Ehtasham Ahmad is an ST7 trainee in Diabetes and Endocrinology based at Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery. He is also undertaking a PhD in diabetes at the University of Leicester, UK. Before coming to UK, he graduated from Khyber Medical College in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Dr Ahmad’s research and academic interests include novel pharmaceutical therapies in type 2 diabetes management, including GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors. Dr Ahmad has been a runner-up for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Awards in the Rising Star category, for his research work during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has published in high impact journals including LANCET.

Duality of Interest: None declared
Date: Winter 2022