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Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan

Assistant Professor, PhD (TMDU), BDS (DU)

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-7953

Phone

09643204060

Email

Avenue 6 Road & Lake Drive Road, Sector # 17/H,Uttara, Dhaka-1230
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Personal profile

Biography

Dr. S. M. Mahmudul Hasan received his Ph.D. in Public Health (Global Health Entrepreneurship) from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan, where he also undertook specialized training in global health and epidemiology. His scholarly path reflects a dedicated emphasis on non-communicable diseases, oral–systemic health interactions, and disparities in health—especially in relation to diabetes and periodontal conditions in Bangladesh.

Career

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering, World University of Bangladesh (2023–present)
  • Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Public Health, German University Bangladesh (2021–2023)
  • Research Assistant, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan (2021–2022)
  • Lecturer, Kumudini Women’s Medical College (2016–2017)
  • Lecturer, Saphena Women’s Dental College (2012–2016)

Research and Publications

Dr. Hasan has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, contributing to over 25 publications in top-tier international journals. Selected highlights include:

  • Global Burden of Disease (GBD) analyses on diabetes, cancer, respiratory infections, and adolescent health (The Lancet series, 2022–2025).
  • Digital health and public health system challenges in developing countries.
  • Oral health and systemic disease associations in Bangladesh.

Awards and Recognition

  • Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship, 2017–2021
  • International Young Researcher Award, Japanese Society of Public Health, 2022
  • Best Research Award, Japanese Society of Public Health, 2020

Research and Career Philosophy

Dr. Hasan’s academic career is guided by a strong belief in global collaboration, innovation, and translation of health research into policy and practice. His work aims to strengthen public health systems, address health inequalities, and build capacity for future public health leaders in Bangladesh.

Education/Academic Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (MEXT Scholar), Division of Public Health, Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, PhD, Global Burden of Non- Communicable Diseases, Tokyo Medical & Dental University,Japan
2017 → 2021
Award Date: 30 September, 2021
Oral and Dental Surgery, BDS, University of Dhaka
2006 → 2010
Award Date: 30 May, 2010

External positions

Editorial Board Member, BMC public Health Journal
2024 → ...

Senior Research Collaborator, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington
2020 → ...

Research expertise keywords

Oral-systemic health link Physical inactivity and lifestyle diseases Digital technology in public health Infectious Diseases in Children Women's Health and Disease Prevention Epidemiology of Cancer Health Inequality and Equity Communicable Diseases Non-Communicable Diseases Research Methodology
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Research output

26
Article
3
Conference paper
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Books
1
Books Chapter

2025

Barriers and challenges in the application of digital technology in public health in developing countries
Khan, Mohammad Jobair, Abu Hasan Mohammad Khaled, and SM Mahmudul Hasan; Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care
Research output : Contribution to chapter › Article › peer-review
Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Sirota, S.B., Doxey, M.C., Dominguez, R.M.V.,Hasan SMM Bender, R.G., Vongpradith, A., Albertson; The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25(1), pp.36-51.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey of the Prevalence of and Association of Physical Activity With Suicidal, Psychosocial and Health-Risk Indicators Among Adolescents in Bangladesh
Khan, M.J., Ali, M.U., Sayma, Ganesan, B., Abdullahi, A., Hasan, S.M., Khan, A.R., Hawlader, M.D.H. and Winser, S.J.,Child: Care, Health and Development
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Kyu, H.H., Vongpradith, A., Hasan S M Mahmudul, Albertson, S.B., Novotney, A., Khalil, I.A., The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 25(5), pp.519-536
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Population-based cross-sectional study of the correlation of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour with sociodemographic factors among Bangladeshi adults
Khan, M.J., Kannan, P., GANESAN, B., KHATUN, S., Ali, M.U., HASAN, S.M. and Winser, S.J.,Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Ong, K.L., Stafford, L.K., McLaughlin, S.A., Boyko, E.J., Vollset, S.E., Smith, A.E., Dalton, B.E., Duprey, J., Cruz, J.A., Hasan, S.M.M; The Lancet
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Brauer, M., Roth, G.A., Aravkin, A.Y., Zheng, P., Abate, K.H., Abate, Y.H., Abbafati, C., Abbasgholizadeh, R., Abbasi, M.A., Abbasian, M. and Abbasifard, M.Hasan S.M.M.;The LANCET
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Vollset, S.E., Ababneh, H.S., Abate, Y.H., Abbafati, C., Hasan SMM., Abbasgholizadeh, R., Abbasian, M., Abbastabar, H., Abd Al Magied, A.H.,The Lancet
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Baker, J.L. and GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators, Lancet
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Naghavi, M., Ong, K.L., Aali, A., Ababneh, H.S., Abate, Y.H., Abbafati, C.,Hasan S.M. M; The Lancet
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Mokdad, A.H., Bisignano,Hasan S.M.M. C., Hsu, J.M., Bryazka, D., Cao, S., Bhattacharjee, N.V.,The Lancet
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Bhattacharjee, Natalia V., Austin E. Schumacher, Amirali Aali, Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate, Hasan S M Mahmudul, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari;The lancet 403, no. 10440 (2024): 2057-2099.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Estimated prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour among adults in Bangladesh: nationally representative STEPS survey, 2018.
Khan, M.J., Sayma, Ali, M.U., Ganesan, B., Hasan, S.M. and Winser, S.J., European Journal of Physiotherapy
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Ong, K.L., Stafford, L.K., McLaughlin, S.A., Boyko, E.J., Vollset, S.E., Smith, A.E., Dalton, B.E., Duprey, J., Cruz, J.A., Hasan, S.M.M; The Lancet
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

