Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Tawam Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdulla Al Kuwaiti graduated from UAE university medical college and health science in 2009, and was thrilled about neuroscience. In 2010 he joined McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and had extensive work experience with pioneers in neurology and epilepsy. Dr. Abdulla has successfully completed his neurology residency, and followed by an Epilepsy fellowship, with a special interest in Magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology in Montreal Neurological institute and hospital, and other affiliated hospitals. Currently, he is a consultant Neurologist at Tawam hospital and in his first year after returning from Canada, he has upgraded the EEG service to a fully digital network. First in Tawam Hospital to use Ictal and interictal SPECT for frontal lobe seizure patients.
Dr. Abdulla’s clinical interest equals his interest in educating and training the new generation of physicians, being involved in final year medical education teaching when he was in Canada and currently in UAE. Dr. Abdulla has presented multiple talks at conferences and annual meetings, on topics including; headache and epilepsy, super refractory status epilepticus, and neurological complications of bariatric surgery. In addition, he has run an EEG (electroencephalogram) workshop at the first Abu Dhabi brain conference Sept 2021. Dr. Abdulla was involved in multiple research projects in Canada and UAE, and published several papers and presented posters at neurological conferences.
Head of Neurology Department
Consultant Adult Neurologist
Neuromuscular & Emg Specialist
Neuroscience Center, Khoula Hospital, Oman
Dr. Abdullah Al Salti graduated from Sultan Qaboos University in 2002.
He obtained membership of royal college of physician MRCP UK in 2006 and completed his neurology residency program at McGill University from 2008-2013.
He has obtained his FRCPC in neurology in 2013 and has completed Fellowship in Neuromuscular and EMG at McGill university in 2014.
Dr. Al Salti is a member of the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (CSCN in EMG) since 2014 and at present he is working as a senior consultant neurologist neuromuscular & EMG specialist.
He is also a member of the scientific education committee internal medicine program Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) and head of neurology department at Neuroscience Center at Khoula Hospital Muscat.
Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Abdulwahab Roman is a Consultant Neurologist, Neurophysiologist, and Epileptologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi. Until August 2024, he worked as a Consultant Neurologist and Head of Neurophysiology and Epileptology at Mediclinic City Hospital in Dubai. Before his move to the UAE in June 2021, he was the Head of the EEG video monitoring unit and the Deputy Head of the Vogtareuth Epilepsy Center in Bavaria, Germany. Additionally, he served as Head of the Multiple Sclerosis program and Clinical Supervisor of the Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) laboratory at the same center.
Dr. Roman has received numerous prestigious certifications and qualifications in the fields of Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, CSF, and Ultrasound from Germany.
He is a member of several international neuroscience societies, including the German Society for Neurology, European Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Neurology, German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology, German Society for Epileptology, German Society for Cerebrospinal Fluid Diagnostics and Clinical Neurochemistry, and German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Vice President of EMINS
Consultant & Head of Neurology Department
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Abubaker Almadani completed his undergraduate certificate in 1997 from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In Gothernburg University, he was involved in teaching and contributed in research study with Dr. Anders Hamberger in neuroprotective agents in acute stroke. Then, he completed his Canadian Royal College in Neurology (FRCPC) in 2009.
Dr. Madani had his residency at the University of Toronto which is ranked number 1 in Canada by Royal College of Canada, and ranked number 4 in the whole North America by American Academy of Neurology. He was personally involved in regional stroke program and he was involved in at least 500 stroke cases and 80 TPA cases. In his residency he also did one whole elective year which involves EEG, research, pathology and nerve conduction studies. By finishing the residency, he was able to manage neurological cases as general neurological cases as general neurologist in 2007. He has his fellowship in neuromuscular subspecialty from 2007 to 2009.
Consultant Neurologist
Chief of Neurology Division
Tawam and STMC Hospitals
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Ali Hassan Is a consultant and chief of neurology division of Tawam and STMC hospitals. After getting is MBBCH from Assiut university and has a 4-year Residency of neurology and psychiatry Assiut university hospital 1999-2003 ended by getting his master degree. He had his training in one of the biggest neurology divisions in Egypt and middle east when the neurology department had more than 120 beds during his training and had attached neurophysiology lab and all dictated neuroimaging service were available. And he completed his Medical Doctorate degree from Al Azahar university in 2010 (Role if inflammatory markers in Acute ischemic stroke when he was looking for the role of interleukins and neopterin in acute ischemic stroke pathogenesis). He joined Al Ain hospital in 2011 when he was a member of the stroke program who led the stroke service in Al Ain service to be one of the most important stroke centers in UAE, (Al Ain stroke unite is the first stroke unit founded in all over UAE in November 2007).
