Laiba Husain, M.P.H., Ph.D. - Faculty Profile

Biography

Laiba Husain (BSc Hons, MPH, DPhil) is a Deans Early Impact Scholar at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and holds an honorary position at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. Her recently completed DPhil focused on the digitalisation of healthcare services, with a particular emphasis on digital health disparities. In addition to her DPhil work, Laiba is a Fellow at The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute in Cambridge. Laiba holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience from the University of Michigan and earned her Master’s in Public Health from the University of Birmingham as a US-UK Fulbright Grantee.

Publications

Featured Publications

Examining Intersectionality and Barriers to the Uptake of Video Consultations Among Older Adults From Disadvantaged Backgrounds With Limited English Proficiency: Qualitative Narrative Interview Study.: Husain L, Greenhalgh T, J Med Internet Res 2025 Jan 27 e65690
Patient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod qualitative study combining Safety I and Safety II analysis.: Payne R, Clarke A, Swann N, van Dael J, Brenman N, Rosen R, Mackridge A, Moore L, Kalin A, Ladds E, Hemmings N, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Faulkner S, Hanson I, Spitters S, Wieringa S, Dakin FH, Shaw SE, Wherton J, Byng R, Husain L, Greenhalgh T, BMJ Qual Saf 2024 Aug 33 9 573-586
Developing user personas to capture intersecting dimensions of disadvantage in older patients who are marginalised: a qualitative study.: Husain L, Finlay T, Husain A, Wherton J, Hughes G, Greenhalgh T, Br J Gen Pract 2024 Apr 74 741 e250-e257
Training needs for staff providing remote services in general practice: a mixed-methods study.: Greenhalgh T, Payne R, Hemmings N, Leach H, Hanson I, Khan A, Miller L, Ladds E, Clarke A, Shaw SE, Dakin F, Wieringa S, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Faulkner SD, Byng R, Kalin A, Moore L, Wherton J, Husain L, Rosen R, Br J Gen Pract 2024 Jan 74 738 e17-e26
Safety implications of remote assessments for suspected COVID-19: qualitative study in UK primary care.: Wieringa S, Neves AL, Rushforth A, Ladds E, Husain L, Finlay T, Pope C, Greenhalgh T, BMJ Qual Saf 2023 Dec 32 12 732-741
Desperately Seeking Intersectionality in Digital Health Disparity Research: Narrative Review to Inform a Richer Theorization of Multiple Disadvantage.: Husain L, Greenhalgh T, Hughes G, Finlay T, Wherton J, J Med Internet Res 2022 Dec 24 12 e42358
Remote COVID-19 Assessment in Primary Care (RECAP) risk prediction tool: derivation and real-world validation studies.: Espinosa-Gonzalez A, Prociuk D, Fiorentino F, Ramtale C, Mi E, Mi E, Glampson B, Neves AL, Okusi C, Husain L, Macartney J, Brown M, Browne B, Warren C, Chowla R, Heaversedge J, Greenhalgh T, de Lusignan S, Mayer E, Delaney BC, Lancet Digit Health 2022 Sep 4 9 e646-e656
'I can't cope with multiple inputs': a qualitative study of the lived experience of 'brain fog' after COVID-19.: Callan C, Ladds E, Husain L, Pattinson K, Greenhalgh T, BMJ Open 2022 Feb 12 2 e056366
Remote care in UK general practice: baseline data on 11 case studies.: Greenhalgh T, Shaw SE, Alvarez Nishio A, Byng R, Clarke A, Dakin F, Faulkner S, Hemmings N, Husain L, Kalin A, Ladds E, Moore L, Rosen R, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Wherton J, Wieringa S, NIHR Open Res 2022 2 47
Protocol: Remote care as the 'new normal'? Multi-site case study in UK general practice.: Greenhalgh T, Shaw SE, Alvarez Nishio A, Booth A, Byng R, Clarke A, Dakin F, Davies R, Faulkner S, Hemmings N, Husain L, Kalin A, Ladds E, Moore L, Rosen R, Rybczynska-Bunt S, Wherton J, Wieringa S, NIHR Open Res 2022 2 46

Honors & Awards

Laiba Husain
Deans Early Impact Scholar Award (2025-2025)
Laiba Husain
Honoree, International Women of Impact Portrait Series - Green Templeton College (Oxford, UK) (2024-2024)
Laiba Husain
University of Cambridge Doctoral Fellowship Award (2022-2025)
Laiba Husain
University of Oxford Deans Scholar Award (2021-2024)
Laiba Husain
US-UK Fulbright Scholar Award (2018-2019)