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Bilal Ahmed, M.B.B.S.

Bilal Ahmed, M.B.B.S.

Internal Medicine

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About Me

Professional Background

Bilal Ahmed graduated medical school from Lahore, Pakistan in 1987. He soon moved to the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom to complete his internal Medicine training. He is a fellow of the Royal Colleges of London, Edinburgh and the Republic of Ireland. He Specialty Certification in Pulmon...
Bilal Ahmed graduated medical school from Lahore, Pakistan in 1987. He soon moved to the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom to complete his internal Medicine training. He is a fellow of the Royal Colleges of London, Edinburgh and the Republic of Ireland. He Specialty Certification in Pulmonary Medicine in the UK, and his main area of interest was epidemiology of Asthma.

After attaining a consultancy in the NHS in UK, he moved to the USA and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York. He worked as an Internist in Geneseo, New York, after completing his chief resident year and then moved back to Highland Hospital.

He was the Vice Chief of Medicine and is presently the Associate Medical Director at Highland Hospital

He was previously the Associate Program Director of the University of Rochester Internal Medicine Residency Program at Highland Hospital.

Dr Ahmed is also the Chief Medical Officer for the University of Rochester's regional affiliate hospitals, including Noyes memorial Hospital in Dansville NY and St. James Hospital in Hornell NY.
He was previously the CMO at Warsaw Community Hospital.

He continues to be closely involved with resident and medical student education and has received more than 40 teaching awards in recognition of his academic teaching activities.

His particular areas of interest are bedside teaching, practice based developing learning and cognitive and heuristic skills in patient care.

He is currently boarded in Internal Medicine, as well as in Hospice and Palliative care.

He serves on various local and national committees.

Certified Specialties

Hospice and Palliative Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine/Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Professor of Clinical Medicine - Department of Medicine, Highland Hospital (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Internal Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester-Internal Medicine GME. 1995 - 1997

Internship, Internal Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester-Internal Medicine GME. 1994 - 1995

Education

MBBS | Allama Iqbal Medical College (Pakistan). 1987

Awards

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award , University of Rochester Graduating Class of 2012.

Keith Miner Ford Award for excellence in teaching. University of Rochester School of Medicine, graduating class of 2007.

AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award (Pfizer Humanities Initiative..

Harry L. Segal Prize, Excellence in Third Year Teaching..

Arthur W. Bauman Teaching Award, University of Rochester School of Medicine. Highland Hospital Medicine.

Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Society (Faculty Award)..

Medicine-Pediatric award for teaching excellence. University of Rochester.

Publications

Books

Geriatric Rehabilitation (2017)

Chapter: From Bedside to Curbside

Authors: Ahmed B, Braver, Y

Publisher: CRC Press 2017

Practice of Geriatrics (2006)

Chapter: Pulmonary Pathophysiology and Disease in Older Patient

Authors: Hall WJ, Ahmed B

Publisher: WB Saunders 2006