Dr. Ahmad graduated with his medical degree with honors from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London. He completed post-graduate internal medicine training in the United Kingdom. He completed internal medicine and chief residency at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He previously served as the Chief of the GI Section at the Veterans’ Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and was Co-Medical Director of Transplant Hepatology at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute in Pittsburgh. Dr. Ahmad has published widely in the fields of hepatology and transplant hepatology. His main research interests include organ allocation and recurrent disease after liver transplantation.
Language
English, Urdu (Pakistan), Indian (Hindi)
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Liver Diseases
Hospital Affiliations
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Liver, Transplantation
About Me
Dr. Ahmad graduated with his medical degree with honors from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London. He completed post-graduate internal medicine training in the United Kingdom. He completed internal medicine and chief residency at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He previously served as the Chief of the GI Section at the Veterans’ Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and was Co-Medical Director of Transplant Hepatology at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute in Pittsburgh. Dr. Ahmad has published widely in the fields of hepatology and transplant hepatology. His main research interests include organ allocation and recurrent disease after liver transplantation.
Language
English, Urdu (Pakistan), Indian (Hindi)
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Liver Diseases
Hospital Affiliations
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Liver, Transplantation
About Me
Dr. Ahmad graduated with his medical degree with honors from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London. He completed post-graduate internal medicine training in the United Kingdom. He completed internal medicine and chief residency at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He previously served as the Chief of the GI Section at the Veterans’ Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and was Co-Medical Director of Transplant Hepatology at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute in Pittsburgh. Dr. Ahmad has published widely in the fields of hepatology and transplant hepatology. His main research interests include organ allocation and recurrent disease after liver transplantation.
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Research
Dr Jawad Ahmad is co Primary Investigator on NIH/NIDDK research initiative to study cases of severe liver injury caused by caused by prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and alternative medicines, such as herbal products and supplements. For more information on the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN) visit: https://dilin.dcri.duke.edu/
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RMTI Liver Disease5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
AgeWell New York
Amidacare Medicaid
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
Elderplan
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
EmblemHealth - HIP
EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Top Tier
Fidelis Health Care
HealthFirst Medicaid
HealthFirst Medicare
Horizon NJ
Hotel Trades
Magnacare-Health Care
Medicare - NJ
Medicare - NY
Metroplus
Multiplan PHCS
NJ Medicaid
NY Medicaid
Oxford - Freedom & Liberty
Partners Health Plan
Senior Whole Health
United Health Care - Commercial
United Health Care - Empire Plan
United Health Care - Oxford Care
United Health Care - Top Tier
VNSNY Choice Medicare
VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
VillageCareMax
WellCare Health Plan
RMTI Liver Transplantation5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
AgeWell New York
Amidacare Medicaid
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
Elderplan
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
EmblemHealth - HIP
EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Top Tier
Fidelis Health Care
HealthFirst Medicaid
HealthFirst Medicare
Horizon NJ
Hotel Trades
Magnacare-Health Care
Medicare - NJ
Medicare - NY
Metroplus
Multiplan PHCS
NJ Medicaid
NY Medicaid
Oxford - Freedom & Liberty
Partners Health Plan
Senior Whole Health
United Health Care - Commercial
United Health Care - Empire Plan
United Health Care - Oxford Care
United Health Care - Top Tier
VNSNY Choice Medicare
VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
VillageCareMax
WellCare Health Plan
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