background
background
Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD

Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD

Rheumatology*
35+ years of experience

Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD is a rheumatologist in Whiting, NJ and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Hussain has extensive experience in Osteoporosis & Screening. He graduated from Sindh Medical College, Dow University Of Health Sciences in 1989. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Ocean University Medical Center and Community Medical Center. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

4.1 Star Rating
Based on 49 reviews 4.1 Star Rating (49 reviews)

Garden State Medicine PC

1100 Highway 70 Whiting, NJ 08759
Telehealth available
(732) 202-3000

Dr. Hussain is a Healthgrades Choice provider in Rheumatology

The Healthgrades Choice designation helps you understand the most important factors to consider when choosing a healthcare professional. This designation is earned based on four set standards.
Read our methodology

  • Above average experience
  • Good hospital quality
  • Good patient ratings
  • No healthcare sanctions
  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. Hussain specializes in the area of Rheumatology. • See board certifications
  • Explains Conditions Well
    Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. • See reviews
  • Offers Telehealth
    This doctor offers telehealth appointments. Call the office to schedule an appointment.
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ • See hospitals
ADVERTISEMENT
healthgrades-rx

Save money with free prescription discounts

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Learn more about experience and why treatment frequency matters

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Dr. Hussain's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Hussain

4.1

49 ratings, 31 with a written review
5 Star
71%
71%
4 Star
6%
6%
3 Star
0%
0%
2 Star
6%
6%
1 Star
16%
16%

Your trust is our top concern. Learn more.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

RecentHighestLowestMost Helpful
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Aug 20, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Valerie King – Jul 02, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Susan Anne Wagner – Jul 02, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
May 30, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
May 30, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
New patient BJL – Mar 26, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
David Michaud – Feb 28, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Feb 22, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Jan 26, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Jan 13, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Patricia Miller – Oct 18, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Private name – Sep 13, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Hello – Aug 01, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
4 people found this helpful
Helpful
Shirley H. – Oct 26, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Sonia Linkfield – Oct 26, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Oct 26, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Marianna White – Oct 24, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
R. Brown – Oct 24, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Karen Asper – Jul 07, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
JS – Dec 30, 2021
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Hussain?

Rheumatology Spotlight

About Me

biography

Dr. Shahzad Hussain, MD is a rheumatologist in Whiting, NJ and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Hussain has extensive experience in Osteoporosis & Screening. He graduated from Sindh Medical College, Dow University Of Health...read more

  • Rheumatology

  • Internal Medicine

  • Allergy & Immunology

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Suny Health Science Center University Hospital

    Fellowship Hospital, 1999

  • St Francis Mc

    Residency Hospital, 1997

  • St Francis Mc|st Francis Medical Center

    Internship Hospital, 1995

  • Sindh Medical College, Dow University Of Health Sciences

    Medical School, 1989
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Internal Medicine®
- 
Rheumatology
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.

Healthgrades receives board action history for physicians and physician assistants. The information displayed here is sourced from independent information providers, such as state board websites, and may not be the most up-to-date information. Healthgrades makes no representations with respect to the accuracy of any information provided here and assumes no responsibility or liability for such information.

Learn more about medical license public record check

  • English

  • Spanish

Dr. Hussain is a Healthgrades Choice provider in Rheumatology

    Read our methodology

    Healthgrades Tips for Getting the Best Rheumatology Care

    Locations

    Garden State Medicine PC

    Garden State Pain and Radiology Center PC1100 Highway 70 Whiting, NJ 08759
    1

    SNS Rheumatology Associates

    Office101 Prospect St Ste 216 Lakewood, NJ 08701
    2

    Affiliated Hospitals

    • Ocean University Medical Center

      425 Jack Martin Blvd
      Brick, NJ 08724
      Recipient of 18
      hospital awards

      America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025)

      Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

      Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

      Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

      View all awards

      How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

      81%
      Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

      3% lower than the national average

      75%
      Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
      View all patient feedback

    • Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus

      600 River Ave
      Lakewood, NJ 08701

      How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

      84%
      Patients said they were given information about recovering at home
      75%
      Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
      View all patient feedback

    • Community Medical Center

      99 Route 37 W
      Toms River, NJ 08755
      Recipient of 16
      hospital awards

      Surgical Care Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024)

      Superior clinical outcomes in surgical care across 15 of the most common in-hospital surgical procedures including cardiac, vascular, joint replacement, prostate, spine, and gastrointestinal surgeries

      America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Excellence Award™ (2023)

      Superior clinical outcomes in surgical care across 15 of the most common in-hospital surgical procedures including cardiac, vascular, joint replacement, prostate, spine, and gastrointestinal surgeries

      View all awards

      How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

      82%
      Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

      2% lower than the national average

      74%
      Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

      1% lower than the national average

      View all patient feedback
    Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality