Sayed Amjad Hussain

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Sayed Amjad Hussain (Urdu:سيد امجد حسين) is a Pakistani-American cardiothoracic surgeon and writer from Maumee, Ohio. He invented two surgical devices – the pleuroperitoneal shunt and a special endotracheal tube.^[1] He was a member of Team Indus which covered the entire 2,000 miles of the river Indus in Pakistan from its source in Western Tibet.^[1] This trip was claimed to have been the third expedition in history to reach that site.^[3] The achievements of Team Indus were entered into Congressional Records of the U.S. Congress in June 1997.^[3][4] While on a humanitarian mission, he donated tons of supplies and equipment to the Dominican Republic, China and Pakistan.^[1] Also, his photographs have appeared on 35 magazine covers and in 8 calendars.^[2] The Herald Magazine August 2003, introduced Hussain as the jack-of-all-trades and master of many.^[3]

He is an emeritus professor of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and emeritus professor of humanities in the College of Literature, Languages, and Social Sciences at the University of Toledo.^{[citation needed]}