Jawad Ahmad, MD
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Liver Diseases
Specialty:
Liver TransplantationResearch Topics:
Liver, TransplantationDr. 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.
Clinical Focus
- Cirrhosis
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Band Ligation
- Esophageal Varices
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Transplant
- Toxic Hepatitis
- Upper GI Endoscopy
Education
MD, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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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Dr. Ahmad did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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