Relationship between wife-beating attitudes and diarrhea in children under five
Hasan S M Mahmudul Hasan; Japan Society of Public Health Conference-2022
Research output : Contribution to conference › Article › peer-review
The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
Tran, K.B., Lang, J.J., Compton, K., Xu, R., Acheson, A.R., Henrikson, H.J., Kocarnik, J.M., Penberthy, L., Aali, A., Hasan, S.M.M., Abbas, Q. and Abbasi, B. The Lancet, 400(10352), pp.563-591.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Peden, A.E., Cullen, P., Francis, K.L., Moeller, H., Peden, M.M., Ye, S.M.M., and Abbasi-Kangevari, Z., The Lancet Public Health, 7(8), pp.e657-e669.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
Sheena, B.S., Hiebert, L., Han, H., Ippolito, H., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, Z., Abbastabar, H., Hasan, S.M.M., Abdoli, A., Ali, H.A., Adane, M.M. and Adegboye, O.A.,The lancet Gastroenterology & hepatology, 7(9), pp.796-829.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors predictive of Ponseti casting for treating clubfoot: analysis of Bayesian Poisson regression model
Khan, M.J., Ganesan, B., Fong, K.N.K., Yip, J., Hoque, M.F., Mahmudul Hasan, S.M., Zaman, S., Hawlader, M.D.H. and Tong, R.K.Y., European Review for Medical & Pharmacological Sciences
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
 The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Oncology, 23(1), pp.27-52
Alvarez, E.M., Force, L.M., Xu, R., Compton, K., Lu, D., Henrikson, H.J., Kocarnik, J.M., Harvey, J.D., Pennini, A., Hasan, S.M.M., Dean, F.E. and Fu, W., 2022.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

Relationship between diabetes self-care practices and control of periodontal disease among type2 diabetes patients in Bangladesh.
Hasan, S.M., Rahman, M., Nakamura, K., Tashiro, Y., Miyashita, A. and Seino, K., PLoS One, 16(4), p.e0249011.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Relationship between diabetes self-care practices and control of periodontal disease among type2 diabetes patients in Bangladesh.
Hasan, S.M., Rahman, M., Nakamura, K., Tashiro, Y., Miyashita, A. and Seino, K.,PLoS One, 16(4), p.e0249011.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

Psychological Symptoms Impact on periodontal Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Patient
Hasan S M Mahmudul Hasan, Keiko Nakamura, Yuri Tashiro. Karaouki Seino ; Japan Society of Public Health Conference-2020
Research output : Contribution to conference › Article › peer-review
Mediators of the association between low socioeconomic status and poor glycemic control among type 2 diabetics in Bangladesh.
Rahman, M., Nakamura, K., Hasan, S.M., Seino, K. and Mostofa, G.,Scientific Reports, 10(1), p.6690.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

