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Biography

Professor Probir Kumar Sarkar was born in October 1975 at Mirzapur, Tangail and was brought up at Vikrampur, Sirajdikhan, Munshigonj. After graduating from Dinajpur Medical College in 2000, he obtained DCH in 2007, MCPS in 2008 and FCPS in Paediatrics from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in 2009. He underwent clinical fellowship training on paediatric pulmonology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in 2018.
Currently, he has been serving as the Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (pulmonology) in Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute (BSHI), which is a 700 bedded tertiary care referral hospital. He has 25 publications in the national and international journals and also wrote a booklet on ‘ABC of Spirometry and Sweat Test.' He has special interest in ‘Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma’ and played a significant role in the establishment of the first ever cystic fibrosis clinic in Bangladesh. Professor Probir played a pioneering role by collecting huge funds (1.52 crore) from Abul Hussain Charitable Trust to establish the ‘Abul Hossain Paediatric Respiratory Centre and Pneumonia Research Centre’ at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute (BSHI), the first such centre in Bangladesh. He is devoted to serving his locality and his aim is to ensure exclusive breastfeeding to all children.
He has also served as Director (acting), Deputy Director Hospital (DDH) and Deputy Academic Co-Ordinator at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute.
Currently he is the Secretary General, Bangladesh Paediatric Pulmonology Forum (BPPF) and Joint Secretary, Palli Shishu Foundation (a non-profit organization working for the underprivileged children since independence of Bangladesh).

Activities

Employment (5)

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute: Dhaka, BD

2023-03-09 to present | Professor (Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology))
Employment
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute: Dhaka, BD

2018-01-30 to 2033-03-08 | Associate Professor (Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology))
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute: Dhaka, BD

2017-05-02 to 2018-01-29 | Associate Professor (Paediatric Rheumatology)
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute: Dhaka, BD

2016-12-20 to 2017-05-01 | Assistant Professor (Paediatric Rheumatology)
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute: Dhaka, BD

2011-05-15 to 2016-12-19 | Resident Physician (BICH & DSH)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons: Dhaka, BD

2003 to 2009-01 | FCPS (Paediatrics)
Education
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons: Dhaka, BD

2006 to 2008 | MCPS (Paediatrics)
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Institute of Child Health (BICH): Dhaka, BD

2005 to 2006 | DCH
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Dinajpur Medical College: Rangpur, BD

1994 to 2000 | MBBS
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Professional activities (6)

Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital Journal: Dhaka, BD

Ex-Executive Editor
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital: Dhaka, BD

Assistant Editor
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Paediatric Association: Dhaka, BD

Ex- Executive Member
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Journal of Child Health: Dhaka, BD

Ex- Executive Editor
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Journal of Child Health: Dhaka, BD

Ex-Assistant Editor
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Bangladesh Paediatric Pulmonology Forum (BPPF): Dhaka, BD

2024-01-01 to present | Secretary General
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Funding (1)

Prevalence of Childhood Asthma in Bangladesh: The First National Survey Based Study

2022 to 2023 | Grant
Integrated Health Science Research and Development Fund, Medical Education & Family Welfare Division , Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Dhaka, BD)
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Works (17)

Co-Author

COVID-19: Attitudes of Health Care Professionals: A Multi-National Perspective.
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh.
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of children with cystic fibrosis in Bangladesh a lesson from a specialized Shishu (Children) Hospital.
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Clinical profile of dengue among children in Bangladesh: observation from a single pediatric hospital
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Button Battery (BB) Ingestion in Children: A Case Report.
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Co-Author

Intrapleural Streptokinase in Parapneumonic/ Complicated Pleural Effusion/Empyema: Experience in Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital.
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Bronchiplitis Obliterans- A Case Report.
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Congenital Pulmonary Agenesis of Left Upper Lobe.
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Computed Tomography of the Chest: Basic Principles.
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Oxygen Therapy in Children- An Update.
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatoid Drugs (DMARDs).
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Cystic Fibrosis: A Deadly Disease and the vast majority are unaware of it.
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Vitamin D [Serum 25 (OH) cholecalciferol] Insufficiency is Associated With Childhood Asthma: Recent Case- Control Findings From Bangladesh..
2018-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Approach to a Child with Joint Pain.
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Principal Author

Measles Elimination in Bangladesh- Current Status.
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Co-Author

The Direct and Indirect Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infections on Neonates: A Series of 26 Cases in Bangladesh.
2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar

Co-Author

COVID-19 rise in Bangladesh correlates with increasing detection of B.1.351 variant.
Journal article
Contributors: Probir Kumar Sarkar
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Probir Kumar Sarkar