Speakers

Prof. Christian Lampl

Head of the Department of Neurology
Director of the Headache Medical Center
Head of the Center of Integrative Medicine of the Elderly – ZiAM (OKL BHS)
President of the European Headache Federation (EHF) Konvent hospital
Barmherzige Brüder Linz
Linz, Austria

Prof. Christian Lampl

Prof. Christian Lampl is currently Head of the Department of Neurology at the Konventhospital Barmherzige Brüder Linz, Director of the Headache Medical Center Linz and Chair of the Center of Integrative Medicine for Elderly at the Ordensklinikum Linz. Prof. Lampl received his doctorate at the University of Innsbruck in 1990.
Between 1998 and 2005 he was a senior physician at the neurological and psychiatric department of the general hospital in Linz.
Prof. Lampl is current president of the EHF. Prof. Lampl is a fellow of five professional societies.
Prof. Lampl’s research is focused on: epidemiology and burden of headache, migraine aura as a possible risk factor for migraine headache; neuropathic pain and dementia with focus on elderly people.
He has published numerous articles on headache and neuropathic pain. In addition, he has contributed to several book chapters.
Prof. Lampl is also an Ad Hoc reviewer for journals such as Cephalalgia, JHP, Headache, Clin J Pain, J Neurol and Eur J Neurology.

Dr. Deeb Kayed

Consultant Neurologist
Assistant Professor
MBRU, Private Practice
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Deeb Kayed

Dr. Deeb Kayed is an American Board Certified Neurologist (1997) and Clinical Neurophysiologist (1999) with a particular interest in headaches.

Dr. Kayed graduated magna cum laude from the University of Evansville with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1986. He then graduated from St George's University School of Medicine in 1990.

He completed his residency training in Adult Neurology at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA in 1996 where he also served as Chief Resident. He next completed a Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia in 1997 followed by a Fellowship in Advanced Clinical Neurology - Child Neurology at Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia in 1998.

Dr Kayed relocated to The UAE in 2000 and served as a Consultant Neurologist at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain where he was also Head of the Division of Neurology. At the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Dr. Kayed served as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr.Kayed relocated to Dubai in 2005 where he has been working in private practice. He is an Assistant Professor at the MBRU School of Medicine. His practice is currently located at The Integrated Rheumatology & Arthritis Centre in Dubai Health Care City. He is an Independent Doctor, Consultant Neurologist, at The Mediclinic City Hospital Dubai in Dubai Health Care City. Dr Kayed's primary interest is in the management of patients with headaches, in particular migraine.

Dr. Firas El-Khatib

Consultant Neurologist & Nephrologist
American Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Firas El-Khatib

Dr. Firas El-Khatib Is a well-known Neurologist practicing for more than 28 years in the field of Neurosciences.
He holds expertise in Nerve conduction study, Electromyography, Electroencephalography, Neuromuscular disease, Epilepsy, Headache, Stroke, Inflammatory and demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia, Vertigo, and Tremor.
After completing Bachelor's in biology from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, he pursued a Master's in microbiology from the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Dr. Hamda Ahmad Kamalboor

Neurology Specialist
Epilepsy & EEG Specialist
Neurology Department
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Hamda Ahmad Kamalboor

Dr. Hamda Kamalboor is a neurologist and epileptologist from Rashid Hospital. She has attained Saudi Board in Neurology in 2016 and completed Fellowship in Epilepsy & EEG in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (Riyadh) in 2020. Currently, she is focused on providing specialized care to patients with epilepsy at Rashid Hospital and continued medical education to residents and medical healthcare professionals.

Dr. Hina Abbasi

Epileptologist & Neurologist
Neurology Department
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Hina Abbasi

Dr. Hina Abbasi is a Consultant Neurologist/Epileptologist. She studied MBBS in Pakistan and went to UK for higher training in 2003.
Dr. Hina Had General Medicine training in multiple major centers of London and Cardiff BTW 2004-2008.
She Joined Neurology training in Glasgow UK in 2009 and Achieved MRCP GENERAL Medicine in 2009. She also earned her specialty certificate examination in Neurology in 2013.
She completed 3 years of research experience in status epilepticus btw 2013 to 2016 at Glasgow UK and Achieved CCT in Neurology from Royal college of medicine UK in 2017.
From 2017 to 2020 she worked as a consultant Neurologist at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow UK. Fellowship Epilepsy in Glasgow University UK 2020.
Dr. Hina is Currently working at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain.

Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga

Staff Neurologist and Deputy Director at the Department of Neurology/Neuroimmunology
MS Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat)
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron
Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga

Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga received his MD at the University of Barcelona, his PhD at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and trained as a neurologist at the Neurology Department, Hospital Vall d’Hebron. From June 2002 to December 2004 he was a awarded a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Health and held a post as a clinical research fellow at the MRI and Neurorehabilitation units, Institute of Neurology, London. In 2004 and 2005 was awarded the prize for the best Spanish paper in an international neurological journal by the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN). From January 2005 to February 2007 Dr. Sastre-Garriga was Medical Director of the neurorehabilitation centres of the MS Foundation in Catalonia. Since March 2007 he serves as a staff neurologist at the Department of Neurology & MS Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat – www.cem-cat.org ), Hospital Vall d’Hebron (Barcelona). He now serves as co-chair of the steering committee of MAGNIMS, is a member of the International Progressive MS Alliance (Enhancing Wellbeing Implementation Planning Team) and of the Medical Advisory Committee of MS Spain (EME), and served as treasurer in the executive board of RIMS (2014-2020). Since February 2016 is Director of Revista de Neurología (Impact Factor 2021: 1.235), since 2015 is a member of the Editorial Committee of the Multiple Sclerosis Journal (Impact Factor 2021: 5.855), where he now serves as Co-Editor for Europe. Dr. Sastre-Garriga is coauthor of 215 medline-indexed papers (8,193 citations - h-index: 50 - SCOPUS). Research interests include functional and structural MRI and neurorehabilitation, with a particular focus on progressive MS.

Dr. Maria Khan Junaidi

Stroke Neurologist, Rashid Hospital
Member Board of Directors, World Stroke Organization
Executive member, MENA Stroke Organization
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Maria Khan Junaidi

Dr. Maria Junaidi is a Stroke 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 has over the past years carried out many academic and training activities related to stroke across the region. She has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of the World Stroke Organization and wishes to continue her work to improve stroke care in the region under this wider umbrella. She is also an avid researcher and has a number of publications in international peer reviewed journals

Dr. Mohammad Asif Dogar

Consultant Neuroradiologist
Imaging Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mohammad Asif Dogar

Dr. Mohammad Asif Dogar is a staff physician and section head of neuroradiology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He graduated from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his radiology residency training and neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr Dogar held role as neuroradiologist at St. Cloud Hospital Minnesota, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center Riyadh and Visiting Consultant neuroradiologist at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has expertise in head and neck imaging, spine imaging and neuroradiology

Dr. Mohamad Harb

Consultant Neurologist
American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mohamad Harb

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

Dr. Mona Thakre

Consultant Neurologist
Al Zahra Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mona Thakre

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.

Prof. Markus Weber

Professor of Neurology
Neuromuscular Diseases unit/ALS Clinic
Kantonsspital St.Gallen
Switzerland

Prof. Markus Weber

Dr. Markus 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.

Dr. Naseeb Shuja Khan Ullah

Specialist Registrar Neurology section
Department of Medicine
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Naseeb Shuja Khan Ullah

Dr. Naseeb Ullah is currectly working as a Neurologist at Rashid Hospital since 2019. He earned his MBBS in Pakistan in 2006.
He is a Fellowship member of FCPS Neurology Institutions in Pakistan since 2015. In addition, he is also a Fellowship member of Vascular Neurology at Aga Khan University from Karachi in 2016.
Dr. Naseeb, he has a special interest and passion for Stroke care.

Dr. Omer Suhaib

Consultant Neurology
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Omer Suhaib

Dr. Omer Suhaib is a Triple Board Certified Neurologist. These include Certifications in General Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

He completed his Residency in Neurology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine where he received the “Resident of the Year” award. He did further Fellowship Training in Neuromuscular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio where he had specialized training in EMG, giving him the ability to recognize patterns for neuromuscular disorders. He practiced at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, USA for 4 years prior to joining Tawam Hospital in April 2022.

Prof. Pierre Krystkowiak

Consultant Neurologist
Yas Clinic Khalifa City & Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre
Professor of Neurology
University of Picardie, Amiens, France
Adjunct Professor of Neurology
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Pierre Krystkowiak

Prof. Pierre C. Krystkowiak is a Consultant Neurologist at Yas Clinic Khalifa City & Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre in Abu Dhabi. Has completed his neurology qualification in 1997 (University of Lille, France) then his PhD in 2003 (University of Paris-Saclay, France). He has been appointed Professor of neurology in 2007 at the University of Picardie, Amiens, France. He held some academic positions such as Vice-President to the University Scientific Board and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. He also served as Medical Director of Amiens University Hospital. He joined UAE in 2019 then YCKC in 2022. Huntington's Disease has been one of his most important fields of interest for decades. He is a former member of the European HD Network Executive Committee and a former member of the Steering Committee of the French Speaking HD Network. He is a member of the EHDN and HSG, founder of a HD expert centre in Lille University then in Amiens University, France (both EHDN and CHDI certified). He has been coordinator or PI of a number of HD clinical trials or clinical studies, including interventional therapies (DBS, fetal neural transplants, gene therapies). He has published over 125 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, mostly in the field of Huntington’s disease, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

Dr. Pournamy Sarathchandran

Consultant Neurologist
Al Qassimi Hospital
Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Pournamy Sarathchandran

Dr. Pournamy Sarathchandran is a consultant neurologist in Al Qassimi hospital , Sharjah, UAE. She is an adjunct assistant professor in Sharjah University She worked in Rashid hospital, Dubai for 8 years. She was program director for Neurology residency program, DHA.

