British trained consultant Neurosurgeon with highly specialised fellowships in open and endoscopic skull base surgery in the U.K. , France and Canada as well as Neuroncology (Canada). Dr Asha is currently the Chief of the Neurosurgery Department at Tawam Hospital (National Oncology Tertiary Centre in Abu Dhabi).
Dr Asha is a pioneer in complex brain tumors surgery in UAE for adults and pediatrics. He has keen interest in open vascular surgery and functional Neurosurgery as well.
Dr Asha is very motivated educator. He holds masters degree in evidence based medicine, Cardiff University and A degree in Global Health Education, University of Toronto. In addition to his clinical roles, he holds a position as adjunct professor at the University of UAE.
Spinal Neurosurgeon, MD, MSc, PhD
King’s College Hospital in Dubai, UAE
Adjunct Professor in the Mohammed Bin Rashed
University, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ahmed Quateen is a Clinical Assistant Professor at McMaster University and a dedicated neurosurgeon at Hamilton Health Services. Renowned for his expertise in neurosurgery, Dr. Quateen combines advanced surgical techniques with compassionate patient care, contributing significantly to both medical education and neurological health in the community.
ROBERT F. SPETZLER, M.D., was born in Stierhoefstetten, Germany in 1944. In 1953, his family moved to the United States and on July 16, 1965, he was naturalized. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and graduated cum laude with Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry in 1967. In 1967, he entered medical school at Northwestern University, where he obtained his M.D. in 1971 and completed his internship in 1972.
In 1972, Dr. Spetzler moved to the University of California at San Francisco where he trained as a resident under Charles B. Wilson, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery. It was there, under the expert tutelage of Dr. Wilson, that his interest in neurovascular surgery developed and his commitment to academic neurosurgery was established. Before finishing his residency, he had already published 15 articles in refereed journals, on eight of which he was first author; had helped edit two books; and had made almost 20 presentations at national and international meetings. During the last year of his residency, he was awarded a Trauma Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He also received the Annual Resident Award at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
After his residency, Dr. Spetzler joined the Department of Neurosurgery at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio as an Assistant Professor. In 1980, he received his first major grant from NIH, developing a baboon model of stroke that has been particularly generative for testing new therapeutic treatments for stroke and cerebral ischemia. In 1981, he was promoted to Associate Professor, holding that appointment until 1983.
In 1983, Dr. Spetzler was recruited by Dr. John R. Green to assume the J. N. Harber Chair of Neurological Surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in Phoenix, Arizona. Under Dr. Spetzler's leadership, the BNI has grown from primarily a regional center to an internationally recognized center of excellence that attracts both visiting health care professionals and patient referrals from around the world. The residency program has become the largest and one of the most highly sought programs because of the diversity of clinical experience and the emphasis on developing independent research projects.
Among just a few of Dr. Spetzler's contributions, have been the development of the NPPBT and a grading system for cranial and spinal AVMs; cardiac arrest for giant infratentorial aneurysms and the development of innovative approaches for CM’s in the brainstem and thalamus. Overall, he has published 856 articles in refereed journals and authored 29 books. He has presented virtually every named lectureship nationally and internationally.
Among countless honors, Dr. Spetzler was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from his undergraduate alma mater, Knox College, and was chosen as the Honored Guest of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 1994-the youngest member ever to receive this award. In 2017 he received the AANS highest honor, the Cushing Medal. He is happily married to Nancy, his inspiration and the mother of their two precious children
Prof. Luis Borba is an eminent neurosurgeon with an international reputation for leadership in the field of neurosurgery. He is the President-Elect of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) for 2023-2025 and currently serves as Professor in the Division of Neurosurgery at the Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil.
Prof. Borba is the Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at several prestigious hospitals, including Mackenzie Evangelical University Hospital, Nossa Senhora das Graças Hospital, and Complexo Hospitalar do Trabalhador (CENEPAR), all located in Curitiba. He holds the title of "Honoris Causa" Professor at Sechenov University Medical School in Moscow, Russia, and has been a member of the World Academy of Neurological Surgeons since 2011.
