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Qanta Ahmed is a British-American physician, author, and public commentator specializing in sleep medicine. She is a triple board-certified pulmonologist and sleep disorders specialist, currently serving as an Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University and as an Honorary Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. She is the author of In the Land of Invisible Women, a memoir detailing her experiences as a physician in Saudi Arabia, which has been published internationally. She is also a prolific opinion journalist and contributor to various media outlets, including The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, and The Spectator.