Dr. Sabrina Ahmed | North South University

Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor

PhD from Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan
MPhil in Noncommunicable Diseases from Dhaka University (Under NOMA Fellowship from University of OSLO, Norway)

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext:
Email: sabrina.ahmed@northsouth.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Sabrina Ahmed is an Assistant Professor at North South University. She has achieved the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) majoring in Noncommunicable Disease Epidemiology from Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan. Dr. Sabrina is also affiliated with Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Dr. Sabrina is skilled in conceptualizing and conducting clinical research mainly focused on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, gut microbiome, and brain health. She has expertise in biostatistics and handling big data. Dr. Sabrina has years of experience in clinical trials and observational research both in Bangladesh and Japan. Recently she has been awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) 2023 Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award at AHA Epi-lifestyle Congress in Boston, USA. Dr. Sabrina has a good number of international publications. She recently published her work in Circulation (AHA) with an impact factor of 39.9 as a primary author and also in Hypertension (AHA) with an impact factor of 10.19. Earlier, Dr. Sabrina’s Ph.D. thesis on cardiac arrhythmias got published in The American Journal of Cardiology and Circulation Journal. Dr. Sabrina is focused to work with clinical data available for the Bangladeshi population and wants to exchange knowledge with young researchers. Currently, she is working at the Department of Public Health at NSU.

1. Sarker, T., Ahmed, S., Rahman, S., & Chakraborty, B. (2024). Maternal misperception of under‐five children weight status and associated factors: A cross‐sectional study. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e13674.
2. Ahmed S, Saif-Ur-Rahman KM, Dhungana RR, Ganbaatar G, Ashraf F, Yano Y, Miura K, Ahmed MSAM. Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among people with diabetes in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2023 Jul 25:e444. doi: 10.1002/edm2.444.
3. Ahmed S, Moniruzzaman M, Ahmed MSAM. Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Among Working Adults in Dhaka City: A Cross-sectional Survey. Epidemiology and Health System Journal. 2023 Winter;10(1):45-51
4. Ahmed S, Hisamatsu T, Kadota A, Fujiyoshi A, Segawa H, Torii S, Takashima N, Kondo K, Nakagawa Y, Ueshima H, Miura K; Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis (SESSA) Research Group. Ventricular Premature Complexes and Their Associated Factors in a General Population of Japanese Men. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jan 16:S0002-9149(21)01273-X. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.12.046.
5. Ahmed S, Hisamatsu T, Kadota A, Fujiyoshi A, Segawa H, Torii S, Takashima N, Kondo K, Nakagawa Y, Ueshima H, Miura K; SESSA Research Group. Premature Atrial Contractions and Their Determinants in a General Population of Japanese Men. Circ J. 2022 Feb 19. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0872.
6. Ahmed S, Faruque M, Moniruzzaman M, et al. The pattern of physical disability and determinants of activities of daily living among people with diabetes in Bangladesh. Endocrinol Diab Metab. 2022;00:e365. doi: 10.1002/edm2.365.
7. Ahmed S, Khandker S, Chowdhury ABMA, Roby NU, Miura K, Ahmed MSAM. Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a risk indicator for colorectal cancer. Int J Community Med Public Health 2020;7:2070-7; doi:18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202454
8. Ahmed S, Ahmed MSAM, Banik PC, Mondal R, Gupta PKS. Association between behavioral, metabolic risk factors of non-communicable diseases and socio-demographic factors among Bihari population in Bangladesh. Int J Community Med Public Health 2019;6:4132-8. doi:18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20194466
9. Yano Y, Kim HC, Lee H, Azahar N, Ahmed S, Kitaoka K, Kaneko H, Kawai F, Mizuno A, Viera AJ. Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Controversies in Hypertension - Pro Side of the Argument. Hypertension. 2022 Aug;79(8):1563-1570. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.18459. Epub 2022 Jul 13. PMID: 35861749.
10. Yano Y, Chang Kim H, Lee H, Azahar N, Ahmed S, Kitaoka K, Kaneko H, Kawai F, Mizuno A, Viera AJ. Response to Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Controversies in Hypertension - Con Side of the Argument. Hypertension. 2022 Aug;79(8):1579. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.19493. Epub 2022 Jul 13. PMID: 35861747.
11. Tewari A, Praveen D, Madhira P, Josyula LK, Joshi R, Kokku SB, Garg V, Rawal I, Chopra K, Chakma N, Ahmed S, Pathmeswaran A, Godamunne P, Lata AS, Sahay R, Patel T, Gupta Y, Tandon N, Naheed A, Patel A, Kapoor D. Feasibility of a Lifestyle Intervention Program for Prevention of Diabetes Among Women With Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (LIVING Study) in South Asia: A Formative Research Study. Front Glob Womens Health. 2020 Nov 27;1:587607. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2020.587607. PMID: 34816163; PMCID: PMC8594035
12. Ur Rashid M, Ahmed M, Chowdhury S, Ahmed S. Effectiveness of visual inspection with acetic acid as a test for cervical cancer screening. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases. 2017;2(1):3-7
13. Khanom F, Chowdhury S, Ahmed S, M, Ahmed M. Association of autism spectrum disorder and gestational diabetes mellitus of mothers in Bangladesh. Indian J Community Health. 2015 Sep. 30; 27(3):391-7. Available from: https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/591
14. Ahmed S, Miura K, Hisamatsu T, Kadota A, Fujiyoshi A, Segawa H, et al. Factors of premature atrial contractions among general Japanese men. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2021;50(Supplement_1). (abstract)
15. Ahmed S; Yano Y, Hexun Z, Okami Y, Azahar NM et al. Gut Microbiome Alteration and Structural Brain Features Among Healthy Japanese Men 14 Mar 2023https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.147.suppl_1.MP02,Circulation. 2023;147:AMP02. (abstract)
16. Ahmed S, Yano Y, Hexun Z, Okami Y, Azahar NM et al. S-57-5: Gut microbiome diversity and brain volume among general Japanese men. Journal of Hypertension 41(Suppl 1):p e126, January 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000914036.87275.9c (abstract)