Prof. Borba has held numerous leadership positions, including President of the Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC) for 2022-2024, Chairman of the WFNS Education & Training Committee for 2022-2023, and Secretary/Treasurer of the World Academy of Neurological Surgeons (WANS) for 2022-2026. He is a past president of both the World Skull Base Societies Meeting (Rio de Janeiro, 2022) and the Brazilian Neurosurgical Society (2019-2020). Additionally, he led the Brazilian Neurosurgery Congress in 2014.
His contributions to neurosurgery extend across academic, clinical, and global leadership spheres, reflecting a distinguished career dedicated to advancing neurological surgery and education worldwide.
Daniel K. Resnick, MD, is Professor, Vice Chairman, and Residency Program Director of Neurological Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University, followed by medical school at the University of Pennsylvania and residency training at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Resnick is an internationally known spinal surgeon and has particular expertise in minimally-incisional surgery, spinal tumors and degenerative disorders of the spine. His research focuses on improving the quality of spinal surgery and he is particularly interested in tracking and improving patient outcomes. He is Past President of the Neurosurgical Spine Section, Past President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and Past President of the North American Spine Society. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, another two hundred or so invited publications, and has presented approximately 600 scientific presentations. He is currently a Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. LEE HUNTER RILEY III is Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. He is Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Orthopaedic Spine Division. Dr. Riley is a recognized leader within the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution serving on numerous University, Hospital, Clinical Practice Association and Departmental committees both as an active member and chairman. In addition to his extensive clinical, administrative and teaching commitments, Dr. Riley is an internationally known spine surgeon who has contributed substantially to the core knowledge of patient outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and to the emerging field of modifiable cognitive-behavioral factors that affect outcome following lumbar spine surgery. He has contributed significantly to program development for the Spine Division within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, founding the Spine Outcomes Research Center (SOURCE), expanding the spine fellowship and obtaining competitive educational extramural funding for the fellowship program. Dr. Riley is also an active leader as a committee and board member in numerous national and international Orthopaedic and Spine organizations.
Training at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Medical University Vienna under Prof. Koos and Prof. Knosp.
Specialisation in Neurosurgery and Intensive Care Medicine.
Research focus on cerebrovascular microsurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and neurosurgical intensive care medicine.
Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
Dean of research at the Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
President of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery.
Secretary of the Section of Neurosurgery at the European Union of Medical Specialists.
Board Member of the CV Section of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.
Dr. Francesco Doglietto works in Rome (Italy) as Professor of Neurosurgery at the Catholic University School of Medicine and Neurosurgeon at the Gemelli Foundation Hospital.
Among other giants in the field of neurosurgery and skull base surgery, he trained with Dr. Giorgio Frank and Pasquini (Bologna, Italy) in 2005 during his residency, and with Prof. Fred Gentili in 2008-2009 in Toronto, Canada. Back in Italy, he worked in Brescia with Prof. Nicolai.
He is now back in Rome, in one of the largest academic Italian hospitals, and is dedicated to open and endoscopic skull base surgery, as well as neuro-oncology.
Expert in vascular and skull base Neurosurgery. Currently working as vascular Neurosurgeon and head of neurovascular research unit at University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany. Main surgical interessts are the surgery of complex intracranial aneurysms, skull base tumors, neurooncology and bypass surgery. The scientific interests are focused on interactions between central nervous system and immune system in neurovascular diseases. Dr. Muhammad has published more than 135 peer reviewed articles including key publications in high impact journals including Nature Communications (2014), Stroke (2011 & 2016), J. Neuroscience (2006 & 2008), Nature Medicine (2005), JCBFM (2010), Neuroscience (2010) and FASEB J (2010) with total impact factor above 500, Hi=27.
Prof. Atul Goel is a distinguished neurosurgeon with over two decades of expertise. He served as the Professor and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College in Mumbai from 1998 to 2021. Currently, he is the Professor Emeritus at the same institution and R.N. Cooper Hospital. Prof. Goel also leads the neurosurgery departments at Lilavati Hospital, K.J. Somaiya Medical College, and is a consultant neurosurgeon at TATA Memorial Hospital. His contributions to neurosurgery are widely recognized, and he has played a significant role in advancing neurosurgical education and research in India.
