I am a graduate of Monash Medical School, Victoria, Australia.
I am an Australian registered specialist in:
General Surgery – with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) 2005
I have also completed a fellowship in Emergency Medicine – with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) 1999.
I graduated with a Masters Degree (Surgery) from UWA in 2019.
I have also completed sub-specialty training in:
Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery – with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons with further training in England.
Endoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic) – with the Gastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA).
I am also intensively involved with surgical education in the School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia (UWA) as a Clinical Senior Lecturer. I have designed, convened and instructed in a number of laparoscopic surgery courses for junior doctors and surgeons-in-training; as well as being involved in teaching final year medical students.
I have now completed my Masters in Surgery on the topic of Laparoscopic Surgical Courses at UWA.
Research
Mr Ahmad has published a number of studies in various international medical journals. This includes studies on minimal invasive techniques to treat pancreatic and stomach conditions.
He has completed his Masters of Surgery in 2019 – a postgraduate higher qualification. He is looking at the effectiveness and role of laparoscopic courses in teaching laparoscopy to junior doctors. This combines his interest in surgical education and minimal invasive surgery.
Teaching
Mr Ahmad has been extensively involved in teaching at local, state and national levels.
He is a Senior Clinical Lecturer with the School of Surgery at The University of Western Australia (UWA) and is involved in teaching Junior Doctors and Trainee Surgeons. He has designed, convened and instructed in a number of laparoscopic courses at the university.
Mr Ahmad has instructed in a number of courses at state, national and international levels. He is a Senior Instructor for the course Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) run by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, as well as being instructor in a number of other courses.
Recently Mr Ahmad was invited to instruct in a laparoscopic course in Jakarta, Indonesia.
As part of his teaching commitment, Mr Ahmad acts as a mentor for a number of medical students from UWA. His practice is also involved in providing ward and operative room experience to final year medical students from UWA.