Sayed Amjad Hussain
| Sayed Amjad Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 (age 79–80) Peshawar, N.W.F.P (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan) |
| Residence | Maumee, Ohio, United States |
| Citizenship | US |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Fields | Cardiothoracic Surgery, Photography |
| Institutions | University of Toledo College of Medicine |
| Alma mater | Khyber Medical College,Peshawar |
| Known for |
Invention of the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special endotracheal tube Explorer of the river Indus (Pakistan) |
| Influenced | Mr. Abdul Qadoon Hafizji (his early teacher) Muhammad Ali |
| Notable awards | Induction in the Medical Mission Hall of Fame (2012) |
Sayed Amjad Hussain(Urdu/Pashto:سيد امجد حسين) is a US-based Pakistani cardiothoracic surgeon, inventor, writer, photographer, explorer, columnist and community leader. The inventor of two surgical devices – the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special endotracheal tube, Dr. S. Amjad Hussain has to his credit 50 research papers on medical literature, 20 scholarly presentations to academic institutions, over 60 lectures and presentations to civic, service and other subjects and over four hundred articles on a variety of subjects published in various newspapers and magazines. He was a member of Team Indus which covered the entire 2,000 miles of the river Indus in Pakistan from its source in Western Tibet. This trip is claimed to be the third expedition in history to reach that site. The achievements of the Team Indus were entered into Congressional Records of the U.S. Congress in June 1997. While on humanitarian mission, he donated tons of supplies and equipment to the Dominican Republic, China and Pakistan. Also, his photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars. The Herald Magazine August 2003, introduced Dr. Amjad Hussain as the jack-of-all-trades and master of many.
Currently, he is Emeritus Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Humanities in the College of Literature, Languages and Social Sciences at the University of Toledo.
Prof. Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain was born on January 1, 1937 in Peshawar to Agha Sayed Gulbacha. He received his early education from Government High School No. 1, Peshawar, and Islamia College Peshawar. He graduated with distinction from Khyber Medical College Peshawar in 1962. He received general surgery training at the Medical University of Ohio and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery training at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He was given a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1973 and made a diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery in 1970. Dr. Hussain was married to the late Dottie Brown Hussain and has three children: Natasha Raabia Hussain, S. Waqaar (Qarie Marshall) Hussain and S. Osman (Monie) Hussain.
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