In USA, he completed his Internal Medicine residency training at University of Illinois in Chicago in 2011. He was then associated with East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where he completed a fellowship in Nephrology in 2013. At ECU, he had the opportunity to treat patients with advanced and chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, glomerular diseases, hypertension, electrolyte, fluid, and acid-base dis-balance and autoimmune diseases.

He then moved to Delaware with his family, where he practiced Nephrology along with working in hospital medicine. Admiring Southern living, Dr. Ahmed and his wife moved back to LaGrange, Georgia, in 2018.

He is currently working in Hospital Medicine and also working as a Nephrologist in our area. His wife, Dr. Sana Makhdoom, who is a Rheumatologist, also works in LaGrange, where they hope to bring compassionate care and health improvement to our community.

Dr. Ahmed is American College of Physicians Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology. He is currently seeing patients with chronic and advanced kidney disease, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients, patients with hypertension, electrolyte and fluid abnormalities, intrinsic glomerular and tubular diseases, kidney stones, and autoimmune diseases affecting the kidneys. He aims to provide personal and compassionate care to his patients in order to improve their health and quality of life.

In his free time, Dr.Ahmed enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis with his son, who is eight years old, and reading books to his daughter, who is five years old.

I was born in New Orleans. My father was a General Practitioner, and all my life, I wanted to be a doctor. I count myself lucky to do what I enjoy. One nice thing about practicing medicine is that usually, the goals of the patient and the physician are identical – to get the patient better. I am always charged with using my best judgment. I will decline requests for things I think will be harmful to the patient.  

I grew up during the cold war. I attended De La Salle High School and Tulane University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.  

From there, I went to LSU, obtaining a Masters of Science in Physiology. The intersection of brain and mind has always been an interesting area to me.  

I went back to Tulane for Medical School, graduating in 1988. While a student, I internalized the value of listening to the patient and communicating. A doctor should be able to translate Medical to English and vice versa effectively. My Internal Medicine Residency had me at Charity Hospital (which is Louisiana’s version of Grady), Tulane Medical Center, VA Hospital and Oschner.   

After training, I worked as a Tulane Staff Physician in Pineville, Louisiana. They needed someone for a few months, but my goal at that time was to practice where I grew up. I returned to Westbank New Orleans and joined Expressway Medical Center, and practiced with this group for several years. When that group decided to sell the practice to the local hospital, I determined that wasn’t the best thing for a new MD, so I started my own office. That was work but fun, and I continued at my own office until 2005 when Hurricane Katrina changed my life.  

I was on call that weekend, taking care of hospitalized patients. So I could not evacuate before the storm. I asked my family to leave, but they would not. It was a dangerous time, and I realized that if things had been even slightly different, my family and I might not have survived.  

I’d be on call again but wouldn’t risk that again. It was anticipated and resolved, years before, that if the levees in New Orleans ever broke, we’d move. My wife’s family was in LaGrange. I had known Dr. Stout for years before and hoped to join LIM. They had just hired another MD, but LIM stretched and made it happen. I was again fortunate to join an excellent group of people. Even though I ran my own office for about ten years, LaGrange Internal Medicine runs even better.  

Now, at work, I can concentrate on medicine. There are people in every capacity at this office who are knowledgeable and reliable. This system maximizes the doctor’s ability to do what the doctor should be doing. Our office, our community, and our state are praiseworthy.  

I feel gratitude towards LaGrange and like it when people enjoy things. That motivates my work with others in “The Krewe of Mask” – LaGrange’s family friendly Mardi Gras parade. For me as a child, there were parades every winter. Catching beads and doubloons was an enjoyable part of every winter. Perhaps the pleasure we get from catching trinkets is from our hunter-gatherer past. Whatever the reason – it’s fun. As an adult, it’s just as enjoyable to ride and throw beads, doubloons, and trinkets. It’s good to help properly form LaGrange’s new event and tradition.  

I’m blessed with a wonderful wife and three great children, Michelle, Laura, and Kevin. Family is always so important. Interests include Rotary, Dragon-Con, cosplay, parading, humor, word origins, history, computer applications for medicine, military technology, current events, science fiction, power generation, cooling technology, and reading. 

