Naveed Ahmed

Biography

Naveed Ahmed graduated from Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences (PIPOS), Pakistan in 2008. He then completed his Master in Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Technology from University of Dundee, in 2014. After graduation for 6 years, he worked at PIPOS, teaching Prosthetics and Orthotics undergraduate students. This includes two years of seconded period to work at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IPM&R), DOW University of Health Sciences, Karachi. In 2015 he moved to Saudi Arabia and worked for 6 years at Taibah University before joining School of Allied Health Professions, Keele University in Sept-2021.

Research and scholarship

• Descriptive epidemiology of typical physical disabilities in Medina: A clinic-based study. IJHRS. 2019; 8(2): 95-100. doi:10.5455/ijhrs.0000000177
• Oral Presentation at the 16th ISPO World Congress 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa on “Incidence of Lower Limb Amputation in KPK and FATA”.
• Oral Presentation of my work on “The Impact of Medial Foot Wedge on Tibia Angle in Coronal Plane” at the 15th ISPO World Congress 2015 in Lyon, France.
• Poster presentation on “Students Satisfaction in an Undergraduate, ISPO Accredited, Prosthetic & Orthotic School” at the ISPO World Congress 2015 in Lyon, France

Teaching

Naveed's teaching expertise includes Lower Limb Prosthetics and Orthotics with the main interest and emphases in Lower Limb Prosthetics.

Further information

Member of: Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), Saudi Arabia, Irish Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists (IAPO), Member of Orthotics Prosthetics Canada (OPC), Council of Allied Health Sciences Pakistan (CAHSP).

Collaborations and grants awards

Awarded a grant of 0.34 million SAR in 2020 by Taibah University, Deanship of Scientific Research for the “Development and evaluation of a 3D printed pediatric orthosis”.