Waseem Ahmed, MD

Waseem Ahmed, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and serves as Director, Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship and Education within the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute.

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and attended medical school at Indiana University. He then completed an internal medicine residency at New York University, followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Indiana University, and an advanced fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease at the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. Prior to his current role, Dr. Ahmed served as an assistant professor of medicine within the Crohn’s and Colitis Center at the University of Colorado from 2021-2024.

Dr. Ahmed is passionate about providing innovative, comprehensive, and compassionate care for all patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). His research interests include IBD medical education for patients, providers, and trainees; clinical trials; acute severe ulcerative colitis; and the use of combined advanced targeted therapy in high-risk IBD.

He enjoys spending time with his wife and dog, is an avid follower of professional tennis, and enjoys fine dining.

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
• Residency in Internal Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center
• Fellowship in Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine
• Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

• Board-Certified in Internal Medicine
• Board-Certified in Gastroenterology
  

• Member, American Medical Association
• Member, American College of Gastroenterology
• Member, American Gastroenterological Association
• Member, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
• Member, International Bowel Ultrasound Group
• Member, Intestinal Ultrasound Group of the United States and Canada