He enjoys public talks on kidney disease, racquetball, tennis, bridge, and reading history and biology. His wife Janice teaches high school chemistry and biology. She has been a Star Teacher many times. They have two children. Meredith is a physician assistant in Atlanta and Richard Thomas is owner of an independent insurance agency in Baton Rouge.

Areas of Focus

• Treatment of uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, kidney stones.

Kelly received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from LaGrange College in 1997 and her Masters of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2011 from Troy University. Kelly is Board Certified as a family nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Kelly was born in LaGrange and has deep roots in the community. She has been married to her husband Jimmy for over 20 years, and together they have three boys: Drew, John, and Matthew.

Areas of Focus

• Treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, osteoporosis and thyroid conditions.
• Preventative healthcare and wellness physical exams.
• Women’s Health
• DOT physicals

Dr. Arnold Smalls and his wife Sarah reside in LaGrange. He has four children: Brittany, Brandon, Brandy, and Vania.

Areas of Focus

• Treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, osteoporosis and thyroid conditions.
• Preventative healthcare and wellness physical exams.
• Minor procedures including joint injections, mole and wart removal.

He has been with LaGrange Internal Medicine since 1989. Dr. Stout is a member of the Medical Association of Georgia and Troup County Medical Society.

Dr. Robert Stout and his wife Cathy have three children: Amanda, Angela, and Wade.

Areas of Focus

• Treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, osteoporosis and thyroid conditions.
• Preventative healthcare and wellness physical exams.

He and his wife of over 20 years moved to Perry, GA, in 1996. In January of 2001 they relocated to LaGrange, GA where he has practiced at LaGrange Internal Medicine. They now have three children: Amna, Zaynah, and Hasan.

Areas of Focus

• Treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, osteoporosis and thyroid conditions.
• Preventative healthcare and wellness physical exams.

As a college athlete at Lagrange College, James began as an athletic trainer before joining the hospital staff as an Emergency Room Technician. He worked his way up from tech, to Registered Nurse, to Nurse Practitioner within the Wellstar West Georgia Emergency Department. With over 10 years in emergency medicine and 2 years in occupational medicine, James has a diverse set of experiences to draw upon to serve his patients.

As a LaGrange native, James is grateful for the opportunity to continue helping improve the overall health of his hometown. He and his wife, Elizabeth, are looking forward to raising their daughter in this community. 

James enjoys spending time with his family, playing fetch with their dog Duke, traveling, sports, and woodworking. 

Areas of Focus

• Treatment of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, osteoporosis and thyroid conditions.

• Preventative healthcare and wellness physical exams.

• DOT physicals

He has advanced training in Geriatric Medicine and Neurology in United Kingdom .

He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine in United Kingdom. 

He moved to US and completed another residency in Internal Medicine (Primary Care track) and Chief Resident at University of Medicine and Dentistry/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey.

He moved to rural Georgia in Jefferson County (Louisville) and practice primary care for three years and returned to New Jersey (UMDNJ/RWJ Medical School) to complete Nephrology/Hypertension and Transplantation fellowship. Thereafter he joined that medical school as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Nephrology and Hypertension Division. He acted as the chief of Hypertension, kidney transplant, Internal Medicine and Nephrology Service Attending at the Medical School teaching Medical Students, Pharmacists, Medical Residents and Fellows.

He lives in Lagrange with his wife (Psychiatrist) since 2006.

He has a son (Musician and Emory Alumni) and a daughter (Medical student at UAB Heersink School of Medicine doing her MD/PhD).

Dr. Anam is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and brings his vast knowledge and experience to Lagrange Internal Medicine.

Dr. Askins is originally from Tennessee and relocated to Harris County at age 12. He met his wife, Mary Katherine, who is originally from Troup county, during medical school. They are excited to join the LaGrange community and return closer to family with their daughter, Molly.  

Dr. Askins chose the field of internal medicine because he enjoys forming longitudinal relationships with his patients. When practicing medicine, he focuses on empowering patients to be involved in their care with shared decision making and evidence based medicine.

In his spare time, Dr. Askins enjoys fishing, playing golf, kayaking, watching sports, and going on walks with his family.