SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

10 - 12 January 2025
Al Ain Rotana Hotel, Al Ain, UAE

Head of Scientific Committee

Dr. Hina Abbasi

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

Dr. Hina Abbasi

Dr. Hina Naz Abbasi is a consultant Neurologist/Epileptologist, trained in the United Kingdom.

She completed fellowship and research in Epilepsy from Glasgow University and attained an MSC Neurology degree in 2022.

She completed CCT in Neurology in 2017 after 9 years of training at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow UK.

She also holds MRCP general medicine degree from the UK.

Speciality certificate examination UK 2013 from Royal of Physicians UK.

She has 3 years of research experience in status epilepticus.

Dr. Abbasi is the author of many international papers and publications in peer reviewed journals.

She has been part of teaching faculty at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow and educational supervisor for neurology trainees for many years.

Currently working at Tawam Hospital Al Ain

Dr. Abdulla Alkuwaiti

Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Abdulla Al Kuwaiti

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.

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

Neurology Specialist
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

Dr. Ahmed Hassan is currently working as Neurology Specialist at Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.

Dr. Ahmed has also worked as Neurology Registrar at Al Jahra Hospital, Kuwait; and at New Mansoura General Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.

He is an expert in Lumbar Puncture. He is experenced in intraveneous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke and dealing with its complication. He is good at Neuroradiology interpretations.

Dr. Ahmed Samir

Neurology Specialist
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Ahmed Samir

Dr. Ahmed Samir is a highly experienced neurologist with over 12 years of practice in Egypt, Kuwait, and now in UAE. He holds an MBBCH degree and a Master’s degree in Neurology. With a specialization in diagnosing and treating neurological disorders , Dr. Samir has gained 6 years of valuable experience in managing MS patients. His comprehensive and compassionate care, combined with his expertise in MS, has earned him the respect and trust of both patients and peers in the field.

Dr. Asmaa Al Sabbah

MD Neurology, Cairo University.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Cairo University.
Consultant Neurologist, STMC.
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Mohammed Alkuwaiti

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 Al Kuwaiti

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. Noha Soliman

Consultant Neurologist
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Noha Soliman

Dr. Noho Solieman is currently working as a Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. She delivered numerous speeches at conferences for neurology. She holds Clinical Neurophysiology Epilepsy Tract Qualification from the American Board of Neurology and ECFMG Certification.

Dr. Noha is a Member of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the American Academy of Neurology.

She received recognition from the Department of Neurology at Howard University Hospital for her outstanding work as a postgraduate trainee and chief resident in neurology. She also received a scholarship for the 65th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology and was recognized as the winner of the best oral presentation at the National Medical Association convention and scientific assembly.

Dr. Sidra Aurangzeb

Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist

Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Sidra Aurangzeb

FRCP (Edin), (MRCP)(SCE) Neurology, MRCP (UK), FCPS Neurology (Pakistan), MBBS (Pakistan)
Dr. Sidra Aurangzeb is one of the few professionals in the UK to hold dual accreditation in both neurology and clinical neurophysiology from the GMC. With a career that blends clinical expertise, leadership, and a passion for innovation, she has made significant contributions to both patient care and service development.
After completing seven years of intensive postgraduate training in Oxford, Dr. Aurangzeb became a consultant at Oxford University Hospitals, where she served as the clinical lead for telemetry services.
She played a pivotal role in establishing the Oxford intracranial EEG service and introducing cortical stimulation with depth electrodes, alongside making key contributions to the development of the Oxford Sleep Service. Her expertise also extended to advanced neurophysiological techniques, including electromyography (EMG), single-fiber EMG (SFEMG), nerve conduction studies, and autonomic testing.
Currently a consultant at Tawam and Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammad Medical City in AlAin, UAE, Dr.
Aurangzeb is dedicated to integrating advanced neurological knowledge and cutting-edge
neurophysiological techniques to improve patient outcomes and contribute more widely to the development of healthcare services in the region. She has authored numerous international papers in peer-reviewed journals and is passionate about teaching, mentoring the next generation of specialists

Dr. Taleb Almansoori

Executive Board Member, MENASO
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
United Arab Emirates University
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Taleb Almansoori

Dr. Taleb Almansoori is a graduate of the College of Medicine and Health Science at the United Arab Emirates University. After graduation, he completed five years of postgraduate medical training at McGill University, Montreal – Canada culminating in board certification in Diagnostic Radiology, followed by completion of a subspecialty training in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at Ottawa University, Ottawa – Canada. Given his academic post as an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of the United Arab Emirates University, Dr. Almansoori is heavily involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and participated in many regional and international meetings. Dr. Almansoori served in multiple roles within the scope of imaging services and provided radiological subject matter expertise for different organizations across the United Arab Emirates. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and a book entitled Advanced Neuroradiology Cases: Challenge Your Knowledge. He has given multiple invited lectures at regional and international meetings on neuroradiology and stroke management. Currently, Dr. Almansoori is the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the College of Medicine and Health Science. Additionally, he is the Vice President of the Emirates Radiology Society and a Board member of the MENA Stroke Organization.

Dr. Tareq Alafeefi

Consultant Neurologist and Vascular Neurologist,
Assistant Professor,
UAE University,
Alain, UAE.

Dr. Tareq Alafifi

Dr Tariq Alafifi is a consultant neurologist sub-specialized in vascular neurology and an assistant professor at UAEU.
Dr Tariq has more than 25 years of experience in various posts across the UAE and abroad, including medical military missions with NATO/GCC/UAE army before retiring as a Colonel.
In addition to his practice at Mediclinic AlAin, he also worked in Zayed Military Hospital as head of neurology (2009-2018) and in affiliated hospital with several governmental hospitals across the UAE as a Neuro-strokologist. He was also a member of the teaching programme in Zayed Military Hospital for Arab board residents.
Dr Tariq was part of the stroke program organizing team in Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (2013).

Prof. Miklós Szólics

Adjunct Full Professor
Department of Medicine
CHMS, UAEU Consultant Neurologist
Division of Neurology
Department of Medicine
Tawam Hospital,

Al Ain, UAE.

Prof. Miklós Szólics

Prof. Miklós Szólics MD., PhD., EDiNR is serving Tawam hospital more then 20 years as Consultant Neurologist. He is an Adjunct Professor, CMHS, UAEU; former Chief of Neurology Division, and managing MS clinic at Tawam hospital since 2007.
Dr. M. Szólics graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Uzhgorod State University, Ukraine; Diploma was equalized at the “Semmelweis” Medical University, Hungary. He is a Board-certified Hungarian Neurologist, Radiologist and Neuro-Radiologist. He completed full time clinical fellowships in Neurophysiology, Cerebrovascular and General Neurology. He is holding titles of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Kharkov Institute for Advanced Medical Training of Physicians Ukraine, along with the European Diploma in Neuroradiology (EDiNR).
Dr.M. Szólics has more than a 40 year of clinical experience in Neurology service, and he is actively participating as tutor in pre- and postgraduate medical training in Al Ain Medical District.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Head of Scientific Committee

Dr. Hina Abbasi

Dr. Abdulla Alkuwaiti

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

Dr. Ahmed Samir

Dr. Asmaa Al Sabbah

Dr. Mohammed Alkuwaiti

Dr. Noha Soliman

Dr. Sidra Aurangzeb

Dr. Taleb Almansoori

Dr. Tareq Alafeefi

Prof. Miklós Szólics

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