Bangladeshi pediatrician and writer
Pranab Kumar Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi pediatrician, academic and writer. He authored many books on child healthcare as well as children's fiction in Bengali. He also co-authored a text book on paediatrics. He was awarded 'Swadhinata Smarak Sommanona Padak' by Chittagong City Corporation in 2017 for his contribution in child healthcare. He regularly writes articles on children's care in popular newspapers. His six-part book on children's healthcare in Bengali (Chhotoder Chikitsha Samagra: Children's treatment omnibus) was lauded by Shamsuzzaman Khan and Anisuzzaman. He is the former professor and head of the Department of Paediatrics, Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh. He regularly sees patients at Doctors Lab, Chittagong.
Early life and education.
Pranab was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1960. He passed MBBS from Chittagong Medical College in 1984. He obtained FCPS in paediatrics from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1995. He received FRCP from Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He also obtained a PhD degree from Chittagong University in the field of 'Paediatric Science'. His PhD topic is 'Vitamin D Status of Infants and Children in South-East Region of Bangladesh'. 
Publications.
Research works.
Pranab published many research articles and reviews on paediatrics in reputed journals. He is also a member of editorial board of Bangladesh Journal of Child Health.
Child healthcare.
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Short stories.
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Novels.
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Poetry.
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Personal life.
He is married to Sulekha Chowdhury. The couple has two daughters and a son.
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