Syed Hussain, MD

Dr. Syed A Hussain graduated from Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan in 2007. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine in 2014 at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Galveston. He completed his Nephrology and Hypertension fellowship from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Galveston in 2016. He then completed his Transplant Fellowship from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2017 and joined UTMB as a Transplant Nephrology faculty in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (UTMB-Texas Transplant Center) in July 2017.

Dr. Hussain started Interventional nephrology Service line in September 2019. As an interventional Nephrologist he performs procedures like kidney biopsies, tunneled /non-tunneled dialysis catheters placements, peritoneal Dialysis catheters placement arteriovenous fistula /grafts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including angioplasties, thrombectomies, flow reductions and ligations.

Dr. Hussain was assigned the role of the Medical Director for Kidney and Pancreas Transplants at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB-Texas Transplant Center) in November 2024. He is also UBCL (9D) Director and involved in management of high-risk transplant, immunomodulation/desensitization protocols, early steroid withdrawal, antibody mediated rejection, post-transplant antibody monitoring, post-transplant BK virus management, recipients of combined liver-Kidney/ heart-kidney, and immunosuppression management of patients with HIV and transplant.

Dr. Hussain is course Co-Director for renal course at UTMB School of Medicine.

Dr. Hussain appointed as Adjunct Assistant professor in Interventional Radiology University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)

In recognition of his exceptional commitment to the field of Nephrology and outstanding service to American society of Nephrology he was selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology.