস বি ও এ ভ্যাকসিনের পরামর্শ

পরিপাকতন্ত্রের রোগঃ

  • গ্যাস্ট্রিকের সমস্যা (পেট ব্যথা, বুক জ্বালা, পেট ফুলে যাওয়া, বমি ইত্যাদি )
  • খাবার গিলতে গিয়ে বুকে বাধা পড়া
  • খাবার খাওয়ার পর বমি হওয়া
  • খাওয়ার অরুচি ও স্বাস্থ্য কমে যাওয়া
  • পেটে তীব্র ব্যথা
  • দীর্ঘদিনের বদহজম
  • দীর্ঘদিনের আমাসয় জনিত সমস্যা /আই বি এস
  • রক্ত বমি ও কালো পায়খানা
  • পায়খানার সাথে টাটকা রক্ত পড়া
  • দীর্ঘদিনের পাতলা পায়খানা
  • আলসরেটিভ কোলাইটিস ও ক্রনা ডিজিস
  • প্যানক্রিয়াটাইটিস
  • পিত্ত থলি ও নালী জনিত সমস্যা
  • ভিডিও এন্ডোসকপি, কোলনসকপি ও খাদ্যনালীর শিরার ব্যান্ড লাইগেশন করা হয়।

Publications

1. Mabub H Khan, MN Alam, AK Azad Khan, The treatment of Duodenal ulcer with sucralfate. Bangladesh Medical Journal 1981;l 3 : 97-105.
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2. AK Azad Khan, MN Alam, AQM Mohsen, Mahbub H Khan, Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – Experience in IPGMR. Bangladesh Medical Journal 1982, 2 : 15-22.
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3. Azad Khan AK, Hassan M, Roy PK, Aziz S, Mahbub H Khan, Ali SM, Huq SA. Peptic ulcer in Bangaldesh. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin 1987l; 13 (1): 29-42.
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4. Mahbub H. Khan, Herbs Hit Hep C. The Second Law (magazine published from the University of Sydney) 1996 : 9.
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5. Mahbub H. Khan, Liza Thomas, Karen Byth, James Kench, Martin Weltman, Jacob George, Chris Liddle and Geoff Farrell. How much does alcohol contribute to the variability of hepatic fibrosis in chronic Hepatitis C? Journal of Gastroentrerology and Hepatology 1998; 13 : 419-426.
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6. Songul Kaba, Usha Datta, Karen Byth, Evelyn B. Crewe, Mahbub H. Khan, Shirley A. Coverdale, Rita Lin, Christopher Liddle and Geoffrey C. Farrell. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1998; 13 : 901-907.
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7. Usha Datta, James Kench, Karen Byth, Mahbub H. Khan, Rita Lin, Christopher Liddle and Geoffrey C. Farrell. Hepatocellular proliferation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma : A case control study in chroic hepatitis C. Human Pathology 1998; 29: 1279-1284.
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8. Usha Datta, Karen Byth, James Kench, Mahbub H. Khan, Shirley A. Coverdale, Martin Weltman, Rita Lin, Christopher among Australians with hepatitis C : A case-control study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine 1999; 29 (3) : 300-307.
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9. Mahbub H. Khan, Geoffrey C Farrell, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, Martin, Weltman, Jacob George, Dev Samarasinghe, James Kench, Songal Kaba, Evelynne Crewe, and Chris Liddle. Which patients with hepatitis C develop liver complications? Hepatology 2000; 31 : 513-520.
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10. Jason M Hui, James G Kench, Shiva Kumar Chittuari, Archana Sud, Geoffrey C Farrell, Karen Byth, Pauline Hall, Mahbub H. Khan and Jacob George, Long-term Outcomes of Cirrhosis in Non alcoholic Steatohepatitis compared with Hepatitis C. Hepatology 2003; 38:420-427.
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11. Coverdale SA, Samarasinghe DA, Lin R, Kench J, Byth K, Khan MH, Crewe E, Liddle C, George J, Farrell GC. Changes in antipyrine clearance and platelet count, but not conventional liver tests, correlate woth fibrotic change in chronic hepatitis C : Value for predicting fibrotic progression. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003; 98 : 1384-1390
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12. Shirley A Coveradale, Mahbub H. Khan, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, Martin Weltman, Jacob George, Dev Samarsinghe Christopher Liddle, James G Kench, Evelynne Crewe and Geoffrey C Farrell. The effects of interferon treatment response on liver complications on chronic hepatitis C : 9 year follow-up study. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2004; 99 : 636-644
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13. Mahbub H. Khan, Geoffrey C Farrell, Shirley Coverdale, Karen Byth, Evelynne Crewe. Impact of alcohol consumption on serum HCV-RNA titre, TNF-a level and hepatic metabolic function in chronic hepatitis C. (Manuscript).

  1. Mahbub H. Khan, Roy PK, Azad Khan AK et al. Gastric acid output in duodenal ulcer. Bangladesh Medical Association Scientific Seminar 1982.

  2. Shah Munir Hossain, Mahbub H. Khan, KM Nazrul Islam and Azad Khan AK. Histotogical changes following sucralfate therapy in duodenal ulcer. Gastroenterology Congress in Sweeden 1982.

