Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Adel Alhazzani

Head of the Scientific Committee

Vice President - MENA Stroke Organization
Professor of Neurology and Consultant,
Vascular Neurologist -
Neuroscience Center,
Section of Neurology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

Prof. Dr. Adel Alhazzani

Head of the Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Adel Alhazzani is a Professor of Neurology at College of Medicine in King Saud University and a Consultant neurologist at King Khalid hospital Riyadh.

He is the past president of Saudi Stroke society, Secretary General of Saudi Neurology, Society Board member of National Stroke Clinical advisory group CAG, member of Scientific Board & member of examination council for Saudi neurology board. He is a consultant at Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Health Care Institutions (CBAHI).

He obtained his MB and BS with honors from King Khalid University in 2001. He finished his residency at McGill University in 2008 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons in Canada. He did his fellowship in vascular neurology at Harvard University in 2009 followed by interventional neuroradiology and endovascular neurosurgery fellowship in 2010, he is fellow of academic leadership center at the Ministry of education since 2013.

His current interest includes acute therapy of stroke, stroke in young, migraine and medical education. He published more than 90 articles in the field of cerebrovascular medicine, headaches and neurology. He is a member of many professional organizations and advisory board at a national and international levels.

Dr. Moayd Alkhalifah

Head of the Scientific Committee

Consultant Stroke Neurologist -
Johns Hopkins
ARAMCO Healthcare
Dhahran, KSA

Dr. Moayd Alkhalifah

Head of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Moayd Alkhalifahis an accomplished neurologist with expertise in vascular neurology. Currently serving as an Associate Consultant Neurologist/Vascular Neurologist at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare in Saudi Arabia since 2017, Dr. Moayd Alkhalifahspecializes in diagnosing and treating neurological disorders.

They completed their medical education, including a Vascular Neurology Fellowship at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital, and a Neurology Residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre. Dr. Moayd Alkhalifah is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and contributing to advancements in the ield of neurology.

Dr. Abdulrahman Y. Alturki

President of the Saudi Society of Neurological
Interventions –SSNI
Subspecialty consultant:
Neurosurgery & Neurocritical care
Section head, Neurovascular Surgery Division
Adult Neurosurgery Department
National Neurosciences Institute King Fahad Medical City (KFMC)

Dr. Abdulrahman Y. Alturki

Subspecialty consultant vascular/endovascular neurosurgery and Neuro critical care

Section head, neurovascular surgery division, adult neurosurgery department, the national neuroscience institute, king Fahad medical city Riyadh, KSA

Adult neurosurgery cluster lead, Riyadh second health care cluster, KSA

Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Bassiouni

Professor - Interventional Neurology,
Ain Shams University, Egypt

Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Bassiouni

Dr. Ahmed El-Bassiouni, Professor of Neurosurgery and Brain Catheterization at Ain Shams Medicine, Specialist of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery at Nasser, Maadi Military and International Peace Institute Hospitals, surgery and treatment of lumbar and cervical disc herniation, headache and fifth nerve pain, treatment of brain tumors and Brain hemorrhages and head injuries, strokes and multiple sclerosis, minimally invasive herniated disc excision, hydrocephalus and congenital neurological malformations, treatment of peripheral nerve suffocation

Dr. Aisha Ibrahim Al Bakr

Assistant Professor - College of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Imam Abdulrahman
Bin Faisal University KSA

Dr. Aisha Ibrahim Al Bakr

Dr Aishah Ibrahim Albakr, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam.

Dr. Albakr is an associate professor of neurology at College of medicine in Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), Dammam. She is a consultant neurologist/stroke ologist in King Fahd University Hospital, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. She is the program director of Neurology fellowship in Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam.

She obtained her MBBS with honor from IAU in 2010. Finished her Neurology residency at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in 2014. She did her clinical and research fellowship in stroke at Ottawa University, Canada in 2017. She has been the head of stroke unit in King Fahad University Hospital from 2017-2023.

Prof. Dr. Ali Alkhathaami

Trustee - MENA Stroke Organization
Stroke & Neurology Consultant, KAMC-Riyadh
Professor - Neurology, KSAU-HS
Executive Director - Quality & Patient Safety
MNGHA, KSA

Prof. Dr. Ali Alkhathaami

Dr. Ali Al Khathaami, MBBS, MPH, FRCPC is Executive Director of Quality & Patient Safety & Neurologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a Professor of Neurology at the College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh. Dr. Al Khathaami was appointed as President of the Saudi Stroke Association in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2013.

Dr. Ali Al Khathaami received his Medical Degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1997 and continued his training in Internal Medicine Residency Training at the Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh from 1998-2002. He completed Neurology Residency Training Program at the University of Calgary, Canada in 2006. He completed his Stroke Fellowship in cerebrovascular diseases in 2007 at the University of Calgary. He also earned a Master Degree in Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the College of Public Health & Health Informatics in 2011.

Dr. Al Khathaami has pioneered the establishment of state of the art Comprehensive Stroke Program in the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs in 2008 which is currently running and will be accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), which centered around to provide the advanced care for stroke patients.

