Brig. Gen. (Prof.) S. M. Shakhwat Hossain(Retd)
About Doctor
Brigadier General (Prof.) S. M. Shakhwat Hossain is a Surgeon specialising in hepatobiliary and laparoscopic surgery, with more than three decades of service in the Bangladesh Army Medical Corps (July 1993 – August 2025). He completed his MBBS from Mymensingh Medical College, earned his FCPS in Surgery from the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in 2003, and holds a Diploma in Hepatobiliary Surgery from the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. He served as Head of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka from 2008 until 2025, and as Advanced Specialist and Acting Chief Surgeon General at CMH Dhaka in his final rank of Brigadier General. His training includes two years at the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute in Shanghai, one year of on-the-job hepatobiliary training at BIRDEM, Dhaka, and advanced laparoscopic surgery training in Singapore. He is an examiner for MBBS, MCPS and FCPS examinations and has authored or co-authored 17 publications. He has extensive surgical experience, including approximately 20,000 major surgical procedures, about 15,000 laparoscopic surgeries, about 500 Whipple procedures and more than 1,500 hepatobiliary surgeries.
Education
- MBBS — Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh (1992)
- FCPS (Surgery) — Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) (2003)
- Diploma in Hepatobiliary Surgery — Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
Experience
- Army Medical Corps Service — July 1993 – August 2025
- Brigadier General — February 2021 – August 2025: Head of Department, Hepatobiliary Surgery; Advanced Specialist; Acting Chief Surgeon General — CMH Dhaka
- Colonel — December 2017 – January 2021: Head of Department, Hepatobiliary Surgery; Senior Specialist; Senior Instructor — CMH Dhaka. Senior Surgeon — CMH Chattogram
- Lieutenant Colonel — June 2008 – December 2017: Head of Department, Hepatobiliary Surgery; Senior Surgical Specialist; Senior Instructor — CMH Dhaka
- Major & Captain — July 1999 – June 2008: Trainee Surgical Specialist, CMH Dhaka; General Surgeon — 71 Field Ambulance, Bandarban; CMH Cumilla; CMH Savar
- Internship — Mymensingh Medical College (1993)
Expertise & Skill
Special Clinical Interests
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Pancreatic surgery
- Laparoscopic surgery
- General Surgery
Publications
1. Hossain SMS, MMH, MMR. Common Bile Duct dilatation after Cholecystectomy – A study of 100 Cases. Journal of Armed Forces Medical Institute, Bangladesh. Jun 2001; 45(1): 51–53
2. Hossain SMS, HR Harun, MM Hossain. Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis – A 16 year Experience. Journal of Armed Forces Medical Institute, Bangladesh. Sept 2013; 46(2): 40–42
3. Hossain SMS, MM Akhmar, MH Hossain. Mesh Hernioplasty – A Study of 100 Cases. Journal of Armed Forces Medical College, Bangladesh. Dec 2013; 49(2)
4. Hossain SMS, MM Hossain, M. Rahman. Bile Duct Injuries: Management and Outcome in Combined Military Hospital Dhaka – A Study of 135 Cases. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. Feb 2016; 49(1): 30–34
5. Hossain SMS, Rahman F. Pyloric-preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy – Evaluation of 50 Cases. Journal of Armed Forces Medical College, Bangladesh. June 2017; 13(1)
6. Hossain SMS, Hossain SMM, Rahman MM, Hossain MM. Surgical Management of Giant Hepatic Haemangioma: Enucleation vs Anatomical Resection. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. Dec 2018; 51(2): 44–49
7. Hossain SMS. Laparoscopic Management of Hepatobiliary Diseases – Institutional Experience. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. Dec 2019; 52(1): 15–19
8. Hossain SMS, Rahman MM, Rahman F. A Curious Discovery of Bilateral Krukenberg Tumor – A Case Report. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. June 2019; Vol. 52(1)
9. Hossain SMS, Jahan FI, Rahman MM, et al. Comparison of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendicectomy. AFM Journal. Nov 2014; Vol. 10(2)
10. Haque MR, Hossain SMS, Khan L. Extra Biliary Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Experience from a Study of 1420 Cases. Mymensingh Medical College Journal. July 2013; Vol. 32(3)
11. Haque MR, SM Shakilwat, Khan ST. Safety and Efficacy of Direct Trocar Insertion (DTI) for Gaining Initial Access into the Abdominal Cavity without Prior Pneumoperitoneum for Laparoscopic Surgery. Jessor Medical College Journal. 2013; Vol. 11(2)
12. Md Tarikul Islam, SM Shakilwat Hossain, et al. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Experience in Combined Military Hospital, Rangpur. Journal of Rangpur Medical College. March 2015; Vol. 10(1): 34–39
13. Alam MS, Harun HR, Hossain SMS, Chow MAS. Role of Laparoscopy in Evaluation of Chronic Abdominal and Pelvic Pain. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. 2016; Vol. 49(1): 1–
14. MA Hossain, MM Akhmar, Hossain SMS. A Comparison of Extracorporeal Knot Tying Sutures and Hem-o-lok Endoclips in Laparoscopic Appendiceal Stump Closure in Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis. BAFM Journal. Dec 2018; Vol. 51(2): 2–13
15. Uddin MN, Rahman MM, Hossain SMS. Pre-operative Prediction of Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. June 2019; Vol. 52(1
16. Iqbal MI, Alam MS, Shakilwat SM, Hossain D. Intraoperative Endoscopy and Suture Ligation of Jejunal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report. Bangladesh Armed Forces Medical Journal. Dec 2021; Vol. 55, No. 6
17. MR Haque, M Alam, SMS Hossain, MA Islam. Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Plus (IPOM plus) Repair of Ventral Hernia – Experience in a Tertiary Hospital. Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. April 2023; Vol. 41(2).
Examiner Roles
MBBS — Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
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