Ruqsana. became pregnant while the Ahmeds were living in Algeria. She returned to Bangladesh to stay with his parents and joined Dr. Ahmed eight months later in the United States where he had begun studying for Masters in Public Health in Dallas. Dr. Ahmed then switched to a research associate position in a cancer research institute in Dallas for three years. His "big break." as he refers to it. occurred when Dr. Norwood Hill took him under his wing along with a Pakistani oncologist. Dr. Amanullah Khan. helped him get a permanent visa and a residency at Hurley Medical Center in Flint. MI. Dr.