Dr. Md. Nazim Uzzaman is a medical graduate (MBBS) with a master’s degree in public health. His interest lies in respiratory applied health research and contribute in reducing the burden of chronic respiratory illness, specifically asthma and COPD, in Bangladesh. He has postgraduate training on asthma, COPD, and spirometry. Currently, he is a RESPIRE Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Dr. Uzzaman has more than eight years of working experience as a trainer, health researcher, and clinician with expertise in scientific writing, medical education, project management, e-health, and e-learning. He has trained approximately 800 general practitioners (GPs) on asthma and COPD; 200 young researchers on public health research, and 2000 informal healthcare providers on basic healthcare and referral services throughout Bangladesh.

Selected Publications

• Md. Nazim Uzzaman, Shakila Banu, GM Monsur Habib, AHM Enayet Hossain, Muhammad Jahangir Kabir, Md. Rizwanul Karim, Mohammod Rafiqul Islam, Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker, Md. Jasim Uddin, Aftab Uddin. Improving Physicians' Capacity for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Care through Blended E-learning: A Pilot Study in Bangladesh. Cureus Journal of Medical Science 2018. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3808.

• Md. Nazim Uzzaman, Md Al Fazal Khan, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Sultana Yeasmin, Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti. Neonatal pneumonia in a rural primary care hospital in Bangladesh: prevalence, validation of clinical features and their outcome. Bangladesh Crit Care J October 2016.DOI: 10.3329/bccj.v4i2.30020.

• GM Monsur Habib, Roberto Rabinovich, Kalyani Divgi, Salahuddin Ahmed, Samir Saha, Sally Singh, Aftab Uddin, Md. Nazim Uzzaman, Hilary Pinnock. Clinical effectiveness and models of pulmonary rehabilitation in low-resource-settings: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal 2019 54: PA3975; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA3975

• GM Monsur Habib, Md. Nazim Uzzaman, SM Rowshan Alam, Siân Williams, Hilary Pinnock. Private Chamber Practice during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pocket Guide for Health Care Professionals in Bangladesh. https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/respire/news/2020/bpcrs-guide-primary-care (2020).

• Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Shannon Rutherford, Dung Phung, Md. Nazim Uzzaman, Scott Baum, M. Mamun Huda, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Mohammad Radwanur Rahman Talukder, Cordia Chu. Correlates of Climate Variability and Dengue Fever in Two Metropolitan Cities in Bangladesh. Cureus Journal of Medical Science 2018. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3398.

• Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Shahanaz Chowdhury, Jahid Hossen Shahed, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi, Md. Nazim Uzzaman, Mahfuza Talukder Flowra, MSA Mansur Ahmed. Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Urban Bihari Communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study in a Minor Ethnic Group. Cureus Journal of Medical Science 2018. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2116.