Since July 2010: Chief of Neurosurgery Department of San Filippo Neri Hospital in Rome In addition to my clinical and surgical activity, I act as tutor for Italian and international neurosurgeons in training, in my hospital and during microneurosurgical dissection courses I direct in Italy, Europe and USA. My surgical experience consists of >4500 operations:
A. microsurgery of brain and skullbase tumors. In skullbase surgery I am been co-director of dissection courses in USA and Europe for >20 years. Acoustic neuromas and intracranial meningiomas are the most common pathologies I operate.
B. cerebrovascular
C. MVD
D. spine-spinal cord
Maurizio Iacoangeli, MD, PhD, FAANS is a Full Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Università Politecnica delle Marche and Le Marche General University Hospital in Ancona, Italy. He also serves as the Director of the Residency Training Program in Neurosurgery at the same institution. Additionally, Dr. Iacoangeli is a Consultant at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. He holds leadership positions as President of the Italian Skull Base Society and President-Elect of the Italian Neuro-Oncology Association. With a distinguished career in neurosurgery, he is internationally recognized for his expertise in skull base surgery and neuro-oncology.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Head of the Neurosurgery Division- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas-SP, Brazil
Invited Professor of Neurosurgery - University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo-SP, Brazil
AO Spine KF Trauma and Infection - Steering Committe Member
Ex-Director - Spine Department - Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery
Alex completed neurosurgical training in Newcastle upon Tyne UK, MSc in surgical technology at Imperial College London and a Skull Base and Cerebro-vascular fellowship in Pittsburgh, USA.
His sub-specialist interests include anterior and lateral skull base surgery, pituitary surgery, surgical treatment of facial pain and hemi-facial spam.
Mr. Andrew Kay, senior consultant neurosurgeon at University Hospital Birmingham, brings over 30 years of experience to his role as Clinical Service Lead. He excels in complex cranial cases, with particular expertise in lateral skull base surgery and tumours affecting teenagers and young adults. As a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow with a Doctorate in Medicine, Mr. Kay has contributed significantly to the field through numerous publications and book chapters. His proficiency extends to medico-legal matters, where he has been recognised with multiple expert witness awards. Dedicated to nurturing the next generation of neurosurgeons both in the UK and internationally, Mr. Kay champions natural and team science approaches. His commitment to fostering excellence and innovation in neurosurgery drives improvements in patient care and medical education.
Mario Teo is a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Bristol Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, North Bristol University Hospital, UK, having completed a Cerebrovascular and Skull Base fellowship at Stanford University, California, USA. He trained in Neurosurgery at Glasgow, Cambridge and London.
His clinical focus includes management of complex brain tumours and cerebrovascular pathologies, incorporating various surgical techniques (keyhole surgery, endoscopic approaches, cerebral revascularizations) and technological advancement (3D reconstruction, fiber-tracking, virtual reality, intraoperative neuromonitoring).
Academically, he has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, editorials, book chapters, and is an advocate of collaborative clinical and scientific research, at local, national and international level.
Imad Hashim Ahmad received his MBChB from Mosul Medical College in Iraq in 1977, and passed his Primary F.R.C.S. Examination, Final F.R.C.S. Examination, and F.R.C.S. (Neurosurgery) at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
He is currently a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Medical International Specialist Centre and is the Visiting Surgeon of the Mediclinic City Hospital , the Canadian Specialist Hospital & Tadawi hospital . He is an Adjuvant Professor of Neurosurgery in Sharjah Medical College. He is an Ex President of the Emirates Neuroscience Society. He is currently is an education advisor for the AOSpine middle East. He is a reviewing editor for the The Global spine Journal.
Subspeciality:Brain tumors , Cerebrovascular diseases, pediatric Neurosurgery, cervical & lumbar spinal degenerative diseases.
Florian Roser, MD PhD, is Chief of the Neurological Institute and Department Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi since it’s inception in 2014. Dr. Roser is a graduate of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz/GER, and studied Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia/USA, as well as in Johannesburg/SA. He completed his residency in the prestigious Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Nordstadt with Prof. Dr. Madjid Samii, a Skullbase fellowship at the University of Tübingen/GER (Prof. Tatagiba) and Spine fellowship at the National Institute of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Queens Square, London/UK.
