Our Care Team

Dr. Ahmed started her passion for medicine as a high school student when she was treated for an illness. Her admiration for her physicians inspired her to earn her medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan. After her residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, she and her husband moved to the Bay Area. She joined South Bascom Pediatrics in 2017. Dr. Ahmed is deeply interested in developmental disorders and volunteers with children who have special needs. Her interests include dance, hiking, knitting, and embroidery. She also speaks Hindi and Urdu.

Dr. Hughes graduated from Prospect High School in Saratoga. She received her undergraduate degree in biology and her medical degree from the University of California, Davis. Her pediatric residency training was at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. She founded South Bascom Pediatrics in 2004 with Patricia Ferrari, MD, and enjoys caring for children in her community. Outside of work, she enjoys bicycling, skiing, ballroom dancing, and gardening.