Effects of physical activity on periodontitis in type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh
Hasan S M Mahmudul Hasan, Keiko Nakamura, Yuri Tashiro. Karaouki Seino, Rahman Mosiur ; Japan Society of Public Health Conference-2019
Research output : Contribution to conference › Article › peer-review
Secondhand smoking, knowledge/attitudes and socioeconomic status among married Bangladeshi women: a cross-sectional study.
Rahman, M., Hasan, S.M.M., Haque, S.E., Haque, N., Rahman, M., Mostofa, G., Zahan, S., Huda, D., Sobaihi, S.A., Ahmed, K. and Mahmud, H.M.M.,Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 137, pp.13-24
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Secondhand smoke and illness: are mother-child pairs from low socio-economic strata at increased risk in Bangladesh?.
Rahman, M., Mostofa, M.G., Rahman, M.M., Haque, M.N., Zahan, M.S., Haque, S.E., Al-Sobaihi, S., Hasan, S.M.M., Huda, M.D., Ahmed, M.K. and Mahmud, H.M.M., The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 23(4), pp.412-42
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

Socio-economic inequalities in secondhand smoke exposure at home in the context of mother-child pairs in Bangladesh.
Rahman, M., Haque, M.N., Rahman, M.M., Mostofa, M.G., Zahan, M.S., Hasan, S.M., Huda, M.D., Ahmed, M.K. and Mahmud, H.M., Public Health, 161, pp.106-116
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

 Surgical Management of Failed DCR with Periorbital Abscess and Periapical Abscess - A Complicated Case Report
Hasan S.M.A, Hasan, S.M.M., Giashuddin M, Afrin S
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

Clinical application of Er:YAG Laser in periodontal and per-implant therapy.
Asalm M., Sazia A., Hasan, S.M.M.Journal of Saphena Women Dental College
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research Poster

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Awards

2022

International Young Researcher
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Recipient), 2022
81ST Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health (JSPH), Japan

2020

Best Research Award
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Recipient), 2020
79Th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health (JSPH), Japan

2017

Monbusho Scholarship (Monbukagakusho)
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Recipient), 2017
Japanese Government Scholarship, Japan
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Membership

2025

General Member of Public Health Association of Bangladesh (PHAB) Member
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Member), 2025 → ...
Professional Membership : Professional Body
JAPANESE UNIVRSITIES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN BANGLADESH (JUAAB) Lifetime Member
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Lifetime Member), 2025 → ...
Lifetime Membership : Academic Association

2018

Japanse Society of Public Health Association Member
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Member), 2018 → ...
Member

2017

Global Health Entrepreneurship-Tokyo Medical and Dental University Lifetime Member
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Lifetime Member), 2017 → ...
Professional Membership : Academic Association

2010

Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC) Member
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Member), 2010 → ...
Member
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Certifications

2021

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Active
Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Issued: 2021

2010

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Active
University of Dhaka, Issued: 2010
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Supervised Work

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Participations

2023

Australia Awards- Health Management & Leadership short course
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Guest Presentation) , 02 May 2023 , Australia
Organizer : University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Activity : Short course › Guest Presentation

2021

Japan’s Public Health Approach for COVID-19–Past, Present, and Future
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Participant) , 01 May 2021 , Japan
Organizer : JICA
Activity : Online Seminar › Participant
Tips for Writing an Effective Academic Abstract or Manuscript
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Presenter) , 07 Jan 2021 , Tokyo, Japan
Organizer : Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Activity : Seminar › Presenter
Interprofessional Education to Advance Care for Older Adults in Asia: Implementation Science Research and Translation to Education
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Participant) , 10 Sep 2021 , Tokyo
Organizer : Tokyo University
Activity : Implementation Science Research and Translation to Education › Participant
Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Implementation Research in the Context of COVID-19
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Participant) , 11 Dec 2021 , Japan
Organizer : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Activity : Seminar › Participant

2018

Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases: Epidemiology of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Presenter) , 12 Jun 2018 , Shiga, Japan
Organizer : Shiga Medical School
Activity : Seminar › Presenter

2017

Introduction to Global Health
Dr. S.M. Mahmudul Hasan (Participant) , 02 Dec 2017 , Osaka, Japan
Organizer : Osaka University
Activity : Seminar › Participant