Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. Hussein Al-Mohammad
The distinguished work and activities of the department include:
- Brain tumor surgeries: brain metastases, gliomas, meningiomas, pontine angle tumors, pituitary and suprasellar tumors, and endoscopic tumor surgery.
- Cerebrospinal fluid flow disorders: hydrocephalus, Arnold-Chiari syndrome.
- Vascular diseases: cerebral aneurysms, vascular malformations.
- Surgical spine diseases: traumatic: vertebral fractures, instability, neoplastic: primary, metastatic, degenerative: herniated nucleus pulposus (endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery), spinal canal stenosis, and slipped vertebrae.
- Spinal cord diseases: tumors, vascular malformations, spinal hiatus.
- Peripheral nerve surgery: peripheral nerve tumors and compression, peripheral nerve suturing.
Functional Surgery: Epilepsy Surgery - Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease - Surgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia - Surgical Myelotomies and Posterior Rhizotomies for Pain Management.
- Sequelae of Head Trauma: Hemorrhages - Skull Fractures - Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula - Craniofacial Fabrication.
Departments under the Division:
- Neurological Operations
- Neurological Care
Clinics: Neurosurgery (daily), Epilepsy Surgery (Tuesdays), Scoliosis Surgery (Sundays)
Supervising Physicians in the Division:
- Dr. Ali Kousa: Neurosurgery Specialist
- Prof. Jihad Abdeen: Neurosurgery Specialist
- Prof. Hussein Al-Mohammad: Neurosurgery Specialist
- Dr. Ammar Fakhoury: Neurosurgery Specialist
- Dr. Tamer Al-Amir Tamer: Neurosurgery Specialist
- Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Kiwan: Neurosurgery Specialist
- Dr. Ahmed Sharaqi: Neurosurgery Specialist
Doctors in the department