as Chief Physicist at Halifax Infirmary, Halifax, NS, Canada he worked as the First Medical Physicist of Karnataka State and assigned to the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru (1964 – 1967). He is the First Muslim Medical Physicist of India. He is one of the Oldest Faculty Members in the World. In 1972, he obtained a D.Sc. in radiological sciences from Johns Hopkins University. He is the first Indian ever to earn a doctorate degree in nuclear medicine sciences from Johns Hopkins University. In 1984, he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from the International University in Malta. After completing his education, Syed entered the field of radiation safety. When asked about how he came into this field, he said, "When I did my postgraduate studies in radiological physics, radiation safety was part of the curricula. When I worked as Chief of Medical Physics in India, Canada, and the United States, radiation safety was part of my job responsibilities. While pursuing my Master's degree in nuclear physics, I became fascinated with health physics. Since then, I have tried to learn as much of this field as possible." In 2013 he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate degree, D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) by the Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University in Ballari. In 2017 the Veerashaiva College, Ballari honored him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Positions Syed is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine , and a former Professor of Nuclear Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, the American Institute of Chemists, the British Institute of Physics, and the Royal Society of Health. He is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and Sigma Xi, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Health Physics and of the American Board of Radiology, as well as an examiner for both boards. He functioned as a technical expert in nuclear medicine for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with field missions to developing countries. He also served as an expert in radiological physics for the United Nations Development Program, and in cooperation with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Govt. of India, visiting postgraduate medical institutions in India over a two-month period. Served as Medical Physicist in Victoria Hospital, Bangalore (1964-1967) becoming The First Medical Physicist of Karnataka. Syed is listed in several biographical reference works, including American Men and Women of