Mohammed Ahmed, MBBS
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div
About Dr. Mohammed Ahmed
Dr. Ahmed is a board-certified cytopathologist and hematopathologist, currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). He completed his pathology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, followed by specialized fellowships in Hematopathology at Houston Methodist and Cytopathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Ahmed’s clinical expertise focuses on diagnostic cytology and hematopathology, with a particular emphasis on integrating these two disciplines to enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient care. His research interests explore the roles and applications of cytopathology in the diagnosis of hematolymphoid neoplasms, with the goal of enhancing diagnostic precision and patient outcomes
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Anatomical Pathology, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Associate Program Director, Anatomical Pathology, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2011 | University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Khartoum, SD, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery |
Postgraduate Training
| 2023-2024 | Postgraduate Fellow, Cytopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2022-2023 | Postgraduate Fellow, Hematopathology, Houston Methodist Hospital |
| 2021-2022 | Postgraduate Fellow, Selective Pathology-Hematologic Pathology, Houston Methodist Hospital |
| 2017-2021 | Postgraduate Fellow, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2013-2015 | Postgraduate Fellow, International Teaching Fellowship Program, St. George's University, Saint George's, Saint George Parish |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | Cytopathology, The American Board of Pathology |
| 2024 | Texas Medical License |
| 2023 | Hematopathology, The American Board of Pathology |
| 2021 | Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP), The American Board of Pathology |
| null | Saudi Commission of Health Specialties |
| null | Pennsylvania Medical License |
| null | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario |
| null | Arkansas Medical License |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Small Group Facilitator, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2018 - 2020
Teaching Fellow, Pathology and Immunology, St. George's University, Saint George's, Saint George Parish, 2015 - 2017
Teaching Fellow in Training, Pathology and Immunology, St. George's University, Saint George's, Saint George Parish, 2013 - 2015
Editorial Activities
Book Chapter Editor, Diagnostic Pathology: Cytopathology, 4th Edition
Honors & Awards
| The Best Teaching Fellow Award, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, St George’s University, Fall semester 2015, | |
| The Best Teaching Fellow Award, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, St George’s University, Summer semester 2015 | |
| Seventh Annual Pediatric Pathology Annual Quiz Bowl, Texas Children's Hospital | |
| Research Symposium Presentation Award, Baylor College of Medicine | |
| Faculty Educator Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2020. Pediatric Castleman disease. Poster. Research Trainee Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. Hodgkin's Disease and Castleman's Disease, Rare Morphologic Coexistence. Poster. Hematology grand rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Digital Slide Workshop Presenter/moderator. The 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri, US.
- 2024. The Utility of Whole Slide imaging for Evaluation of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Multileader Prospective Study. Poster. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
International Presentations
- 2009. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP study) of General Population of Alazhari District Towards Hypertension. Poster. Research Day Symposium. Khartoum, SD.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ahmed MS, Klippel-Almaraz D, Amin SE, Sura GH, Kundu UR, Yu W, Stewart JM, Gan Q, Krishnamurthy S. Utility of whole-slide imaging for rapid evaluation of thyroid FNA: A multileader prospective study. Cancer Cytopathol, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40889104.
- Rosenthal R, Kaplan J, Ahmed M, Mims M, Weatherhead JE. HTLV-1 Induced Adult T-cell Leukemia and Tropical Spastic Paresis. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34544038.
Abstracts
- Mohammed, Komal I, Ahmed MS. Mimicry in Cervical Cytology: Extramammary Paget Disease Masquerading as High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion. Society of Texas Pathology (TSP), 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Ahmed MS, Klippel-Almaraz D, Amin SE, Sura GH, Kundu UR, Yu W, Stewart JM, Gan Q, Krishnamurthy S. Utility of whole-slide imaging for rapid evaluation of thyroid FNA: A multileader prospective study. The Utility of Whole Slide imaging for Evaluation of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Multileader Prospective Study. The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Torman D, Ahmed MS, Krishnamurthy S. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of a Bethesda Category III (Indeterminate Result) Thyroid Cytology Finding with and Without Ancillary Molecular Testing (Afirma, Veracyte) in the Detection of Thyroid Malignancy. USCAP, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Ahmed MS, Klippel-Almaraz D, Amin SE, Sura GH, Kundu UR, Yu W, Stewart JM, Gan Q, Krishnamurthy S. The Utility of Whole Slide imaging for Evaluation of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Multileader Prospective Study. USCAP, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Ahmed MS, Eltahir MM, El-dana F, Marcogliese AN, Choladda Curry MD. Pediatric Castleman Disease: Experience of a Single Tertiary Care Pediatric Institution. USCAP, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Lulu Wang MD, Sameer Thacker MD, Charisma Mylavarapu DO, Ahmed M, Christopher Force MD. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Disseminated Histoplasmosis in A Patient with AIDS. American Academy of Physician Associates, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Ahmed M, Othman MO, Baugh K, Buren GV, Fisher WE, McAlhany A, Farina C, Dhingra S. An Unusual Mixed Endocrine-Exocrine Tumor of Pancreas; A case report. College of American Pathologists, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Holdener S, Ahmed M. Difficult to Breathe. College of American Pathologists, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Ahmed M, Elsheikh A, Golardi N, Jain S. CD117 (C-kit) Immunoreactivity, A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Gangliocytic Paraganglioma. College of American Pathologists, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Ahmed M, Ali AM, Elshaikh A, Ahmed M, Helekar B. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Mandible: A Case Report. Texas Society of pathologists (TSP), 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Holdener S, Ahmed M. Difficult to Breathe: An Autopsy Case of Type III Tracheal Agenesis. Texas Society of pathologists (TSP), 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Ahmed M. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP study) of General Population of Alazhari District Towards Hypertension. University of Khartoum, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 26, 2026