Best Medicine Specialist Doctor in Chittagong
The Department of Internal Medicine is where most patients start. Unsettling fevers, chest tightness, uncontrolled sugar, joint pain, breathlessness, a rash with body ache in the monsoon: all of it walks through the medicine OPD first, and the physician there decides what it is and who else needs to see you.
Apollo Imperial Hospitals runs their medicine department with 15 consultants, and the panel carries a heavy concentration of postgraduates and internationally qualified doctors. Their credentials are set out below.
Senior Consultants at Apollo Imperial Hospitals
Dr. Mohammad Mujibul Haque, Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine,holds an MBBS and an MRCP in Medicine from Ireland, as well as an SSC in Medicine from Saudi Arabia. His combined training in medicine and neurology suits patients with stroke, seizure disorder, neuropathy, and headache alongside general medical illness.
Professor Dr. Anupam Barua, Senior Consultant in Medicine and Hematology, holds MBBS, MD, and FCPS. He formerly served as a professor of medicine at Chittagong Medical College Hospital. His hematology training covers anemia, bleeding disorders, and blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.
Professor Dr. Md. Mamunur Rashid, Senior Consultant in Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, holds MBBS, BCS (Health), and MD in Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine. He heads the Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine department at BITID Hospital, Chattogram. Dengue, typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and drug-resistant infection fall in his area.
Professor Dr. Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Senior Consultant in Medicine and Rheumatology, holds an MBBS, MCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Medicine), and FACP from the United States. He is a professor at Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College. Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, and other autoimmune joint diseases sit within his practice.
Dr. Rajat Shankar Roy Biswas, Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS and FCPS (Medicine) and serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital.
Dr. Mohammad Kutub Uddin, Consultant in Internal Medicine with a special interest in infection and infectious disease, holds MBBS, BCS (Health), FCPS (Medicine), MD in Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, and MRCP. He is an associate professor of medicine at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital.
Dr. Suman Kanti Chowdhury, Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS from Dhaka Medical College, a BCS (Health), and an FCPS (Medicine). He is an associate professor of medicine at Rangamati Medical College Hospital.
Consultants and Associate Consultants
Dr. Mohammad Tanvir Habib, a Consultant in medicine with a special interest in pain management, nerve disease, infection, and diabetes, holds an MBBS from Chittagong Medical College, an MD from BMU, and a CCD from BIRDEM. The CCD is a structured diabetology qualification, which matters for patients needing insulin adjustment and diabetic foot or neuropathy care.
Dr. Parijat Biswas, Associate Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), MCPS (Medicine), and MACP from the United States.
Dr. Nabina Lala (Muna), Associate Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS, a BCS (Health), an FCPS (Medicine), an MRCP from London, and an MRCP SCE in Rheumatology and Acute Medicine. The SCE is a subspecialty examination taken after MRCP, so her rheumatology and acute medicine training carries formal certification.
Dr. Md. Javed Mehedi Hossain, an Associate Consultant in internal medicine, holds an MBBS and an FCPS (Medicine).
Dr. Nazmun Nahar, Associate Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS from Chittagong Medical College as a gold medalist, a BCS (Health), an FCPS (Medicine), an MCPS (Medicine), and an MACP from the United States.
Dr. Md. Raihan Sajjad Chowdhury, Associate Consultant in Internal Medicine, holds an MBBS from Chittagong Medical College, a BCS (Health), and an FCPS (Medicine).
Dr. Anik Chanda, an Associate Consultant in internal medicine, holds an MBBS from Dhaka Medical College, a BCS (Health), and an FCPS (Medicine).
Conditions Treated in the Medicine Department
Our Internal Medicine department manages acute and chronic illness in both outpatient and inpatient settings, and it works alongside cardiology, nephrology, neurology, respiratory medicine, and endocrinology when a patient needs more than one specialty.
Treatments and services include:
- hypertension;
- diabetes mellitus;
- lipid abnormalities including high cholesterol;
- obesity and weight management;
- anaemia;
- asthma and other respiratory disease;
- HIV counselling;
- management of drug overdose and poisoning;
- preventive medicine and health screening;
- adult vaccination;
- seasonal infections, including influenza and dengue.
For lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, our physicians build treatment plans that include diet, activity, and medication together, and they explain the condition to the patient so the plan gets followed at home. Our team schedules the follow-up visits and calls the patient in to check progress.
Book an Appointment
Medicine OPD consultations are booked by phone or in person, and appointments fall into three categories: first consultation, follow-up consultation, and report check consultation. Each carries a different fee, confirmed when you book. OPD hours run from 9 am to 9 pm, and individual consultants keep their own schedules.
For appointments and information: +880 9610 847 847 For 24-hour emergency service: +880 9610 833 833 Address: 2158/A, Zakir Hossain Road, Khulshi, Chattogram Website: www.aihlbd.org
Do not wait out a fever that has lasted more than three days, and do not treat chest pain at home. Call the number above and see one of the physicians listed here.
FAQs
How many medicine specialists practise at Apollo Imperial Hospitals?
Fifteen consultants work in the Department of Internal Medicine, ranging from associate consultants to senior consultants holding professorships at medical colleges in Chattogram, Rangamati, and Dhaka.
Who treats dengue, typhoid & other infections?
Professor Dr. Md. Mamunur Rashid and Dr. Mohammad Kutub Uddin both hold an MD in Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine. Their work covers dengue, typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and drug-resistant infection.
Which doctor handles diabetes?
Dr. Mohammad Tanvir Habib holds a CCD from BIRDEM, a structured diabetology qualification that covers insulin adjustment, diabetic foot care, and diabetic neuropathy. Several other consultants also manage diabetes as part of general internal medicine.
What are the OPD timings and how do I book?
The medicine OPD runs from 9 am to 9 pm, and each consultant keeps an individual schedule. Call +880 9610 847 847 or book in person. Consultations are charged as first, follow-up, or report check, each at a different fee.
Dr. Safayat Bin Amin
MBBS (CMU)
Diploma in Public Health and Diploma in Immunology