Overview
Originally from Connecticut, Shahzad Ahmed M.D., earned his undergraduate degree with honors in neuroscience from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut. While in medical school, he was awarded the Wellsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship and was recognized with honors for his service and scholarship. He then attended Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California where he completed a residency in internal medicine and he completed a clinical nutrition fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ahmed completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. During this time, he served on several committees and completed specialized training in inflammatory bowel disease while visiting Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Ahmed is a board-certified physician specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology. He has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, clinical nutrition and liver diseases. He is passionate about helping patients achieve the best possible quality of life through excellent clinical care.
Dr. Ahmed performs standard procedures such as EGD/Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy as well as specialized procedures in GI including motility (esophageal manometry) and reflux (Bravo pH monitoring) testing. He also offers office-based treatment of internal hemorrhoids (hemorrhoid banding).
In his spare time, Dr. Ahmed enjoys hiking, reading, following sports and spending time with his young family.
Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Colonoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Diarrhea, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Colonoscopy.
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Locations
1120 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 209, Suwanee, GA 30024
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ahmed has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Ahmed isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Angiodysplasia of the ColonDr. Ahmed isAdvanced. Learn about Angiodysplasia of the Colon.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Ahmed isAdvanced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Campylobacter InfectionDr. Ahmed isAdvanced. Learn about Campylobacter Infection.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Ahmed isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Chronic Erosive GastritisDr. Ahmed isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Erosive Gastritis.
- Experienced
- Accessory PancreasDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Accessory Pancreas.
- AchalasiaDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Anal FissureDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- AnemiaDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.