Dr. Ahmed A. Rahman, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
113 Gainsborough Sq Suite 400 Chesapeake VA, 23320About
Dr. Ahmed Rahman is a vascular surgeon practicing in Chesapeake, VA. Dr. Rahman specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Rahman diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
Education and Training
Kerala University/Trivandrum Medical College 1970
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Medial forebrain bundle stimulation as a pathophysiological mechanism for hypomania in subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.
- Vasostatin I (CgA17-76) vasoconstricts rat splanchnic vascular bed but does not affect central cardiovascular function.
- Orexin A in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla is pressor, sympatho-excitatory, increases barosensitivity and attenuates the somato-sympathetic reflex.
- Differential cardiorespiratory and sympathetic reflex responses to microinjection of neuromedin U in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla.
- Orexin and central regulation of cardiorespiratory system.
- Neuromedin U causes biphasic cardiovascular effects and impairs baroreflex function in rostral ventrolateral medulla of spontaneously hypertensive rat.
- Alterations in the distal colon innervation in Winnie mouse model of spontaneous chronic colitis.
- Effects of Oxaliplatin Treatment on the Enteric Glial Cells and Neurons in the Mouse Ileum.
- Rectal prolapse in Winnie mice with spontaneous chronic colitis: changes in intrinsic and extrinsic innervation of the rectum.
- Alterations of colonic function in the Winnie mouse model of spontaneous chronic colitis.
- The neuroprotective effects of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells are dose-dependent in TNBS colitis.
- Irinotecan-Induced Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Is Associated with Enteric Neuropathy, but Increased Numbers of Cholinergic Myenteric Neurons.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (dvt)
- Pain
- Transient Ischemic Attack (tia)
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Swelling
- Vascular Disease
- Permanent Removal Of Ingrown Toenails
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons - Fellow
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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Ahmed A. Rahman, who serves patients in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Dr. Rahman is a board-certified general surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He is a part of the team of professionals at Chesapeake Regional Surgical Specialists in Chesapeake, Virginia.
A part of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, Chesapeake Regional Surgical Specialists is a multi-specialty surgical practice with more than 90 years of combined experience. These nationally recognized surgeons offer the latest in minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Back in 1970, Dr. Rahman graduated with his medical degree from Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram in India. After relocating to the United States, he performed his residencies in general surgery with the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals and Eastern Virginia Medical School.
With over five decades of experience, the doctor is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
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