Internal Medicine Doctor – Village Physicians Staff

Choosing a new internal medicine doctor can be a challenge, especially if you have moved to a new community. Asking for recommendations for an internal medicine doctor from coworkers, neighbors, and friends is a good way to start, but ultimately you will have to decide which internal medicine doctor is best suited to your personality, individual needs and situation.

A internal medicine doctor is referred to as an internist. Like a family doctor or PCP, an internist treats a wide variety of conditions that commonly occur in adults. Internists can treat minor issues like a sinus infection or a sprained wrist. However, if you have more complicated issues, such as difficult to control diabetes or labile blood pressure and internist is still the first line of treatment. Internists are also trained in managing the treatment recommendations of multiple sub-specialists. If you are an adult looking for a new internal medicine doctor, consider making an appointment with your closest internist first.

Nasiya Ahmed, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care

Dr. Nasiya Ahmed, a native Houstonian, received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from The University of Dallas in Irving.  She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Dr. Ahmed is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative care.  She was formerly Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center in the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine where she was medical director of their inpatient ACE (Acute Care of Elderly) Unit and was heavily involved in grant funded research as well as nursing and physician education, locally, nationally, and internationally.

Dr. Ahmed has been interviewed multiple times on television and the Houston Chronicle.  During her time at UT, she published multiple articles on improving care for the older patient.  More recently, she worked at Intercede Health where she was medical director for their Transitional Care Clinics, caring for patients with difficult to manage chronic illnesses.  She is passionate about health and wellness and her goal is to use the multidisciplinary skills used to care for older and sicker patients to promote health and wellness in adults of all ages.

In her free time, she enjoys reading traveling, volunteering, playing capoeira, and spending time with family, friends, and her dear parrot.

Kimberly Dodd, MSN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner

Mrs. Kimberly Dodd is a highly passionate advanced practice registered nurse working as a Family Nurse Practitioner with a desire to impact the community through comprehensive high-quality care. Mrs. Dodd is very passionate towards her patients. Her philosophy is to treat each patient and family as her own family. After graduating from Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing, Mrs. Dodd practiced intensive care nursing for 5 years at Ben Taub General Hospital in the medical ICU.

Kimberly went on to graduate with her master’s as a Family Nurse Practitioner over 2 years ago and has been actively involved in caring for a high volume of adult/geriatric patients at a clinic ever since. She also has experience as an adjunct instructor with Prairie View A&M College of Nursing, specifically with the RN-BSN student population.

Mrs. Dodd is also a member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and Sigma Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. One of the services Mrs. Dodd will be providing at Village Physicians is making house calls.

Internal medicine doctor, Dr. Nasiya Ahmed speaks on behalf of the Houston Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Senior Services Alliance at the invitation of The Village of the Heights. The topic of the presentation was the 5 senses & how they change in aging.