University of Oxford
DPhil fellow, Clinical Medicine (Nuffield Department of Medicine; Wadham College)
Dr. Md Abdullah
Saeed Khan
Assistant Professor (Epidemiology) · DPhil fellow, University of Oxford
Dr. Md Abdullah Saeed Khan is a physician and epidemiologist from Bangladesh and a DPhil fellow in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford, working with the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU). His doctoral work develops machine-learning prediction tools for the management of febrile illness with the South East Asian Community Trial Network (SEACTN).
He is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh, currently on deputation to Oxford. He trained in medicine at Dhaka Medical College (MBBS, University of Dhaka), then earned an MPH in Epidemiology from North South University and an MPhil in Preventive and Social Medicine from the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), where he placed first. Before Oxford he taught at NIPSOM and at Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College, and worked as a clinician at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Dhaka, and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
His research covers infectious diseases (tetanus, dengue, COVID-19, tuberculosis), noncommunicable diseases, mental health, quality of life, economic evaluation and health systems. Since 2017 he has analysed data for more than 300 research projects, and he is a Global Burden of Disease (GBD) collaborator. His goal is to become an expert in health data science, applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to preventive and curative medicine.
Outside research, he writes in Bangla on science, philosophy, faith and health, and runs two YouTube channels: Truth Quest and Research Notes.
Current affiliations
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU)
Doctoral researcher, febrile illness prediction with SEACTN
Public Health Professional Development Society
Advisory board member
Pi Research Development Center
Research consultant and health data analyst
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
Assistant Professor (Epidemiology), on deputation (DGHS) to Oxford
Academic qualifications
DPhil, Clinical Medicine
University of Oxford
MPhil, Preventive and Social Medicine (Health Economics)
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM)
1st position · 91% marks in thesis
MPH, Epidemiology
North South University
CGPA 3.98 · merit waiver
FCPS, Internal Medicine (training)
Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
Final exam pending
MBBS
Dhaka Medical College, University of Dhaka
First class
Experience
Professional appointments
OSD, on deputation to the University of Oxford
Directorate General of Health Services, MOHFW
Lecturer
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM)
OSD, on deputation to NIPSOM (MPhil)
Directorate General of Health Services, MOHFW
Medical Officer
Infectious Disease Hospital, Dhaka
Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology
Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College, Kishoreganj
Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Medicine
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital
Medical Officer
Upazila Health Complex, Tungipara, Gopalganj
Research Medical Officer
The Liver Center, Dhaka
Research
Doctoral researcher
University of Oxford & MORU
Research consultant
Pi Research Development Center
Advisory board member
Public Health Professional Development Society
Research assistant (volunteer)
Biomedical Research Foundation
Research medical officer
The Liver Center
Health data analysis
Health data analyst (consultant)
Pi Research Development Center
>250 projects: cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, qualitative, clinical trials and meta-analysis
Consultant, health data analysis
Individual clients
~50 projects
Co-investigator
Public Health Professional Development Society
~20 projects
Co-investigator
Other research groups
5 projects
Teaching
Pharmacology (undergraduate medical students)
Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College
Finding and critically appraising journal articles (workshop)
Ahsania Mission Cancer and General Hospital
1 session
Data analysis with Stata (basic)
Pi Research Development Center, online
4 sessions
Data analysis with SPSS (advanced)
Pi Research Development Center, online
2 courses · 8 sessions each
How to write an abstract of a manuscript / protocol
Pi Research Development Center, online
2 sessions
Data analysis with SPSS (basic and introductory)
Pi Research Development Center, online
3 courses
Case-control design; Publication process of a scientific article
Pi Research Development Center, online
2 sessions
Titbits of research methodology
Pi Research Development Center, online
1 session
R · Stata · SPSS · Python · ArcGIS · NVivo 12
Training & courses
Research Integrity: Introductory Core Course v2.0
University of Oxford
DPhil Student Journey (5 compulsory courses)
MORU, University of Oxford
Python: NumPy and Pandas Introduction
University of Oxford
Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Certificate Course in Population Health Informatics
BRAC University & City University of New York
Atheism and Islam (Level 2); Islam and Evolution
Albalagh Academy
Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Johns Hopkins University (Coursera)
Introduction to Genetics and Evolution
Duke University (Coursera)
Philosophy and the Sciences: Cognitive and Physical Sciences
University of Edinburgh (Coursera)
The Data Scientist's Toolbox (R)
Johns Hopkins University (Coursera)
Scientific Manuscript Writing for Publication
icddr,b
Cambridge Advanced Short Course on Chronic NCD Epidemiology
University of Cambridge & IEDCR
Grant Proposal Development and Writing
North South University
Advanced Course on Epidemiological Research Methods and SPSS
icddr,b
Postgraduate training in Medicine, Neurology and Cardiology
Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Certificate Course on Diabetology
BIRDEM
Certificate Course in Dermatology
Aurora Medical Centre
Certificate Course in Abdominal Ultrasound
BITMIR
Conferences & presentations
CSID Net Regional Convening
CSID Net & icddr,b, Dhaka
Oxford Tropical Network Conference
University of Oxford, Mombasa, Kenya
Seventh International Hepatology Conference (invited)
Hepatology Society, Dhaka
2nd Intl. Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering (poster)
North South University
BanTropTrox 9 and 10, national conferences on tropical medicine (papers)
TSB & BSITD, online
Awards & achievements
- Prime Minister Fellowship Award: academic fees and stipend for the Oxford DPhil
- UGC Overseas PhD Scholarship: stipend for the Oxford DPhil
- Tropical Network Fund: academic fees for the Oxford DPhil
- First position, MPhil in Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM)
- Best Experiential Learning Project Award, Certificate Course in Population Health Informatics
Society memberships
- Life member, Toxicology Society of Bangladesh (TSB)
- Life member, Hepatology Society of Bangladesh (HSB)
- Life member, Bangladesh Society of Infectious & Tropical Diseases (BSITD)
- Member, Epidemiological Association of Bangladesh
Get in touch
For research collaboration, data analysis or speaking, write to abdullahdmc@gmail.com.