Dr. G W M Zahidul Hasan

Biography

Dr. G.W.M. Zahidul Hasan is an accomplished Emergency Medicine specialist with over 25 years of clinical, academic, and administrative experience across Bangladesh, India, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He currently leads the Emergency Medicine Department at Unico Hospitals PLC, a modern 250-bed tertiary care facility established with the technical support of Rajagiri Hospital (JCI-accredited), India.

Dr. Hasan’s expertise includes advanced resuscitation, trauma care, airway management, emergency procedures, team leadership, SOP development, and ED operations management. As an AHA-certified BLS & ACLS Instructor, he plays a key role in educating doctors, nurses, and mid-level providers to strengthen emergency care delivery.

He has previously served in leadership roles at United Hospital Ltd (JCI-accredited), Apollo Imperial Hospital, and Square Hospital Ltd. He has worked for more than 12 years in emergency care at various hospitals under the Saudi Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Health.

Academic Qualification:

• MBBS – Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, Dhaka University
• Diploma in Family Medicine (DFM) – RCGP-UK
• MSc in Emergency Medicine – Texila American University, Guyana (ECFMG verified)
• MRCEM-UK (SBA) – Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London
• Certification Program in Emergency Medicine (CPEM) – DMC & University of Pennsylvania
• PG Fellowship in A&E Medicine – Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India

Work Experience:

• Associate Consultant & Head, Emergency Medicine Unico Hospitals PLC, Dhaka (2025 – Present)
• Junior Consultant & ED Coordinator United Hospital Ltd (JCI-accredited), Dhaka (2020 – 2025)
• Associate Consultant & Head, Emergency Medicine Apollo Imperial Hospitals, Chittagong (2019 – 2020)
• Registrar – Emergency Medicine Square Hospitals Ltd, Dhaka (2016 – 2019)
• Registrar – Emergency Medicine Armed Forces Hospital, Najran, KSA (2005 – 2015)
• Resident Physician Surgery/Orthopedics Billasmar General Hospital, Abha, KSA (2003 – 2005)

Training & Certifications:

• AHA Certified BLS Instructor
• AHA Certified ACLS Instructor
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) – American College of Surgeons
• BLS/ACLS Provider (AHA – renewed every 3 years)
• Extensive CME in triage, sedation, disaster management, pediatric emergencies, wound care, RTA management, and critical care (Bangladesh, India & KSA).

Professional Skill:

• Endotracheal intubation (Oral/Nasal).
• RSI intubation.
• Arterial sampling for blood gas analysis.
• Cardioversion/Defibrillation
• Central line and immobilization.
• Thoracocentesis and Chest tube insertion.
• Electrocardiography.
• Emergent/urgent close reduction of fracture or dislocation.
• Epistaxis control.
• Foreign body removal.
• Fracture/dislocation immobilization and casting.
• Initial ordering of imaging studies and evaluation of the results to the degree that a plan of action can be formulated.
• Local Anesthesia and Procedural sedation.
• NGT and Supra Pubic puncture.
• Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL).
• Focused emergency ultrasound.
• Point of care Testing.

Professional Memberships:

• Full registration: BMDC, SCFHS (KSA), RCGP (UK)
• Associate Member, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), UK
• Executive Member, Bangladesh Society of Emergency Medicine
• Member Secretary, CPR Committee, United Hospital Ltd
• Executive Member, Safety Committee, United Hospital Ltd
• BLS & ACLS Training Coordinator, United Hospital Ltd

Key Publications:

• Incidence of Puberty Menorrhagia – A Case Study (MSc Thesis, Guyana). 
• Feto-Maternal Outcome of Advanced Maternal Age – IOSR Journals, India (Article ID: L34202)