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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
- From Epithelium to Therapy: Transitional Cells in Lung Fibrosis.Sarah Y Shin, Jichao Chen, Irit Milman Krentsis, Yair Reisner, Rodeo Abrencillo
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2024-12-06 - Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Fibrotic Lung Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial.Steven D Nathan, Natasa Rajicic, Rosemarie Dudenhofer, Rahat Hussain, Rahul Argula
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2024-12-01 - Use of Subclavian Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation.Kha Dinh, Bindu Akkanti, Manish Patel, Rahat Hussain, Sukhdeep Basra
ASAIO Journal. 2024-01-01
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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