  3. Mahbub H. Khan, Liza Thomas, Karen Byth, Martin Weltman, Jacob George, Chris Liddle and Geoff Farrell. Does alcohol increase the risk of cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C? Australian Gastroenterology Week, Adelaide, 9-13 September 1996. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1996; 11 (Supplement) : 89A.

  4. Mahbub H. Khan, Chris Liddle, Karen Byth, Shirley Coverdale, James Kench and Geoff Farrell. Adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Lack of affect of alcohol intake, and apparent beneficial effect of interferon treatment. First Australasian Conference on Hepatitis C, 16-18 March 1997, Sydney.

  5. Dutta U, Liddle C, Byth K, Mahbub H Khan, Coverdale S, Lin R, Weltman M, Farrell GC. Hepatocellular cancer amongst patients with hepatitis C; Who is at risk and is there any role of screening ? First Australasian Conference on Hepatitis C, 16-18 March 1997, Sydney.

  6. Mahbub H. Khan, C Liddle, K Byth, S Coverdale, J Kench and G C Farrell. Risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Australian Gastroenterology Week, Brisbane, 28-31 October 1997. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1997; 12 (supplement) : 109A.

  7. Mahbub H. Khan, C Liddle, K Byth, S Coverdale, J Kench and G C Farrell. Adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic C: Importance of age, fibrosis score and effects of interferon treatment. 11th biennial scientific meeting of the Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver, 16-20 February 1998, Perth, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1998; 13 (supplement) : 35 A.

  8. Mahbub H. Khan, R. Batey, L.Hennessy, A. Duggan, D Routley, G Radavan, E Hewson, E Smnith, An ongoing Audit of Gastrointestinal haemorrage patients in Newcastle. Presented to Australian Gastroenterology Week 2000.

  9. Mahbub H. Khan, R. Batey, E Hewson, G Radavan, A Foy, J Gani. Management of intractable ascites in hepatic cirrhosis by Denver shunt : experience from an Australian tertiary centre. Presented to Australian Gastroenterology Week 2000.

  10. Mahbub H. Khan, Chris Lidddle, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, Jacob George, Shirley Coverdale, James Kench and Geoff Farrell. Favourable response to interferon alpha reduces the risk of liver complications in chronic hepatitis C. Presented to the 12th annual convention of the Association of Physicians of Bangladesh 2001.

  11. Mahbub H. Khan, Chris Liddle, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, James Kench and Geoff Farrell Effect of alcohol consumption on response to interferon alpha in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Presented to the 9th annual convention of Bangladesh Society of Gastroenyerology 2002.

  12. Mahbub H. Khan, Chris Liddle, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, James Kench and Geoff Farrell. Predictors of sustained response to interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C. Presented to the 13th annual convention of the Association of Physicians of Bangladesh 2002.

  13. Mahbub H. Khan, Chris Liddle, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, James Kench and Geoff Farrell. Hepatic histological damaes in chronic hepatitis C: A comparison of severity between HCV 1b and non-1b Genotypes. Presented to the 16th annual convention of the Association of Physicians of Bangladesh 2005.

  14. Mahbub H. Khan, Chris Liddle, Karen Byth, Rita Lin, James Kench and Geoff Farrell. Does HCV Genotype 1b cause severe liver in chronic hepatitis C ? Presented to the 11th annual convention of Bangladesh Society of Gastroenterology 2005.
  1. Excessive alcohol consumption in the past reduces end-of-treatment to interferon therapy.
  2. Facts of upper GI bleeding and factors of mortality.
  3. The role of Denver shunt in the management of Ascites

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Citations: Type- Khan MH and Farrell GC and then enter

Also Type- Khan Mahbubal and Azad Khan AK and then enter

1.  Sheila Sherlock and James Dooley. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary system. 11 th ed, oxford Blackwell Scientific Publication; 2002 p. 311 & 317 ref 56

2. Eugene R. Schiff, Michael F. Sorrell, Willis C,Maddrey. Schiff’s diseases of the liver. Volume 1.10th ed. Liipincot: 2007; p.726 ref 86

3. Frederick J. Suchy, Ronald J. Sokol, William F. Balistreri. Liver disease in children. 3rd ed. 2001; p. 417 ref 280

4. Graham Foster and Rajendeo Reddy. Clinical Dilemmas in Viral Liver Disease. 2010; p. 5 & 121 ref 6

5. Mitchell L Schiffman. Chronic hepatitis C: Advances in the treatment,promise for the future; 2011; p. 332 ref 37

6. George Y. Wu. Chronic viral hepatitis: diagnosis and therapeutics; 2002 p. 92 ref 115

7. Christopher J Tibbs And Heather M Smith. Clinical Guide to Viral Hepatitis; 2002 p. 54.

8. Geoffery C Farrell. Hepatitis C Liver Disorders and Liver Health. A practical Guide; 1st ed 2002 P. 102, ref. 5 & 6.

9. Moisés Diago Madrid. Manual de hepatitis C: aspectos biológicos, clínicosy terapéuticos; 2004; p. 102 ref 52

10. Jean-Michel Pawlotsky. Hépatite C; 2004 p. 140 ref 01

11. T. Jake Liang, Jay H. Hoofnagle. Hepatitis C; 2000, p.369 ref 58

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