Shireen Ahmad, MD

- Associate Chair, Faculty Development
- Medical Director, Prentice Operating Rooms
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
- Program Director, Ambulatory Anesthesia Fellowship

Training / Education

Medical
Dow MedicalCollege (Karachi, Pakistan)

Residency
Tufts New England Medical Center
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Fellowships
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Obstetrical Anesthesia)
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Pain Management)

Committees

National

Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia

2005:  Chair, Committee on Education.
2005: Member, Committee on Annual Meeting
2005: Member,  Subcommittee on Resident Section
2004 - Present: Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Medical Directors
2003 - 2005: Adjunct Member, Committee on Research
2003 - 2005: Adjunct Member, Committee on Education

American Society of Anesthesiologists

2003 – Present: Member, Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care Anesthesia

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

2004    Chair, Outpatient Vaginal Hysterectomy Pathway Project 
2003 – Present: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Operating Room Management Committee   
2000 – 2003: Prentice Women’s Hospital, Leadership and Strategy Committee
2001 – 2003: Prentice Women’s Hospital, Surgery User group
2000 – 2001: Prentice Women’s Hospital Obstetrics Taskforce
2000 – 2001: Chair,  Prentice Women’s Hospital Operating Room Taskforce
1999 – 2000: Chair,  Gynecologic Laparoscopy Pathway Project
1997 – Present: Prentice Women’s Hospital Operating Room Committee
2001, 2002: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Nominating Committee
2000 – Present: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Surgical Chiefs & Chairs
1991 – Present: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Cancer Committee, Affiliate Member

Department

2005- 2006: Chair, Operations Committee.
2005: Chair: Recruitment & Retention taskforce
2002: Chair, Sleep Apnea Taskforce,
2002: Operations Committee
2000 – Present: Clinical Council
2001 – Present: Faculty Leader: Ambulatory Anesthesia, Conference
2000 – Present: Research Committee
2000 – 2002: Faculty Development Committee
1997 – Present: Service Chiefs Committee 
1997 – Present: Quality Management Committee

Scholarly Activity

Original, Peer-Reviewed Research Publications

Ahmad S, Yilmaz M, Marcus R J, Glisson S, Kinsella A.  Impact of Bispectral Index Monitoring on Fast Tracking of Gynecologic Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery. Anesthesiology: 98;849-852, 2003.

Book Chapters

Ahmad S: Sedation Techniques in Ophthalmic Anesthesia. In Moster M, editors.  International Ophthalmology Clinics. Philadelphia, Elsevier 2006 (in press)

Abstracts

Ahmad S, Fitzgerald Pc, Marcus R Jay, McCarthy RJ: Association of Plasma Vasopressin levels with nausea following gynecologic surgery. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual meeting, Chicago, October 2006

Ahmad S, Sullivan JT, Fitzgerald PC, McCarthy RJ: Obstructive sleep apnea does not increase the risk of episodic hypoxemia following bariatric surgery.
American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual meeting, Chicago, October 2006

Marcus R Jay, Ahmad S, Glassenberg R, Rastogi P: Tracking significant hemodynamic changes with the continuous non-invasive blood pressure monitor. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual meeting, Chicago, October 2006

Ahmad S, Fitzgerald P, McCarthy R: Association of Plasma Arginine Vasopressin Levels with Failure to Void Following Outpatient Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery. 80th. Congress of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Francisco CA. Mar 2006

Ahmad S, Fitzgerald P, McCarthy R:  Incidence of Chronic Pain Symptoms following Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. . 80th. Congress of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Francisco CA. Mar 2006

Bielsky A, Ahmad, S: Anesthesia After Rastelli Procedure. Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference 2006.

Isyanov A, Ahmad S.: “Clinical Characteristics Of Persistent Pain Following Total Abdominal Hysterectomies.” Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference 2006

Patel A, Ahmad S.: “Management of a Factor XI Deficient Patient Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery.” Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference 2006

Ahmad S, Fitzgerald P, McCarthy R: Association of Plasma Arginine Vasopressin Levels with Failure to Void Following Outpatient Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery. 80th. Congress of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Francisco CA. Mar 2006

Ahmad S, Fitzgerald P, McCarthy R:  Incidence of Chronic Pain Symptoms following Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. . 80th. Congress of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Francisco CA. Mar 2006

Mehta A, McCarthy R. Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements following Hysteroscopic Endometrial Ablation surgery. Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia.  Scottsdale Arizona, May 2005.

Ahmad S, Hewitt D, Wu Shu-Chen. An iontophoretic fentanyl HCl patient-controlled transdermal system (PCTS) versus intravenous patient-controlled morphine for treatment of acute postoperative pain after general surgery. American Academy of Pain Medicine, Palm Springs California, Febuary 2005.

Ahmad S, Chung F, Hewitt D, Wu SC. Patient –Controlled Transdermal Fentanyl HCl Analgesia System versus Intravenous Morphine Patient-Controlled Analgesia for the management of Acute Pain after Gynecologic Surgery. American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, November 2004.

Ahmad S, Groudine S: Evaluation of a Non-invasive Patient –Controlled Analgesia Delivery System for Acute Postoperative Pain Management: A Double Blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial. AORN Congress, San Diego, March 2004.

