Ali Ahmed

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2007
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Geriatric Heart Failure Clinic
DirectorAppointed: 2002
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Geriatric Heart Failure Clinic
Staff PhysicianAppointed: 2002
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lister Hill Center for Health Policy
Associate ScholarAppointed: 2002
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education
ScientistAppointed: 2002
Birmingham VA Medical Center
Geriatric Heart Failure Clinic and Section of Geriatrics
Staff PhysicianAppointed: 2001
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Center for Metabolic and Bone Disease
ScientistAppointed: 2001
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Public Health
Epidemiology and International Health
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2000
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Geriatrics Clinic
Staff PhysicianAppointed: 1999
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Center for Aging
ScientistAppointed: 1999
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Mailing Address

Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1530 3rd Ave. South, CH-19
Suite 219
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-2041
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (205) 934-9632
Fax: (205) 975-7099
aahmed@uab.edu
http://myprofile.cos.com/aahmed

Qualifications

M.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Epidemiology, 1999.
Diplomate (#176470), American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, 1998.
Diplomate (#176470), American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1997.
MBBS (M.D. Equivalent), University of Dhaka, Medicine and Surgery, 1982.

Expertise and Research Interests

Heart failure in older adults

Other Expertise

Geriatrics primary care, especially depression in older adults

Future Research

Quality and outcomes of heart failure care in older adults

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Congestive Heart Failure, Depression, Geriatric Mental Health, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Outcomes Research (Medical).

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Bengali (Bangla): (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Farsi (Persian): (Functional, Functional, Fluent)
French: (Basic, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American College of Cardiology
American College of Physicians
American Federation for Medical Research
American Geriatrics Society
American Heart Association
Gerontological Society of America
Heart Failure Society of America
Society of Geriatric Cardiology
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Honors and Awards

2004, Fellowship, Amerian Heart Association
2004, Funded by the National Institutes of Health to participate in the Summer Institute on the Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions, Airlie, Virginia, July 11-23, 2004., National Institutes of Health, (NIH)
2003, Fellowship, Society of Geriatric Cardiology
2003, Fellowship, Gerontological Society of America
2003, Fellowship, American College of Cardiology
2002, Fellowship, American Geriatric Society
2001, Fellowship, American College of Physicians
2000-2001, Enrolled into the Clinical Research Training Program, funded by the National Institutes of Health K30 grant,
1999, Funded to participate in the 25th Ten-Day Seminar on Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Tahoe City, CA, in July-August 1999, American Heart Association
1999, Funded to participate in the weeklong Summer Institute on Aging Research in Airlie, VA, in July 1999, National Institute on Aging
1997, Best Scholarly Work Award, St. John's Episcopal Hospital, South Shore, Far Rockaway, New York
1982, Topped the list of more than one hundred 1982 graduating medical students from Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh,
1976-1982, Received government scholarship during the entire study period in the medical school and received additional stipend and tuition exemption from medical school during the entire study period for superior academic performance, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Previous Positions

1997-2000, Geriatric Medicine Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
1994-1997, Medical Resident, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Medicine
1990-1993, Primary Care Physician, Ministry of Health, Iran
1988-1990, Resident, Dhaka Shishu Hospital
1985-1988, Primary Care Physician, Ministry of Health, Iran
1983-1985, Primary Care Physician, Ministry of Health, Bangladesh

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (1K23 AG 19211-01). The main objective of this project is to study the prevalence and correlates of beta-blocker use in older adults with heart faiilure and its association with mortality, Jun 1, 2003 to May 31, 2007.
  • Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine: Faculty Development Award, Feb 1, 2001 to Jan 31, 2002.
  • Hartford/American Federation of Aging Research: Academic Geriatrics Fellowship, Feb 1, 2000 to Jan 29, 2001.
  • Southeast Center for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine: Training Support Program, Feb 1, 1999 to Jan 29, 2000.
  • Birmingham/ Atlanta Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center: Clinical Demonstration Project Award, The main objective of this project is to study the impact of a mobile nurse practitioner based heart failure clinic on the quality of heart failure care at VA satellite clinics, Apr 1, 2003 to Mar 30, 2005.
  • University of Alabama Center for Aging: Pilot Resarch Grant. The main objective of this project is to study echocardiographic tissue Doppler correlates of diastolic dysfunction in older adults with and without heart failure, Apr 1, 2003 to Mar 31, 2004.