Dr Ali was a member of the stroke team who getting the first Stroke international certification in Abu Dhabi in 2016 when, Al Ain stroke unit was certified by German Stroke association as a comprehensive stroke unit and then followed by JCIA.
Dr Ali Joined Tawam hospital in the last quarter of 2017 when he continued his journey of success and attributed to the success of neurology division.
He established the first dictated botox clinics in all SEHA facilities and currently he had 2 dictated botox clinic weekly which is the busiest therapeutic botox clinic in UAE currently.
He developed the stroke program with the team after Al Ain hospital was announced as a covid center in 2020. He became a chief of service in 2021 and he developed the stroke program which has been accredited as comprehensive stroke center from American heart association (AHA) in December 2023.
Dr Ali Hassan initiated and conducted the first Tawam international neurology conference in 2023. He is a speaker and chairpersons in many of the local and regional conferences in Gulf.
Dr Ali Hassan is the president and he initiated Al Ain neurology conference with its first session in January 2024
Dr Ali Hassan has a special training in epilepsy and EEG in Cleveland medical university hospital-Case Western university –Ohio, USA.
Since he joined and lead the neurology division, neurology department become a site of many regional studies and currently he is a part of 3 international studies which included other sites like USA, Europe and Japan. He has more than 35 publications include many posters in an international conference, local conferences, and many publications in the international recognized peer review journals as well.
Dr Hassan is a trainer in many local and regional conferences for botox injections and he led many workshops for training other neurologist in the region.
Dr Hassan awarded as the best faculty of internal medicine teaching staff in 2023. Also, he awarded as a quality champion in 2023 in Tawam hospital.
Consultant Neurologist
Critical Care Neurology & Epilepsy
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Caline Jadam is a Consultant Neurologist at American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Abu Dhabi.
She graduated as a medical doctor in 2010 and as a neurologist in 2014 from Saint Joseph University / Hôtel Dieu de France, Lebanon.
She holds a Sub-specialty degree in critical care neurology from Paris 12, UPEC university, France, as well as a fellowship in critical care neurology from Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris-France.
She also completed a Fellowship in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy in Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital and UPMC-Sorbonne University, Paris-FRANCE.
With ten years experience in the field of Neurology, she practiced in various esteemed institutions and university hospitals in Lebanon, France, and UAE, as a consultant neurologist, with special interest in critical care neurology, stroke, EEG and epilepsy. Dr Jadam is also a certified botulinum toxin injector and has offered several trainings on the subject.
Her most recent role was as a Consultant Neurologist at Mediclinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi, a position she held until November 2023, when she joined the ACPN team.
Dr Caline holds academic and teaching positions as an assistant professor in Balamand University, Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon.
Consultant Neurologist
Al Kuwaiti Hospital
Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Devdutt Nayak Kotekar is a Senior Consultant Neurologist at Kuwait Hospital, under Emirates Health Services, and an Associate Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the University of Sharjah. He is a founding member of the Emirates Neurology Society and a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Kotekar has participated in and chaired numerous local and international conferences, with areas of interest including headache, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disorders, and tropical neurology.
Consultant Neurologist
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Eman Ghazi is a Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital Abu Dhabi, UAE. Fellow lecturer at the Alexandria University, Egypt.
Dr. Ghazi received her medical degree from Cairo University, and she completed her Neurology Residency at Alexandria University Hospitals.
To pursue her interest further in the field of Epilepsy, she earned her medical doctorate in Refractory Epilepsy and she runs the Clinic of Epilepsy and EEG Center.
She has an interest in Headache & Epilepsy management.
She is a member of the Epilepsy Society in Egypt & UAE and Co-authored articles in the field of Neurology.
