About the Surgeon
Choosing a gallbladder surgeon in Dhaka is a high-stakes decision. This page answers the questions patients ask most about gallbladder surgery, gallstones, and recovery — and then introduces Dr. Murshidul Arefin, a focused hepatobiliary specialist who has performed 1500+ gallbladder, liver, and bile-duct operations.
A gallbladder specialist is a hepatobiliary surgeon who focuses on the gallbladder, bile ducts, and liver — not a general surgeon who occasionally removes gallbladders. Consequently, decisions around laparoscopic cholecystectomy, acute cholecystitis, and bile-duct stones are made by a surgeon who sees these cases every week.
See a surgeon if you have recurrent right-upper-abdominal pain after meals, fatty-food intolerance, jaundice, or an ultrasound showing gallstones. Moreover, urgent review is needed if pain is severe, persistent, or paired with fever — these can indicate acute cholecystitis or a stone blocking the bile duct.
Ask any surgeon: how many gallbladder operations do you perform per month? Ask for their bile-duct injury rate. Ask whether the surgeon you meet in chamber will personally perform the operation. Furthermore, ask for a second-opinion review if outside reports leave you unsure.
Once those questions are answered, the choice becomes simple. Dr. Murshidul Arefin is a hepatobiliary and liver-transplant surgeon consulting at Popular Medical College Hospital, Dhanmondi. His practice is focused — gallbladder, liver, bile duct, pancreas — with 20+ years of focused experience and 1500+ procedures documented across his career.
Frequently asked
Dr. Murshidul Arefin consults at Popular Medical College Hospital, Dhanmondi. Book online or call to discuss your case.
