Mustafa M. Husain, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry Division
Head, ECT Service
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Mustafa M. Husain, MD is currently an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry, chief of the Geriatric Psychiatry Division, director of the Neurostimulation Lab, and head of ECT Service at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

He is a graduate of Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He received his initial training in the United States at Stanford University, California. Dr. Husain completed his residency at the University of Southern California, and continued with research and geriatric fellowships at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.

Dr. Husain has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in national and international scientific journals, has authored several book chapters, and currently serves as a reviewer for major professional journals. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of ECT, and a member of the Grant Review Committee for Neuroscience, Conte Center, and Biobehavioral Brain Research of the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Husain is involved in training, education, and research in general psychiatry, aging and geriatric issues, new applications of lead placement in ECT, and novel treatments of major depressive disorder including Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) and Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (MST).