Consultant Neurocognitive Geriatrician
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Consultant Neurologist
Burjeel Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Jawad Fazal is a Consultant Neurologist and Stroke Medicine, currently working at Burjeel Medical City Abu Dhabi. He has more than 12 years of experience in this field. He completed his Neurology training in West Midlands, United Kingdom. In addition to obtaining CCT UK in Neurology, he has a fellowship in Stroke and holds General Medical Council UK subspecialty certification in Stroke Medicine. Before joining Burjeel Medical City, he was a full-time practicing consultant in one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK, University Hospitals Birmingham. Dr. Jawad’s areas of expertise include hyper-acute treatments for Stroke patients, Intravenous Thrombolysis, as well as the management of Hemorrhagic Strokes and all types of stroke patients. He possesses proficient skills in diagnosing and managing a wide range of General Neurological conditions. He is Member of Royal College of Physicians London (MRCP London) and Fellow of Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (FRCP Edin).
In addition, he is a current member of Association of British Neurologists, European Stroke Organization and World Stroke Organization.
Consultant Neurologist
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Josef Alawneh has 15 years of experience in the field of neurology. He has special expertise in treating general and vascular neurological disorders in addition to strokes and headache disorders. Dr. Alawneh has completed his neurology training from the United Kingdom. He has worked in several neurology tertiary centers including the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in the UK.
Professor of Neurology
Neuromuscular Diseases unit/ALS Clinic
Kantonsspital St.Gallen
Switzerland
Dr. Weber is Professor of Neurology at the University of Basel and serves as chief of the Neuromuscular Diseases Unit/ ALS Clinic at the Kantonsspital St.Gallen in Switzerland. He received his medical degree from the University of Bonn in Germany and Diploma in Clinical Neurology from the University of London, Queen Square. Following completion of his residency at various academic hospitals in Germany and clinical fellowship in neuromuscular disorders at University of British Columbia in Vancouver , Canada (1997-2000) he founded the Neuromuscular Diseases Center/ALS Clinic in St.Gallen Switzerland. His main research interests cover outcome measures, clinical neurophysiology, trial designs and cannabinoid research. His work was crucial in developing a motor unit estimation technique called MUNIX as a biomarker for ALS trials.
Dr. Weber has participated in several EU-funded projects and has received numerous grants from national funding bodies and various foundations. He has published well over 100 peer-review publications and book chapters. He has also served on many scientific advisory boards for various biotech companies. Dr. Weber is a member of the ENCALS executive committee and co-chair of the European Academy of Neurology scientific panel on ALS and FTD.
Consultant Neurologist
Harley Street Medical Centre
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohamad Harb completed his Neurological residency and Epilepsy fellowship with Clinical neurophysiology at the American University of Beirut in 2007. He obtained his residency in internal medicine from the American University of Beirut ion 2002. He also obtained his medical degree from the Lebanese university in 1999.
Dr. Harb has a big exposure and experience of 15 years in managing neurological illness. Prior to moving to Abu Dhabi, Dr. Harb worked for 15 years as a consultant neurologist in the main hospitals of Lebanon, He was also an associate professor in the Faculty of Public health in the Lebanese University for more than 16 years. In addition to his clinical experience, Dr. Harb regularly presents at conferences in Lebanon, participated in international congresses and involved in many international researches, and had many international publications.
As well as his deep experience with Adult’s Epilepsy, Dr. Harb works with adults with headaches, Alzheimer disease and cognition impairment, Multiple sclerosis, Peripheral Neuropathy, Radiculopathy, Parkinson disease, Cerebrovascular Accident, depression, and Anxiety in addition to Botox injections for Migraine headache and performing and reading EEG, NCS, and EMG
Assistant Professor
United Arab Emirates University
College of Medicine and Health Science
Department of Internal Medicine
Consultant Neurologist
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Mohammed Alkuwaiti is an Assistant Professor and Consultant Vascular Neurologist at the Department of Internal medicine in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at United Arab Emirates University. His clinical practice is based at the Tawam hospital, the regional stroke center of Alain city in UAE. Following completion of his medical school training at UAE University he travelled to Montreal, Canada where he completed Adult Neurology residency training at McGill University (2016). He later also completed Acute stroke clinical training (2017) and Stroke-Net Fellowships (2018) at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, United States. Dr. Alkuwaiti is an active member in local stroke committees, including the Department of Health stroke committee and at SEHA Stroke Task force committee. He Chairs the National Institute of Health Subspeciality (Emirates board) Neurology Committee. He is interested in secondary prevention and acute Stroke research. He is currently working on Stroke related projects in collaboration with UAE University and Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute.
