MD - New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital/ U. of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital/ U. of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Pediatric Cardiology - Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies Fellowship Program - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford U. School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Attending Cardiologist
Ahmed H, Lee Joanne, Bernstein D, Dykes J, Weinberg K, Rosenthal D, Barkoff L, Lee D, Barkoff L, Hollander SA, Chen S. Heightened Immune Response and Increased Risk of Infections in Pediatric Fontan Patients. Pediatric Transplantation. 2023;27(1):e14421.
Newland DM, Law YM, Albers EL, Friedland-Little JM, Ahmed H, Kemna MS, Hong BJ. Safety of Dapagliflozin in Children with Heart Failure: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Pediatric Transplantation. 2023;44(1):146-152.
Thapa I, Lee RY, Vina MF, Zhang BM, Ahmed H, Shin AY, Bambos N, Rosenthal DN, Scheinker D. A Machine Learning Approach to the Interpretation of the Virtual Crossmatch Results for Solid Organ Transplantation: A Single Center Demonstration of Feasibility. Social Science Research Network. 2022.
Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Fleishman CE, Natarajan S, Ghanayem NS, Lannon CM, Brown DW. Characteristics of Interstage Death. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021;42(6):1372-1378
Ahmed H, VanderPluym CJ. Conservative Management of Pediatric Heart Failure. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2021;11(1):323-335
Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Fleishman CE, Natarajan S, Ghanayem NS, Sleeper LA, Lannon CM, Brown DW. Development of a Validated Risk Score for Interstage Death or Transplant After Stage I Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019;1-10
Cole AR, Raza A, Ahmed H, Polizzotti BD, Bronson RT, Bronson RT, Andrews N, Kheir JN. Safety of inhaled hydrogen gas in healthy mice. Med Gas Res. 2019;9(3):133-138.
Ahmed H, Tang X, Polizzotti B, Gauvreau K, Kellogg M, DiNardo J, Kheir J. Use of Oxyhemoglobin Saturation, Rather Than Oxygen Tension, As a Marker of Oxygenation in Cyanotic Patients. JAMA Pediatrics 2017;171(10):1012-1014.
Ahmed H, Czosek RJ, Spar DS, Knilans TK, Anderson JB. Early Repolarization in Normal Adolescents is Common. Pediatr Cardiol 2017 Apr; 38(4):864-872.
Villa CR, Czosek RJ, Ahmed H, Khoury PR, Anderson JB, Knilans TK, Jeffries JL, Wong B, Spar DS. Ambulatory Monitoring and Arrhythmic Outcomes in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Am Heart Assoc 2015;5(1).
Ahmed H, Miller M, Parides M, Domanski M, Moskowitz A, Gelijns A, Reddy VY. Adjunctive Renal Sympathetic Denervation to Modify Hypertension as Upstream Therapy in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Background and Study Design. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 May; 24(5):503-9.
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, Skoda J, Petru J, Sediva L, Schejbalova M. Renal Sympathetic Denervation Using an Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter for the Management of Drug-Resistant Hypertension. JACC Cardiovascular Interv 2012;(7):758-65.
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, Skoda J, Petru J, Sediva L, Kralovec S, Reddy VY. Initial clinical experience with a novel visualization and virtual electrode radiofrequency ablation catheter to treat atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm 2011;8(3):361-7.
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, d’Avila A, Donaldson DM, Laragy MC, Reddy VY. The Permanency of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using A Balloon Cryoablation Catheter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010; 21(7):731-7.
Reddy VY, Morales G, Ahmed H, Neuzil P, Dukkipati S, Kim S, Clemens J, d’Avila A. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation without the Use of Fluoroscopy. Heart Rhythm 2010;7(11):1644-53.
Ahmed H, Reddy VY. Technical Advances in the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2009, 6(8 Suppl):S39-44.
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, d’Avila A, Cha YM, Laragy M, Mares K, Brugge WR, Forcione DG, Ruskin JN, Packer DL, Reddy VY. The Esophageal Effects of Cryoenergy During Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2009, 6(7):962-9.
