UmairAhmedMD

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Dr. Umair Ahmed is a neurologist based in New York, NY, currently completing his Neurology Residency at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, affiliated with Staten Island University Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital, from 2023 to 2026. He previously completed an Internal Medicine internship at the same institution from 2022 to 2023. Prior to his residency, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research from 2018 to 2022. Dr. Ahmed has contributed to several publications in reputable journals, focusing on neuromodulation, cardiovascular interventions, and therapeutic developments. His research includes studies on ultrasound neuromodulation and vagus nerve stimulation, among others, which have garnered citations in various scientific publications.

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital and Lenox Hill HospitalNeurology Residency, 2023 - 2026
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2022 - 2023

PubMed

6 citations
Vagus nerve stimulation for cardiovascular diseases: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Stefanos Zafeiropoulos, Umair Ahmed, Alexia Bikou, Ibrahim T Mughrabi, Stavros Stavrakis
Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2024-07-01
2 citations
Ultrasound Neuromodulation of an Anti-Inflammatory Pathway at the Spleen Improves Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension.
Stefanos Zafeiropoulos, Umair Ahmed, Alexandra Bekiaridou, Naveen Jayaprakash, Ibrahim T Mughrabi
Circulation Research. 2024-06-21
2 citations
Thiocarbazate building blocks enable the construction of azapeptides for rapid development of therapeutic candidates.
Ahmad Altiti, Mingzhu He, Sonya VanPatten, Kai Fan Cheng, Umair Ahmed
Nature Communications. 2022-11-28

Journal Articles

kHz-frequency electrical stimulation selectively activates small, unmyelinated vagus afferents
Yao-Chuan Chang, Umair Ahmed, Naveen Jayaprakash, Ibrahim Mughrabi, Qihang Lin, Yi-Chen Wu, Michael Gerber, Adam Abbas, Anna Daytz, Arielle H. Gabalski, Jason Ashville..., Brain Stimulation, 10/10/2022
Ultrasound Neuromodulation of the Spleen Has Time-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Effect in a Pneumonia Model
Umair Ahmed1 , John F. Graf 2 , Anna Daytz 1 , Omar Yaipen1 , Ibrahim Mughrabi 1 , Naveen Jayaprakash1 , Victoria Cotero2 , Christine Morton2 , Clifford Scott Deutschm..., Frontiers in Immunology, 6/19/2022
Organ- and function-specific anatomical organization and bioelectronic modulation of the vagus nerve
Naveen Jayaprakash, Viktor Toth, Weiguo Song, Avantika Vardhan, Todd Levy, Jacquelyn Tomaio, Khaled Qanud, Ibrahim Mughrabi, Yiela Saperstein, Yao-Chuan Chang, Moont..., BioRxiv
FOCUSED ULTRASOUND STIMULATION OF THE INFLAMMATORY REFLEX AT THE SPLEEN AMELIORATES PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN RODENTS
UmairAhmed, StefanosZafeiropoulos, GeorgeGiannakoulas, ChristopherPuleo, StavrosZanos, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Intermittent KHz-frequency electrical stimulation selectively engages small unmyelinated vagal afferents
Yao-Chuan Chang, Umair Ahmed, Naveen Jayaprakash, Ibrahim Mughrabi, Qihang Lin, Yi-Chen Wu, Michael Gerber, Adam Abbas, Anna Daytz, Arielle H. Gabalski, Jason Ashvil..., BioRxiv
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Abstracts/Posters

Factors affecting thresholds for acute and long-term vagus nerve stimulation
Umair Ahmed, MD, Maria Lopez, BS, Yao-Chuan Chang, PhD, Loren Rieth, PhD, Timir D. Chaudhury, PhD, Yousef Al-Abed, PhD, and Stavros Zanos, MD PhD, Fourth Bioelectronic Medicine Summit: Technology Targeting Molecular Mechanisms