Dr. Afsana Rahman

Professor Dr. Afsana Rahman works in internal medicine and has more than a decade of experience caring for adult patients. She completed her MBBS and later earned the FCPS in Medicine. People come to a medicine specialist with all sorts of complaints. A cough that will not settle. Blood pressure readings that keep going up. Stomach trouble. Fever. Tiredness that has no obvious reason. Sometimes the cause becomes clear after a short examination. Sometimes blood tests or other investigations are needed. She deals with both short-term illnesses and conditions that require regular monitoring.

Diabetes and hypertension are common parts of her practice. She also sees patients with respiratory infections, gastrointestinal problems, musculoskeletal complaints, and other infectious diseases. A patient with several health issues may arrive with a folder of old reports and a long list of medicines. That is pretty normal. Looking at everything together can be more useful than treating one symptom at a time. Preventive health checks and immunization advice are also part of her work. She has an academic role as an Associate Professor of Medicine, so teaching young doctors is another part of her routine. Some consultations are quick. Others take longer when an older patient has several ongoing conditions or when the diagnosis is not obvious at first. She checks the history, reviews the reports, and explains what needs attention. Sometimes it is a small change in treatment. Sometimes another test is needed. Then the patient comes back for review.