Ahmed H, Files M, Saarela K, Morray B, Shivaram G, Greene C, Choi C, Mauchley DM, McMullan D, Bohuta L, Hong B, Albers E, Kemna M, Rubio A, Law Y, Reed RC, Friedland-Little J, Pacheco M, Hsu E. Initial Experience with a Decision Tree to Assess the Need for Concurrent Liver Transplantat in Fontan Patients Undergoing Heart Transplant. Anticipated oral presentation at the 2023 Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant.
Ahmed H, Greene C, Friedland-Little J, Mauchley DM, McMullan D, Bohuta L. Transfusion-Free Fontan Heart Transplants are Achievable: Initial Experience. Anticipated poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant.
Newland, Spencer KL, Do LD, Palmer MM, Ahmed H, Albers EL, Friedland-Little JM, Hong BJ, Kemna MS, Knorr LR, Mark D, Schauer JS, Law YM. Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. Anticipated oral presentation at the 2023 Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant.
Newland DM, Pak JL, Ali R, Nemeth TL, Tressel W, Kronmal R, Albers EL, Friedland-Little JM, Ahmed H, Kemna MS, Hong BJ, Spencer KL, Law YM. Mycophenolic Acid Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Using Area Under the Curve in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. Anticipated poster presentation at the 2023 Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant.
Ahmed H, Dykes J, Chen S, Crisant MRK, Daly KP, Ameduri RK, Knecht K, Richmond ME, Lin KY, Urschel S, Simmonds J, Simpson KE, Khan A, Schumacher K, Almond C. Post-operative Dialysis in Failing Fontan Patients Undergoing Heart Transplant: How Well Does the Pre-transplant Creatinine Clearance Risk-Stratify Patients? Presented at the 2022 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association.
Newland DM, Palmer MM, Ahmed H, Albers EL, Friedland-Little JM, Hong BJ, Law YM, Spencer KL, Kemna MS. Analysis of Platelet Function Testing in Children Receiving Aspirin for Antiplatelet Effects. Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant.
Frandsen E, Gimferrer I, Rudzinski ER, Ahmed H, Albers EA, Friedland-Little JM, Hong BJ, Kemna MS, Newland DM, Law YM. Antibody Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients. Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant.
Newland DM, Rosete B, Law YM, Kemna MS, Albers EL, Hong BJ, Spencer KL, Ahmed H, Friedland-Little, JM. Comparison of metabolic adverse effects of Sirolimus and Everolimus in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Pediatric Transplant Association.
Newland DM, Rosete B, Law YM, Kemna MS, Albers EL, Hong BJ, Spencer KL, Ahmed H, Friedland-Little, JM. Comparison of adverse effects of Sirolimus versus Everolimus in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Pediatric Transplant Association.
Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Lannon CM, Brown DW. Characteristics of Interstage Death. The NEONATE Score Predicts Freedom from Interstage Mortality or Transplant in an External, Modern Cohort. Presented at the 2021 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology. Winner of “best pediatric cardiology poster” award.
Ahmed H, Lee Joanne, Profita E, Dykes J, Hollander SA, Kaufman B, Bernstein D, Rosenthal D, Barkoff L, Lee D, Chen S. Heightened Immune Response and Increased Risk of Infections in Pediatric Fontan Patients After Heart Transplantation. Presented at the 2021 Annual Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant (Oral Presentation).
Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Lannon CM, Brown DW. Characteristics of Interstage Death. The NEONATE Score Predicts Freedom from Interstage Mortality or Transplant in an External, Modern Cohort. Presented at the 2021 Additional Ventures: Single Ventricle Investigator Meeting.
2021, Best Poster in Pediatric Cardiology, American College of Cardiology
2019, Outpatient Department Fellowship Award, Boston Children’s Hospital
2018, 1st place: Best Trainee Abstract, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
2018, Finalist, Young Investigator Award. The American Heart Association
2011, ΑΩΑ Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, New York Medical College
2011, 2nd place oral presentation: Medical Student Research Forum, New York Medical College
2010, Sidney E. Frank Medical Student Fellowship, New York Medical College
2010, 1st place poster presentation: Medical Student Research Forum, New York Medical College
2033-2007, Thea Bowman AHANA Scholar, Boston College
2003-2007, Allston-Brighton Scholar (four year, full tuition scholarship), Boston College
2021-present, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Reviewer
2019-present, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant
2018-present, American Heart Association
2016-present, American College of Cardiology
2013-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2011-present, American Medical Association