Conference Awards
2023 (February)	Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award 2023, selected for the highest-ranked abstract submitted from Japan by the American Heart Association Epi and Lifestyle Conference held in Boston, USA (only one to receive from Japan).
2021 (September)	Travel Grant to attend the World Congress of Epidemiology 2021 in Melbourne, Australia (held on a virtual platform due to covid 19 restrictions)
Research Grants
2024	Bangladesh Center for Communication Program (BCCP) Principal Investigator Title: Evaluation of the effectiveness of 5A-5R Counseling services for tobacco quitting with or without a mobile phone assisted remote support in rural primary healthcare settings
2023	Noncommunicable Disease Control Program (NCDC), Bangladesh Government, Co-Principal Investigator, Title: Evaluation of strengthening of the key NCD services by NCD management model in three sub-districts of one border-based district in Bangladesh
2022	Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), Co-Principal Investigator, Title: Risk factor assessment for diabetic foot ulcer in Bangladesh (A case-control study)
2018	Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), Co-Principal Investigator, Title: Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a risk indicator for colorectal cancer
2017	Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), Co-Principal Investigator, Title: Physical disability pattern among patients with Diabetes Mellitus and its risk indicators
2014	Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), Co-Principal Investigator, Title: Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among patients of diabetes mellitus: findings from a tertiary level hospital

March 2023:	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
November 2017	Master of Philosophy, Dhaka University (Under NOMA fellowship from the University of Oslo, Norway), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
January 2012	Diploma in Endocrinology, Bangladesh Diabetic Association (BADAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh
July 2008	Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

July 2024- Present	Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 2023-June 2024	Assistant Scientist, Center for Noncommunicable Diseases and Nutrition (CNCDN), BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
April 2023-Present	Visiting Assistant Professor, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
April 2019- March 2023:	Research Fellow, NCD Epidemiology Research Center (NERC), Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
2019- 2022:	Teaching Assistant (Part-Time), NCD Epidemiology Research Center (NERC), Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
2016-2018	Research Investigator, Initiative for Noncommunicable Disease (INCD), Health System and Population Studies, icddr,b.
2012-2015	Research Fellow, Department of Noncommunicable Disease (NCD), Bangladesh University of Health Science, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2009-2012	Medical Officer, Dipham Hospital (Pvt) Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

2022, Oct- Present:	Professional Member, American Heart Association (AHA) https://professional.heart.org/en/profile
2015- Present:	Member, International Epidemiological Association (IEA)
2018- Present:	Member, World NCD Federation
2017- Present:	Member, Public Health Foundation Bangladesh (PHFBD)

FELLOWSHIP

2024, August	Cambridge Diabetes Seminar Fellowship, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2019, April	Ph.D. Scholar, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Government of Japan, Japan
2018, October	Research Student, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Government of Japan, Japan
2018, June	CAPABLE FELLOW (short term), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2017, September	Member, Young Scientist Development Initiative (YSDI), icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh

NCDs Public Health, Brain Health