Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-BIPAI
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital, Feigin Center (Clinic)
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1102 Bates Street, Suite 630
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-1038
Education
- Advanced Training from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- 01/2006 - New York, NY, United States
- M.D. from Yale University School Of Medicine
- 01/2003 - New Haven, CT, United States
Professional Statement
Dr. Saeed Ahmed works in the retrovirology department at Texas Children's Hospital/ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine, and continues his involvement with BIPAI - Malawi. Dr. Ahmed was a member of the 2006 Pediatric AIDS Corps, serving in Malawi from 2006- 2010.
While in Malawi, Dr. Ahmed helped BIPAI develop strategies to improve community outreach, early infant diagnosis (EID), and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in addition to his clinical responsibilities. With Dr. Maria Kim, he started a community outreach program called Tingathe (meaning "Yes we can" in the local language Chichewa), which uses community health workers to improve EID, PMTCT and pediatric HIV care and treatment outcomes.
Dr. Ahmed is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Yale University School of Medicine. He trained in pediatrics at Columbia Presbyterian Children's Hospital of New York. He is a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. Dr. Ahmed has worked in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Honduras, and speaks Spanish and Urdu.
While in Malawi, Dr. Ahmed helped BIPAI develop strategies to improve community outreach, early infant diagnosis (EID), and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in addition to his clinical responsibilities. With Dr. Maria Kim, he started a community outreach program called Tingathe (meaning "Yes we can" in the local language Chichewa), which uses community health workers to improve EID, PMTCT and pediatric HIV care and treatment outcomes.
Dr. Ahmed is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Yale University School of Medicine. He trained in pediatrics at Columbia Presbyterian Children's Hospital of New York. He is a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. Dr. Ahmed has worked in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Honduras, and speaks Spanish and Urdu.
Websites
Selected Publications
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Ahmed S, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Phelps BR, Sabelli R, Diallo MO, Young P, Duncan D, Kellerman SE. " " AIDS. 2013 ; 27 : S235-S245.
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Kellerman SE1, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T, Jay J, Kim M, Phelps BR, Sugandhi N, Schouten E, Tolle M, Tsiouris F. " " AIDS. 2013 ; 27 : S225-S233.
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Sugandhi N1, Rodrigues J, Kim M, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Tolle M, Dziuban EJ, Kellerman SE, Rivadeneira E. " " AIDS. 2013 ; 27 : S187-S195.
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Phelps BR1, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Diallo MO, Jacobs T, Kellerman SE, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Tam M, Wilson-Jones M. " " AIDS. 2013 ; 27 : S207-S213..
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