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B I O G R A P H Y 

Prof. MB Zaman, MD; FCAP.

 Dr. Zaman was born in Sylhet, and studied medicine on a scholarship in King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan from 1964-69. His post-graduate training was in pathology from 1970-76 in Mount Sinai Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York. On completion of a Fellowship in Cytopathology, he was offered Assistant Professorship in Cornell University and served as Assistant and Associate Attending Pathologist in Sloan-Kettering for 16 years. His research was in “Early diagnosis of lung cancer by sputum cytology”.

He became Professor of pathology at New York Medical College and served there from 1991-2005. He was also the Chief of Cytopathology and Program Director of Pathology Residency at Westchester Medical Center. During this period and up until the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, he came to his native country a dozen times to teach cytology, particularly FNA-cytology to PG-students and Pathology Faculty of Bangladesh. These 3-5 days long teaching-sessions were arranged in the PG-Institutes of Dhaka and was attended by 100+ participants each time.

Dr. Zaman has dozens of peer-reviewed publications on lung cancer detection and has authored major chapters on FNA-cytology in Koss’ text book of cytopathology.

Dr. Zaman is a Diplomate of American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and holds Sub-specialty certification in Cytopathology. He is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists and past-president of BMA-NA.

Dr. Zaman is now retired, but continues to teach Pathology Residents of New York Medical College and gives free online (Tele-pathology) histopathology consultation services for “Difficult cases of Cancer Diagnosis” to Bangladeshi Pathologists on a daily basis. The patients are not billed for this “Expert-consultation” from the USA.

From January 2022, Dr. Zaman initiated a systematic biweekly (Fridays BD-time 7-9pm) WebEx based virtual remote-course in Histopathology. A select group of 36 Professors and Associate Professors of Pathology from all PG-institutes of Bangladesh (with the potential to become effective teachers) listen and interact. The teaching faculty includes 2 of his former Residents/Fellows, now in leadership positions in the USA and Canada.

This “one-day CME” today, May 6, 2023, will update several common malignancies by Dr. Zaman and his team. The remote pathology course to train teachers in pathology, hopefully will continue in 2023.

Humayun K. Islam, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, NYMC
Clinical Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, NYMC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, NYMC
Director, Pathology and Laboratory Services, WMC
Program Director, Pathology Residency, WMC

Professional Biography:

Dr. Humayun Kamal Islam was born in Kushtia, Bangladesh. He went to Dhaka Medical College for his medical school (Batch K-43). After graduation in 1993, he went to Japan and obtained his PhD from Hokkaido University School of Medicine in 2000. Then he started his residency the same year at Westchester Medical Center, affiliated with New York Medical College under the mentorship of Prof M.B. Zaman, where he also served as chief resident. Then he did fellowship training in hematopathology at New York University Medical Center in New York City.

In 2005, Dr. Islam joined the staff of WMC as an attending pathologist and the NYMC School of Medicine’s academic faculty. Over his more than 18 years with NYMC, Dr. Islam has been an active member of the College community, serving as a member of the NYMC Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects Oncology Panel, a member of the Graduate Medical Education executive committee, as well as an advisor, educator and mentor to students, residents, and fellows.

Dr. Islam is currently serving as the Chair of the Department of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology at New York Medical College (NYMC) and Director of Pathology at Westchester Medical Center (WMC), one of NYMC’s major clinical affiliate sites, where he also oversees the Pathology residency program. Most recently serving as interim chair of the Department of Pathology at NYMC since 2019, Dr. Islam brings valuable interdisciplinary experience and research expertise to the merged department. He also served as Chief of Anatomic Pathology at WMC for over 10 years until his current appointment. His practice focused in general surgical pathology and hematopathology.

Dr. Islam holds a faculty appointment in the School of Medicine (SOM) as a Clinical Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. He is also a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences (GSBMS).

He is a recognized leader in his field both nationally and internationally. Dr. Islam is triple board-certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Hematopathology, and he is currently serving a second term as chair of the New York State House of Delegation of the American College of Pathologists. He recently became the President of the New York State Society of Pathologists. He is a strong advocate of global health initiatives; regularly volunteers in telepathology consultations and conducts in-person workshops overseas. Dr. Islam is the author of several peer-reviewed articles representing the collaborative work of the Department of Pathology, together with several other departments at NYMC and WMC.

Mohammad Monowar Hossain, MD; FRCPC.

Dr. Monowar was born in Joypurhut. Went to Dhaka Medical College 1986, batck-K43 and graduated in 1993. Went to Westchester Medical center, New York affiliated with New York Medical college in 1995 for post graduate training under the mentorship of Prof. M B Zaman. After completion of pathology training and fellowship in cytopathology, moved to Saint John Regional Hospital in New Brunswick, Canada as attending pathologist in 2001.

Dr. Monowar practice as a general pathologist including medical renal disease, flowcytometry and medicolegal autopsy. His special interest is in immunostains, started with Her 2 neu immunostain including Her 2 neu FISH in 2001 and currently Saint John Regional Hospital a provincial referral center for Her 2 neu testing. In 2017 started working on immunotherapy marker PD-L1. Teaching activities include resident/medical student sessions and a faculty of Prof. Zaman’s course and sessions in Bangladesh for more than twenty years. Work as a team member with Prof. Zaman in Tele-pathology consultation services in Bangladesh.

Dr. Monowar is a diplomate of American board of Pathology and Cytopathology and fellow of Royal college of physicians and surgeons of Canada. Currently in charge of anatomic pathology division and supervise work of a team of ten pathologist. In today’s session will update the use of PIN immunostain cocktail in problematic prostate biopsy and novel technique for processing of prostate biopsies.

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