Prof. Dr. Shah M. Rezaul Karim

Consultant Paediatric, Squints, Phaco, Glaucoma & Oculoplastic Surgeon

Doctor Biography

Prof. (Hon.) Dr. Shah Md. Rezaul Karim graduated from Mymensingh Medical College in 1988 and did his MS (Ophth) from Dhaka University in 2001 and worked at PG Hospital Dhaka and NIO & Hospital, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka till 1999. Moved to the UK in 2001. He has completed his long-term Ophthalmology Registrar Training between 2007 and 2014 in the United Kingdom (London, England, Wales, and Scotland) including a 2-year Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Squint Surgery. During his Registrar training he got competency in Phaco and Cataract surgery. He passed MRCS (ophthalmology) from Royal College of Edinburgh in 2008, MRCOphth from Royal college of Ophthalmologist, London in 2009 and FRCS (Edin) in 2012. After completing necessary training and fellowship, he became Consultant in Ophthalmology at the Barts & the London NHS Trust Hospitals. And also worked as a ‘Consultant Ophthalmologis’ in the Kings College, Nottingham University Hospital and Oxford University Hospitals, between 2014 and 2021. Now he is back to Bangladesh and has been teaching at DAMC, Medical College, Faridpur as an Hon. Professor. He is a Director and Consultant of Bangladesh Eye Hospital Uttara and Mirpur Branches. His vast clinical experience in the field of Ophthalmology is now been dedicated to the improvement of ophthalmic services in Bangladesh. His field of interest is cataract & Phaco surgery, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, measurements of Squint and all squint surgeries. He has done more than 5,000 cataract surgeries and more than 400 Squints Correction in his carrier. He loves to do complicated surgeries and dealt all complicated cases in a developed country like United Kingdom. He has many publications in different journals like BJO and USA based journals and attended different seminars home and abroad. He enjoys reading books and traveling. He is a Tagore Singer (Rabindra Sangeet) along with a Folk singer and a POP dancer. He enjoys all these to get relaxed for maintaining better mental and physical health.

Education

  • MBBS (University of Dhaka), 1988
  • M.S. (Ophthalmology), 2001
  • MRCS (Edin), 2008
  • MRCOphth (London) 2009
  • FRCS (Edinburgh), 2012

Training

  • 2-year Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Squint Surgery at Barts and the London NHS Hospitals and Moorfields Eye Hospitals, England.
  • Cataract and Phaco Surgery training from NHS Hospitals of England, Wales, and Scotlands.