Scientific Committee

DR. MOHAMMED ALKUWAITI

Head of Scientific Committee

Assistant Professor, UAEU
College of Medicine and Health Science
Department of Internal Medicine
Consultant Neurologist
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

DR. MOHAMMED ALKUWAITI

Head of Scientific Committee

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.

DR. ABUBAKER ALMADANI

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Vice President of EMINS Consultant & Head of Neurology Department Rashid Hospital Dubai, UAE

DR. ABUBAKER ALMADANI

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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.

DR. ABDULWAHAB ROMAN

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Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

DR. ABDULWAHAB ROMAN

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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.

DR. AHMED SHATILA

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Consultant Neurologist
Sheikh Shakbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

DR. AHMED SHATILA

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Dr. Ahmed Osman Shatila obtained his BSc in Science Biology from the Wayne State University in the United States. He continued his medical education from the medical college of Wayne State University. Dr. Shatila’s conducted a residency in neurology at Wayne State University and continued his fellowship in neurophysiology. His interests include inpatient Neurology, but not limited to Stroke, IV TPA program development, Status Epilepticus, Multiple Sclerosis, Public Awareness of different Neurological Diseases with 10 years of experience and He is also interested in helping facilities develop a Neuro Hospitalist model where the inpatient care can develop independently from the outpatient services.

DR. JAWAD FAZAL

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Consultant Neurologist
Burjeel Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

DR. JAWAD FAZAL

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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.

DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA

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Neurology Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA

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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.

DR. NAJWA AL-BUSTANI

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Staff Physician, Neurology
Neurological Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Abu Dhabi, UAE

DR. NAJWA AL-BUSTANI

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Dr. Najwa Al-Bustani, MD, FRCPC, is a Consultant Neurologist in the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi with special interest in Neuromuscular Medicine. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, she worked in the Department of Internal Medicine and Neurology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Dr. Al-Bustani received her medical degree from Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. She completed her residency in Neurology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Subsequently, she completed her fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, EMG Track, Neuromuscular Medicine and Advanced Neuromuscular Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, W.A., USA.

DR. SHIVAM OM MITTAL

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Head of Parkinson’s Disease &
Movement Disorders Division
Consultant Neurologist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

DR. SHIVAM OM MITTAL

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Dr. Shivam Om Mittal received his medical degree from Datta Meghe University of Medical Sciences University in Wardha, India. He completed his neurology residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He did postdoctoral fellowship in botulinum toxin treatment at the prestigious Yale University, where he initiated several clinical studies and streamlined unique treatment options for movement disorders. To pursue his interest further in the field of clinical movement disorders he completed a fellowship in parkinson’s disease and movement disorders at the Renowned Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA. Dr. Mittal lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two sons. He enjoys cycling, listening to music and spending time with his family.

PROF. SUHAIL ALRUKN

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Consultant Neurologist, Rashid Hospital
Professor, Dubai Medical College
President of Emirates Neurology Society
Dubai, UAE

PROF. SUHAIL ALRUKN

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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.