Dr Ahmir Ahmad
MBBS BSc MRCP PhD
Looking to improve your digestive health? Dr Ahmad is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Specialist Endoscopist who treats a range of digestive conditions and performs camera tests to help patients achieve "gastro wellness." He keeps up to date with the latest research developments to offer high quality evidence-based care.
Private consultations are available at OneWelbeck in London, Spire Hartswood in Essex and St Mark’s National Bowel Hospital in Harrow.
Dr Ahmir Ahmad
MBBS BSc MRCP PhD
Looking to improve your digestive health? Dr Ahmad is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Specialist Endoscopist who treats a range of digestive conditions and performs camera tests to help patients achieve "gastro wellness." He keeps up to date with the latest research developments to offer high quality evidence-based care.
Private consultations are available at OneWelbeck in London, Spire Hartswood in Essex and St Mark’s National Bowel Hospital in Harrow.
About
Dr Ahmad’s interest in gastroenterology stems from his secondary education where he became fascinated in the digestive system. He took this further through his medical degree at University College London and has delved even deeper into the world of colonoscopy through completion of his PhD at Imperial College London.
About
Dr Ahmad’s interest in gastroenterology stems from his secondary education where he became fascinated in the digestive system. He took this further through his medical degree at University College London and has delved even deeper into the world of colonoscopy through completion of his PhD at Imperial College London.
Expertise
Qualifications
- PhD in Clinical Medicine Research, Imperial College London, 2023
- Specialty Certificate in Gastroenterology, Royal College of Physicians (UK), 2016
- MRCP (Member of the Royal College of Physicians), Royal College of Physicians (UK), 2013
- MB BS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery), University College London, 2010
- Bsc in Medical Sciences with Physiology, University College London, 2007
Awards
- Best Endoscopy Poster Award at BSG, 2022
- John Nicholls' Prize for Research, 2021
- ESGE Registration Grant Award, 2021
- Joint Prankerd Jones Memorial Prize & Austin Heady Prize in Biometry for the Professional Development Spine, 2006
- Jean Shanks Foundation Award, 2006
Conditions
Procedures
Colonoscopy
A long flexible tube (colonoscope) is inserted through the anus to examine the entire large bowel.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
This procedure is similar to a colonoscopy but less extensive examining only the left side of the bowel.
Gastroscopy
A long flexible tube (gastroscope) is inserted through the mouth to examine the oesophagus (foodpipe) and stomach.
Transnasal Gastroscopy
A thin flexible tube (gastroscope) is inserted through the nose to examine the oesophagus (foodpipe) and stomach.
Biopsies
Small painless specimens ~2mm in size may be taken to help diagnose conditions
Polypectomy
Growths of the bowel wall called polyps may be removed using various techniques to help prevent bowel cancer.
