She received her medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. She began her pediatric residency at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Ahmad went on to complete her pediatric, child neurology, and sleep medicine training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. After completion of her sleep medicine fellowship, she worked at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology. Her areas of expertise include sleep disorders, particularly those in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Pediatric Neurology. She is married to neonatologist Kaashif Ahmad and is the proud mother of two wonderful children.