About
Dr. Md. Mostafa Monower is an Associate Scientist and Senior Scientific Coordinator at the National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka. A physician and cardiovascular epidemiologist, he has nearly two decades of experience in clinical practice and public health research. He obtained his MBBS and MPhil in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Dhaka, completed an 18-month Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), investigating coronary artery calcium and coronary heart disease among young adults.
At NHFH&RI, he serves as Co-Investigator and leads scientific coordination of the BELIEVE Study, a population-based cardiovascular cohort involving over 65,000 participants. He also coordinates the CACS-AMI Study, Nightingale Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Study and research on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) using FibroScan. Additionally, he serves as Co-Investigator on the Low-Sodium Salt Substitute (LSSS) Study in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University.
His international research contributions include the MAVERIK Study in Malaysia and the SHINES Study in Sri Lanka, reflecting his engagement in multicountry collaborative research.
His expertise encompasses cardiovascular epidemiology, hypertension, cardiometabolic risk, population-based research, advanced statistical analysis, and scientific publication. Through national and international collaborations, he is committed to generating evidence that strengthens cardiovascular disease prevention and informs public health policy in Bangladesh and other low- and middle-income countries.
Research interests
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
- Coronary Artery Calcium
- Cardiometabolic Diseases
- Multimorbidity
- Noncommunicable Disease Prevention
- Population-Based Research and
- Biostatistics
Current projects
- BELIEVE Study: Co-Investigator and Lead Scientific Coordinator
- MASLD Study: Liver steatosis and fibrosis using FibroScan - Lead Scientific Coordinator
- CACS-AMI Study: Lead Scientific Coordinator
- Nightingale Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Study: Lead Scientific Coordinator
- Low-Sodium Salt Substitute (LSSS) Study: Co-Investigator
