Hemeo is proud to announce that our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Aamer Ahmed, has been elected President of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care (ACTACC).

Dr. Ahmed was named to the role at ACTACC’s national conference, held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, with the announcement followed by a gala dinner at the House of Commons in Westminster.

Dr. Ahmed is Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care at University Hospitals of Leicester and serves as Hemeo’s Chief Medical Officer, bringing deep clinical expertise and a strong commitment to evidence-based care to our team.

“Truly honoured to be elected to the Presidency of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care (ACTACC),” said Dr. Ahmed. “I look forward to advocating for our specialty and our patients and increasing our membership, developing closer links with our surgical colleagues, industry partnerships and international societies during my tenure.”

Hemeo CEO Leslie DeGeer congratulated Dr. Ahmed on the achievement: “Being elected President of ACTACC is a testament to Aamer’s leadership, clinical expertise, and longstanding commitment to advancing cardiothoracic anesthesia and critical care. There are few recognitions more meaningful than being chosen by your peers to lead a specialty at the national level. At Hemeo, we are incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Aamer Ahmed serving as our Chief Medical Officer. His passion for improving patient outcomes, advancing evidence-based care, and fostering collaboration across clinicians, researchers, and industry is reflected not only in this achievement but in the leadership he brings to our team every day.”

Everyone at Hemeo congratulates Dr. Ahmed on this well-deserved honor and looks forward to supporting his work in the role.