Ahmed Firas

Firas S. Ahmed, MD, MPH

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Genitourinary cancers and conditions
  • Pancreatic cancer

My Specialties

  • Body imaging
  • CT scan
  • Ultrasound

Get to Know Me

I am a board-certified radiologist with expertise in abdominopelvic imaging. I have experience in a variety of medical imaging methods, including computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, plain radiography, and virtual colonoscopy (also known as CT colonography).

Throughout my residency, fellowship, and post-fellowship practice, I focused on cancer imaging, given its pivotal role in detecting cancer, measuring its extent within the body, assessing response to therapy, and post-remission surveillance.

In my work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, I collaborate closely with surgeons, oncologists, and other clinicians to evaluate patients with cancer. I have a deep understanding of just how important it is for the radiologist to be vigilant and thorough, especially in cancer imaging, where subtle changes across exams can reflect tumor response or resistance to therapy. The radiologist’s awareness of these small but important details can help treating clinicians make an early, needed decision to change the patient’s treatment protocol.

My cancer imaging research focuses on radiomics (mineable data from medical imaging) and other quantitative imaging techniques. In my studies, I strive to utilize quantitative imaging parameters (already obtained with each scan) that cannot be seen by the human eye but can help provide further information about the nature of a tumor and its aggressiveness. Providing this additional information to clinicians may help them make better therapeutic decisions, ultimately helping patients.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a radiologist, which is a doctor with special training in using imaging to diagnose and treat disease. Imaging includes X-rays, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

  • Associate Attending Radiologist
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Genitourinary cancers and conditions
  • Pancreatic cancer

My Specialties

  • Body imaging
  • CT scan
  • Ultrasound
  • MRI
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of Baghdad-College of Medicine

Residencies

  • Diagnostic Radiology, Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Fellowships

  • Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Harvard University/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Board Certifications

  • Radiology

Awards and Honors

  • Fulbright Scholarship

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Contact and Location

Dr. Ahmed sees patients at one location.

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Montvale, NJ
225 Summit Avenue Montvale NJ 07645

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Colleagues

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Research and Publications

Dercle L, Zhao B, Gönen M, Moskowitz CS, Firas A, Beylergil V, Connors DE, Yang H, Lu L, Fojo T, Carvajal R, Karovic S, Maitland ML, Goldmacher GV, Oxnard GR, Postow MA, Schwartz LH. Early Readout on Overall Survival of Patients With Melanoma Treated With Immunotherapy Using a Novel Imaging Analysis. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Mar 1;8(3):385-392. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6818. PMID: 35050320; PMCID: PMC8778619.

Movassaghi M, Ahmed F, Patel H, Luk L, Hyams E, Wenske S, Shaish H. Association of Patient and Imaging-Related Factors With False Negative MRI-Targeted Prostate Biopsies of Suspicious PI-RADS 4 and 5 Lesions. Urology. 2022 Sep;167:165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.04.026. Epub 2022 May 6. PMID: 35533767.

Lu L, Ahmed FS, Akin O, Luk L, Guo X, Yang H, Yoon J, Hakimi AA, Schwartz LH, Zhao B. Uncontrolled Confounders May Lead to False or Overvalued Radiomics Signature: A Proof of Concept Using Survival Analysis in a Multicenter Cohort of Kidney Cancer. Front Oncol. 2021 May 27;11:638185. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.638185. PMID: 34123789; PMCID: PMC8191735.

Ahmed FS, Akin O, Shaish H, Luk L, Guo X, Yang H, Zabor E, Ostrovnaya I, Hakimi AA, Zhao B, Schwartz LH. Nonenhancing Component of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma on Computed Tomography Correlates With Tumor Necrosis and Stage and Serves as a Size-Independent Prognostic Biomarker. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2019 Jul/Aug;43(4):628-633. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000877. PMID: 31162237; PMCID: PMC6629492.

Barr RG, Bluemke DA, Ahmed FS, Carr JJ, Enright PL, Hoffman EA, Jiang R, Kawut SM, Kronmal RA, Lima JA, Shahar E, Smith LJ, Watson KE. Percent emphysema, airflow obstruction, and impaired left ventricular filling. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 21;362(3):217-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0808836. PMID: 20089972; PMCID: PMC2887729.

Publications on PubMed

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

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Firas S. Ahmed discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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