Dr. Ahmed came to UAB in November 2015 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Interventional Endoscopy in the Basil I. Hirschowitz Center of Endoscopic Excellence. He received his training in Advanced Endoscopy at Yale University after completing his Fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He obtained his medical degree at SUNY. His interests are in ERCP, therapeutic EUS, EMR, cystgastrostomy, endoscopic suturing, luminal stenting, dilation, enteroscopy, optically enhanced endoscopy, endoscopic obesity management and general gastroenterology procedures.