Dr. Nausheen Ahmed, MD

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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Nausheen Ahmed, who serves patients in Westwood, Kansas.

Recognized as a caring and compassionate hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Ahmed serves as a hematologist-oncologist at The University of Kansas Cancer Center in the department of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics. She treats patients with hematologic malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma with emphasis on stem cell transplantation and immune effector cell therapies, such as CAR T therapies. Her research focus on quality and process improvements, outreach, particularly in the realm of CAR T therapy; and clinical trial diversity, underscores her unwavering commitment to improving outcomes for patients with blood cancers. 

During her professional journey, she completed her fellowship from Tufts University School of Medicine/Baystate Health System in Massachusetts. Her dedication to expanding her expertise led her to further specialize in bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy through a clinical fellowship at Case Western Reserve University at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

An expert in her field, Dr. Ahmed is board-certified in medical oncology and hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and other blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, and sickle-cell disease. Stem cell transplant and CAR T therapies are treatments for blood cancers. 

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