SHAHID HUSSAIN

Accomplished laboratory professional with over 16 years of

practical experience in Core Lab (Chemistry, Hematology &

Immunology sections), and short training in Microbiology. Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology. Acquired

professional license as a Laboratory Specialist from the Saudi

Commission for Health Specialties. Certified as an International

Medical Laboratory Scientist with the American Society for

Clinical Pathology. Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance,

quality control, and laboratory accreditation standards, including

CAP & CBAHI. Proficient in method validation, instrument

installation & preventive maintenance as well as in inventory management. Skilled in running & troubleshooting advanced laboratory equipment such as Roche cobas 8000 modular analyzer e.g., c 311, e 411,, t 411, Sysmex XN series, Sysmex SP-50 stainer, STAGO STA R Max3, Bio-Rad D-10 HPLC, FAN hp urea breath testing, Immunodiagnostic IDS-iSys, ETI Max-3000, Phaida ImmunoCAP 250, Euroimmun EuroBlotOne, AESKU's HELIOS IFA, Siemens' Immulite & BN ProSpec II, Biomerieux BacT/ALERT 3D, Biomerieux Vitek 2 Compact 30 & 60, DxU 810c/850m Iris, SENTiFIT 800 fully automated analyzer for stool occult blood. Adept at managing laboratory information systems and statistical data analysis using SPSS and Microsoft Excel. Committed to maintaining high quality, safety, and infection control standards while ensuring accurate reporting of critical results. Training of junior staff to achieve strong professional excellence.

• Laboratory Specialist, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, 05/01/15, 15RA0009271, Renewed every two years
• International Medical Laboratory Scientist, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 08/01/16, 25583255, Renewed every three years

• Father's Name: Badshah Gul
• Number of Children: 4
• Date of birth: 04/24/78
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Pakistani
• Marital status: Married
• Religion: Islam

• Reading & Camping

Fully Funded M.Sc. Scholarship from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

• Dr. Zahid Shakoor, Professor and Consultant, Immunology Unit, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, +966-11-4671299, shakoor_zahid@yahoo.com

• Dr. Amer Mahmoud, Assistant Professor, Stem Cell Unit, Anatomy Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ammahmood@ksu.edu.sa

• Hussain S, Afzal N, Javaid K, Ullah MI, Ahmad T, Saleem-Uz-Zaman. (Dec 2010). Level of Interferon Gamma in the Blood of Tuberculosis Patients. Iran.J.Immunol.

7(4), 240-6.

• Afzal N, Javed K, Saleem-uz-Zaman, Mumtaz A, Hussain S, Tahir R, Ullah I, Akram M. (Oct-Dec 2010). Percentage of CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocytes in the blood of tuberculosis patients. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 22(4):182-6.

• Hannan A, IkramUllah M, Usman M, Hussain S, Absar M, Javed K. (Jan 2011). Anti- mycobacterial activity of garlic (Allium sativum) against multi-drug resistant and non-multi-drug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pak J Pharm Sci. 24(1):81-5.

• Nadeem Afzal, KhursheedJavaid, Shahid Hussain, Saleem-uz-Zaman Adahmi, Waqas Sami, Ihtzaz A. Malik. (May 2014). Inverse correlation of Interferon-gamma andCD8+ T Lymphocytes in Tuberculosis Patients. Majmah J. Health Sciences. 2 (1): 15-20.

• Evaluation of anti-mycobacterial activity of garlic (Allium sativum) against clinical isolates of non-MDR and MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Conference: 57th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the GA|August 16 – 20, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland Volume: Planta Med 2009; 75: 877–1095 (Conference Paper Presentation).

• Abdullah Alsrhani, Aisha Farhana, Shahid Hussain and Muhammad Ikram Ullah. (Aug 2022). The Relationship between Serum Vitamin D

Levels and Thyroid Functions in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis from

Saudi Arabia. Pakistan J. Zool., 1-8:

https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220415180457.

• Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Abdullah Alsrhani, Muhammad Atif, Irfan Shaukat, Shahid Hussain and Hasan Ejaz. Estimation of serum iron, serum lipids and serum liver enzymes in celiac disease patients of Saudi Arabia.

(Dec 2022). Pak J Med Sci. 38(8):2101-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.8.6237.