Sarah Ahmad, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine

Dr. Sarah Ahmad is a neurologist and headache specialist who cares for patients with headache disorders. Her interests include clinical research, research in diversity and equity in health care, and medical education.

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 03/2021
• Neurology Residency Stanford 06/2019
• Medical Education Stanford Clinical Teaching Seminar Series (CTSS), Honors Scholar 05/2019
• MD Medicine University of Utah 05/2015

Publications (13)

Top publication keywords:
Migraine DisordersVestibular DiseasesPancreatic NeoplasmsCommon Bile Duct NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyEndoscopy, GastrointestinalPhysicians, WomenBurnout, ProfessionalPseudotumor CerebriCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideGastric Outlet ObstructionWorkplace ViolenceStentsAmpulla of VaterStroke

• Vestibular Migraine: Cognitive Dysfunction, Mobility, Falls.
  Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 2022 Preysner TA, Gardi AZ, Ahmad S, Sharon JD
• Sex and Gender Considerations in Episodic Migraine.
  Current pain and headache reports 2022 Ahmad SR, Rosendale N
• Are You Really the Doctor? Physician Experiences with Gendered Microaggressions from Patients.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2021 Ahmad SR, Ahmad TR, Balasubramanian V, Facente S, Kin C, Girod S
• Evaluation of Sexual Harassment Policies at Medical Institutions to Understand Attention to Harassment of Physicians by Patients.
  JAMA network open 2021 Reed G, Ahmad SR, Khoong EC, Olazo K, Jagsi R, Mangurian C, Sarkar U
• American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
  Effect of Dihydroergotamine Infusion Rate on Inpatient Headache Treatment Outcomes 2020 Riggins N, Ehrlich A, Corroo J, Ahmad S, Breithaupt A, Parekh M, Levin M

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• Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
  Seminars in neurology 2019 Ahmad SR, Moss HE
• 13th Annual UCSF Health Disparities Research Symposium
  Gendered microaggressions from patients and their impact on physicians 2019 Ahmad SR, Ahmad TR, Balasubramanian V, Girod S, Kin C
• American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
  Assessment of Resident Opinions and Knowledge of Neurology Subspecialty Fellowship Application 2019 Ahmad SR & Razavi B
• Current State of Immunotherapy for Treatment of Glioblastoma.
  Current treatment options in oncology 2019 McGranahan T, Therkelsen KE, Ahmad S, Nagpal S
• Video NeuroImages: Paraneoplastic spinal myoclonus associated with Caspr2 antibodies.
  Neurology 2018 Hines H, Murray NM, Ahmad S, Jaradeh S, Gold CA
• Disulfide cross-linked micelles of novel HDAC inhibitor thailandepsin A for the treatment of breast cancer.
  Biomaterials 2015 Xiao K, Li YP, Wang C, Ahmad S, Vu M, Kuma K, Cheng YQ, Lam KS
• Cancer of the ampulla of vater: current evaluation and therapy.
  Hospital practice (1995) 2014 Ahmad SR, Adler DG
• First reported case of intentional use of a duodenal stent to treat gastric outlet obstruction prior to pancreaticoduodenectomy in a patient with pancreatic cancer.
  Digestive diseases and sciences 2013 Ahmad S, Adler DG