Rahat Hussain MD
Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Lung Transplantation Medicine, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, UT Health Houston Medical Director Lung Transplant Memorial Hermann, Houston TX
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Herman Plaza6400 Fannin St Ste 2500Houston, TX 77030
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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
Clinical Trials
- Study of Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Complement activity and autophagy are dysregulated in the lungs of patients with nonresolvable COVID-19 requiring lung transplantation.Pooja Shivshankar, Stacey L Mueller-Ortiz, Aleksey Y Domozhirov, Weizhen Bi, Scott D Collum
Respiratory Research. 2025-02-27 - 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 - 1 citationsInhaled 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
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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