Demissie Habte

Background

Habte, Demissie was born on June 26, 1935 in Modjo, Shoa, Ethiopia. Son of Habte Tessema and Nigatwa Gizaw. arrived in Bangladesh, 1989.

Education

Bachelor of Science, American U. Beirut, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, American U. Beirut, 1961.

Career

Intern, American U. Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, 1960-1961; resident, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York City, 1965-1967; staff doctor, Ethio-Swedish Pediatric Clinic, Addis Ababa, 1961-1965; pediatrician, Ethio-Swedish Pediatric Clinic, Addis Ababa, 1967-1968; director, head department pediatrics, Ethio-Swedish Pediatric Clinic, Addis Ababa, 1973-1983; honorary assistant professor pediatrics, Addis Ababa U., 1968-1970; professor pediatrics and child health, Addis Ababa U., 1980-1989; dean faculty of medicine, Addis Ababa U., 1983-1989; research fellow department pediatrics and human development, Stanford University Medical Center, 1972-1973; director, International Center for Diarrhoel Disease Research, Dacca, Bangladesh, since 1989. Member editorial advisory group Journal Tropical Paediatrics and Child Health. Member editorial board Nigerian Journal Paediatrics.

Member steering committee International Vitamin A Consultative Group, 1978-1990. Member Commision on Health Research.for Development, 1987-1990.

Achievements

• Demissie Habte has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Ryder-Cheshire Committee for Physically Disabled, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 1985-1989. Fellow African Academy Sciences, London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, walking, darts, table tennis.

Connections

Married Sablewongel Yeshewaloul, July 18, 1964. Children: Hamere Demissie, Pupi Demissie.

Father:

Habte Tessema

Mother:

Nigatwa Gizaw

Spouse:

Sablewongel Yeshewaloul

child:

Pupi Demissie Habte

child:

Hamere Demissie Habte