Mairaj Ahmed
Assitant Professor
Dentistry
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
United States of America
Biography
Mairaj Ahmed is the Director of the Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM) Clinic, and works closely with the Mount Sinai Cleft/Craniofacial Center as Section Chief of Orthodontics, Dentofacial Orthopedics and Cleft/Craniofacial Orthodontics. Along with providing clinical care, he participates in teaching and mentorship activities and conducts clinical translational research with colleagues in the Departments of Dentistry, Surgery and Genetics. Dr. Ahmed's post-graduate subspecialty training includes a General Practice Residency at the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, Craniomaxillofacial Fellowship at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Orthodontics/Dentofacial Orthopedics at Montefiore Medical Center, and a National Institute of Health sponsored MS in Clinical Research Methods at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ahmed's primary appointment is with the Department of Dentistry/Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, and secondary appointment with the Division of Plastic Surgery
Research Interest
Bioinformatics, Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Bone Metabolism, Genetics, Genomics, Growth Factors and Receptors
Publications
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Maganzini AL, Wong AM, Ahmed MK (2010) Forces of various nickel titanium closed coil springs. Angle Orthod Vol: 80.
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Shi L, Luo C, Ahmed MK, Attaie AB, Ye X (2016) Novel mutations in EVC cause aberrant splicing in Ellis-van Creveld syndrome. Molecular genetics and genomics PP: 291.
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Ahmed MK, Maganzini AL, Marantz PR, Rousso JJ (2013) Risk of persistent palatal fistula in patients with cleft palate. JAMA facial plastic surgery Vol: 17.
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Rao A, Ahmed MK, Taub PJ, Mamoun JS (2016) The Correlation between Maternal Exposure to Air Pollution and the Risk of Orofacial Clefts in Infants: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Oral Maxillofac Res Vol: 7.
