Biography:

Atif A. Ahmed is a senior pediatric pathologist at Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA. Dr. Ahmed graduated from Medical School in 1988 and has been in academic practice for more than 19 years. Research interests include pediatric tumor biology and targeted biomarkers in cancer. Dr. Ahmed published more than 100 publications inclduing peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and meeting abstracts. He is the book editor of "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Adults and Children" and “Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Board Review”. He is a member of several professional societies and serves on the editorial board of many high impact journals.