Prof. Waqar Ahmed Khan M.B.B.S, M.Phil
National Medical Advisor
Bangladesh Thalassemia Foundation

Prof. Waqar Ahmed Khan is a Professor of Pathology at Bangladesh Institute of Child Health and Senior Consultant, Department of Pathology, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was graduated from Dhaka Medical College and did his M.Phil from former Post Graduate Institute, Dhaka now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He along with his colleagues established thalassaemia center in Dhaka Shishu Hospital premises. He is acting as the President of the center since its inception.

Dr Paul Telfer MA DM BM BCh FRCP FRCPath
International Medical Advisor
Bangladesh Thalassemia Foundation

Paul Telfer is a Consultant in Paediatric Hematology at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London NHS Trust, and a Senior Lecturer in Hematology at Queen Mary, University of London. He obtained his medical degree at Oxford University School of Medicine, and trained in Hematology at The Royal Free, Whittington, University College Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children and North London Blood Transfusion Centre, Colindale.

Prof. Dr. Suthat Fucharoen
International Medical Advisor
Bangladesh Thalassemia Foundation

Prof. Suthat Fucharoen, M.D., is a Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology for Research and Development, Mahidol University, Thiland. He has continuously been conducting research on thalassemia, and his findings provide insights into different types of genetic abnormality that lead to thalassemia in Thai population.