Dr Faizan Ahmed (m)
MB ChB The University of Manchester (2004), FRCGP, FFMLM, RCPathME, MIoR
Joined the practice in 2011
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Communication skills: Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Profile: Lead for Safeguarding, Frailty and Integrative Medicine at the practice. He is striving to become an all round good egg
Clinical interests: Integrative Medicine and medically unexplained symptoms
External roles: Son, brother, husband, dad, neighbour, volunteer and occasional activist.
Dr Maria Ahmed Drake (f)
MB ChB (Hons) The University of Manchester (2007), MPH, MSc, PhD, SFHEA
Joined the practice in 2017
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Saturday
Communication skills: Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Profile: Lead for Research and Quality at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Dermatology and Patient Safety
External roles: Director of the Greater Manchester Inclusive Research Network; NICE Committee Member for Suspected Cancer guideline update; PCN Cancer Lead (Ardwick & Longsight). Outside work, Dr Ahmed Drake enjoys spending time with her husband and three young children, who keep her very busy.
Dr Almas Agha (f)
MBBS Baqai Medical University (1996), MRCGP (Merit), FRCGP, DFSRH
Joined the practice in 2019
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Communication skills: understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi, novice in Arabic
Profile: Lead for Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Diabetes, Lipid management, Hypertension, COPD.
Dr Agha is competent in joint injections and IUD fitting and removals.
External roles: GP educator who is regularly imparting her knowledge and skills to fellow GPs and other clinicians. She has given lectures on diabetes and management of COPD. Dr Agha is associated with the British Muslim Heritage Centre and has worked alongside Diabetes UK in delivering lectures to the local community. She was awarded a Champions Muslim Community award for her services to the community in 2022. Dr Agha is a member of the LMC and practice representative for our local PCN.
Dr Randa Elamin (f)
BSc Kings College London (1997), MBBS Shendi University (2000), MRCGP (2017), PGDip Dermatology (2024)
Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Communication skills: understands spoken Arabic
Profile: Lead for Training and Dermatology at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Women’s health, dermatology