Physician | Author | Advocate for Medical Humanities & Ethics
Physician · Author · Advocate for Medical Humanities & Ethics
When Fazlur Rahman was seven years old, his dying mother told him, “Someday you will be a doctor, Fazlur, and save lives.” Her words carried him from a village in Bengal to medical training in Dhaka, New York, and Houston — and to thirty-five years as a pioneer cancer doctor in West Texas. His two acclaimed books tell that story.
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Texas Tech University Press · 2026
“This is one book that stands out among the clutter… We all have our Temple Road to travel.”
— Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD, author of Becoming Dr. Q
Choice “Review of the Month” — Rated “Essential”
Texas Tech University Press · 2024
“Should be required reading for all who enter the helping professions.”
— Choice (ACRL)
Fazlur Rahman was born and brought up in what is now Bangladesh. After his medical education in Dhaka, New York, and Houston, he practiced cancer medicine for thirty-five years in San Angelo, Texas — a pioneer oncologist for a vast rural region. Today he teaches medical humanities and ethics and writes about medicine, empathy, and the immigrant journey.
“Science is absolutely important for medicine, but science cannot feel your anguish.”
— Fazlur Rahman, MD
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