Shahid Husain

Dr. Husain is currently the Director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases department of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Multi-Organ Transplantation at the University Health Network in addition to being a member of the Antimicrobial Stewardship team at Mount Sinai Hospital-University Health Network.  Shahid is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Husain is an internationally recognized expert in the field of Transplant Infectious Diseases and has served as Chairman of the Infectious Diseases Council of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.  He is actively involved with other professional societies and is an active contributor in the development of guidelines for the management of infections in solid organ transplant recipients on the behest of American Thoracic Society and American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Husain’s research has focused on the risk factors and outcomes of infections in solid organ transplant recipients.  His funded clinical research is directed towards evaluation of diagnostic tests for early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, development of appropriate antiviral and antifungal prophylactic strategies in immunocompromised hosts.  He had been funded through the National Institute of Health and Center for Disease Control for evaluating the role of a novel pathogen Simkania negevensis and cohort study in lung transplant recipients evaluating the risk factors of invasive mycosis respectively.

Fax: 416-340-5442      Phone: 416-340-3144  Email: shahid.husain@uhn.ca