Shad S. Ahmad
Experienced in Heart Failure

Dr. Shad S. Ahmad

Family Medicine
Aurora Healthcare
Ahmad Family Primary Care, SC
350 Surryse Rd, 
Lake Zurich, IL 
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Experienced in Heart Failure
Aurora Healthcare
Ahmad Family Primary Care, SC
350 Surryse Rd, 
Lake Zurich, IL 
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Overview

Shad Ahmad is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lake Zurich, Illinois. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Tracheitis, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Rush Medical College, MD
Residency
La Grange Memorial Hospital, Family Medicine
Specialties
Family Medicine
Licenses
Family Medicine in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Family Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Northwest Community Hospital 1
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Urdu
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ahmad Family Primary Care, SC
350 Surryse Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Call: 847-320-1900

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


6 Total Publications

Betulinic acid protects SH-SY5Y cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide and ferrous sulfate through p38MAPK/NF-κB/GPX4/Nrf2/keap-1/HO-1 signaling axis.
Betulinic acid protects SH-SY5Y cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide and ferrous sulfate through p38MAPK/NF-κB/GPX4/Nrf2/keap-1/HO-1 signaling axis.
Journal: Free radical research
Published: September 23, 2025
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