Dr Ahmed graduated from Leeds Medical School and completed his renal training in London and the North East. He was appointed as a Renal Consultant in 2017 and has also served as Clinical Director for Medical Specialties. More recently, he moved into a role at the University of Sunderland Medical School as Deputy Undergraduate Programme Lead.

Dr Ahmed is Chair of the UK Diagnostic Interventional Nephrology Specialist Interest Group, which hosts an annual meeting. He is also a lecturer on the PG Certificate in Interventional Nephrology at Newcastle University. As an ISN Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Ahmed helped establish an interventional nephrology training programme. He has delivered interventional nephrology training courses both nationally and internationally, including in the USA, Kenya, Hong Kong, Tanzania, Tunisia and Ireland.

In his spare time, Dr Ahmed enjoys running half marathons and spending time with his family