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Date(s) - 11/30/2021
4:00 pm CST - 5:00 pm CST
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Join us on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST.
The lungs are the most commonly affected organ in sarcoidosis. 90% or more of people with sarcoidosis have lung involvement, whether they have symptoms or not. Sometimes, this involvement can be serious and cause scaring of the lungs. Our Expert Panel will discuss:
• The way Sarcoidosis presents in the lungs, starting with lymphadenopathy to Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) to Pulmonary Hypertension
• Knowing when to get help
• Finding a specialists that have a multidisciplinary approach
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/204744956677
About our Expert Panelists:
Hussain Rahat, MD
Dr. Hussain has been practicing at UT Health Science Center in Houston TX since 2012. He is a Pulmonary Critical Care and Lung Transplant Physician at Memorial Hermann Hospital at the Texas Medical Center which is the largest medical center in the world. Dr. Hussain is the Medical Director of the Sarcoidosis clinic at UT Health Science Center. He is also the Medical Director of the Heart and Lung Transplant Intermediate unit at Memorial Hermann Hospital and is responsible for quality and patient care outcomes. His practice includes taking care of patients in the ICU with Severe Respiratory failure, Severe Heart failure, and Lung Transplant patient’s management. Dr. Hussain’s outpatient clinic is focused on Sarcoidosis, COPD, Post-Transplant Pulmonary complications, Pre and Post Lung Transplant care, Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Dr. Hussain is a graduate of Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. After coming to United States for higher education and training he was involved in research at Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University where he studied Neurocritical Care patients and Intracranial Hemorrhage. In addition, Dr. Hussain also did research with cardiac arrest patients and hypothermia. He was also involved with research at Baylor College of Medicine at the VA Hospital in Houston, where he managed to work with leaders in the Infectious disease Department.
He completed his Internal Medicine Training at UT-RAHC and joined fellowship in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. During his training he also completed a Lung Transplant Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.
Pascal L. Kingah, MD MPH
Dr. Kingah is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is an active member of the American College of Chest Physicians. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Kingah seeks to improve current asthma management and institute smoking cessation strategies. His special clinical interests include interstitial lung disease, specifically sarcoidosis and pulmonary fibrosis. He has contributed to several publications in which he was first author.
He is currently the medical director of intensive care at Memorial Hermann Cypress. He is also chair of Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee for Memorial Hermann Cypress. He has worked on scoring systems in the ICU that helped predict mortality in patients with cancer admitted to the ICU as revealed in his most recent publications. His other clinical interests include interstitial lung disease, specifically sarcoidosis and optimizing care of patients with sepsis. On his off days he likes fishing, hunting and swimming. He also loves soccer and still finds time to play. A former Detroit Tigers fan now an Astros fan.
Gautam Sikka, MD
Bio coming soon!
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