About
A cardiologist who measures success in reassurance, not procedures.
Dr. Ahmed has spent fifteen years building a practice around precision diagnostics, preventive medicine and consultations that never feel rushed.
Biography
Dr. Ahmed is a consultant cardiologist whose career has taken him from Cairo University to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, and on to advanced cardiac imaging training at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He now leads a consultant-only cardiology practice in Dubai.
His clinical interests span preventive cardiology, advanced lipid management, heart failure and the diagnosis of unexplained palpitations. He is a strong advocate of guideline-directed therapy — and an equally strong advocate of explaining that therapy in language patients can act on.
Beyond the clinic, Dr. Ahmed teaches cardiology trainees, leads free community screening days across the emirate, and publishes regularly on early risk detection in adults under fifty.
"The most powerful intervention in cardiology is still a careful conversation. Everything else follows from listening properly."
Education & medical training
- 2004 – 2010MBBS, Faculty of MedicineCairo University
- 2011 – 2014Internal Medicine ResidencyRoyal Infirmary, United Kingdom
- 2014 – 2017Cardiology Specialist TrainingRoyal Brompton Hospital, London
- 2017 – 2018Advanced Fellowship in Cardiac ImagingCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Certifications
- MRCP (UK) — Royal College of Physicians
- Board Certified in Cardiovascular Medicine
- European Cardiologist Accreditation, ESC
- Level III Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
Professional memberships
- Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
- Member, American College of Cardiology
- Member, British Cardiovascular Society
- Member, Emirates Cardiac Society
Hospital affiliations
- Meridian Heart Institute, Dubai
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (visiting consultant)
- Royal Brompton Hospital, London (honorary)
Awards
- Excellence in Patient Care Award, 2023
- Young Investigator Prize, Regional Cardiology Congress, 2019
- Teaching Fellow of the Year, 2021
Research & publications
- Early ApoB-guided therapy in intermediate-risk adults — Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2024
- Ambulatory monitoring yield in unexplained syncope — Heart Rhythm Reports, 2022
- Four-pillar therapy uptake in regional heart failure clinics — ESC Heart Failure, 2021
Community outreach
- Free community heart screening days, quarterly
- School CPR education programme
- Annual public lecture on women's cardiac health
- Ramadan medication guidance clinics
