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Dr. Rahat Hussain, MD

Critical Care

Pulmonary Disease Critical Care

Dr. Rahat Hussain earned his medical degree at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his residency in internal medicine at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and fellowships in pulmonary critical care medicine and lung transplant medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in H...

Dr. Rahat Hussain earned his medical degree at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his residency in internal medicine at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and fellowships in pulmonary critical care medicine and lung transplant medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He was also involved in research in neurocritical care, intracranial hemorrhage, cardiac arrest and hypothermia at Detroit Medical Center-Wayne State University and in infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine-Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center Hospital in Houston.

An assistant professor of internal medicine/critical care at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Dr. Hussain has been in practice since 2002. He is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease. He provides pre- and post-lung transplant care and treats patients with severe respiratory failure, severe heart failure, sarcoidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), post-transplant pulmonary complications and pulmonary fibrosis.

His expertise includes ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), LVADs (left ventricular assist devices), post-operative management of advanced heart failure patients, phosgene exposure and heart and lung transplant ICU medical management. His research interests include ECMO and its outcomes, lung transplant and sarcoidosis.

Dr. Hussain is the medical director of the sarcoidosis clinic at UTHealth and medical director of the heart and lung transplant intermediate unit at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

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Locations and Appointments

Call to make an appointment (713) 704-4300

Meet the Provider

Specialties
  • Critical Care
  • Pulmonary Disease Critical Care
  • Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care
  • Pulmonary Diseases
Medical Education

Dow Medical College 2002

Languages Spoken
  • English
  • Urdu
Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine 2012

Affiliated Centers
  • Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Gender

Male

Internship & Residency

University of Texas Health Science Center 2008

PCP Number

100000041196

Clinical Interests
  • COPD
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Lung Transplant
  • COPD
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Lung Transplant
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Sarcoidosis
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Cities Served

Bellaire, Galena Park, Houston, Missouri City

Zip Codes Served

77001, 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, ...

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Insurance Accepted

Insurance Providers
  • AARP Medicare Complete
  • Aetna Most Benefit Plans
  • Aetna Medicare
  • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
  • AHI Healthlink
  • Amerigroup Chip
  • Amerigroup Star
  • Amerigroup Star Plus
  • Amerivantage
  • BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO
  • Beechstreet
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas
  • Blue Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Cigna Most Benefit Plans
  • Cigna Healthspring
  • Cigna Healthspring Star Plus MMP
  • Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp
  • Community Health Choice
  • Community Health Choice Chip
  • Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP
  • Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP
  • Community Health Choice Star
  • Coventry Health Care - PPO Network
  • Coventry Medicare Advantra
  • First Health - PPO Network
  • First Health - Worker's Comp
  • Galaxy Health Network
  • Healthsmart
  • Humana HMOx QHP Exchange
  • Humanachoice PPO Medicare
  • Independant Medical Systems
  • Medicaid Traditional
  • Medicare Traditional
  • Medicus International - PPO Network
  • Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO
  • Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO
  • Memorial Hermann Solutions
  • Molina StarStar Plus
  • Multiplan
  • OccuNet PPO - PPO Network
  • Private Healthcare System
  • Reny Company Worker's Comp
  • Superior Foster Care Program
  • United Healthcare Most Benefit Plans
  • United Healthcare Chip
  • United Healthcare CHIP Perinate
  • United Healthcare Dual Complete
  • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
  • United Healthcare Medicare Complete
  • United Healthcare Star
  • United Healthcare TXMMP
  • US Family Health Plan
  • USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network
  • Wellcare
  • WELLCARE TEXAN PLUS
  • WorkLink Worker's Comp

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