Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D., B.S.
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Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Orthopedic Surgery
Shoulder, Elbow, Hand and Nerve Surgeon
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Houston, Texas
- Assistant Professor
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Orthopedic Surgery
Shoulder, Elbow, Hand and Nerve Surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas
Addresses
- ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú McNair (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge St
Suite 10A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 986-5630
Fax: (713) 986-8111
- Baylor St Luke's Medical Center (Hospital)
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6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 986-5630
Fax: (713) 986-8111
- Ben Taub Hospital (Hospital)
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1504 Ben Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 986-5630
Fax: (713) 986-8111
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)
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2002 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 986-5630
Fax: (713) 986-8111
Education
- Fellowship at Sydney Shoulder Research Institute
- Sydney, New South Wales Australia
- Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
- Fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
- Residency at University of South Florida & Florida Orthopaedic Institute
- Tampa, Florida
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- MD from ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú
- Houston, Texas
- Certificate of Space Medicine
- BS from Texas Christian University
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Biology, Chemistry
Certifications
- Physician Licensee
- Texas Medical Board
- Physician Licensee
- Georgia Composite Medical Board
- Certificate of Space Medicine
- National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Professional Interests
- Total Shoulder Replacement
- Shoulder Instability and Latarjet
- Shoulder Fractures
- Tendon Transfer for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears
- Tendon Transfer for Scapular Winging & Dyskinesia
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
- Arthroscopic Thoracic Outlet Treatment
- Total Elbow Replacement
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Fractures and Dislocations
- Wrist and Forearm Fractures
- Scaphoid Fracture and Nonunion
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Hand and Finger Fractures
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Brachial Plexus and Nerve Injury
- Tetraplegic Upper Limb Reconstruction
Professional Statement
Dr. Adil S. Ahmed, M.D. is an Orthopedic Surgeon sub-specializing in Shoulder, Elbow, Hand and Nerve surgery in the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor Medicine. He graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in biology and attended medical school at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú. Dr. Ahmed completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He then completed fellowships in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta and Shoulder & Elbow Surgery at the Sydney Shoulder Research Institute in Sydney, Australia.His clinical and research interests include shoulder replacement, shoulder instability, nerve repair and nerve transfers, tendon transfers, thoracic outlet syndrome, elbow replacement, upper limb trauma, and wrist arthritis. He treats the full spectrum of upper extremity conditions, from fingers to the shoulder blade, in addition to peripheral nerve disorders, brachial plexus injury and tetraplegia.
Outside of work he has been an avid martial artist for more than 18 years and enjoys spending time with family.
Websites
Providing advice and guidance to students pursuing Medical School and Residency. The path to becoming a doctor is long and laden with sacrifice. I provide personal anecdotes of my own journey, hopefully serving as a guide to those wishing to pursue the path of service and patient care.
Selected Publications
- Ahmed, AS, Gabig, AM, Dawes, A, Gottschalk, MB, Lamplot, JD, Wagner, ER "." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Apr; Pubmed PMID:
- Ahmed, AS, Roundy, R, Graf, AR, Suh, N, Peljovich, AE, Zelenski, NA "." Microsurgery. 2023 Mar; Pubmed PMID:
- Ahmed, AS, Lafosse, T, Graf, AR, Karzon, AL, Gottschalk, MB, Wagner, ER "." J. Hand Surg. Glob. Online. 2023 Jan;
- Hussain, ZB, Khawaja, SR, Karzon, AL, Ahmed, AS, Gottschalk, MB, Wagner, ER "." J Shoulder Elbow Surg Int. 2023;
- Graf, AR, Ahmed, AS, Thompson, D, Wagner, ER, Gottschalk, MG, Suh, N, Seiler, JG "." J Hand Surg Am. 2023; Pubmed PMID:
- Xiao, AX, Karzon, AL, McGinley, B, Ahmed, AS, Hussain, Z, Khawaja, S, Gottschalk, MB, Wagner, ER "." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023; Pubmed PMID:
- Wagner, ER, Gottschalk, MB, Ahmed, AS, Graf, AR, Karzon, AL "." Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2022 Dec; Pubmed PMID:
- Ahmed, AS, Graf, AR, Karzon, AL, Graulich, BL, Egger, AC, Taub, S, Gottschalk, MB, Bowers, R, Wagner, ER "." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Jun;
- Ahmed, AS, Kim, RL, Ramsamooj, H, Roberts, M, Downes, K, Mir, HR "." J Orthop Exper Innov. 2022;
- Graf, AR, Ahmed, AS, Roundy, R, Gottschalk, MB, Dempsey, AL "." J. Hand Surg. Glob. Online. 2022;
- Ahmed, AS, Achors, KG, Frankle, MA "." Book: Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis in the Young Patient – Evaluation and Management. 2022;
- Ahmed, AS, Kim, R, Ramsamooj, H, Roberts, M, Downes, K, Mir, HR "." J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Jan; Pubmed PMID:
- McLendon, P, Christmas, K, Simon, P, Plummer, O, Hunt, A, Ahmed, AS, Mighell, MA, Frankle, MA "." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 Mar; Pubmed PMID:
- John, M, Taylor, S, Ahmed, AS, Mir, HR "." J Orthop Exper Innov. 2021;
- Ahmed, AS "." Int. j. phys. med. rehabil. 2021;
- Ahmed, AS, Achors, KG, Roberts, MS, Christensen, JT, Mir, HR "." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Apr; Pubmed PMID:
- Patel, SS, Mir, HR, Horowitz, E, Smith, C, Ahmed, AS, Downes, K, Nydick, J "." Indian J. Orthop. 2020 Apr; Pubmed PMID:
- Ayaz, T, Patel, S, Ahmed, AS, Loya, A, Panchbhavi, VK "." J Orthop Rehabil Res. 2020;
- Ahmed, AS, Kim, R, Ogden, B, Garcia, M, Nydick, J "." J. Hand Surg. Glob. Online. 2019 Oct;
- Ahmed, AS, Ramachandran, V, Wang, R, Ramachandran, S, Antonsen, EL "." McGill Journal of Medicine. 2019;
- Ayaz, T, Ahmed, AS, Loya, A, Panchbhavi, V "." J Orthop Rehabil Res. 2019;
- Ahmed, AS, Ramakrishnan, R, Ramachandran, V, Ramachandran, S, Phan, K, Antonsen, EL "." J Spine Surg. 2018; Pubmed PMID:
- Ramachandran, V, Wang, R, Ramachandran, S, Ahmed, AS, Phan, K, Antonsen, EL "." J Spine Surg. 2018; Pubmed PMID:
- Ahmed, AS, Antonsen, EL "." J Wound Care. 2016 Jul; Pubmed PMID:
- Ahmed, AS, Chavarria, J, Brenneman, T, Johnson, K, Antonsen, EL, Rosenfeld, SB "." Plasma Medicine. 2016;
- Ramachandran, V, Ahmed, AS, Ramakrishnan, R "." Curr Orthop Practice. 2016;
Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
Languages
Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish
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