Kamran Ahmed (MBBS, MRCS, PhD, FRCS Urol) is a Professor and a Urological Surgeon who is affiliated with Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi and King's College London, United Kingdom. [1] [2]
Kamran has published more than 300 Medline indeed articles and publications of abstracts in medical journals. [3] He is the editor of a number of medical education, simulation, surgical and urological textbooks and has written a number of book chapters. He has served on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI). [4] Kamran has a major interest in education, and has been the lead for Surgical Sciences iBSc modules at King's College London, [1] the education lead for EULIS section of European Association of Urology (EAU), [5] board member of Junior ERUS-EAU and tutor on the European Urology Resident Education Programme (EUREP). [6]
He serves on the board of Frontiers in Reproductive Health journal as an Associate Editor for the Andrology section. [7] He is also an associate board member of the European Association of Urology sections of EULIS and ESUT. [8]
Kamran is the chief investigator of a first-of-its-kind trial that studies the impact of prostate cancer on men's well-being and mental health i.e. Mental well-being and quality of life in Prostate cancer (MIND-P). [9] The MIND-P study is a multi-institutional collaboration across seven hospitals in London and the South of England. [10] This trial is funded by King's Health Partners. The greatest disease impact on men's well-being has been reported to be at the time of the diagnosis of prostate cancer, with subsequent anxiety and concern about the disease progression. [11] The trial is expected to be completed and disseminated in 2023. [12]
Kamran has contributed significantly to the medical literature on the associations between male subfertility, [13] [14] mental well-being, and various oncological conditions [15] [16] [17]
Kamran has contributed significantly to the medical education literature. Widely used scientifically developed and validated urology surgical curricula include Robot assisted prostatectomy training curriculum for prostate cancer surgery training, [18] Radical nephrectomy curriculum for kidney cancer surgical training, [19] and Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for kidney stone surgery training. [20] He was the leading member of the team that conducted first international randomized controlled trial on association between surgical simulation and patient outcomes. [21] [22] Key areas that have been researched and developed include:
- Ward Round Assessment Tool (surgical ward round assessment tool - SWAT) . SWAT can be used to assess the quality of nontechnical surgical ward round skills of medical students and residents. [23]
- Development and validation of a tool for non-technical skills evaluation in robotic surgery-the ICARS system . ICARS is the first non-technical skills (NTS) evaluation tool developed for the robot assisted surgery. [24]
- Development and content validation of the Urethroplasty Training and Assessment Tool (UTAT) for dorsal onlay buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty . This is the first of its kind technical skills assessment tool for trainee surgeons who are in the phase of learning reconstructive urethral surgery. [25]
He is one of the key members of the team that introduced the first simulation-based surgical and urology resident education Training Programme at King's College London and Guy's Hospital, London. [26] [27] [28] He was the leading member of the team that set up clinic-based care for urethral stricture patients at a level 1 trauma centre, King's College Hospital, London [29] [30] [31] [32] The services included care of trauma and non-trauma related urethral injuries. He significantly contributed to training and education at the organisations like European Association of Urology (EAU), IRCAD centre (Taiwan), and Karl- Storz training centre, Berlin Germany. [5]