Dr Syed Arshad Husain

 Professional experience

• More than 30 years of experience
• Consultant General and Respiratory Physician, Maidstone Hospital, Kent (2006 - present)

 Sub-specialties

• Asthma
• Chronic cough
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Respiratory infection
• Breathing problems
• Bronchoscopy
• Chest infection
• Chronic bronchitis
• Endobronchial ultrasound
• Lung biopsy
• Lung diseases
• Nebulisers
• Pleural effusion
• Pleural mesothelioma
• Pneumonia
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary emphysema
• ​Pulmonary nodule
• ​Pulmonary tuberculosis
• Respiratory failure
• Smoking cessation (quitting)

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 Teaching posts

• Past Training Programme Director in Respiratory Medicine, Health Education Kent, Sussex and Surrey (HE KSS)
• Honorary Senior Lecturer, King's College London

 Education

• FCCP, USA
• FRCP, Glasgow
• MBBS, University of Karachi (1988)

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 Publications and conferences

• - Long sun-exposure influencing high subcutaneous synthesis of VITAMIN-D3 may be associated exacerbations of symptoms in allergic asthma. L.G. D'Cruz, S.A. Husain, T. Wells, C. Morgan, P.J. Stanczyk, A. Satgunarajah, J. Kashir, B.L. Calver, L.M. Blayney, F.A. Lai. Journal of Aging Res Clinical Practice 2018; 7:47-54
• - Current practice of airways stenting in adult population in Europe a survey by EABIP Herve Datu, Syed A Husain ------, M.Munavvar et.al Respiration Journal 08 September 2017
• - Favourable prognosis when lung cancer patients with superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) are referred promptly to EBUS-TBNA prior to medical or surgical management. Jacobs Journal of Pulmonology .13 October 2015 Leon G. D’Cruz, Bassam Younes, Anthony F. Lai, Syed A Husain
• - Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the Journal of Critical care Sept 2009; 24:473 e1-473e6. A.Medford, S A Husain, HTurki, A Millar.
• - Long term follow up of Ultraflex metallic stents in benign and malignant central airways obstruction- paper published April 2007; 83:1251-6 in Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Husain SA, Kahal.H, Finch D, Ahmed M, Morgan J A, Hetzel M.R
• -Imaging of implants on chest radiographs. March 2007; 62:203-212 Journal of Clinical Radiology K.Burney, S.Prabhu, S.A Husain, R.Martin, P.Wilde
• - Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) presenting as pulmonary mass lesions, Case Report 3686 European Radiology Web based e-learning {Online}. (2006, Nov 16) S.A.Husain,, K.Burney, J Thomas
• Husain S.A, Baber S.M.A Published article on Asprin & Antiplatelet Agents in Doctors Tribune, Pakistan May1988.Vol-1, Issue-01.
• Husain S.A published a case report on a-typical dermatomyositis in Doctors Tribune, Pakistan Nov 1989.Vol-2, Issue-02
• Invited to chair sessions for International Pulmonology Chest Society of Pakistan Islamabad March 2018 1-Oral Presentation on EBUS guided TBNA & Medical Thoracoscopy 2-Chaired and conducted a workshop on TUS 3-Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma
• Invited to chair sessions in the 4th European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (EABIP) Congress in Belgrade 27-30TH April 2017: Invited to chair session on Intraluminal therapies for central airways occlusion and optimal management of ICU Oral presentations on: Ultrasound evaluation of Pulmonary diseases Controversies in Therapeutic Bronchoscopy-Laser is superior to Electrocautery or Argon Plasma coagulation Con discussion
• Invited to chair session at the World Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP) congress in Florence Italy 2016 Invited to chair session on EBUS in WCBIP congress of pulmonology in Florence, Italy Oral presentations at the WCBIP congress of pulmonology in Florence 1-Anxiety in EBUS patients 2-Comparison of the efficacy of biopsy needles in EBUS-TBNA
• Invited to chair sessions for International Pulmonology Chest Society of Pakistan Lahore April 2016 1-Oral Presentation on EBUS guided TBNA with ROSE 2-Chaired and conducted a workshop on TUS
• Invited to chair the session on Lung Nodules and Radial EBUS / E M Navigation system in 3rd EABIP Congress Meeting in Barcelona, Spain April 2015
• Invited Guest speakers in ERS 2010 Barcelona Spain for a talk on Pulmonary complications in solid organ Transplant patients
• Infection rates in Pleuroscopy / Medical Thoracoscopy for unexplained pleural effusions in Pakistan in 1st European Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Marseille France March 2011
• Oral Nitrate supplementation to enhance pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: ON-EPIC a multicentre, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomised parallel group study-M Pavitt…S Husain, M Polkey, N Hopkinson et.al 6th May 2020-Thorax
• Case report 'ST-elevation myocardial infarction and left ventricular thrombus formation: an arterial thrombotic complication of severe COVID-19 infection' accepted for publication in Clinical Medicine Journal RCP. May 2020. M Fenton, S Sheshnag, S Conn, Syed Husain
• Safety with Green Zones in Hospital Medicine Practice Post Covid-19: A Case Series Report. C Hanley, S Siddavaram, M Khalid, S Husain (orcid.org/0000-0002-9953-9123;)14 August Int J Cardiovasc Dis Diagn. 2020;5(1): 013- 017. ISSN: 2689-4718
• COVID19-Practical considerations related to diagnosis and current treatment-S A Husain 23 September 2020 published Sci J Pulm Respir Med. 2020;2(1): 018-021.

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 Prizes and awards

• MTW Trust innovations award for setting up the New EBUS services to improve the waiting time for lung cancer patients for diagnostics and staging of cancers including lung cancer (2013)
• Kent Messengers survey for their readers for the Hospital Heroes Award (2014) shared between Dr Husain and the Lung CNS
• Awarded 3 Clinical Excellence awards from MTW NHS Trust

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 Professional membership

• Fellow at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)  
• Fellow at the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) 
• Current reagent UK member for the World Association of Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchology (WABIP)
• Current member of the British Thoracic Society (BTS)
• Past member of the Specialist Advisory Group in Chest Interventions at the British Thoracic Society (BTS)
• Past Executive Committee member of the European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (EABIP)

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