Senior consultant pulmonologist specialising in advanced airway diagnostics and complex lung disease management
Experience
35 years
Languages
English, Hindi, Urdu
Location
Al Barsha, Dubai
Sees
adults, seniors
Prof. Syed Arshad Husain is a senior Consultant Pulmonologist with over 35 years of experience in respiratory and internal medicine across the NHS in the UK and hospitals in the UAE. He trained in General Internal Medicine and Elderly Care at Oxford (completed 2002) and obtained his Certificate of Specialist Training in Respiratory Medicine from the South-West region in 2005. He completed advanced fellowships in Interventional Bronchoscopy and Medical Thoracoscopy at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and the University of Lille in France, establishing himself as an expert in complex airway procedures.
Before joining Al Zahra Hospital Dubai, Prof. Husain spent 15 years as a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in the UK, and three and a half years at King's College Hospital London–Dubai. He played a key role in setting up advanced diagnostic services including Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) with Rapid On-Site Evaluation—a procedure critical for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, and lymphoma. He is also an experienced trainer in bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, thoracic ultrasound, and chest drain management.
Prof. Husain has held several leadership positions, including Training Program Director for Respiratory Medicine in the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Deanery and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King's College London. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Gulf Medical University. His research has contributed over 200 citations in peer-reviewed journals on topics including asthma, cough, COPD, interventional procedures, and COVID-19.
Special interests: endobronchial ultrasound diagnostics, medical thoracoscopy, interventional bronchoscopy, smoking cessation programs, airway stenting, ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)
Unknown · 1988
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
Royal College of Physicians, UK, United Kingdom · 1996
Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Respiratory Medicine
South-West region, United Kingdom · 2005
Certification in General Internal Medicine and Elderly Care
Oxford region, United Kingdom · 2002
Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
Royal College of Physicians, UK, United Kingdom
Fellowship of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
American College of Chest Physicians, United States
Advanced training in Interventional Bronchoscopy and Respiratory Medicine
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Fellowship in Medical Thoracoscopy and Interventional Bronchoscopy
University of Lille, France
Consultant Pulmonologist
Al Zahra Hospital Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Consultant Respiratory Physician
King's College Hospital London – Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2020–2023
Consultant Respiratory Physician
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, United Kingdom · 2005–2020
Specialty trainee in General Internal Medicine and Elderly Care
Oxford region, United Kingdom · 1996–2002
200 publications listed on their hospital profile.
Consultations are available in English, Hindi, Urdu.
Al Zahra Hospital, Al Barsha, Dubai.
This doctor primarily sees adults and seniors.
Commonly treated: Allergies, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Diseases, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Pleural Diseases, Sarcoidosis.
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