Syed Muhammad Abbas Hussain
Kansas city,United States
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate physician committed to delivering personalized and evidence-based healthcare. With a strong focus on patient outcomes and satisfaction in a collaborative approach. Seeking a challenging position where I can utilize my clinical expertise and knowledge and contribute to a dynamic healthcare team.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vascular Neurology Fellow
University of Kansas Medical Center
07.2024 - Current
Served in a "junior attending" role and lead the inpatient vascular neurology service;
- Collaborated with team to optimize workflow and achieve objectives.
- Networked and built strong presence with peers to facilitate professional relationships.
- Taught medical students and residents and provided guidance with study and career advice
- Focused on evidence based medicine while being mindful of cost effectiveness of workup and interventions.
- Reviewed program materials and coordinated updates with latest research to keep department materials relevant and up-to-date.
Neurology Resident Physician
University of Kansas Medical Center
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Selected as a member of residency council.
- Consistently scored >96th Percentile in residency in-training exam (compared to all test takers for RITE exams in the US).
- Elected as Chief Resident (Education/Academic) by faculty.
- Contributed to departmental improvements through active participation in quality improvement initiatives and committees. Made several changes to inpatient services including introducing "swing shift service", changing workflow of consult service and EMU service
- Advocated for residents and served as a trusted resource for residents. Participated in conflict resolution.
- Made several changes to didactics including introducing continuum journal clubs, basic science trivia sessions etc.. This lead to improvement in over all Residency ITE scores for the program.
Professional training and Research Elective
University of Texas Health Science center
08.2019 - 11.2019
- Gained hands-on experience with research, contributed to several ongoing projects assisted with literature search, data collection and entry, manuscript writing.
Tuition to Medical Student/volunteer Work
Self-employeed
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Initial plan was to come to the US immediately after graduating med to start residency, however, My father suffered from a massive brain stem stroke, in May of 2018, which paralyzed him completely
- Decided to stay back and take time off from professional career to provide care
- In that time period, I provided tuition to medical students from medical school and did volunteer work
CLINICAL ELECTIVE STUDENT
Florida International University/HW college of med
09.2016 - 10.2016
CLINICAL ELECTIVE STUDENT
Dent Institute and Roswell Park cancer hospital
12.2015 - 01.2016
Education
MBBS -
Ziauddin Medical College (Ziauddin University)
Karachi, Pakistan01.2016
Pre-Med -
Aga Khan Higher secondary school
01.2010
GCE O levels -
University of Cambridge, DA Public School O & A levels
01.2009
Skills
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and multitask
- Proficient in Microsoft excel & office
- Written & oral report creation
- Leadership in administrative role
- Dedicated team player
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Able to perform and critically analyze clinical research Enrolled in EBM course during residency and fellowship
- Proficient in performing and interpreting routine and long term EEGs, NCS's & EMGs
- Procedural skills: Lumbar punctures (performed and supervised junior residents), Botox injections (certified, performed > 40), Trigger point injections, Arterial lines, Central lines
Certification
ECFMG certified, 2019
Research
- Diagnostic Yield of Pelvic MRV in patients with embolic stroke of unknown etiology: A scoping review and metanalysis, Mohammed Q. Al-sabbagh, Emanuele Camerucci, Syed Muhammad Abbas Hussain, Sai Kumar Reddy Pasya1, Elyse Vetter1, Rachel Dukes1, Dina M. Al-nuaimi, Tuqa Asedi, Sibi Thirunavukkarasu, Prasanna Eswaradass, [accepted for poster presentation at International Stroke conference, Feb 2025]
- Recanalization Outcomes in Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Retrospective Single-Center Study, Syed Hussain, Sean Beattie, Mohamaad Al Sabbagh, Husitha Vanguru, [submitted for poster presentation at AAN 2025]
- CADASIL: A case series of denovo mutations with variable phenotypic presentation, 2022, [Presented during research day at KUMC]
- Factors affecting the cognitive abilities of school going children, Hussain, S., Bangash, N., Shah, U., Hasan, N., 09/01/14, Poster presented in ZU research competition, Karachi Pakistan.
- CTA quantification of Intracranial and Extracranial vascular narrowing in patients with Ischemic Stroke with and without a drug use history, E Bonfante Mejia, S Calle, A Jaglino, C Sitton, X Zhang, A Syed M. Abbas, R Riascos, 09/01/19 - 10/01/19, Abstract accepted in ASNR for presentation
- Challenges in MRI safety, E Bonfante Mejia, A Syed Muhammad A, S Romo, R Yaqubi, R Riascos, 09/01/19 - 10/01/19
Personal Information
Title: Neurohospitalist/General Neurologist
Professional Examinations
- USMLE Step 1, 249 (first attempt)
- USMLE Step 2, 257 (first attempt)
- USMLE Step 3, 236 (first attempt)
- USMLE CS, pass (first attempt)
Hobbies and Interests
- Enjoy playing squash. Have played in tournaments at sport clubs.
- Self-proclaimed cat whisperer.
- Love to travel, enjoy hiking and snorkeling.
- Self-titled expert on LOTR and former member of the Tolkien society.
- Sufficiently talented singer (performance video on YouTube will go viral one day).
- Film and music enthusiast.
- I enjoy yoga and Tai Chi but during step preparations, I joined a boxing club.
- I also love to mentor and teach.
Languages
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Full Professional
Arabic
Elementary
Punjabi
Limited Working
Timeline
Vascular Neurology Fellow
University of Kansas Medical Center
07.2024 - Current
Neurology Resident Physician
University of Kansas Medical Center
01.2021 - 01.2024
Professional training and Research Elective
University of Texas Health Science center
08.2019 - 11.2019
Tuition to Medical Student/volunteer Work
Self-employeed
01.2018 - 01.2019
CLINICAL ELECTIVE STUDENT
Florida International University/HW college of med
09.2016 - 10.2016
CLINICAL ELECTIVE STUDENT
Dent Institute and Roswell Park cancer hospital
12.2015 - 01.2016
Pre-Med -
Aga Khan Higher secondary school
GCE O levels -
University of Cambridge, DA Public School O & A levels
ECFMG certified, 2019
MBBS -
Ziauddin Medical College (Ziauddin University)
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