Dr. Waseem Aziz

Consultant & Chair - Neurosurgery
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Dr. Waseem Aziz, PhD, MSurg, MBBCh, is a consultant neurosurgeon and the chair of neurosurgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), in Abu Dhabi.

With 23 years of robust experience across the domain of neurosurgery, Dr. Aziz is a distinguished professional in both academic and clinical settings. Prior to joining SSMC, Dr. Aziz served as a Consultant and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Mediclinic and a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Tawam Hospital. Dr. Aziz graduated from the University of Alexandria in Egypt with a medical degree in 1998 and completed his master’s degree in surgery in 2003, as well as his PhD in neurosurgery in 2010. In 2005, Dr. Aziz received his fellowship in skull base surgery, endovascular neurosurgery and neuro-anatomical studies at Keio University in Japan. He then completed a research fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute in the USA in 2009, after receiving training at the Foundation A. Rothschild in France. Dr. Aziz was granted the prestigious Associate Professor title in 2018 in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Alexandria.

Doctor can help with

  • Brain tumours
  • Skull base tumours
  • Cerebrovascular pathologies
  • Pituitary tumours
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Haemi facial spasms
  • Occipital neuralgia
  • Epilepsy and vagal nerve stimulation surgery
  • Craniocervical junction pathologies
  • Minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery
  • Spinal tumours, lumbar disc diseases, and lower back pain
  • Spine trauma
  • Spinal deformities

Memberships

  • Scientific Committee Chair - The Emirates Society of Neurological Surgeons (ESNS)
  • Member - The Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society
  • Member - Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  • Member - American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
  • Member - The Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgery (ESNS)
  • Member - The Egyptian Cerebrovascular Group of ESNS

Licences and certifications

  • Licensed Neurosurgery Consultant, Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD)
  • Egyptian License, Neurosurgery Consultant
  • Egyptian License, Medical Practitioner
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Consultant of Neurosurgery, Egypt

Training and work experience

  • Consultant & Chair, Neurosurgery

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), UAE

  • Consultant & Head of the Department, Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery

    Mediclinic Hospitals, UAE

  • Consultant, Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery

    Tawam Hospital, UAE

  • Consultant & Associate Professor, Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery

    Alexandria University - Mostafa Kamel Hospital for Armed Forces, Alexandria Police Hospital, Egypt

Education

  • Doctorate Degree in Neurosurgery

    University of Alexandria, Egypt
  • Master of Surgery (MSurg) in Neurosurgery

    University of Alexandria, Egypt
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh)

    Faculty of Medicine - University of Alexandria, Egypt

Awards and recognitions

  • Invited to Attend the Knowledge Summit in 2018, 2019 & 2022

    Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation
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