Dr. Farhan Ahmad qualified from St Bartholomews Medical School in 1998. He was appointed Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2009.

Dr Ahmad is a leader in minimally invasive thyroid treatments. In 2018 he established what is now the largest thyroid ablation practice in the UK. His current practice includes thyroid radiofrequency ablation and ethanol ablation. He accepts primary and secondary care referrals for thyroid nodule assessment and has treated patients throughout the UK.

Dr Ahmad is an active researcher and a member of the University of Reading Applied Health Research group. He is currently undertaking post-graduate research= at the University of Reading into factors underlying haemodialysis fistula maturation and is a Doctoral studentship supervisor. He is chief investigator for two Health Research. Authority approved studies in to minimally invasive thyroid treatments. Thyroid Quality of Life Study and Thyroid Artery Goitre Embolization Trial (TArGET). His work has been supported by grants from the British Society of Interventional Radiologists and Merit Medical Ltd.

Dr Ahmad has been an invited speaker at several national meetings including the British Society of Interventional Radiology, British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons and the British Thyroid Foundation. He procters doctors and has advised centres on the safe introduction of minimal access thyroid treatments.

Other areas of clinical interest include uro-radiology (including kidney cryoablation and prostate imaging) and vascular radiology.

In his free time he enjoys cycling and trains for endurance and multi-day events. He still manages to find time to play his violin!