Shihab Uddin Ahmed, MD

Shihab Uddin Ahmed, MD

Not currently accepting new patients

4.761798 average rating from 89 patient reviews

Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Nantucket, MA
  • Boston, MA
  • Waltham, MA

My clinical practice primarily focuses on back and neck pain, neuropathic pain and cancer related pain. I employ both technological advances and my 18 years of experience of pain management practice to provide effective pain relief for chronic pain. The technologies that I focus on include various minimally-invasive spinal injections for back and neck pain, surgically placed indwelling pumps for spinal drug delivery, and neuromodulation therapy with the spinal cord stimulation technique for chronic pain.

The most common cause of disability among younger workers is low back, neck, and upper or lower extremity pain. Minimally invasive, fluoroscopy-guided spinal injections provide pain relief for many of these patients. Further, decreased pain facilitates physiotherapy and improves functionality in patients with common spine disorders.

Spinal cord stimulation is a non-neurodestructive and reversible technique that is extremely helpful in treating refractory neuropathic pain. It has been shown to provide excellent pain relief for patients with persistent pain after back surgery, complex regional pain syndrome and other peripheral neuropathic pain conditions.

I am an investigator at the MGH Center for Translational Pain Research (CTPR). My research focus has been on advanced interventional pain management techniques. At the CTPR, I am currently the principal investigator for five IRB-approved research projects focused on understanding the science behind how spinal cord stimulation therapy reduces pain.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pain Medicine/Anesthesia, 2004
  • Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Anesthesia, 1997
  • Internship: MetroWest Medical Center***, Transitional, 1994
  • Internship: Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Rotating, 1988
  • Medical Education: University of Dhaka - Bangladesh, 1987

Board Certifications

  • Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

Languages Spoken

  • Bengali
  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Patient Feedback

4.761798 average rating from 89 reviews

  • Dr Ahmed is very knowledgeable and understanding. He is also very pleasant

    2026-07-08

  • Dr Ahmed has helped tremendously since I have been seeing him. He is so knowledgeable, patient, and kind. He always explains my treatments, listens to and answers my questions, and is very cautious that I am feeling well enough to drive home after receiving my treatments.

    2026-06-24

  • Very congenial and pleasant

    2026-06-13

  • Very professional and understood my issue.

    2026-06-11

  • Excellent visit with this care provider.

    2026-06-11

  • Possibly one of the best medical appointments I have ever had. Both MDs (including Resident), Nurse and Staff were very professional, attentive and helpful. It was even above and beyond what I had hoped. A++ for communication. Have been experiencing my pain for years and now feel there is possibly relief on the horizon. Look forward to my next appt. Thank you all and thanks for asking ! [redacted] 5 Stars

    2026-05-16

  • Great doctor

    2026-05-09

  • great team

    2026-05-15

  • Dr. Ahmed is the kindest, most knowledgeable, caring doctor I have ever had. He bends over backwards to make me feel comfortable, to make sure I know things, and he also bends over backward to help every and all patients. He has done so much for me. I cannot speak highly enough of him. He has, again, just been, his manner, his bedside manner is unbelievably excellent. That was a horribly adjective adverb. Okay, so yes.

    2026-04-30

  • Dr Ahmed was excellent. First time seeing him and having the procedure soon after that. [redacted] All the office staff and the appointments, from beginning to end, were perfect.

    2026-04-29

  • [redacted] the fill-in for Dr. [redacted] was very, very, very amazing, very professional, very wonderful man. [redacted] I'm very, very happy with the care that I received from your office. Thank you.

    2026-04-30

  • Personable and professional.

    2026-04-25

  • The experience I had was good, but the only thing is that the doctor didn't tell me what I could do next. [redacted]

    2026-04-16

  • He and his fellow doctor were as thorough and thoughtful as any doctor I can recall. It was an excellent meeting and I look forward to the follow-up.

    2026-03-24

  • I was a little annoyed when two nurses came in and asked "are you sick'. Both times I explained I have had this cough since November. I said I have seen the allergist, pulmonologist and otolaryngologist. I get we don't want sick people spreading germs. Unfortunately I felt they did not believe me.

    2026-03-21

  • Dr. Ahmed is a kind and compassionate provider. He listens to patients and includes them in his POC. I would recommend Dr. Ahmed to everyone!

    2026-03-24

  • He was very kind, considerate, and he went over a lot of information. And I can just say he was a very caring provider.

    2026-03-16

  • He's genuine and very nice.

    2026-03-01

  • excellent

    2026-03-05

  • Dr Ahmed was very caring and explained everything very clearly

    2026-02-17

  • Dr Ahmed was wonderful. He listened to my concerns and addressed them with care and his time.

    2026-02-06

  • The doctor and his fellow were remarkably patient and kind and generous with their time. He sat for as long as I had questions. I was very appreciative.

    2026-01-25

  • He has always been very considerate and empathetic towards me, especially when it comes to my young age and the amount of pain I am in. It is unfortunate that he doesn't really have the tools necessary to treat me. I am very glad he called me the day after my appointment to order an MRI for my back, as I felt like that was not addressed properly during my appointment - we talked mostly about my multifocal pain and how it is/will be difficult to treat because of the unknown origin. He has always treated me with respect, which is greatly appreciated.

    2026-01-12

  • DR. AHMED IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A DOCTOR SHOULD BE; KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND CARING.

    2026-01-09

  • I appreciate the amount of time the provider spent with me. Very thorough!

    2026-01-15

  • Very kind, communicates well.

    2025-12-12

  • I am extremely happy with the medical care that I've received from Dr. Ahmed. I feel that he knew my medical history. He focused on my key symptoms. He listened very carefully to me, he and the fellow that he was working with. They really zeroed in on my pain and I think it's because of doctor's experience in this field and his knowledge and together we looked at possible treatments and remedies. I think he's very outstanding and I'm going to be seeing him again and I thank you very much. Goodbye.

    2025-12-01

  • Dr. Ahmed is always perfect in his knowledge, competency, care and interactions.

    2025-11-27

  • Dr. Ahmed was great. As things progress I will definitely be back for treatment

    2025-11-15

  • Dr. Ahmed is a wonderful doctor. He takes the time to listen to you and discusses in detail what can be done to help you. He follows through. He is an exceptional doctor and so nice and compassionate.

    2025-10-12

  • Could not ask for a more compassionate and caring Doctor

    2025-10-04

  • Yes, I'm delighted with Dr. Ahmed. I would recommend him to anyone.

    2025-09-19

  • Very kind, gentle engaging man.

    2025-09-15

  • He is the best!

    2025-08-23

  • Dr. Ahmed and the other staff were wonderful. They explained everything and were very helpful to me, helping me, during the procedure. Everything was explained well snd any questions I had were answered.

    2025-08-17

Accepted Insurance

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