Publications

  • Ahmed A, Jones L, Hays CI (Jul 2008) DEFEAT heart failure: assessment and management of heart failure in nursing homes made easy., Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 9 (6), 383-9 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Fonarow GC, Love TE, Zannad F, Dell'italia LJ, White M, Gheorghiade M (Apr 2008) Incident heart failure hospitalization and subsequent mortality in chronic heart failure: a propensity-matched study., Journal of cardiac failure, 14 (3), 211-8 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Young JB, Love TE, Levesque R, Pitt B (Apr 2008) A propensity-matched study of the effects of chronic diuretic therapy on mortality and hospitalization in older adults with heart failure., International journal of cardiology, 125 (2), 246-53 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Pitt B, Rahimtoola SH, Waagstein F, White M, Love TE, Braunwald E (Jan 2008) Effects of digoxin at low serum concentrations on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: a propensity-matched study of the DIG trial., International journal of cardiology, 123 (2), 138-46 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Aban IB, Vaccarino V, Lloyd-Jones DM, Goff DC, Zhao J, Love TE, Ritchie C, Ovalle F, Gambassi G, Dell'Italia LJ (Dec 2007) A propensity-matched study of the effect of diabetes on the natural history of heart failure: variations by sex and age., Heart (British Cardiac Society), 93 (12), 1584-90 Abstract
  • Ahmed A (Oct 2007) DEFEAT heart failure: clinical manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and etiology of geriatric heart failure., Heart failure clinics, 3 (4), 389-402 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Gambassi G, Weaver MT, Young JB, Wehrmacher WH, Rich MW (Jul 2007) Effects of discontinuation of digoxin versus continuation at low serum digoxin concentrations in chronic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 100 (2), 280-4 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Gambassi G, Weaver MT, Young JB, Wehrmacher WH, Rich MW (Jul 2007) Effects of discontinuation of digoxin versus continuation at low serum digoxin concentrations in chronic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 100 (2), 280-4 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Gambassi G, Weaver MT, Young JB, Wehrmacher WH, Rich MW (Jul 2007) Effects of discontinuation of digoxin versus continuation at low serum digoxin concentrations in chronic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 100 (2), 280-4 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Zannad F, Love TE, Tallaj J, Gheorghiade M, Ekundayo OJ, Pitt B (Jun 2007) A propensity-matched study of the association of low serum potassium levels and mortality in chronic heart failure., European heart journal, 28 (11), 1334-43 Abstract
  • Ahmed A (Mar 2007) Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in geriatric heart failure: importance of low doses and low serum concentrations., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 62 (3), 323-9 Abstract
  • Ahmed A (Mar 2007) Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in geriatric heart failure: importance of low doses and low serum concentrations., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 62 (3), 323-9 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Young JB, Gheorghiade M (Feb 2007) The underuse of digoxin in heart failure, and approaches to appropriate use., CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 176 (5), 641-3 Abstract
  • Ahmed A (Feb 2007) A propensity matched study of New York Heart Association class and natural history end points in heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 99 (4), 549-53 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Aronow WS, Fleg JL. (2006) Association of New York Heart Association Class with All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, American Heart Journal., 151, 444-450
  • Ahmed A, Rich MW, Love TE, Lloyd-Jones DM, Aban IB, Colucci WS, Adams KF, Gheorghiade M. (2006) Digoxin and Reduction in Mortality and Hospitalization in Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Post Hoc Analysis of the DIG Trial., European Heart Journal., 27, 178-186
  • Ahmed A, Heart failure training: care for older adults with chronic heart failure., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 45(12), 2096-7; author reply, Jun 2005 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Centor RM, Weaver MT, Perry GJ (Apr 2005) A propensity score analysis of the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on long-term survival of older adults with heart failure and perceived contraindications., American Heart Journal, 149 (4), 737-43 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Perry GJ (2005) Effect of Incident Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality in Older Adults with Heart Failure., European Journal of Heart Failure, 7, 1118-1121
  • Ahmed A. (2005) Association of Diastolic Dysfunction and Outcomes in Ambulatory Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure, Journals of Gerontology, Medical Science., 60, 1339-1344
