Humera Ahmed, MD
About Humera Ahmed, MD
Titles
Attending Cardiologist
Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2021, Best Poster in Pediatric Cardiology, American College of Cardiology
2019, Outpatient Department Fellowship Award, Boston Children’s Hospital
2018, 1st place: Best Trainee Abstract, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
2018, Finalist, Young Investigator Award. The American Heart Association
2011, ΑΩΑ Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, New York Medical College
2011, 2nd place oral presentation: Medical Student Research Forum, New York Medical College
2010, Sidney E. Frank Medical Student Fellowship, New York Medical College
2010, 1st place poster presentation: Medical Student Research Forum, New York Medical College
2033-2007, Thea Bowman AHANA Scholar, Boston College
2003-2007, Allston-Brighton Scholar (four year, full tuition scholarship), Boston College
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2019-present, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant
2018-present, American Heart Association
2016-present, American College of Cardiology
2013-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2011-present, American Medical Association
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2021-present, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Reviewer
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship
Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital/ U. of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency
Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital/ U. of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiology - Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies Fellowship Program - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford U. School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Publications
Publications
2023
Ahmed H, Lee Joanne, Bernstein D, Dykes J, Weinberg K, Rosenthal D, Barkoff L, Lee D, Barkoff L, Hollander SA, Chen S. Heightened Immune Response and Increased Risk of Infections in Pediatric Fontan Patients. Pediatric Transplantation. 2023;27(1):e14421.
Newland DM, Law YM, Albers EL, Friedland-Little JM, Ahmed H, Kemna MS, Hong BJ. Safety of Dapagliflozin in Children with Heart Failure: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Pediatric Transplantation. 2023;44(1):146-152.
2022
Thapa I, Lee RY, Vina MF, Zhang BM, Ahmed H, Shin AY, Bambos N, Rosenthal DN, Scheinker D. A Machine Learning Approach to the Interpretation of the Virtual Crossmatch Results for Solid Organ Transplantation: A Single Center Demonstration of Feasibility. Social Science Research Network. 2022.
2021
Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Fleishman CE, Natarajan S, Ghanayem NS, Lannon CM, Brown DW. Characteristics of Interstage Death. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021;42(6):1372-1378
Ahmed H, VanderPluym CJ. Conservative Management of Pediatric Heart Failure. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2021;11(1):323-335
2019
Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Fleishman CE, Natarajan S, Ghanayem NS, Sleeper LA, Lannon CM, Brown DW. Development of a Validated Risk Score for Interstage Death or Transplant After Stage I Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019;1-10
Cole AR, Raza A, Ahmed H, Polizzotti BD, Bronson RT, Bronson RT, Andrews N, Kheir JN. Safety of inhaled hydrogen gas in healthy mice. Med Gas Res. 2019;9(3):133-138.
2017
Ahmed H, Tang X, Polizzotti B, Gauvreau K, Kellogg M, DiNardo J, Kheir J. Use of Oxyhemoglobin Saturation, Rather Than Oxygen Tension, As a Marker of Oxygenation in Cyanotic Patients. JAMA Pediatrics 2017;171(10):1012-1014.
Ahmed H, Czosek RJ, Spar DS, Knilans TK, Anderson JB. Early Repolarization in Normal Adolescents is Common. Pediatr Cardiol 2017 Apr; 38(4):864-872.
2015
Villa CR, Czosek RJ, Ahmed H, Khoury PR, Anderson JB, Knilans TK, Jeffries JL, Wong B, Spar DS. Ambulatory Monitoring and Arrhythmic Outcomes in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Am Heart Assoc 2015;5(1).
2013
Ahmed H, Miller M, Parides M, Domanski M, Moskowitz A, Gelijns A, Reddy VY. Adjunctive Renal Sympathetic Denervation to Modify Hypertension as Upstream Therapy in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Background and Study Design. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 May; 24(5):503-9.
2012
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, Skoda J, Petru J, Sediva L, Schejbalova M. Renal Sympathetic Denervation Using an Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter for the Management of Drug-Resistant Hypertension. JACC Cardiovascular Interv 2012;(7):758-65.
2011
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, Skoda J, Petru J, Sediva L, Kralovec S, Reddy VY. Initial clinical experience with a novel visualization and virtual electrode radiofrequency ablation catheter to treat atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm 2011;8(3):361-7.
2010
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, d’Avila A, Donaldson DM, Laragy MC, Reddy VY. The Permanency of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using A Balloon Cryoablation Catheter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010; 21(7):731-7.
Reddy VY, Morales G, Ahmed H, Neuzil P, Dukkipati S, Kim S, Clemens J, d’Avila A. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation without the Use of Fluoroscopy. Heart Rhythm 2010;7(11):1644-53.
2009
Ahmed H, Reddy VY. Technical Advances in the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2009, 6(8 Suppl):S39-44.
Ahmed H, Neuzil P, d’Avila A, Cha YM, Laragy M, Mares K, Brugge WR, Forcione DG, Ruskin JN, Packer DL, Reddy VY. The Esophageal Effects of Cryoenergy During Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2009, 6(7):962-9.