Dr. Fazlur Rahman | Source | Retired after a 35 year career as a clinical oncologist in West Texas
Dr. Fazlur Rahman
• Dr. Rahman’s experience from a 35-year career as a clinical oncologist allowed him to develop unique opinions about cancer treatments and patient relations.
• He has written an entire book (OUR CONNECTED LIVES: Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas) to pass along the wisdom and real-world examples he accumulated via decades of hands-on experience and daily interaction with patients.
• Although not a cancer research expert, Dr. Rahman is a practical and philosophical expert on cancer treatment.
Fazlur Rahman was born and brought up in what is now Bangladesh. After his medical education in Dhaka, New York, and Houston, he practiced cancer medicine for thirty-five years in San Angelo, Texas. He is an adjunct professor of biology at Angelo State University, a senior trustee of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and an advisory council member of the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. His articles, essays, and stories have appeared in many publications, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian Weekly, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, Harvard Review, Short Story International, Dallas Morning News, and Houston Chronicle.
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Being a Doctor is about more than just diagnosing and treating illnesses. It is about people taking care of people, and understanding that Patients, and Doctors, are multifaceted human beings with complicated lives!
In his book, OUR CONNECTED LIVES, Dr. Rahman highlights many essential issues in medical care and cancer care in particular, including:
• the inner workings of daily cancer care and treatment
• patients' courage, resilience, difficulties, suffering and joy
• patients’ quality of life
• the financial costs of care
• ethical issues and decision making
• bedside manner and Dr. empathy vs hubris