Professor Javed Ahmed
Qualifications
MB BS, MRCP
GMC number: 3447055
Practising since: 1983
Specialties
Cardiology
Consultation times
- Tuesday 18:00–20:00 (remote)
- Thursday 14:00–16:00 (remote)
- Friday 09:30–10:00 (remote)
About
Professor Javed Ahmed is a leading Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, providing skilled and compassionate care in all areas of cardiology.
He provides care for heart problems in multiple areas, including angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, angioplasty and stenting, hypertension, lipid disorders, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and arrhythmias etc.
Professor Ahmed has several years of experience in the field of cardiology and has been a Consultant Cardiologist at Freeman Hospital NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne since 2001.
He did his advanced fellowship at the world-renowned heart centre in Washington DC, USA. He has also been part of Transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics (TCT).
Professor Ahmed has considerable experience in the field of cardiology and has developed expertise in all aspects of clinical and interventional cardiology including:
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Palpitations
- Heart murmurs
- Dizziness and blackouts
- Hyperlipidaemia (high cholesterol)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation
- Assessment and treatment of heart failure and valvular heart disease
- Cardiovascular disease prevention (coronary risk reduction)
- Assessment of patients at risk of developing heart attack and stroke using the latest diagnostic technology.
Special interests
- Angina pectoris
- Hypertension
- Lipid management
- Heart failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- POTs syndrome.
Treatments and tests offered by Professor Javed Ahmed at Nuffield Health
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Artery Assessment
- Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
Locations Professor Javed Ahmed works with
Related experience
Research
Professor Ahmed has produced several publications in peer reviewed
journals. His research interests include invasive coronary imaging and
re-stenosis after coronary stenting.
Memberships
- Royal College of Physicians (Lon)
- British Medical Association
- Faculty Member Trans-catheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics in Washington DC, USA
- British Cardiac Society (BCS)
- British Cardiovascular Interventional Society (BCIS).
Other posts held
- The Regional Cardiothoracic Centre, Freeman Hospital
Declaration
Professor Javed Ahmed does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Professor Javed Ahmed does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Professor Javed Ahmed does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.