Dr. Tarek Rayan

Consultant Physician - Neurosurgery
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Dr. Tarek Rayan, PhD, MCh, MBBCh, is a Consultant Neurosurgery Physician at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

A graduate of Alexandria University, Dr. Rayan possesses 20 years of extensive experience in both clinical and academic settings. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at Alexandria University’s main campus hospitals and subsequently undertook a clinical fellowship in cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and a skull base/complex cranial surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic in the USA. Furthermore, he is part of the faculty and an associate professor of neurosurgery at Alexandria University’s Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Rayan is a member of numerous distinguished medical organizations, including the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS), the European Association of Neurological Surgery (EANS) and the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association, among others.

Doctor can help with

  • Complex cranial and brain tumor surgery
  • Skull base tumor surgery (CPA vestibular schwannomas, petro-clival meningiomas and pituitary adenomas)
  • Cerebrovascular pathologies
  • Hemifacial spasms
  • Craniocervical junction pathologies
  • Spinal deformities
  • Spinal tumors, lumbar disc diseases and lower back pain
  • Spine trauma
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Pituitary tumors
  • Skull base tumors
  • Cerebrovascular surgery (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and by-pass revascularization)
  • Brain tumors
  • Spine surgery (degenerative spine surgery, spinal tumors and vascular malformations)

Memberships

  • Member - North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
  • Member - European Association of Neurological Surgery (EANS)
  • Member - World Federation of Neurological Societies/Young Neurosurgeons Forum (WFNS-YNF)
  • Member - Egyptian Skull Base Society (ESBS)
  • Member - Egyptian Society for Neurological Surgery (ESNS)
  • Member - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

Licences and certifications

  • Licensed, Egyptian Medical Syndicate
  • Licensed, Consultant Neurosurgeon
  • The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification

Training and work experience

  • Consultant Physician, Neurosurgery

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), UAE

  • Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

    Alexandria University, Egypt

  • Lecturer & Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery

    Alexandria University, Egypt

  • Fellow in Skull Base Surgery

    Mayo Clinic, USA

  • Fellow in Cerebrovascular Surgery

    University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA

  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Neurosurgery

    Alexandria University, Egypt

  • Resident Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

    Alexandria University, Egypt

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neurosurgery

    Alexandria University, Egypt
  • Master of Surgery (MCh)

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

    Alexandria University, Egypt

Awards and recognitions

  • Fellow Quality Award

    Mayo Clinic, USA
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