Ammar Ahmed, M.D.

Ammar M. Ahmed, M.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and program director of the Dermatology Residency at Dell Medical School. He is a leader in dermatologic education both locally and nationally.

Ahmed leads the development of the dermatology curriculum for the Mechanisms of Disease Module in the Dell Medical School undergraduate curriculum. He also served as head of the Medical Dermatology Workgroup for the American Academy of Dermatology’s Curriculum Task Force. In this role, he spearheaded the development of a curriculum to guide all educational activities of the nation’s largest dermatologic professional organization.

A graduate of Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, Ahmed completed his dermatology residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he served as clinic chief resident. In 2011, he became the third faculty member of the nascent academic dermatology program in Austin.

Ahmed practices general dermatology at Ascension Seton’s downtown Austin and Buda clinics and directs the dermatology service for CommUnityCare Health System in Austin. He is board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. Ahmed has a special interest in disorders of pigmentation, especially vitiligo, and serves as head of the Central Texas Center for Pigmentary Disorders. He is a member of the board of directors of the national Skin of Color Society. Ahmed is actively involved in research and has presented his findings at meetings around the world and in multiple peer-reviewed articles.

In his free time, Ahmed and his family enjoy traveling and hiking the Greenbelt trails in Austin.