Founder & Visionary
Late Prof. Dr.
Mohammed Alauddin
1945 – April 2011
MBBS
DLO London
FRCS Glasgow
FCPS Bangladesh
FCPS Pakistan
“He worked tirelessly to improve medicine and ENT care in Bangladesh. The hospital he founded is his enduring gift to its people.”
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Alauddin
The ENT and Head-Neck Cancer Foundation of Bangladesh was founded by Late Prof. Dr. Mohammed Alauddin, one of the country’s most distinguished specialists in otolaryngology and head & neck surgery. Driven by a conviction that specialist cancer care should be accessible to all Bangladeshis, he channelled decades of clinical excellence and international standing into building a centre of excellence in Dhaka.
Academic & Clinical Roles
Professor & Chairman, Otolaryngology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)
Professor & Head, Otolaryngology
Dhaka Medical College
Senior Registrar
Royal Gwent Hospital, Cardiff–Newport rotation, UK
Chairman, Faculty of Otolaryngology
Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons
35+
Scientific publications
10+
Professional societies
Photo Archive
10th National Conference — Dhaka Sheraton
With colleagues at a medical conference
ENT specialists — national conference
SAARC ENT conference
Professional meeting
Career Timeline
1968
Graduated MBBS from Sylhet Medical College (now MA Osmani Medical College), Bangladesh
1970s
Specialty training in Otolaryngology & Head–Neck Surgery at hospitals across the UK; Senior Registrar at Royal Gwent Hospital
1978
Received DLO (London) and FRCS (Glasgow)
1994
Awarded FCPS (Bangladesh); joined Dhaka Medical College as Professor & Head of Otolaryngology
2005
Received FCPS (Pakistan); appointed Professor & Chairman at BSMMU; delivered Grewal memorial oration at AOI India conference, Kolkata
2006–2011
Founded the ENT and Head-Neck Cancer Foundation; led the creation of the specialist hospital in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
April 2011
Passed away in Dhaka at age 66, after suffering from lung cancer for over 5 years, leaving behind a lasting institution
International Leadership
Dr. Alauddin was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS), Secretary General of the SAARC Otolaryngologists Association, and President of the Society of Otolaryngologists and Head Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh. He served on the editorial board of multiple international journals and chaired the editorial board of the Bangladesh Medical Journal.
He was a sought-after examiner and educator at Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons, Dhaka University, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University — training generations of ENT specialists across South Asia. He also received two oration awards from the Indian Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology and the Association of Otolaryngologists of India.
Dr. Alauddin passed away in April 2011 in Dhaka at the age of 66, after suffering from lung cancer for over 5 years. His legacy endures in every patient treated at the hospital he founded — particularly the 30% who receive care free of charge. His 10th death anniversary was commemorated by the Foundation in 2021.
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