  • Ahmed A, Dell'Italia LJ, Use of beta-blockers in older adults with chronic heart failure, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 328(2), 100-11, Aug 2004 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Impact of ALLHAT on the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the primary prevention of heart failure, Annals of Internal Medicine, 141(1), W9; author reply W9a, July 2004 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Thornton P, Perry GJ, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality and readmission in older adults hospitalized with heart failure, European Journal of Heart Failure : Journal of the Working Group On Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology., 6(4), 421-6, June 2004 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in heart failure and renal insufficiency, Annals of Internal Medicine, 140(11), 931-2; author reply, June 2004 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Aronow WS, DeLong JF, Diagnosis of heart failure in older adults: predictive value of dyspnea at rest, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 38(3), 297-307, 2004 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Management of diastolic heart failure in older adults, British Medical Journal, 328(7448), 1114, May 2004 Abstract
  • Thornton PL, Ahmed A, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, and mortality in systolic heart failure, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 43(7), 1333; author reply 1, 2004 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Thornton P, Pharmacological Management of Heart Failure with Systolic Dysfunction, Geriatrics and Aging (Canada), 7(2), 18-26, 2004
  • Ahmed A, Ness J, Howard G, Aronow WS., Cerebrovascular Diseases as Primary Hospital Discharge Diagnoses: National Trend (1970-2000) Among Older Adults, The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 60, 1328-1332, 2004
  • Ness J, Ahmed A, Aronow WS., Demographics and Payment Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents in the United States: A Twenty-Three Year Trend, The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 59, 1213-1217, 2004
  • Ahmed A, Thornton PL, Perry GJ, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality in Older Adults with Heart Failure., European Journal of Heart Failure., 6, 421-426, 2004
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Aronow WS, DeLong JF., Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Older Adults: Predictive Value of Dyspnea at Rest., Archives of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 38, 297-307, 2004
  • Ahmed A, Myocardial beta-1 adrenoceptor down-regulation in aging and heart failure: implications for beta-blocker use in older adults with heart failure, European Journal of Heart Failure : Journal of the Working Group On Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology., 5(6), 709-15, December 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Treatment of chronic heart failure in long-term care facilities: implications of recent heart failure guidelines recommendations, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 37(2), 131-7, 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Sex-related difference in long-term mortality in elderly heart failure patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function, The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences., 58(7), 671-2; author reply, July 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Kiefe CI, Person SD, Shaneyfelt TM, Sims RV, Howard G, Delong JF, Association of consultation between generalists and cardiologists with quality and outcomes of heart failure care, American Heart Journal, 145(6), 1086-93, June 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Use of spironolactone in heart failure patients receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 41(10), 1851-2, May 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Nanda NC, Weaver RM, Allman MT, DeLong JF, Clinical correlates of isolated left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among hospitalized older heart failure patients, American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 12(2), 82-9, 2003 Abstract
  • Mudiyala R, Ahmed A, Effect of terazosin on clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia in older adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(3), 424-6, March 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Predictors of nursing home admission for older adults hospitalized with heart failure, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 36(2), 117-26, 2003 Abstract
  • Bamman MM, Hill VJ, Adams GR, Haddad F, Wetzstein CJ, Gower BA, Ahmed A, Hunter GR, Gender differences in resistance-training-induced myofiber hypertrophy among older adults, The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences., 58(2), 108-16, February 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Maisiak R, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Farmer R, Heart failure mortality among older Medicare beneficiaries: association with left ventricular function evaluation and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use, Southern Medical Journal, 96(2), 124-9, February 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Alcohol and congestive heart failure, Annals of Internal Medicine, 138(1), 75-6, January 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Thornton P, End of Life Care in Heart Failure, Advanced Studies in Medicine, 3(10), 580, 2003