He is a Full Professor of Neurosurgery at the Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen in Germany, serves as Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US and is Adjunct Professor at the Biomedical Engineering Faculty at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. Dr. Roser has authored over 128 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 38) and has presented more than 220 invited lectures worldwide. He is Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Elsevier since 2020. Prof. Roser has received several research grants from prestigious research institutions, for basic molecular research on meningioma tissue, clinical research on diagnostics in Syringomyelia and technical innovations in surgical anatomy.
Dr. Mohamed Samy Elhammady is an American Board-Certified Neurosurgery Consultant at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) and serves as Section Head of Neuro-oncology in the Neuroscience Institute. Additionally, he holds the position of Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA. Dr. Elhammady earned his medical degree from the University of Mansoura in Egypt and completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Miami, Florida, USA. He pursued further sub-specialization through three fellowships, including neuro-endovascular surgery and open cerebrovascular/skull-base surgery at the University of Miami as well as minimally invasive/endoscopic surgery for brain and spine tumors at the Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Elhammady is a prolific author and presenter having delivered over 111 lectures worldwide. His bibliography includes 98 peer reviewed scientific articles, 17 book chapters, and 46 citable abstracts.
Dr Debora Garozzo is an Italian neurosurgeon subspecialized in peripheral nerve surgery. She trained in Verona and started her career as a neurosurgeon in Bergamo in 1992.
In 1997, she contributed to the foundation of the new Neurosurgery Department in Rovigo, that soon gained a reputation as the main national referral center for peripheral nerve surgery, in particular for brachial plexus micro-reconstructive surgery for adults and children and management of peripheral nerve tumors in patients affected by neurofibromatosis.
After 28 years of practice in Italy, in 2017 she relocated in Dubai, UAE and currently works in Mediclinic Parkview hospital.
In addition to the training she received in her country, she refined her surgical skills in peripheral nerve surgery visiting well known referral centers abroad (Sweden, Germany, China). In 2006, during her fellowship in the Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, she set up an academic collaboration that resulted in the organization of the Sino-European Meetings on brachial plexus surgery, that represented one of the most distinguished scientific events related to this surgical discipline for several years.
She also established academic collaborations with other institutions like AIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) or Clinical Mielina Plexo Braquial in Mexico.
In 2013 she served as visiting consultant peripheral nerve surgery in SBEA hospital, Tripoli, Libya under the Ministry of Healthcare of Libya, a mission that was interrupted due to the outbreak of civil war in the country.
Her scientific production includes articles, book chapters and books on her subspecialty (one of them has been translated into Chinese). She is member of the editorial boards of several international journals (e.g. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences) and regularly collaborates with many peer-reviewed, neurosurgical journals (e.g. British Journal of Neurosurgery, Frontiers in Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery).
She has been invited speaker/faculty in many hands-on workshops or educational courses and conferences in countries around the world ( Spain, , United Kingdom, Germany, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Nigeria, Sudan, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Maldives, India, Pakistan, Ethiopia etc). In 2011 she was visiting professor in the Neurological institute of Peoria, Illinois, USA.
From 2009 until 2014 she was the president of the peripheral nerve surgery committee of SINCH (the Italian Society of Neurosurgery). She was also appointed vice president of the WFNS committee for peripheral nerve surgery for two terms.
She is currently member of SINCH and EANS ( she serves in the board of the Global and Humanitarian Neurosurgery Committee)
She is the Vicepresident of ESNS (Emirates Society of Neurological Surgeons).
His main clinical interest is both endoscopic and complex skull base surgery. Dr Mak performed the first endoscopic transorbital surgery for brain tumor in Hong Kong and has organized dissection courses on endoscopic transorbital surgery. He has been invited as faculty and instructor for various international skull base courses and meetings.
Apart from regular publications, he is co-editor of a multidisciplinary skull base textbook, author of book chapters, and serves as editor and reviewer for various journals and currently serves as Vice President of Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society, First Vice-President of Hong Kong Neuro-oncology Society, Executive Board member of the Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, delegates to Executive Committee of AASNS and WFNS, council member of the China Greater Bay Area Neurosurgical Alliance.
