Dr Saeed Ahmed
Consultant in Nephrology and General Medicine City Hospital, Sunderland
Nominated by: Dr Rachel Davison, Consultant Nephrologist, City Hospital, Sunderland
How does the nominee inspire you?
As a brand new consultant, Sid has constantly supported and encouraged me. He has taught me to 'think outside the box' and to remain positive. His commitment to our patients and his enthusiasm in trying to improve the difficulties they face is truly inspiring. Regardless, whenever I ask for help, support or advice he is always there for me and can never do enough to support me.
Contribution to medical practice and impact on care
Dr Saeed (Sid) Ahmed has helped to steer our department through difficult times. Despite this, Sid has remained immensely positive and supportive, driving our department forward and constantly innovating. He is a pioneer of interventional nephrology, developing his skills to mean that all our of dialysis lines are now fluoroscopic-assisted and that he can undertake complex lines that previously would have needed radiology input. He has developed new techniques for inserting peritoneal dialysis catheters under local anaesthetic. He is also learning how to undertake contrast examinations to diagnose arteriovenous fistula problems and to correct them with fistulaplasty. I feel he deserves recognition for his dedication to our patients and developing a new subspecialty in nephrology which is unique in the UK.