Senior Consultant
Director of Neuromuscular Division
Hamad Medical Corporation/Head of Neurology
Alkhor Hospital, Al Dhakira, Qatar
Dr. Mohammed Alhatou has a special interest in headache, neuro-immunology and neuromuscular diseases. He chaired the Department of Neurology at the Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties from 2002 to 2015 and recently joined Hamad Medical Corporation where he is a Senior Consultant, Director of Neuromuscular Division at HMC and Head of Neurology at Alkhor Hospital.<br><br>
Dr. Alhatou is American Board-Certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Electromyography, Neuromuscular Disorders, Neuroimaging and Sleep Medicine. He completed his Residency in Neurology at the University of Virginia and his Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease and Electromyography at Emory University.<br><br>
He is a primary investigator in multiple drug studies in neuropathy, dementia, stroke and epilepsy. He is the Chair of Qatar Board of Neurology and Qatar representative to Arab Board of Neurology.
Consultant Neurologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohammed El Lahawi graduated from Khartoum University in Sudan before moving to the UK for medical residency and neurology training, where he obtained MBBS, MRCP, FRCP (London), and CCST in Neurology from the Specialty Training Board. He practiced in various UK teaching hospitals and participated in several drug trials, focusing on epilepsy, headache, and CNS infections.
Dr. El lahawi is the founder of Dr El lahawi NeuroTube, a prominent online neurology teaching group with over 3060 members and regular Zoom lectures. Since 2017, he has served as a consultant neurologist and Head of the Department of Adult Neurology at SKMC in Abu Dhabi. His professional achievements include numerous audits, reviews, publications, and presentations at both local and international conferences.
Adult Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist
Mediclinic Al Noor Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohammed Saidam completed his Bachelor degree in Medicine at Al Basra University, Iraq. He then went on to do a two year internship with the King Hussein Medical Center and Ministry of Health. He subsequently received the certificate of complete training in Neurology and the certificate of higher speciality in medicine with specialization in Neurology.
Following this, he became a professor and research assistant in the Neuroscience department at King Abdullah University Hospital, College of Medicine of Jordan University of Science and Technology. He is a board certified adult neurologist by the Jordanian Medical Council and a board certified adult neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist. From 2011-2014 he worked in Saudi Arabia and from 2014-2020 he was a senior adult neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist in a private
hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE, prior to joining Mediclinic.
Neurology Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mustafa Shakra is a Consultant Neurologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has particular interest in inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. He runs the clinic of Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson’s Disease at SKMC.
Dr. Shakra has graduated medical school from Damascus University in 1992 and received his main training in general internal medicine and neurology subspecialty in major university hospitals.
He carries MD, MSc, MRCP and FRCP in medicine and neurology and additionally he has authored and co-authored many articles in in the field of neurology.
Consultant Neurologist
Burjeel Medical City
Medical Director of the
Neurosciences Center
Professor, Khalifa University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Naji Riachi recently joined Burjeel Medical City as a Consultant Neurologist and Khalifa University College of Medicine as Clerkship Director of Neurology and Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs. Dr. Riachi was previously Tenured Full Professor and Chair of Department of Neurology at the Lebanese American University and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at LAU School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon.
After a 4 years Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, he completed his Residency in Neurology at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, then a two-year Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at the Cleveland Clinics Foundation. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and the American Board of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology. He is founding member and past President of the Lebanese League Against Epilepsy and a member of several scientific societies.
He participated in several clinical studies, gave more than 300 lectures regionally and internationally, and authored 70 peer reviewed publications and book chapters.
Head of Scientific Committee Consultant Neurologist Sheikh Shakbout Medical City Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Senior Neurologist/Clinical Neurrophsiologist
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Consultant Neurologist
Reem Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Qualifications:
Fellowship in Neurology, University of Paris 7 Diderot, France, 2015 till 2017.
Neurology Residency at the Lebanese University Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon.
Scope of Service:
Dr. Rody is one of the primary author on several studies published in international journals and had several abstracts presented at European Congresses. Involved in more than 10 research projects in France, Lebanon and UAE, good conduct coordinator and sub-investigator of several medical trials in different topics in Neurology field.