He is passionate about integrating innovative technology into medical services. He is the Cluster Coordinator of Information Technology and Information Systems of Kowloon Central Cluster (KCC), chair of the KCC Innovation Research Committee and KCC Smart Hospital Management Committee. His team developed the first Hospital Command Centre in Hong Kong, which helped the hospitals combat the COVID-19 crisis and pioneered the adoption of 5G technology in clinical application. He also conducted research on artificial intelligence applications in brain imaging, clinical prediction, surgical robots and LLM application in healthcare.
Dr. Calvin Mak was awarded as the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Hong Kong in 2022 and received Outstanding Team Awards (Team Leader) and Young Achiever Award of the Hospital Authority. He currently also serves on various statutory boards and advisory committees for the HKSAR Government.
Dr. Kentaro Watanabe graduated from Jikei University School of Medicine in 1998 and obtained his board certification in Neurosurgery in 2010. He then spent three years as a Research Fellow in Skull Base Anatomy at Duke University under the mentorship of Prof. Takanori Fukushima. Following this, he moved to France for a clinical fellowship in skull base surgery under Prof. Froelich in Paris. Currently, Dr. Watanabe is working on advancing the next generation of skull base surgery, focusing on transitioning from open skull base procedures to endoscopic and exoscope techniques.
German board orthopedic and spine surgery
Pediatric and adult spine deformities surgeon ( Idiopathic scoliosis, Neuromuscular scoliosis, constant scoliosis and all complex spine surgeries)
German board in pain therapy more than 20 years experience in orthopedic spine surger
ySenior consultant orthopedic spine surgeon
Dr Aneela Darbar is a senior consultant neurosurgeon at King’s College Hospital, Dubai, UAE. She is a U.S. board-certified neurosurgeon with over 15 years’ experience in complex brain and spine diseases. She specializes in skull base, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgeries. She received her medical degree from Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan and then completed the residency training at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Syracuse. She did her fellowships in minimally invasive cranial surgery in Sydney, Australia and Skull base at St. Louis University, Missouri.
Previously she worked as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at St. Louis University and at The Aga Khan University Karachi, where she was also the Program Director for Neurosurgery training program. She then joined Mukhtar A. Sheikh Hospital, Multan as the Medical Director, and Consultant Neurosurgeon. She continues to dedicate her time doing pro-bono surgeries in Pakistan. She has an extensive experience as a teaching faculty and has conducted numerous workshops in Neurosurgery both locally and internationally.
Dr Darbar is a leader and advocate for females in neurosurgery. She is the founding Chair for the Women in Neurosurgery (WIN) in Pakistan. When she started her journey 10 years ago, there were only 5 female neurosurgeons in a country of 250 million population. Now there are more than 60. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of WIN for Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons. She was awarded the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award by Dow Graduate Association, SATHA innovation award, Ponds Miracle women award and was nominated for Teaching and Humanitarian Award, SUNY Syracuse.
Dr. Abolfotouh is a Harvard Medical School Alumni. He is a board-certified consultant orthopedics and spine surgeon at MEDCARE Hospital in Dubai, UAE. He completed his spine fellowship training at the University of Missouri, USA where he currently surves as an Adjunct Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Abolfotouh has made significant contributions to the surgical field through multiple peer-reviewed papers published in prestigious journals. He currently serves as the AO Spine MENA Educational officer and board member, as well as a board member for PASS. He is also the current spine lead of the AO College Program.
Dr. Tarek A. Rayan, MD PhD. Is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, Alexandria university school of medicine, Egypt. He is currently a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi in the UAE, subspecializing in Skull base and Cerebrovascular surgery. He completed his clinical fellowship training in microsurgical cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago with Dr. Fady Charbel and Dr. Amin-Hanjani. He also completed 2 years of complex cranial/skull base oncology surgery clinical fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester with Dr. Micheal Link, Jamie Van Gompel and Fredrick Meyer.
