Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed has been practicing for over ten years in family medicine and anesthesia (FPA). He is staff physician in the Department of Anesthesia in a Greater Toronto Area hospital. He is the lead physician for his local area Family Medicine Health Group. He practiced for over ten years in emergency medicine and chronic pain. He is an Assistant Professor with Queen’s University teaching medical trainees in the community setting since 2015. He continues to be involved with the FPA Fellowship Program at Michael Garron Hospital, University of Toronto. Over the years Dr. Ahmed has had the privilege to teach and learn from paramedic and respiratory therapy students, nurse practitioners, and medical students and residents from various medical schools. Dr. Ahmed is a certified Pain Physician and a diplomate of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management (CAPM). He has educated community doctors on safe and balanced approaches to treating pain and mental illness. He has a passion for teaching, supporting community projects, and promoting wellness.  

Dr. Ahmed graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine, followed by completing his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. He then returned back to Toronto for his Anesthesia training, which included community and some thoracic anesthesia at Michael Garron Hospital, high risk obstetrical anesthesia at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Pediatric anesthesia at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. During his medical school he did most of his clinical training at Sunnybrook Hospital, one of the busiest academic hospitals in Toronto and a regional trauma centre. Before medical school, Dr. Ahmed completed his undergraduate degree in Biology with a research focus at the Ottawa Hospital. He was awarded the Silver Medal from the Faculty of Science. He spent the next year in research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School.  More recently he has completed courses with MaRS, MIT and Cornell University with the intention to apply what he has learned to give back to the community with innovative health initiatives. He is a foodie at heart, and enjoys playing soccer and basketball. His favourite sports team is the Ottawa Senators.