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Hussein Musa, M.D

Hussein Musa, M.D

Board-Certified Anesthesiology,Pain Medicine & Addiction Medicine

Dr. Hussein Musa is from Chicago, IL. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC). He became a Howard Hughes Research Fellow and graduated from UIUC with a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Upon graduation, he entered the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

At the University of Chicago, he researched the Innate Immune response to Hepatitis C Virus and has given several poster presentations on that subject matter. He graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 2011.Dr. Musa completed his residency in Anesthesiology at Columbia University Medical Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital and pursued a career in Pain medicine.

Dr. Musa completed fellowship training in Interventional Pain Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He has extensive training in performing procedures, including Epidural steroid injections, Radiofrequency ablation, Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, Spinal Cord stimulator placement, and more. He strongly desires to help patients suffering from chronic pain and addiction. He has worked in multiple opioid treatment centers in San Antonio.

Dr. Musa is the husband of an amazing wife and the father of three rambunctious boys. He founded The Kingdom Healthcare System, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable healthcare to those in need.

Pain Medicine Experience

  • 03/2023-Present

    Kingdom Healing Institute
    - Medical Director of Pain Medicine & Regenerative Therapies
    - Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain

  • 10/2021-02/2023

    Director of Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine at South Texas
    Veteran’s Health Care System
    - Recruitment of staff for Pain Clinic
    - Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain
    - Education & Leadership in Pain management at our Facility

  • 7/1/2020-10/2021

    Addiction and Pain Medicine Program
    Manager at South Texas Veterans Health Care System

  • 04/30/2019-6/30/2020

    Director of Interventional Pain Medicine SA Relief Center
    - Perform nerve blocks, Epidural steroid injections, Neuromodulation
    - Treatment of acute pain

  • 11/1/2017-3/31/2019

    Director of Chronic Pain Medicine Health & Medical Practice/ Care for PA
    - Perform nerve blocks, Epidural steroid injections, Neuromodulation
    - Treatment of acute pain

  • 7/1/2016-08/01/2018

    South Texas Multi-Specialty Practice
    - Medical Director of Pain Medicine
    - Provide pain medicine services on contractual basis

  • 7/1/2016-10/31/2017

    Director of Chronic Pain Medicine South Texas Spinal Clinic
    - Perform nerve blocks, Epidural steroid injections, Neuromodulation
    - Chronic Pain, Cancer Pain, Palliative Care, Manage opioid dependence

Addiction Medicine Experience

  • 03/2023-Present

    Kingdom Healing Institute
    - Coordinate & create personalized treatment plan for patients

  • 7/1/2020-02/2023

    Addiction and Pain Medicine Program
    Manager at South Texas Veterans Health Care System
    - Coordinate& create personalized treatment plan for patients
    - Educate providers on treatment options for opiate dependent patients
    - Lead Multidisciplinary team in treating patients

  • 3/01/2019-10/1/2020

    Medical Director of NuHope Outpatient Treatment Center
    - Coordinate & create personalized treatment plan for patients
    - Educate providers on treatment options for opiate dependent patients

  • 3/23/2017-8/1/2020

    Medical Director of NW Treatment Center San Antonio
    - Manage Opioid Addiction with the use of methadone & buprenorphine
    - Supervise & develop multimodal treatment plans for patients

  • 8/16/2016-present

    Licensed to prescribe Suboxone
    - Completed American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry course
    “Office Based Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders”

Anesthesiology Experience

  • 7/1/2017-2019

    Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio
    - Perioperative management of patients undergoing endoscopies and colonoscopies
    - Supervise CRNAs providing general anesthesia for gastroenterology procedures
    - Provide general anesthesia for gastroenterology procedures

  • 7/1/2016-10/31/2017

    South Texas Spinal Clinic
    - Provide office based anesthesia for the performance of interventional pain procedures

Other Work Experience

  • 7/2016-present

    Expert Witness
    - Review legal cases in the field of Pain Medicine
    - Provide video deposition expert testimony

  • 08/2018-present

    Founder of The Kingdom Healthcare System (www.kingdom-hcs.org)
    - Created 501c3 nonprofit free medical clinic
    - Examine and perform health screenings on patients
    - Organize volunteers and maintain clinic activities

  • 5/1/2017-09/2018

    Medical Director of CSL Plasma Center New Braunfels
    Lab Director of CSL Plasma Center New Braunfels
    - Supervise physical examination of plasma donors
    - Evaluate plasma donors for suitability for continued donation
    - Participate in QA meetings
    - Completed CLIA Lab director course
    - Participate in routine management of Laboratory

Board Certifications

  • 6/2016

    Board certification in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology

  • 10/2016

    Board certification in Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology

  • 1/2020

    Board certification in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine

Faculty Appointments

  • 11/2016-Present

    Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor at University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

  • 2/1/2021-Present

    Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at UT Health Science Center

Education

  • 7/1/2015-6/2016

    Fellow, Pain Medicine, UT San Antonio Health Science Center

  • 7/1/2011-6/2015

    Resident, Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • 7/1/2011-7/1/2015

