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Appointments with Fayyaz Ahmed, MD

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Dr. Fayyaz Ahmed is a fellowship-trained rheumatologist and geriatrics specialist. He’s board certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in Rheumatology. He earned his Doctor of Medicine at Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 1989. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in New York in 1996. He then completed his fellowship training in Rheumatology at State University of Stony Brook in New York in 1999. He completed his fellowship training in Geriatrics at Tulane University Medical in New Orleans in 2000.

Prior to joining Kelsey-Seybold in September 2020, Dr. Ahmed served as a consultant rheumatologist in the Orthopedics department at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: September 2020

Awards & Publications

Awards

  • Star Award 2020 from UT Health
  • Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of valuable contributions to the Regional Academic Health Center, University of Texas Health Science, San Antonio, as faculty member and department heard of Rheumatology, 2013

Publications

Abstracts

  • Anthony V., Ahmed F., Abid N. Analysis of falls in a community hospital. The Geriantologist
  • Ahmed F., Rasual K., Xie D., Grossman D. Under diagnosis and under treatment of osteoporosis in elderly male with hip fracture. Journal of American Society of Geriatrics

Articles

  • Ahmed F., Aziz T., Kaufman L. Progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosis. [case report] Journal of Rheumatology
  • Grossman D., Ahmed F., Rasul K. Update in treatment of osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritides in elderly [Review Article]
  • Ahmed S., Libman R., Wesson K., Ahmed F., Guillain-Barre’ syndrome – an unusual presentation of West Nile virus infection. Neurology

Research

  • Clinical trial of pirfenidone for systemic sclerosis. An open non-randomized uncontrolled trial.
  • Participation in a phase III study comparing recombinant tumor necrosis factor receptor fusion protein in treatment of patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis.

Presentations

  • Anthony V., Ahmed F., Abid N. Analysis of fall in a community hospital. Geriantological Society America, 1995, CA.
  • Ahmed F., Rasul K., Xie D., Grossman D. Under diagnosis and under treatment of osteoporosis in elderly male with hip fracture. Annual meeting of American Society of Geriatrics, Nashville, 2000.
  • Ahmed F. Pulmonary hemorrhage in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome, Long Island, Rheumatology Association
  • Bhasin R., Srivastava A., Hassan F., Ahmed F. Lung and renal involvement in a patient with progressive scleroderma with possible overlap with SLE: a case report. APC regional meeting, New York

Hobbies & Interests

Dr. Ahmed enjoys reading literature, writing poetry, traveling, and playing the flute.

Fun Facts

The best advice Dr. Ahmed has ever received is: “Be yourself!” The most exotic places he has visited are Peru and Tibet. As a child, he wanted to become a pilot because he was fascinated by the idea of flying the skies.

Medical School

  • Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, 1989

Internship/Residency

  • Flushing Hospital Medical Center, New York, Internal Medicine Residency, 1996; SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital & Medical Center, New York, Rheumatology Fellowship, 1999; Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Geriatrics Fellowship, 2000

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Ahmed is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the Texas Medical Association, and the State of Texas Association of Rheumatologists.

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

  • Memorial Hermann - Sugar Land
  • St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

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