Experience:15 Years of Experience as an Advanced Interventional Gastroenterologist in Howard University Hospital (USA)
EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
July 2005 to June 2006: Advanced Therapeutic Fellowship in ERCP and EUS. University of Colorado Health Sciences Centre, Denver, CO
July 2002 to June 2005: Fellowship, Gastroenterology Division, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
July 2000 to June 2001: Fellowship Sickle Cell Disease, Department of Hematology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
July 1997 to June 2000: Residency (Categorical), Department of Internal Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC
July 2001 to June 2005: Medical Officer, Medlink Hospital, Washington, DC
March 1987 to February 1990: Medical Officer, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
March 1990 to May 1997: Medical Officer, Institute of Post-Graduate Medicine, Dhaka
CERTIFICATIONS:
ABIM: Gastroenterology Certification, October 2010
ABIM: Internal Medicine Board Certification, August 2000
ECFMG: October 1995
USMLE Step 1: June 1994
USMLE Step 2: March 1995
USMLE Step 3: February 2000
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
American Gastrological Association
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Bangladesh
Association of Physicians of Bangladesh Heart Foundation, Bangladesh
PUBLICATIONS:
“Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening in African Americans” Olajide O. Odelowo, M.D., M. E. Hoque, M.D., D. T. Smoot, M.D. Journal of the Association for Academic Minority Physicians.’
“Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease.” Cardiac Catheterization Results and Survival. (Blood, 15 February, Vol. 10, Number 4,) OSWALDO, MD CASTRO, M.HOQUE, MD. BERNICE BROWN, MD.)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
“Incidence and Location of Colon Polyps in an average risk African American Population referred for Colonoscopy.” Presented at ACG Meeting in Baltimore, MD, 2003.
“Prostacyclin Infusion Improves Sickle-Cell Related Pulmonary Hypertension.” Presented at Sickle Cell Conference in New York, 2001.
“Mechanism of the Production of Nitric Oxide after Oral Administration of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Patient”.
“Etiology of Pancreatitis in Sickle Cell Disease.”
“Prospective Study of Gastric PH Control for Stress Ulceration Prophylaxis with Histamine Receptor Antagonists and Proton Pump Inhibitors in Patients Within Medical Intensive Care Units.”
“Relationship between Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer, Epidemiologic and Histopathologic Analysis.”
“Mechanism of the Production of Nitric Oxide After Oral Administration of Hydroxyurea in Patients of Diabetes Mellitus.” Institute of Postgraduate Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
“Retrospective Study on the Incidence of Ischemic Heart Disease and its Complications in Patients of Diabetes Mellitus.” Institute of Postgraduate Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
“Incidence of Cerebral Malaria and Chloroquine-Resistance Malaria and its Treatment in South Asia.” Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Award:
1980 – 1986: Medical Council Merit Scholarship; National Award for Medical Students
1977 – 1976: National Merit Scholarship; National Award for Undergraduate Students.