I and two other cardiac surgeons joined in Chittagong Medical College in between March to May 2009. I joined Chittagong Medical College (CMC) on May, 2009. There was no department, no post of assistant professor in cardiac surgery and no minimum facilities for cardiovascular surgery in this medical college. I along with other 2 cardiac surgeons was transferred here though there was no surgery or any other job. After joining we found nothing interesting for us & were afraid of forgetting cardiac surgery due to lack of practice. 

Dr . Nazmul Hosain & me found a ray of hope when we saw an structure under construction proposed for  cardiac surgery building. On the verbal order of the previous health secretary Mr. Zafar Ullah, this new building was going to construct. We two eagerly searched for the project profile in CMCH office but failed to find. Mr. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, Executive engineer of PWD, Dhaka, helped and gave me the project profile of the building.

When we joined, we found no room; even we got no chair to sit. We moved here & there, wondering at surroundings. Dr. Nazmul Hosain, my senior colleague & me  made proposals, prepared applications, files,  project profiles for establishment of the cardiovascular surgery, Post creation, manpower development, instrument procurement, design of  operation theaters, post operative ICU & other requirements.

After getting the project profile of the building we lobbied at various offices and persons which include DG health service, joint secretary of establishment & health ministry, secretary and Minister of Health and family welfare. In CMCH the successive directors respectively Brig. General Zahangir Hossain mollick, Brig. Gen.Mostafizur Rahman, Brig. Gen. Fashiur Rahman, Principal of the College Mr. Selim Mohammad Zahangir, Prof. of Surgery Mr. Omar Faruk Yousuf, Prof. of Anesthesia Mr. Masud Ahmed, Senior medical officer of the store Mr. Jamal Mostofa Chowdhury helped us a lot in that purpose.

Finally we succeed to establish the cardiovascular department in CMCH. With our continuous effort we did our 1st open heart surgery on 10th April, 2012. Till date we have done many Cardiac & Vascular surgeries in Chittagong Medical College & Hospital with minimum morbidity & mortality.
 
Fig 1:- Under construction cardiac surgery building
   
Fig 2: - Under construction cardiac surgery building
 


Fig 3- As we have no room or sit, we worked in the room for the visitors of Director Office.
Fig- Assembling of scrub station in cardiac surgery OT.

Fig - Bed for the patient in cardiac surgery ward & Post op ICU.

Fig- Observing various types of cables for ICU.

Fig- Fixing the light of operation Theater
Fig- Examine the ACT machine in OT.


 
Fig- Heart Lung machine.

Fig- Assembling of Heart lung Machine
Fig –Set up of generator for emergency power supply.

Fig- Cheking of  Cardiac Monitor in ICU

Fig- Checking of Anesthesia Machine in OT

Fig- Signboard of our new Department

Fig- Sorting of surgical Instruments

Fig- Meeting prior to first open heart surgery

Fig- Sorting the patient for 1st open heart surgery.

Fig-1st open heart surgery in CMCH