Dr. Shahid Husain completed his Internal Medicine residency from Cook County Hospital and his three-year Infectious Diseases Fellowship from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) with specialized training in Transplant Infectious Diseases. He completed his Masters in Clinical Trials from the University of Pittsburgh. He remained at UPMC as faculty and joined the University of Toronto in 2008.

 Dr. Husain is an internationally recognized expert in the field of Transplant Infectious Diseases, as well as serving as Chairman of the Infectious Diseases Council of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He is actively involved in the Canadian Society of Transplantation and currently serves as Chair of Transplant Infectious Diseases group. Shahid is an active contributor in the development of guidelines for the management of infections in solid organ transplant recipients on the behest of the 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. He has a particular interest in antibiotic stewardship of immunocompromised hosts. His funded clinical research is directed towards the evaluation of diagnostic tests for early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, development of appropriate antiviral, anti-bacterial and antifungal prophylactic strategies in immunocompromised hosts. He has been funded through the National Institute of Health, Canadian Institute of Health Research and Center for Disease Control.

 To date, Dr. Husain has published more than 200 peers reviewed publications and has authored more than seven book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer in various journals. He is passionate about teaching the future generation of transplant physicians and runs the world largest Transplant Infectious Diseases Fellowship program.