Chief - Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Utah School of Medicine
S. Adil Husain, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery and Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Utah School of Medicine
Co-Director – Heart Center
Primary Children’s Hospital
Biosketch: Dr. Husain obtained his Medical Degree from the University of North Dakota where he was a Ray Dugan Memorial Academic Scholar. He completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of Iowa where he was given the Edward Mason Resident award and also became the Chief Administrative Resident. He then completed fellowship training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of North Carolina. He completed his pediatric cardiac surgical training at Riley Children's Hospital - Indiana University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Husain joined UT Health San Antonio and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2009 and was appointed the Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. He was promoted to Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2013. He was recruited to join the faculty at the University of Utah and lead the Heart Center at Primary Children’s Hospital in 2018. He is board certified in Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery as well as Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery. He was honored by his undergraduate alma-matter, Carleton College in 2016 with the Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement Award. Dr. Husain was an Aresty Scholar at the Wharton School of Business – University of Pennsylvania in 2018. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Husain is also very involved in international humanitarian surgical mission work. His relationship with PCRF began in 2007 and since that time he has visited the West Bank as well as the Gaza strip on nearly a yearly basis. In addition, he has been actively involved with HeartGift, an organization designed to bring children from underserved nations to the United States for corrective heart surgery.
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
Sunday, January 30, 2022
10:30 AM – 10:33 AM ET