Fareeda Hussain, M.D.

I enjoy practicing collaborative, individualized medicine, and including my patients in shared decision-making. I greatly value team care — when the patient, nurses and schedulers all are intimately involved in ensuring we work as a well-functioning team to deliver high-quality care.

I grew up in Sri Lanka and moved to Minnesota for college. I did my undergraduate training at Winona State University, then several years of research at Mayo Clinic prior to completing medical school.

In my free time, I enjoy being with my family, traveling and staying active.

Education

• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Residency

• Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota

Certification

• Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology

Memberships

• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Women in Otolaryngology

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Ear and hearing-related conditions, including chronic ear disease and cochlear implantation
• Head and neck endocrine surgeries, including thyroid and parathyroid issues
• Nonsurgical ear molding
• Outer ear deformities
• Pediatric ENT conditions
• Salivary gland disorders, including parotid masses
• Sinus and nasal disorders

• Detection of colorectal serrated polyps by stool DNA testing: comparison with fecal immunochemical testing for occult blood (FIT), January 2014
• Stool DNA testing for the detection of colorectal neoplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, March 2013
• Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot at Age 83, October 2012
• Sole abnormalities of chromosome 7 in myeloid malignancies: Spectrum, histopathologic correlates, and prognostic implications, July 2012