Dr. Mona Thakre is a well experienced Neurologist with more than 20 years of experience to her credit in UAE and India. She had her basic MBBS and MD in medicine from Nagpur University, India and DM and DNB in Neurology from Bombay Hospital, Mumbai University, India. She has completed her Speciality Certificate in Neurology from Royal college of Physicians (UK) and is a Fellow of American Academy of Neurology(FAAN).

She has worked in Government hospital Rashid hospital as Senior Specialist for 10years and since last 7 years as Consultant and  Head of Neuroscience department at Al Zahra Hospital which is a tertiary care hospital in Dubai. She is the elected Board member of Emirates Neurology Society. Her areas of interest: Multiple Sclerosis ,Headache Stroke, Epilepsy and Movement disorders. She is an active researcher and has numerous presentations in local and international conferences. She has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals.

Dr. Maria Junaidi is a neurologist practicing in Rashid Hospital, Dubai for the past eight years.
She is a graduate of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan and completed her post graduate training from the same institute.
She holds a fellowship in vascular neurology and is one of the founding members for MENA stroke organization.
She is also an avid researcher and has a number of publications in international peer reviewed journals.

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. Mustafa Shakra is a Consultant Neurologist based at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Specializing in inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, he oversees the Multiple Sclerosis clinics at SKMC. 

Dr. Shakra obtained his medical degree from Damascus University in 1992 and completed comprehensive training in general internal medicine and neurology subspecialty at major university hospitals. His extensive qualifications include an MD, MSc, MRCP, and FRCP in medicine and neurology. Furthermore, he has contributed to numerous articles as an author and co-author within the field of neurology

Dr. Pournamy Sarathchandran is presently working as a Consultant Neurologist at Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah. She previously worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology, SrichitraThirunal institute, India
She did her M.D. in General Medicine from  JIPMER in  2009 and D.M. in Neurology from Srichitra Thirunal institute of medical sciences and technology in 2012
She was endowed with gold medals for medicine and neurology during her residency.
She has presented research papers and posters in various national and international conferences and has publications in international journals.

Dr. Reem Alsuwaidi, is a Neurologist and MS Specialist at Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health.

After obtaining her MBBS from Dubai Medical College, she completed residency training in Neurology and is Saudi Board-certified Neurologist, she then in pursuit of excellence led to a MS clinical fellowship, and an enriching experience at the University of Toronto in Canada.

In this vibrant healthcare landscape, Alsuwaidi not only provides exceptional patient care focusing on MS patients but also spearheads the evolution of the Neurology Residency Program where she is a valued core faculty member, nurturing the next generation of neurologists

Specialist Registrar
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Alrukn received his medical degree from UAE University and completed his neurology residency at McGill University, followed by neurology certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular disease and stroke at Montreal General Hospital, Canada. He currently serves as the Head of the Stroke Center at Rashid Hospital, Dubai. His primary fields of interest include acute stroke management, stroke unit establishment, and post-stroke rehabilitation, and he established the first certified stroke unit in the UAE. Dr. Alrukn is a renowned local and international speaker in the field of stroke and has numerous publications in this area. He is currently the President of the MENA Stroke Organization and has served as the President of the World Congress of Neurology (2019), in addition to being the current President of the Emirates Neurology Society. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Neurology Residency Program in Dubai since 2013 and also serves as the Chairman of the Dubai Scientific & Research Ethical Committee. In addition to stroke, his interests include headache management and movement disorders, and he runs the movement disorders clinic at Rashid Hospital. He also serves on the executive boards, steering committees, and advisory boards of several scientific associations, primarily focused on stroke and headache.