Dr. Hussain completed PharmD at the University of Sargodha in 2011 and MClinPharm at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2014. In late 2015, he moved to the University of Tasmania to undertake his PhD which focused on optimal drug dosing strategies in obese surgical patients. He completed his PhD in 2019 and took up a Lecturer appointment in the same year. He has several publications in prestigious journals of Medicine, Surgery and Anaesthesia.

Dr. Hussain is an academic pharmacist with a wide range of teaching and research experience at different hospitals in Australia and overseas. Prior to joining the University of Canberra, he worked at various professional and academic positions including community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, and educational institutions such as the University of Health Sciences, Taylor's University, and the University of Tasmania.

Dr. Hussain's research interests include optimal drug dosing strategies in the obese population and the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.