Other work activities
In addition to private practice, Hussain is a Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology with the New Zealand National Eye Centre and University of Auckland. He is actively involved in glaucoma research, supervision of research fellows as well as the teaching of medical and optometry students. In fact, Hussain was awarded the 2019 Dennis Pickup Clinical Educator Award for the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Auckland.
Hussain has published numerous works in peer-reviewed journals and he often gives lectures and presentations at local and international ophthalmology meetings. He is also a Visiting Lecturer for the Australian College of Optometry and has been the clinical lead for the ADHB/University of Auckland Advanced Glaucoma Therapeutics Training programme for optometrists.
Hussain is also a Consultant at Greenlane Clinical Centre where he teaches budding ophthalmologists in glaucoma and cataract surgery. Hussain is also a member of Voluntary Ophthalmic Services Overseas (VOSO) and has been involved in the training of overseas ophthalmologists in Asia and the Pacific.