Ahmad S, E. Viscusi: Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of a Non-Invasive, Patient-Controlled Fentanyl HCl Delivery System with an Intravenous Morphine Pump for the Treatment of Post-operative Pain After Major Surgery: A Randomized, Multicenter Trial. AORN Congress, San Diego, March 2004.

Wafa T, Ahmad S. Argyria – a case report.  Poster presentation. Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, March 2004.

Fahringer D, Ahmad S: Anesthesia and Pulmonary Arterio-venous Malformations. Poster presentation. Midwest Anesthesia Resident’s Conference, March 2004

Marcus R-Jay, Ahmad S, Crnkovich N, :  Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring Facilitates Intraoperative Fluid Management for Major Gynecologic Oncology Procedures.  Poster Discussion: International Anesthesia Research Society 77th. Congress, New Orleans, 2003

O’Conner DK, Ahmad S.: Anesthesia and Guillian Barre Syndrome: a case report. Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Chicago, March 2003.

Ahmad S, Crnkovich N, Glisson S: Validity of a Simple Test to determine Fast Track Eligibility. A-23, October 2002, American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting, Orlando.

Viscusi ER, Reynolds L, Chung F, Melson T, Yarmush J, Ahmad S: Non-invasive, patient controlled, fentanyl HCL analgesia: Comparison of safety and efficacy to intravenous morphine pump for treatment of postoperative pain after major surgery: a randomized, multi-center trial. International Anesthesia Research Society 76th. Congress, San Diego, 2002

JA Roesler, Ahmad S:  Remifentanil / Propofol Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Patients with Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Cardiomyopathy. Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Portland, Oregon, March 2002.

Grants

Principal Investigator: Departmental sponsored:  Alterations in Coagulation associated with Uterine Myomectomy Surgery. 2006

Principal Investigator: Departmental sponsored: Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone and Lidocaine on Propofol-Induced Pain on injection. 2006

Principal Investigator: Departmental sponsored: The Impact of Intra-operative Fluid Management on Clinical Outcome following Gynecologic Oncology Surgery. 2006

Co-investigator: Glaxo Smith Kline: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Placebo-controlled, Parallel group, phase II study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy and pharmacokinetics of Oral and intravenous formulations of the Neurokinen-1 Receptor Antagonist, GW597599, when administered with Intravenous Ondansetron Hydrochloride for prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Post discharge Nausea and Vomiting in female subjects with known risk factors for PONV who are undergoing surgical procedures associated with an increased emetogenic risk (NKO101287). 2005.  $55,668

Principal Investigator:  National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health grant M01 RR-00048: Comparison of Peri-operative Cardiorespiratory Complications in Obese Surgical Patients with and without Obstructive Sleep Apnea. 2005.

Co-investigator: Ortho-McNeil: Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Patient Controlled Analgesia Delivered by Fentanyl HCL Transdermal System Versus Morphine IV Pump for Pain Management after Non-emergent Lower Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery. CAPSS – 320. 2004. $83,880

Principal Investigator: Departmental sponsored: Evaluation of the Quality of Recovery following Anesthesia for Outpatient Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery. 2004

Principal Investigator: National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources grant M01RR-00048: The impact of Perioperative Plasma Arginine Vasopressin Levels on Unanticipated Admission Due to Failure to Void Following Outpatient Gynecologic Surgery – A pilot study. 2003

Principal Investigator: Abbot Labs. (Material support) +  Departmental funding: Transdermal scopolamine is a cost effective adjunct to standard antiemetic therapy in patients undergoing outpatient gynecologic laparoscopy. 2003

Principal Investigator: Departmental funding: A comparison of the use of short acting epidural anesthesia and sedation /analgesia in gynecologic outpatients undergoing tension-free vaginal tape procedure. 2003

Co-investigator:  Pharmacia Corp:  A Double-Blind, Multicenter Study of the Safety and  Efficacy of Parecoxib Followed by Valdecoxib compared to placebo in General Surgery Patients for Treatment of Post-Surgical Pain.2002, $70,000

Co-investigator: Forest  Laboratories: A double-Blind, Placebo and Comparator Controlled,   Single-Dose Parallel Study of the Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Oxycodone HCL 5mg/Ibuprofen 400mg in Female Patients with Moderate to Severe Post-Abdominal or Pelvic Surgical Pain. 2002, $60,000

Co-investigator: Alza Corp: The Safety and Efficacy of Electrotransport E-TRANS (Fentanyl HCL) 40mcg for Post-Operative Pain: A Double-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial Incorporating JCAHO Pain Standards. 2001, $110,600

Co-investigator: Adolor Corp: A Multicenter, Phase III, Double blind, Placebo Controlled Parallel study of ADL 8-2698 in Opioid Induced Postoperative Bowel Dysfunction / Postoperative Ileus.  2001 – 2002, $100,000

Principal Investigator: Arrow International: Perioperative Noninvasive Cardiac Output monitoring in patients undergoing major gynecologic oncology procedures. A pilot study. 2001 –2002, $40,000

Co-investigator: Alza Corp: The safety and Efficacy of Electrotransport Fentanyl compared to IV PCA Morphine for the treatment of postoperative pain. 2000 – 2001, $181,380

Principal Investigator: Aspect Medical: Impact of BIS Monitoring on Fast – Tracking of Gynecologic Patients undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery. 2000 – 2001, $15,000

email: sah704@northwestern.edu