Nuzhat Husain

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About Nuzhat Husain

Prof Nuzhat Husain is currently Dean, Professor and Head of Pathology and Officer In-charge State Referral Centre for Lab Investigations at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. She has completed a previous term as dean and also headed the institute in a director for two years. During her administrative tenures Dr Husain has been instrumental in development and expansion of the institute ensuring progress, commencement of new degrees addition of new facilities and campus while maintaining high standards. Her clinical interest areas include Oncopathology, Neuropathology and Molecular pathology. Prof Husain has done her MBBS in 1985 from JN Medical College, Aligarh and her MD in Pathology from King George’s Medical University in 1989 with high merit and several awards including the prestigious President of India’s silver medal for best woman student at the University in 1985 and the KB Kunwar Gold medal for best thesis in 1989, She commenced her academic career as lecturer to King George’s Medical University in 1991 where she served for 20 years. She has been honoured with several awards including the DSTs Boyscast fellowship under which she did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Boston USA. She has published 250 papers in peer reviewed journals, authored book chapters, delivered several prestigious lectures in India and abroad, guided more than 30 PhD students and over 60 MD, MS and MCh thesis. She is honorary secretary of the Indian College of Pathologists, and has been Member of the College of American Pathologist and the US-Canadian academy of Pathology. She has completed tenures as President of the UP Chapter of IAPM as well as President of the UP Chapter of IAC. Dr. Husain has created a unique model of public-public partnership and referral services in govt sector. She taken leadership in implementing comprehensive and cost-effective diagnostic services bringing high end investigations like molecular pathology, flow cytometry, e-slides & telepathology, liquid based cytology in the reach of the common public. Research work has been her forte and he has been principal investigator in 20 research extramural projects. She is on the editorial board of several journals and reviewer for articles. On the social front she is active in active in promoting cancer screening in women as well as works for the cause of promoting education and health of underprivileged individuals.