  • Ahmed A, Tollefsbol TO, Telomerase, telomerase inhibition, and cancer, Journal of Anti-aging Medicine, 6(4), 315-25, 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Sims RV, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Aronow WS, Racial variations in cardiology care among hospitalized older heart failure patients, Heart Disease, 5(1), 8-14, 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Chronic Heart Failure Evaluation and Management guidelines: relevance to the geriatric practice, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(1), 123-6, January 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T, Telomeres, telomerase, and telomerase inhibition: clinical implications for cancer, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(1), 116-22, January 2003 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Weaver MT, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Aronow WS, Quality of care of nursing home residents hospitalized with heart failure, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(11), 1831-6, November 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Kiefe CI, Allman RM, Sims RV, DeLong JF, Survival benefits of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older heart failure patients with perceived contraindications, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(10), 1659-66, October 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Quality and outcomes of heart failure care in older adults: Role of multidisciplinary disease-management programs, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(9), 1590-3, September 2002
  • Ahmed A, Roseman JM, Duxbury AS, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Correlates and outcomes of preserved left ventricular systolic function among older adults hospitalized with heart failure, American Heart Journal, 144(2), 365-72, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Neutropenia associated with mirtazapine use: is a drop in the neutrophil count in a symptomatic older adults a cause for concern?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(8), 1461-3, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Bodner EV, Howard G, Age-related underutilization of left ventricular function evaluation in older heart failure patients, Southern Medical Journal, 95(7), 695-702, July 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Bodner EV, Howard G, Age-related underutilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older hospitalized heart failure patients, Southern Medical Journal, 95(7), 703-10, July 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with heart failure and renal insufficiency: how concerned should we be by the rise in serum creatinine?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(7), 1297-300, July 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Sertraline-related night sweats, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry., 10(4), 484, 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Interaction between aspirin and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: should they be used together in older adults with heart failure?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(7), 1293-6, July 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Inappropriate use of digoxin in older hospitalized heart failure patients, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 57(2), M138-43, February 2002 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Role of Digoxin in Heart Failure in Older Adults, Geriatrics and Aging (Canada), 5, 48-52, 2002
  • Ahmed A, Clinical Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized with Heart Failure, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 3, 310-313, 2002
  • Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T, Telomeres and telomerase: basic science implications for aging, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(8), 1105-9, August 2001 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Sims RV, Proximal renal tubular acidosis associated with osteomalacia, Southern Medical Journal, 94(5), 536-9, May 2001 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Allman RM, Quality of Heart Failure Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Clinical Geriatrics, 8(10), 64-71, 2000
  • Ahmed A, Sims RV, Highlights of the National Nursing Home Survey: 1995, Annals of Long-Term Care, 6(11), 62-67, 2000
  • Ahmed A, Management of Vitamin D Deficiency in Long-Term Care, Arizona Geriatric Society Journal, 4(3), 4-7, 2000
  • Ahmed A, A Case of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in a Patient with Lung Cancer. A Case Report and Review of the Literature, The Hospital Physician, 34, 39-44, 1998
  • Ahmed A, Schussler G, Thyrotoxicosis in a patient with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, The Endocrinologist, 7, 484-488, 1997
  • Ahmed A, Management of syncope in older adults may require thorough evaluation: a conversation with Dr. Mathew Maurer., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 17 (2), 123-4 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Increased heart rate: an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in older adults., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 17 (1), 55-6 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Calhoun D, High blood pressure in older adults: a conversation with Dr David Calhoun., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 16 (6), 391-2 Abstract
  • Ahmed A, Aronow WS, A propensity-matched study of the association of physical function and outcomes in geriatric heart failure., Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 46 (2), 161-72 Abstract

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