Dr. Farzana Ibrahim: Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery

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Dr Ibrahim is a senior registrar in the plastic surgery department at Birdem General Hospital (Bangladesh institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders) where she specializes in all sorts of reconstructive procedures, particularly pressure sores, diabetic foot cases, congenital deformities.

Dr. Ibrahim earned an MBBS from Bangladesh Medical College and did residencies in both general and plastic surgery at Dhaka Medical College Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Shafquat Khundkar, a ReSurge International partner surgeon.

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