Dr Syed Husain
Respiratory Consultant
FRCP (Glasgow), FCCP USA
Specialises in
I have specialist experience in sleep medicine, NIV, ILD, asbestosis, pleura effusion and medical thoracoscopy, interventional bronchoscopy-cryotherapy/TBNA lymph node biopsy.
I trained in the Oxford region and the South West rotation CCST 2005. I gained out-of-programme experience at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London in interventional bronchoscopy in 2003 to 2004. I completed a fellowship in Lille, France for interventional bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy in 2005. I was the locum chest consultant at the Royal London and the London Chest Hospital from 2005 to 2006 and have been the consultant general and respiratory physician in Maidstone Hospital since 2006. In 2008, I also completed a fellowship at the Royal College of Physicians and American College of Chest Physicians.
I have experience in research, papers and publications on COPD, endobronchial stents, ventilator associated pneumonia's.
I have a strong background in education, as Training Programme Director in Respiratory Medicine in KSS Deanery (2013-2017) and I currently serve as course director for a range of courses from EBUS, Interventional and bronchoscopy and thoracic ultrasound run by the Maidstone Academic Centre. I am an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College, London. I have published numerous papers in peer-reviewed international journals on asthma, COPD, interventional bronchoscopy, EBUS, and endobronchial stenting.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Syed Husain at Spire include:
Respiratory medicine
Other treatments
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchial asthma
- Bronchopneumonia
- Chronic cough
- COPD/Emphysema
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Interventional bronchoscopy
- Lung cancer
- Lung disease
- Lung fibrosis and sarcoidosis
- Plural effusion
- Respiratory pathology
- Thoracic ultrasound
- Unexplained breathlessness
- Unexplained protracted cough
Get in touch
Important information about Covid-19 tests
Spire Alexandra Hospital is only able to provide Covid-19 tests to patients undergoing surgery at our hospital. Covid-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Asthma
Chest medicine
Lung cancer
Lung disease
Respiratory medicine
Qualification and professional memberships
FRCP (Glasgow) / Royal Collage of Physicians (RCP) / 2008
Fellowship
FCCP / USA / 2008
Fellowship
Professional memberships
Member of British Thoracic Society
Fellow of American Society of Chest Physicians USA
British Medical Association – Member
European Respiratory Society – Member
Professional leadership
Research and publications
- Asthma
- COPD
- Endobronchial stenting
- Pneumonia and ventilator associated pneumonias
- COVID-19 Pneumonia
Articles
Current Practice of Airways Stenting in adult population in Europe a survey by EABIP
September 2017
Diagnosis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in the Journal of Critical care
September 2009
Long term follow up of Ultraflex metallic stents in benign and malignant central airways obstruction
April 2007
Current NHS posts
Consultant General and Respiratory Physician, Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Personal profile
I like to keep fit, and I enjoy going to the gym, swimming, playing squash and cricket.
Contact information
| Telephone | 01634 662 822 / 845 |
| Website | https://www.drsyedarshadhusain.com/ |
| Private secretary | Lisa Aspell |
| Private secretary telephone | 01634 560747 |
| Private secretary email | lma-medsec@protonmail.com |