Faheemuddin Azher Ahmed MD

Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Nephrology

Physician

5666 E State StRockford, IL 61108
Phone+1 815-381-7715

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Summary

Dr. Faheemuddin Ahmed is an internal medicine specialist based in Rockford, IL, with subspecialties in geriatric medicine, hospital medicine, and nephrology. He completed fellowships in geriatric medicine at Loyola University Medical Center and in nephrology at both Tulane University and Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Ahmed received his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College and completed his internal medicine residency, along with a chief residency, at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He is currently a hospitalist at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center and an internal medicine hospitalist at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital, while also serving as a geriatric nephrologist at Excel Kidney Care. His research includes publications on topics such as hypomagnesemia, IgM nephropathy, and decision-making in geriatric patients with end-stage renal disease.

Education & Training

Loyola University Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2013 - 2014
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Nephrology, 2012 - 2013
Tulane UniversityFellowship, Nephrology, 2011 - 2012
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010

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Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2010 - 2029
WI State Medical License 2012 - 2027
IA State Medical License 2014 - 2027
LA State Medical License 2011 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

105 citations
Magnesium: The Forgotten Electrolyte-A Review on Hypomagnesemia.
Faheemuddin Ahmed, Abdul Mohammed
Medical Sciences. 2019-04-04
5 citations
IgM nephropathy – Successful treatment with rituximab
Faheemuddin Azher Ahmed, Ashraf El-Meanawy
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2019-01-01
21 citations
Decision-Making in Geriatric Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: Thinking Beyond Nephrology.
Faheemuddin Azher Ahmed, Angela Georgia Catic
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2018-12-20

Books/Book Chapters

Question Bank with Practicals for Final Part-I M.B.B.S
Page 1 - 195Abdul Mubeen Mohammed and Faheemuddin A. AhmedEditors: Abdul Mubeen Mohammed and Faheemuddin A. Ahmed.Osmania Medical Publishers, HyderabadEdition 1,2003
Question Bank with Synopsis for II year M.B.B.S
Page 1 - 131Abdul Mubeen Mohammed and Faheemuddin A. AhmedEditors: Abdul Mubeen Mohammed and Faheemuddin A. Ahmed.Osmania Medical Publishers, HyderabadEdition 1,2002

Abstracts/Posters

A Rare Cause of Tumor-induced Osteomalacia: Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Abdul Mubeen Mohammed and Faheemuddin A. Ahmed, ASN's 2013 Abstract Supplement of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Proteomics in Guaifenesin induced Nephrolithiasis - A Pseudomatrix Stone
Faheemuddin A. Ahmed, Ann M. Kolbach, Samuel R. Cohen, Neil Mandel, Jeffrey Wesson, American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Atlanta, Georgia, 11/2013
Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease
J Chen, RR Townsend, MJ. Budoff , FA Ahmed, CS Chen, Y Liu, M Waight, KT Mills, E Khan, HA Laguardia, Dr Kumbala, MA Kleinpeter, F Husserl, EE Simon, LL Hamm, J He, American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Atlanta, Georgia, 11/2013