Leaque Ahmed, MD |
Positions and Appointments |
| 2007-Present | |
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 2007-Present | |
Attending Surgeon, Center for Advanced Surgery |
| Lawrence Hospital Center, Bronxville, NY |
Clinical Specialties
Minimally invasive surgery
Bariatric surgery
Endocrine surgery
Pancreas surgery
Research Interests
Minimally invasive approaches to pancreas surgery
Surgical management of type 2 diabetes
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Education and Training |
| 2006-2007 | |
Endocrine Surgery Fellow |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1996-2000 | |
General Surgery Resident |
| Harlem Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1995-1996 | |
General Surgery Intern |
| Harlem Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1992-1995 | |
Surgical Resident |
| Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, UK |
| 1991-1992 | |
Surgical Resident |
| Royapettah Hospital, Madras, India |
| 1991 | |
MBBS |
| Kilpauk Medical College, Madras, India |
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 2001
New York State License, 2000
New Jersey State License, 2004
ECFMG Certificate, 1998
Professional Experience
| 2004-Present | |
Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery |
| Harlem Hospital, New York, NY |
| 2001-Present | |
Assistant Attending Surgeon |
| Harlem Hospital, New York, NY |
| 2001-Present | |
ATLS Instructor |
| Harlem Hospital, New York, NY |
| 2001-Present | |
Lecturer, General Surgery Basic Science Lecture Series |
| Harlem Hospital, New York, NY |
| 2001-2006 | |
Lecturer, CUNY Physician Assistant Program |
| Harlem Hospital , New York, NY |
Professional Honors
Harlem Health Festival Service Award for exceptional commitment to the mental, physical and cultural health of the Harlem community, 2005
Professional Societies and Committees
Fellow of the American College Surgeons, 2006
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, UK, 1994
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Selected Publications Hussain S, Ahmed L, Al-Sawwaf M.Venous Air Embolism from intravenous CT contrast administration. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Images for Surgeons, June 2005
Inabnet W, Sinha P, Ahmed L, Shifrin A.Safety of same day discharge in patients undergoing sutureless thyroidectomy: a comparison of local and general anesthesia, Thyroid, in review
Leaque Ahmed, William B Inabnet. Endoscopic approaches to the thyroid and parathyroid glands. In Nathaniel Soper and Lee Swanstrom, Eds, Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, third edition.
Presentations Bariatric Surgery, Leaque Ahmed, MD, Amrita Persaud, RD. WHCR.FM radio interview at CCNY on Thursday, November16, 2006.
Safety of same day discharge in patients undergoing sutureless thyroidectomy: a comparison of local and general anesthesia. W.B. Inabnet, MD. Leaque Ahmed, MD, A.Shifrin, MD, presented at the New York surgical society Conjoint scientific session and dinner with the Philadelphia academy of surgery on April 18, 2007.
Role of pancreatic duct stent placement and intraoperative ultrasound for laparoscopic enucleation of pancreatic head insulinoma Leaque Ahmed, MD, video presentation at the SAGES on April 21, 2007.
Effective Appetite Management by Proximal Gastric Electric Stimulation. B.A.Zikria, MD, Leaque Ahmed, MD, Joseph F Zikria, BA, Mondidh Al-Sawwaf, MD, Arthur Cooper, MD. poster presentation at the SAGES Emerging Technology poster session 2007.
Screening all hypertensive patients with the aldosterone to renin ratio is economically sound.
J.A. Lee [1], R. Zarnegar [2], M. Russo [1], L. Ahmed [1], J. Allendorf [1], J. Chabot [1], W. Inabnet [1]; [1] Columbia University Medical Center, USA, [2] University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, USA poster accepted for presentation at the 2007 IAES meeting.
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Patients with Prior Abdominal Surgery. L.F. Morris [1], R. Zarnegar [2], L. Ahmed [3], Q.Y. Duh [4], J.A. Lee [5], W. Meyer-Rochow [6], S.B. Sidhu [6], M.W. Yeh [1]; [1] University of California at Los Angeles, USA, [2] University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, USA, [3] Columbia University Medical Center, USA, [4] University of California at San Francisco, USA, [5] Columbia University, USA, [6] University of Sydney, Australia Poster accepted for presentation at the 2007 IAES meeting.
Right Laparoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy. James Lee, MD, Leaque Ahmed, MD, John Chabot, MD, Walz MD, WB Inabnet, MD. Video for presentation at ACS Clinical congress, October 2007.
Video-Endoscopic resection of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. Leaque Ahmed, MD, Joshua Sonett, MD, William Inabnet, MD. Video for presentation at ACS Clincal Congress, October, 2007.
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Center for Advanced Surgery at Lawrence Hospital
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville,
NY 10708
USA
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