Noted oncologist and author, Dr. Fazlur Rahman, will speak during the next meeting of the Peace Ambassadors of West Texas Book Club, Sept. 2.
Dr. Rahman will introduce his newest book, “Our Connected Lives: Caring for Cancer Patients in Rural Texas,” which has been garnering positive reviews throughout the state and beyond, having been featured in Texas Monthly and Newsweek.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Rahman has worn many hats. He retired as Medical Director of Oncology for Shannon Medical Center, served as adjunct professor of biology at Angelo State University, and serves on the advisory council for the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
According to his biography, Dr. Rahman was born and raised in Bangladesh. After his medical education in Dhaka, New York, and Houston, he practiced cancer medicine for thirty-five years in San Angelo.
His writings on medical, ethical, social, and scientific issues have appeared in many national and international publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian Weekly, International Herald Tribune, Haaretz, Indian Express, Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, Harvard Review, Short Story International, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Oncologist, and Lancet.
His cultural and medical memoir, “The Temple Road: A Doctor’s Journey,” published in India in 2016, tells about his upbringing and training years, his move to a new country, and his life and practice in West Texas.
The Peace Ambassadors welcome all to attend this free event at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard, 720 S. Abe St. The book club meets at the same time every Tuesday.
Since 2004, Peace Ambassadors of West Texas have worked to bring people of the Abrahamic faiths together in promoting peaceful coexistence in a world increasingly divided by faiths.