Dr Rody El Nawar, was invited as International Speaker” and moderator to many national and international congresses held in many countries!
In April 2018, he worked 2 years as a full-time faculty, instructor and medical teacher at the Lebanese American University School of Medicine and in the Neurology division at Lebanese American University Medical Center Rizk Hospital. He worked for 2 years as a coordinator of the comprehensive stroke unit at LAUMC-RH and he was involved in the development of the stroke procedures and different stroke protocols.
Dr. Rody has more than 5 years of experience in neurology in some of the most prominent healthcare institutions in France, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates. He was employed as Neurologist, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, since December 2020 till present. He is actively involved in headache field and novel antimigraine drug targets.
Consultant, Vascular Neurology and
Neurointerventional Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Seby John is Consultant, Vascular Neurologist and Neurointerventional Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
He is currently Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, USA and Khalifa University College of Medicine, UAE.
Dr John has extensive experience in the medical and interventional management of cerebrovascular diseases.
He is an active researcher and has been an investigator in numerous international cerebrovascular clinical trials.
He has to his credit, more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the field of stroke and neurointerventional surgery.
He is board of directors of MENA-SINO (Middle East North Africa Stroke and interventional Neurotherapies Organization) and the UAE Vascular Neurology Chair for Mission Thrombectomy 2020+.
He is an active reviewer for multiple journals, and is on the editorial board of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Consultant Neurologist, Rashid Hospital
Professor, Dubai Medical College
President of Emirates Neurology Society
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Alrukn received his degree in medicine from UAE university. He underwent his neurology residency at the University of McGill, and subsequently obtain the neurology certification from the Royal Collage of Physicians & Surgeon (Canada). He then completed a fellowship in Cerebrovascular disease and Stroke at Montreal General Hospital, Canada. he currently serves as a head of Stroke Center at Rashid Hospital, Dubai.
Dr. Alrukn’ s field of interest are principally directed towards the acute stroke management, stroke unit establishing and post stroke rehabilitation. He established the 1st certified stroke unit in UAE. Dr. Al rukn is a local and international speakers in stroke field, and had many publications in this area. Currently he is the President of MENA Stroke Organization.
In 2019, Dr. Alrukn became the President of World Congress of Neurology, and is the currently the President of Emirates Neurology Society.
Dr. Alrukn is the Founder and the chairman of the Neurology Residency Program in Dubai, since 2013. Also, he is the Chairman of the Dubai Scientific & Research Ethical Committee.
Dr. Alrukn has an interest in Headache management & Movement disorders, and he is running the movement disorder clinic at Rashid hospital. He currently sits on the executive boards of various scientific associations, steering committee and advisory boards, mainly in stroke & headache.
Department Chair, Neurology
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Syed Irteza Hussain, MD, is the Department Chair of Neurology in the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Hussain is a Consultant Neurologist with seventeen years of experience. After completing his medical degree from the prestigious Aga Khan University, he underwent extensive postgraduate training in the US. He is American Board certified in Neurology, Vascular neurology, Neurocritical Care and Neuroendovascular surgery.
Upon completion of his postgraduate training, he joined Michigan State University as an Assistant Professor in 2009, where he helped establish a 24/7 Neurointerventional Surgery Service and Fellowship Training Program. In addition to his procedures, Dr. Hussain had an integral role in the Management of Acute Stroke and critically ill neurological patients in the Hospital.
Subsequently, in 2011 he assumed the Medical Directorship of the Stroke Program at Michigan State University and its affiliate Sparrow Health system. In this administrative role, he supervised multiple successful joint commission recertifications of the Primary Stroke Center and subsequently became the first in Michigan to become a JC certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Recognizing his services, he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and awarded the Physician Leader of the Year award in 2015 by his institutions.
Dr. Hussain lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys traveling with his family, listening to music and football.
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Khalifa University
Associate Staff Physician, Neurosurgery Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Tanmoy Maiti has done his Neurosurgery residency in NIMHANS, India and done clinical fellowship in skull base and vascular (LSUHSC-S, USA), functional (Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA) and complex spine and deformity correction (Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA). He is currently employed in Cleveland clinic Abu Dhabi. He has published more than 95 articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters. He is a section editor of spine and pain section of World Neurosurgery and reviewer of several journals.
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