Aijaz Ahmed MD

Dr. Aijaz Ahmed is an internationally recognized hepatologist with expertise in the treatment of acute and chronic liver diseases. He is a board-certified specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology, transplant hepatology, and obesity medicine. Currently, he serves as the Medical Director of the Adult Liver Transplant Program at Stanford University.

Dr. Ahmed graduated from Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, and fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stanford University. During his fellowship, he focused on clinical and research training in General and Transplant Hepatology.

For patients under his care, Dr. Ahmed remains dedicated to creating a personalized, comprehensive, and above all, compassionate treatment plan. He outlines the diagnostic and follow-up management pathway in an individualized fashion; he updates his patients and their family/support at each step of the decision-making process; and he focuses on prioritizing the wishes of his patients and their family/support for an optimal outcome and quality of life.

Dr. Ahmed remains clinically active and has been instrumental in establishing a wide network of hepatology outreach clinics in remote and underserved regions of California and Nevada. In addition to his patient care responsibilities, Dr. Ahmed remains committed to the educational mission of Stanford University. He remains deeply interested in mentoring trainees and students at all levels, from undergraduates to trainee physicians and junior colleagues. Dr. Ahmed has received several teaching awards during his career.