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Office
Herman Plaza
6400 Fannin St Ste 2500
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-704-4300
Summary
- Rahat Hussain, MD is a healthcare professional based in Houston, TX, specializing in Pulmonology with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine, COPD, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Lung Transplantation Medicine, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. He completed his education with two Fellowships in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (2009-2012), and a Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine (2005-2008). Dr. Hussain has experience in treating a variety of conditions including asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory failure, and transplant pulmonology. He has also published several times on topics such as vaping-induced lung injury, COVID-19 impacts and treatment, financial literacy in healthcare, and post-bariatric surgery pulmonary hypertension recovery. He is also proficient in doing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction surgery for patients with severe COPD.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2010 - 2012
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - 2010
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
- Dow University of Health SciencesClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsProlonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Bindu Akkanti, Rahat Hussain, Sriram Nathan, Brandon Gentry, Alisha Y Young
ASAIO Journal. 2015-12-01 - 4 citationsCorrection: Deadly combination of Vaping-lnduced lung injury and influenza: case report.Bindu H Akkanti, Rahat Hussain, Manish K Patel, Jayeshkumar A Patel, Kha Dinh
Diagnostic Pathology. 2023-05-05 - 1 citationsExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Collaborative Experience From the Texas Medical Center in Houston With 2 Years Follow-Up.Bindu Akkanti, Erik E Suarez, Erika R O'Neil, Aniket S Rali, Rahat Hussain
ASAIO Journal. 2022-12-01
Press Mentions
- Be ‘Rigid’ with Social Distancing in Pandemic, Pulmonary Expert InsistsApril 6th, 2020
- COVID-19 and Chronic Lung Disease: How to Stay SafeApril 1st, 2020
- Call for Blood Donation Ahead of RamazanMay 8th, 2018
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