Dr. Arun Rajeswaran is the Acting Division Chief of Neurosurgery at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi. He is a highly experienced neurosurgeon, known for his expertise in complex brain and spine surgeries, including the management of pediatric brain tumors and spinal deformity corrections. Dr. Rajeswaran holds an MSc in Epidemiology from the University of London, which complements his clinical skills with a strong foundation in research and evidence-based practice. He has been actively involved in high-profile cases, and plays a key role in shaping clinical guidelines and patient care pathways at SKMC.
Dr.Sirajeddin Belkhair is the chairman of Neurosurgery Department and Director of Neurosurgery Residency Program at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) since January 2019, he is also Chairman of Qatari National Advisory Committee for Neurological tumors since September 2019, Dr.Sirajeddin joined Hamad medical corporation in July 2018 as a senior consultant at department of neurosurgery, prior to that he practiced in United States of America (USA) as an assistant professor in neurosurgery department at Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri and at Hospitals affiliated with Michigan state University in Michigan, Dr.Sirajeddin completed his neurosurgery residency training at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. In addition to that he completed two clinical fellowships from University of Toronto, Canada, first one was in open cerebrovascular neurosurgery and second fellowship was in complex spine surgery, this high-quality training in North America enabled him to perform complex cerebrovascular surgeries, spine surgeries and advance the neurosurgical treatment provided to patients of Hamad Medical Corporation, Dr.Sirajeddin also obtained a master degree in Clinical Epidemiology from University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Dr.Sirajeddin Belkhair published more than thirty publications in peer review journals & textbooks, Dr.Sirajeddin has an essential role in advancing research at neurosurgery department at HMC and he is the primary author in multiple research projects including randomized control trail that is currently being conducted by him and his team.
Dr. Mohamed Arnaout is associate professor and faculty member in Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Currently, DOH consultant neurosurgeon, working in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab of Emirates.
Dr. Arnaout is a member of several international societies which include: CNS (Congress of Neurological surgeons) Middle East Spine Society, EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies), ASIT “Association of Surgeons in Training”, NASS “North American Spine Society”, and fellow of American College of Surgeon “FACS”.
He worked as a clinical and/or research fellow in the following countries: Turkey (Izmir), Italy (Bologna, Modena, Rome & L`Aquila), Germany (Mainz) and United States of America (Pittsburgh & Weill Cornell New York).
In addition to the plenty of conferences and workshops, he is a peer reviewer for international journals, besides the national and international publications. His main research interests are; the endoscopic skull base, pituitary and other minimal invasive cranial and spine surgeries.
Dr. Ahmed Allam is a consultant Neurological and Spine surgeon, currently working as The Chief of Neurosurgery at Al Zahra Private Hospital Dubai and an Associate professor of Neurosurgery. Dr. Allam is Fellowship trained in Spine surgery, Skull base and pediatric Neurosurgery, carrying about 3000 surgical procedures and 19 years of experience.
Dr. Waseem Aziz is a Consultant Neurosurgeon working in SSMC in partnership with Mayoclinic, Abu Dhabi.
He was graduated from Alexandria University, Alexandria Egypt in 1998, where he then joined the department of Neurosurgery, Alexandria faculty of medicine as a resident, then he became assistant lecturer in 2003, lecturer in 2010, and then appointed an assistant professor position in 2018.
Dr. Waseem Aziz had his Masters (2003) and MD degrees (2010). He received training and worked in several hospitals in UAE and abroad.
He had a Skull base, Cerebrovascular, Neuro-endovascular fellowship in Keio University, Tokyo, Japan in 2005, also a training in Neuro-endovascular at Fondation Ophthalmique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris in 2007, and a research fellowship in Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona 2008 to 2009.
His research interest is in the field of cerebrovascular, skull base, spine, and endovascular neurosurgery. He lectures to under and postgraduates in neurosurgery.
Dr. Aziz is the chair of Emirates Society of Neurological Surgeons Scientific Committee, board member of Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society, member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, board member of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgery (ESNS), a board Member of the Egyptian Cerebrovascular Group of ESNS.
Dr. Aseem Alhaj is a German Board-Certified Neurosurgeon. He completed his training at Hannover Medical School and Clemens Hospital Münster, an academic hospital of Münster University.
