Biography

Dr. Husain is a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is a graduate of Dow Medical College Karachi, Pakistan. He received his initial training in the United States at Stanford University, California. He completed his residency at USC and continued with research and geriatric fellowships at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Dr. Husain has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in national and international scientific journals and authored several book chapters and serves as a peer reviewer for major professional journals. 

Education

Medical School
Dow Medical College - Pakistan (1981)

Research Interest

  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Magnetic Seizure Therapy
  • Mood Disorders
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Publications

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for moderate-severity major depression among the elderly: Data from the pride study.
Østergaard SD, Speed MS, Kellner CH, Mueller M, McClintock SM, Husain MM, Petrides G, McCall WV, Lisanby SH, J Affect Disord 2020 Sep 274 1134-1141
The efficacy of acute ECT in atypical depression
Husain MM, McClintock SM, Rush AJ, Knapp RG, Fink M, Rummans TA, Rasmussen K, Claassen C, Petrides G, Biggs MM, Mueller M, Sampson S, Bailine SH, Lisanby SH, Kellner CH Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2008 69(3) 406-411
Pain in depression: STAR*D findings
Husain MM, Rush AJ, Trivedi MH, McClintock SM, Wisniewski SR, Davis L, Luther JF, Zisook S, Fava M Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2007 63 113-122
DSM melancholic features are unreliable predictors of ECT response: A CORE publication
Fink M, Rush AJ, Kanpp R, Rasmussen K, Mueller M, Rummans TA, O’Connor K, Husain M, Biggs M, Bailine S, Kellner CH Journal of ECT 2007 23(3) 139-146
Anesthetic considerations for magnetic seizure therapy
White PF, Amos Q, Zhang Y, Stool L, Husain MM, Thornton L, Downing M, McClintock S, Lisanby SH Anesthesia and Analgesia 2006 103 76-80

Honors & Awards

  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Member Geriatric Psychiatric Examination Committee, Part IV Examination Committee (0)
  • Editorial Board
    Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences, The Journal of ECT (0)
  • National Institute of Health
    Conte Center Grant Reviewer (0)
  • National Institute of Mental Health
    Special Emphasis Panel Grant Reviewer (0)
  • NCDEU
    Young Investigators Award (0)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • Association of Convulsive Therapy
  • International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology
  • International Psychogeriatric Association