    Post-Doctoral Residency Fellow, Columbia University

  • 2005-2011

    University of Chicago Pritzker school of Medicine, MD June 2011

  • 2001-2005

    University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.S. Molecular & Cellular biology

Research Experience

  • 2023-Present

    National Medical Fellowship Diversity in Clinical Trials Research Fellowship
    - Complete online course explaining the process of conducting clinical trials
    - Connect with research mentors
    - Weekly virtual meetings with clinical trials experts

  • 2007-2009

    University of Chicago, Department of Microbiology, Glenn Randall, PhD.
    “The function of USP18 in regulating the antiviral activity of interferons”
    - Worked towards characterizing the inhibition of interferon signaling by USP18 in Huh 7.5 cells using viral titer assays and RT-PCR to quantify data.
    - Created stably transfected Huh 7.5 cell line containing myctagged USP18 for analysis by confocal microscopy

  • 2006

    University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Eugene Chang, MD
    “Colonic microflora of IL-10 KO mice and its link to colitis.”
    - Isolated DNA of mice colonic microflora from stool samples & analyzed them using Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism.

  • 2004

    University Of Virginia, Department of Infectious Diseases, William Petri MD
    “Histone acetyltransferases and deacetylase in Entamoeba histolytica.”
    - Cultured infectious E. histolytica to harvest HDAC protein for Western blot analysis.
    - Measured HDAC activity in E. histolytica using ELISA assay.

  • 2003-2005

    University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana, Department of Crop Sciences, Lane Rayburn, PhD
    “Measuring Genetic variation of Corn using flow cytometry”
    - Grew corn, isolated DNA by homogenizing plant rootlets.
    - Measured variation of plant genetic content using flow cytometry.

  • 2002

    Yale University, Summer Medical Education Program

Publications

  • Novel Method for Precise Multilevel Injection Through a Single Skin Puncture: Entry over Target Fluoroscopic Technique MS Eckmann, R Yinfei Xu, H Musa - Pain Medicine, 2017
  • Histone acetyltransferases and deacetylase in Entamoeba histolytica Girija Ramakrishnan, Carol A. Gilchrist, Hussein Musa, Michael S. Torok, Patrick A. Grant, Barbara J. Mann and William A. Petri Jr. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Volume 138, Issue 2, December 2004, Pages 205-216

Poster/oral Presentations

  • Musa, H Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Patients with Comorbid Chronic Pain, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Pain Medicine Grand Rounds lecture Feb 2021
  • Musa, H Novel technique for the Performance of Multilevel Medial & Lateral Branch Injections with a Single Needle Puncture Site, Texas Pain Society Poster presentation Oct. 2015
  • Musa, H Epidural steroid injection for the treatment of radiculopathy, Columbia University Department of Anesthesiology Chief Rounds oral presentation Feb. 2013
  • Musa, H Anesthesiology “Living the Dream” Columbia University Summer Medical & Dental Educational Program oral presentation July 2012,2013
  • Musa H. Innate Immune Response to Hepatitis C Virus infection. University of Chicago Department of Microbiology Data Club oral presentation. June 2007, 2008.
  • Musa H. Rayburn L. Genetic Variation in Corn. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. November 2004.

Community Service

  • 2022

    Recipient of the C.A. Whittier Medical Society Humanitarian Award

  • 2017-2018

    Volunteer, Roy Maas Youth center
    - Mentor youth & lead group activities

  • 2006-2009

    Volunteer, Daniel Hale Williams Young Scientist Program
    - Helped junior high students design their science project and lead small group project demonstrations on the south side of Chicago

  • 2006-2007

    Tutor, Andrew Carnegie Elementary School
    - Helped elementary students with basic reading skills on the south side of Chicago.

Institutional Service & Professional Organization

  • 2020-Present

    Member of Bexar County Medical Society

  • 2019-Present

    American Society of Addiction Medicine

  • 2015-Present

    Member of Texas Pain Society

  • 2013-2015

    ASA Resident Advocacy Task Force

  • 2012-2015

    Resident Physician Member of (ASA) American Society of Anesthesiologists

  • 2012-2015

    Resident Physician Member of New York State Society of Anesthesiologists

  • 2012-2015

    Mentor in Summer Medical Educational Program at Columbia University

  • 2008-2009

    Co-Coordinator, Young Scientist Training Program University of Chicago

  • 2007-2009

    Instructor, Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP)

  • 2006-2009

    Member, Collegiate Mentorship Program

  • 22005-2011

    Representative, Student National Medical Association

Hobbies/interests

  • Read fantasy/sci-fi novels, Football, Spanish fluency

Kingdom Healing Institute

The first of its kind, direct care multispecialty practice located in San Antonio, Texas

  • 7434 Louis Pasteur Drive, Suite 110,
    San Antonio, TX 78229
  • Practice Hours:
    Monday - Friday : 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

7434 Louis Pasteur Drive, Suite 110,
San Antonio, TX 78229