She graduated from the prestigious national institutes in India -JIPMER and STIMST, where she was awarded 3 gold medals for academic merit.

She is a fellow of American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) and Fellow of European board of Neurology (FEBN).

She did Mini fellowship in Movements disorders from the Nebraska University, USA

Dr. Sarmad Fahad

Consultant Neurologist
Burjeel Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Sarmad Fahad

Dr. Sarmad Fahad is a Neurology and Neuroscience Specialist and highly regarded Consultant. He is one of the region’s leading Neurologists, with over 40 years of experience in the field. His clinical and teaching experience was gained in the United Kingdom at some of the world’s most prestigious hospitals and clinics.

His comprehensive approach to patient care ensures that they receive the best diagnosis and treatment options for their pathology, enabling them to live better lives despite their challenging conditions.

He assists thousands of patients suffering from neurological disorders and strokes each year. His clinical expertise includes the following

Dr. Syed Irteza Hussain

Department Chair, Neurology
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Syed Irteza Hussain

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.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Sycha

Deputy Head of the Department of Neurology
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna General Hospital (AKH), Austria

Dr. Taouﬁk Alsaadi

Adjunct Professor of Neurology
Khalifa University, Chief Medical Officer
Chair of the Neurology Department
American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology (ACPN)
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Taouﬁk Alsaadi

Dr. Taouﬁk Alsaadi is a Chief Medical officer and the Chair of the Neurology Department at the American Center of Psychiatry & Neurology (ACPN). He was trained in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of California San Francisco and was a research fellow in Epilepsy there. He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology and by the American Board of Neurology in Clinical Epilepsy.
Before joining ACPN, Dr. Alsaadi was the Chief of the Neurology Department at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City for 11 years. He previously held a position as an associate Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Adult Epilepsy Program and the Clinical Research Program at the University of California Davis. His research has focused on conducting drug study trials for new antiepileptic drugs for patients with epilepsy, quality of life in patients with epileptic and non-epileptic disorders, migraine headaches, multiple sclerosis, neuropsychiatric co-morbidities. Dr. Alsaadi has been honored with several prestigious awards for his work in the field of epilepsy. He has served on the Advisory Board of the Northern California Epilepsy Foundation and on the membership committee of the American Epilepsy Society.
He has previously served as the President of the Western Clinical Neurophysiology Society in the United Sates and as the Vice President of CEMA (Commission of the Eastern Mediterranean Affairs). He is currently the President of the Emirati League against epilepsy. He also serves at the Editorial Board for BMC Journal of Neurology and Journal of Neurosciences. He has authored and co-authored more than 65 papers and book chapters and has served as a peer-reviewer for more than 15 scientific journals.

Dr. Shivam Om Mittal

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

Dr. Shivam Om Mittal

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.

Dr. Seby John

Consultant, Vascular Neurology and
Neurointerventional Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Seby John

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.

Dr. Syed Habibullah Kamran

Specialist Neurologist
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Syed Habibullah Kamran

Dr. Syed Habibullah Kamran, is a Specialist Neurologist and Stroke Specialist
Neurology as well as in stroke from Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan in 2013.
Since then, he is working as a Specialist Neurologist at Rashid Hospital. He is also part of the Stroke team at Rashid Hospital.

Dr. Yasmine Kamal

Senior Neurology Specialist
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Yasmine Kamal

Dr. Yasmine Kamal is an Egyptian Neurologist. She graduated from Cairo University, Kaser Al Aini medical school in 2000. She had her Neurology residency from 2001 to 2005.
She acquired M.Sc degree in Neuropsychiatry in 2004. She became assistant lecturer of Neurology in Cairo University from 2005 to 2011. She acquired her M.D in Neurology from Cairo University in 2011. She became Neurology lecturer at Cairo University in 2011.
She has been working in Rashid Hospital since 2014 and currently she is lecturer of Neurology at Dubai Medical College. Dr. Yasmine also has a special interest in Demyelinating Diseases.

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Speakers

Prof. Christian Lampl

Dr. Deeb Kayed

Dr. Firas El-Khatib

Dr. Hamda Ahmad Kamalboor

Dr. Hina Abbasi

Dr. Jaume Sastre-Garriga

Dr. Maria Khan Junaidi

Dr. Mohammad Asif Dogar

Dr. Mohamad Harb

Dr. Mona Thakre

Prof. Markus Weber

Dr. Naseeb Shuja Khan Ullah

Dr. Omer Suhaib

Prof. Pierre Krystkowiak

Dr. Pournamy Sarathchandran

Dr. Sarmad Fahad

Dr. Syed Irteza Hussain

Prof. Dr. Thomas Sycha

Dr. Taouﬁk Alsaadi

Dr. Shivam Om Mittal

Dr. Seby John

Dr. Syed Habibullah Kamran

Dr. Yasmine Kamal

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