Aliya Husain, MD

  • Professor of Pathology
  • Clinical Interests: Cardiac Pathology, Mediastinal Tumors, Pediatric Pathology, Pulmonary Pathology
  • Research and Scholarly Interests: Heart and Lung Transplant, Interstitial Lung Disease, Malignant Mesothelioma
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: ahusain@bsd.uchicago.edu

Dr. Husain is a surgical pathologist with subspecialty boards in pediatric pathology. Her diagnostic expertise includes thoracic pathology with focus on heart and lung transplantation (in both adults and children), interstitial lung disease and malignant mesothelioma.

Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Fellowship - Surgical Pathology
1987

Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
Residency - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
1986

University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Residency - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
1983

Mayo Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
Internship - Internal Medicine
1981

King Edward Medical College
Lahore, Pakistan
MBBS
1980

African-American race and mortality in interstitial lung disease: a multicentre propensity-matched analysis.
African-American race and mortality in interstitial lung disease: a multicentre propensity-matched analysis. Eur Respir J. 2018 06; 51(6).
PMID: 29724923

Routine C4d immunohistochemistry in cardiac allografts: Long-term outcomes.
Routine C4d immunohistochemistry in cardiac allografts: Long-term outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Dec; 36(12):1329-1335.
PMID: 28988608

Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma 2017 Update of the Consensus Statement From the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.
Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma 2017 Update of the Consensus Statement From the International Mesothelioma Interest Group. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018 Jan; 142(1):89-108.
PMID: 28686500

CT findings associated with survival in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
CT findings associated with survival in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Eur Radiol. 2017 Dec; 27(12):5127-5135.
PMID: 28687910

CT Findings, Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation, and Imaging Predictors of Survival for Patients With Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features.
CT Findings, Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation, and Imaging Predictors of Survival for Patients With Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Jun; 208(6):1229-1236.
PMID: 28350485

Integrated analysis of somatic mutations and immune microenvironment in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Integrated analysis of somatic mutations and immune microenvironment in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Oncoimmunology. 2017; 6(2):e1278330.
PMID: 28344893

BAP1 immunohistochemistry has limited prognostic utility as a complement of CDKN2A (p16) fluorescence in situ hybridization in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
BAP1 immunohistochemistry has limited prognostic utility as a complement of CDKN2A (p16) fluorescence in situ hybridization in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Hum Pathol. 2017 02; 60:86-94.
PMID: 27771374

Amount of Epithelioid Differentiation Is a Predictor of Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Amount of Epithelioid Differentiation Is a Predictor of Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar; 103(3):962-966.
PMID: 27765170

Imaging of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Imaging of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Radiol Clin North Am. 2016 Nov; 54(6):1033-1046.
PMID: 27719974

Late presentation of constrictive pericarditis after limited epicardial ablation for inappropriate sinus tachycardia.
Late presentation of constrictive pericarditis after limited epicardial ablation for inappropriate sinus tachycardia. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2016 Sep; 2(5):441-445.
PMID: 28491729

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