He also served as a consultant neurological spine surgeon at the Spine Hospital in Sahlenburg.Since 2019, Dr. Alhaj has been working in the UAE as the Head of the Neurosurgery Department at Emirates Hospital in Dubai.
Dr. Alhaj holds a Master Certificate in Spine Surgery from the German Spine Society (DWG) and has been awarded diplomas in spine surgery from both EUROSPINE and the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).
He is a member of the German Spine Society (DWG), EUROSPINE, and EANS.
Dr. Anwar Ahmad is a member of the Society of British Neurosurgeons, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, Dr Ahmad moved to Abu Dhabi in 2014, and has found it fascinating. A Consultant Neurosurgeon with a special interest in Paediatric Neurosurgery he has previously worked throughout the United Kingdom, as well as in Pakistan and Ghana. Now he is using his expertise to develop outstanding neurosurgical services for adults and children in the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. As well as the clinical side of things he’s passionate about teaching the next generation of neurosurgeons.
Dr. Khaled Fares Al-Ali is the head of department of neurosurgery at Zayed military hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He specializes in spine, peripheral nerve and pediatric neurosurgery. He is among the first Emarati neurosurgeons and the first north American board certified neurosurgeon from the UAE. He played crucial part in establishing Emirates society of neurosurgery and introducing new neurosurgical techniques such as minimally invasive approach to spine surgery in the UAE. He is active member in neurosurgery community nationally and internationally. He has keen interest in neurosurgical education and known for his volunteering work in conflict zones.
Dr. Ala Arikat is a consultant neurosurgeon . Head of scientific committee of the Jordanian spine society.He attended Jordan university medical school. He started his surgical career in the Jordanian Royal Medical services, Then pursued his neurosurgical specialized training in Lille University Hospital in France. His clinical interest include Minimally invasive spine surgeries and pain management. He has 15+ years clinical experience in the UK,France,and Jordan. Member of AO spine Europe, Eurospine foundation, Jordanian neuroscience society, Jordanian spine society.
Dr. Babak Homapour has 10 years post-CCT and previously worked as Chief of Dr. Homapour is a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon at the American Hospital Dubai, and was previously working in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi and at the Monash Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia. He completed his neurosurgical training in the UK with a subspecialty Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery at the Great Ormond Street Hospital London. He also has further post CCT Paediatric Neurosurgery fellowship experience from Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He has a strong academic track record with an MSc in Surgical Sciences (Imperial College London), multiple publications and national/international presentations. More recently, he has completed a Surgical Leadership Program at Harvard Medical School.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Jordan. He completed his residency and subspecialty in functional neurosurgery and pain therapy at the University of Hannover, Germany, and did a fellowship in epilepsy surgery at Western University, Canada. He is a past Consultant of Neurosurgery at the Medical School of Hannover, Germany, and holds the German, Jordanian, European, and Arab Board of Neurosurgery, along with the German Board of Pain Therapy
Dr. Husban has gained a local and international reputation as a result of his distinguished work as it is the one of the first to introduce minimal invasive spine surgery and modern techniques in scoliosis surgery to the Middle East with great success recorded by the Arab and international press and conducted many successful surgeries at the local and regional levels, the most prominent of which was the first of its kind in the Middle East As minimal invasive lateral access for lumbar fusion.
He also previously served as Head of the Spine Surgery Specialist and consultant for Orthopedic and Joint Surgery at Al Hussain Medical City Hospital. In addition to many local and regional professional academic and administrative activities and positions.
Dr. Kaveh Asadi, MD PhD FAANS, is a board-certified pediatric and adult neurosurgeon at the Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida. He earned his medical degree from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and completed neurosurgical training at The Ohio State University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
His expertise includes minimally invasive approaches for tumors, spasticity management, and rare syndromic nervous system disorders.
Dr Khan is a UK-based neurosurgeon currently working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery but soon moving to the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. He has a subspecialty interest in complex spine and functional neurosurgery – specifically focussed ultrasound, deep brain and spinal cord stimulation. He has authored numerous research publications, in addition to leading a randomised controlled trial on a novel form of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. He is passionate about translational research and how to use science and technology to improve surgical techniques and patient outcomes.
