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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
J4-1
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-444-1921Fax+1 216-636-9988
Summary
- Dr. Usman Ahmad is a thoracic surgeon in Cleveland, OH and is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic. He received his medical degree from Aga Khan Medical College and has been in practice 13 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Urdu and Punjabi. He specializes in cardiopulmonary transplantation, adult general thoracic surgery, and thoracic surgical oncology and is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, esophageal surgery, and mesothelioma surgery.
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - 2015
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - 2015
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Surgery, 2012 - 2013
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2008 - 2009
- Yale-New Haven HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2006 - 2008
- Teaching AssistantAga Khan University Medical College, 2004 - 2006
- Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2013 - 2015
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Young Innovator Award Cleveland Clinic, 2019
- Innovator Award Cleveland Clinic Innovations, 2017
- Best Resident Teacher Award Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Feasibility Study for Intrathoracic Nerve Stimulation Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsEffect of donor smoking and substance use on post-lung transplant outcomes.Jesse M Rappaport, Hafiz Umair Siddiqui, Lucy Thuita, Marie Budev, Kenneth R McCurry
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023-08-01 - 10 citationsUtilization of Marginal Lung Donors With Low PaO2/FiO2 Ratio and High Body Mass Index.Toshihiro Okamoto, Mohamed Omara, Usman Ahmad, James Yun, Alejandro Bribriesco
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020-06-01 - 21 citationsThymic Carcinomas-A Concise Multidisciplinary Update on Recent Developments From the Thymic Carcinoma Working Group of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group.Anja C Roden, Usman Ahmad, Giuseppe Cardillo, Nicolas Girard, Deepali Jain
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2022-05-01
Journal Articles
- Thymic Carcinoma Management Patterns among International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Physicians with Consensus from the Thymic Carcinoma Working GroupShepherd A, Riely G, Detterbeck F, Simone CB 2nd, Ahmad U, Huang J, Korst R, Rajan A, Rimner A, J Thorac Oncol, 1/1/2017
- Incidence of occult pN2 disease following resection and mediastinal lymph node dissection in clinical stage I lung cancer patientsBille A, Woo KM, Ahmad U, Rizk NP, Jones DR, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 1/1/2017
- Postoperative Radiation Therapy is Associated with Longer Overall Survival in Completely Resected Stage II and III Thymoma - An Analysis of the International Thymic Ma...Rimner A, Yao X, Huang J, Antonicelli A, Ahmad U, Korst RJ, Detterbeck F, Gomez DR, J Thorac Oncol, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- What Role Does Surgery Play in Stage III NSCLS?Ahmad U, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2017
- Hindsight is 20:20Ahmad U, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2017
- Advance in the Multidisciplinary Management of Lung Cancer: From Screening to ImmunotherapyAhmad U, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Interferon-gamma potentiates the effects of dsRNA on vascular smooth muscle cellsYale University School of Medicine - 1/1/2008
- Tall Rounds: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule In the High Risk (for cancer) Patient, Surveillance and Adjuvant TherapyCleveland Clinic - 1/1./2016
- Primary Graft Dysfunction in Lung Transplantation the First 72 HoursCleveland Clinic - 1/12/2016
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Press Mentions
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Performs UAE’s First Combined Heart and Double Lung TransplantOctober 23rd, 2024
- UAE’s First Combined Heart and Double Lung Transplant Saves Emirati Woman, 56, in Critical ConditionOctober 22nd, 2024
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Performs the UAE’s First Combined Heart and Double Lung TransplantOctober 22nd, 2024
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Professional Memberships
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- International Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMember
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- International Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMember
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Other Languages
- Urdu, Punjabi
External Links
- Cleveland Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/19910
- Cleveland Clinichttp://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff_directory/staff_display?DoctorID=19910
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