Dr. Athari Salmeen

Consultant Neurologist and Stroke Specialist
Jaber Al-ahmad hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Athari Salmeen

Dr. Athari Salmeen obtained adult neurology residency and clinical stroke fellowship from Vancouver, UBC, Canada. Dr. Athari is a Stroke Neurology Specialist and Head of Stroke Committee at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital. She is also a member of thrombectomy team in Kuwait. She is clinical tutor and assistant program director of adult neurology residency in Kuwait.

Dr. Fahad Al Ajlan

Consultant Neurologist - King Faisal Specialist
Hospital & Research Centre,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fahad Al Ajlan

Fahad S Al-Ajlan currently works at the Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. Fahad does research in acute stroke, clinical trials and neuro-imaging of acute stroke.

Dr. Fawaz Alshareef

Chairman - Interventional Neuroradiology Advisory
Board Interventional Neurointervention
Consultant - Saudi German Hospital, KSA

Dr. Fawaz Alshareef

Dr. Maria Khan Junaidi

General Secretary - MENA Stroke organization
Senior Specialist Neurology - Rashid Hospital, DHA, UAE
Board Member MENASO, WSO

Dr. Maria Khan Junaidi

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. Nouran Taher

Stroke Neurologist
Director of Stroke program and vascular fellowship
King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh
National Guard health affairs
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nouran Taher

Dr. Nouran Taher is Stroke & Neurology Consultant at MNGHA-Riyadh and Stroke fellowship director at KAMC-Riyadh, KSA.

He served as a member of MOH stroke committee in the western region, stroke project leader at KAMCJ, Neurology program deputy at KAMCJ, and Chief resident in NGHA Jeddah. Dr. Nouran Finished bachelor’s degree from medical college in Taibah University Al-Madinah in 2009 and completed the residency training in adult neurology at king Abdul-Aziz medical city-National Guard health affairs, Jeddah.

Dr. Omar Ayoub

Associate Professor - Neurology, Stroke, and
Neurocritical Care King Abdulaziz
University, Jeddah
Chairman - Neurocritical Care Chapter
Saudi Neurology Society
Board member - Intermed Clinic
Co-founder, KSA

Dr. Omar Ayoub

Associate Professor of Neurology, Stroke, and Neurocritical Care, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah Chairman of Neurocritical Care Chapter Saudi Neurology Society Board member Intermed Clinic Co-founder

Dr. Saeed Alzahrani

Vice President - Saudi Stroke Society
Consultant - Stroke Neurologist
Head - Neurology Department,
King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah
Stroke Lead - Jeddah Health, KSA

Dr. Saeed Alzahrani

Consultant Stroke Neurologist Head of Neurology Department, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah Stroke Lead at Jeddah Health Director of the joint training program for neurology in the second cluster in the Western Region

Dr. Selma Kesraoui

Neurologist and Strokologist
Head - Neurology Department
Blida Hospital University, Algeria

Dr. Selma Kesraoui

Selma Kesraoui is aprofessor of neurology at the Saad Dahlab university in Blida, Algeria. Graduated with an MD from Algiers university and trained in neurology in Mustapha Bacha hospital Algiers .

After the master degree she moved to Blida Hospital University to establish a thesis in cerebrovascular deseases and to become a head of stroke unit and a head of neurology department . I also trained in cerebrovascular desease and ultrasound echodoppler in Paris and Lille (France).

In collaboration with the department of neuroradiology we created the first stroke center in Algeria performing endovascular treatment (mechanical thrombectomy, endovascular treatment of arteriovenous malformations, aneurysm). My main clinical interests are stroke, neuroepidemiology and reperfusion therapy.

Dr. Shireen Qureshi

Senior Consultant Neurologist -
Johns Hopkins ARAMCO Healthcare
Dhahran, KSA

Dr. Shireen Qureshi

Dr. Shireen Qureshi is a renowned neurologist based in Dhahran. With expertise in neurology, she has made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Qureshi is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and has served on the boards of various medical societies, including the Saudi Epilepsy Society and the Saudi Neurosciences Journal. She is actively involved in the Saudi Stroke Association and holds editorial and advisory positions in prestigious medical publications. <

Dr. Qureshi completed her medical education and residency in neurology at reputable institutions, including the University of Toronto. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to patient care and advancing the field of neurology.

Prof. Dr. Suhail Abdulla Alrukn

President - MENA Stroke Organization
Consultant Neurology and Head -
Stroke Program, Rashid Hospital
Adj. Professor - Neurology,
Dubai Medical Collage
Dubai, UAE

Prof. Dr. Suhail Abdulla Alrukn

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.

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Adel Alhazzani

Dr. Moayd Alkhalifah

Dr. Abdulrahman Y. Alturki

Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Bassiouni

Dr. Aisha Ibrahim Al Bakr

Prof. Dr. Ali Alkhathaami

Dr. Athari Salmeen

Dr. Fahad Al Ajlan

Dr. Fawaz Alshareef

Dr. Maria Khan Junaidi

Dr. Nouran Taher

Dr. Omar Ayoub

Dr. Saeed Alzahrani

Dr. Selma Kesraoui

Dr. Shireen Qureshi

Prof. Dr. Suhail Abdulla Alrukn

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