Dr Farhat Hussain is a neonatologist who treats patients at St John of God Murdoch Hospital. 

Dr Hussain’s specific areas of interest include:

Neonatology:

• Intensive care management of all aspects of sick newborns
• Premature infants needing invasive and non-invasive respiratory support
• Expert resuscitation of babies born in extremis 
• Diagnosis and management of babies with genetic syndromes
• Newborn examination and six weeks check
• Feeding difficulties and failure to gain weight
• Colic and reflux
• Hip dysplasia
• Plagiocephaly
• Antenatal counselling for congenital anomalies.

General paediatrics:

• UTI
• Skin problems
• Constipation
• Infectious disease
• Allergy
• Asthma.