As president, Dr. Ahmed is responsible for the overall operation and direction of Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. He also serves as president of the Howard Hospital Foundation, an assistant professor in the department of gynecology/obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and affiliate faculty within the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he served as incident commander and interim president, leading the hospital through the crisis and establishing what became the only inpatient Covid-19 behavioral health unit in Maryland. After being named permanent president, Dr. Ahmed revamped the executive team, reduced staff turnover and increased employee engagement while adding two inpatient units and overseeing a hospital name change. Under his leadership, the hospital achieved its initial Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and its first Joint Commission certification for its total hip and knee program, and it was ranked No. 7 in Maryland on U.S. News & World Report‘s 2023-24 “Best Hospitals” list, with high-performing marks in nine procedures and conditions. The hospital also earned the Executive Alliance’s “Honor Roll Award for Women’s Representation,” was named one of nurse.org’s “10 Best Nurse Residency Programs” and improved its Leapfrog hospital safety score from a “C” to a “B.” Dr. Ahmed serves on the Howard County Economic Development Authority. He previously served as COO and chief medical officer of Baystate Health’s Eastern Region in Springfield, Mass., and was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Medical Corps.
