Dr. Filza Hussain

Biography

Filza Hussain completed her medical education at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2005, and then traveled to pursue her interest in Psychiatry. She completed her residency at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where she was awarded the M.J. Martin award for excellence in Consultation Liaison psychiatry. This experience solidified her interest in the field as a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist. Dr. Hussain's commitment to eliminating the mind-body dualism stigma associated with psychiatry led her to pursue a fellowship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. After fulfilling visa obligations in the UK, she utilized her experience evaluating Consultation Liaison services in large teaching hospitals in the NHS before returning to serve as the sole outpatient provider across eleven counties in Northwest Wisconsin, managing a panel of 1500 patients. She has actively participated as a board member of NAMI and has contributed to international health blogs and newspaper articles aimed at decreasing the stigma surrounding psychiatry. Since 2017, Dr. Hussain has been a Clinical Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She served on the Education Committee in 2022 and is currently the Associate Program Director for the CLP Fellowship, focusing on enhancing the educational experience for fellows and participating in various clinical initiatives, particularly in transplant psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine.

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