Dr. Ahmed Abu Al Hasan

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Acute Stroke & Neurovascular Emergencies: including rescue thrombolysis and thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke.
• Vascular Neurology: including advanced neurovascular workup, management of intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis, including endovascular stent placements.
• Management of spontaneous cerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
• Post-Stroke Care, including long-term post-stroke recovery and secondary prevention.
• Complex endovascular interventions for treatment of brain aneurysms (using platinum coils, intrasaccular devices, and flow diverter stents), brain arteriovenous malformations (interdisciplinary approach), and dural arteriovenous fistulas.
• Spinal angiograms and embolization for spinal vascular malformations.
• Intracranial embolization for tumors, subdural hematomas, and epistaxis.
• Venous stenting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) and venous pulsatile tinnitus.
• Neuroimmunology, central nervous system inflammatory diseases, autoimmune encephalitis, and vasculitis.
• Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, including multiple sclerosis.
• Seizures and epilepsy.
• Sleep disorders.
• Alzheimer's dementia and other dementias.
• Neurologic infectious diseases.
• Headache disorders, migraine, and other primary cephalalgias.
• Movement disorders, such as tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
• Dizziness, central vertigo, and balance disorders.
• Neuropathy, Myopathy, and neuromuscular disorders, including myasthenia gravis.

BRIEF PROFILE:

Dr. Ahmed Abu Al Hasan is a distinguished Consultant Neurologist and Neuro-interventionist with more than 16 years of specialized experience. His professional trajectory is defined by elite international training across Egypt (Kasralainy Cairo University Hospitals), Italy (Niguarda Hospital in Milan, and Sapienza University in Rome), and the United Kingdom (Oxford University), positioning him as a key figure in improving stroke outcomes and neurovascular care. His credentials include a career progression to Associate Professor of Neurology at Kasralainy School of Medicine (Cairo University), as well as several consultant roles at various prestigious healthcare institutions in Egypt.

Dr. Abu Al Hasan stands out as a highly specialized senior physician who demonstrates a profound commitment to neuroscience, particularly in neuro-endovascular therapy. He has a proven track record of performing over 1,000 catheter-based neuro-endovascular procedures to diagnose and treat various neurovascular diseases, including stroke, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and dural arteriovenous fistulas.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Abu Al Hasan has contributed to world-renowned journals, including The Lancet and Nature Medicine, and serves as a senior collaborator with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, helping map international epidemiological trends in neurological diseases. He also holds a Healthcare Management and Operational Excellence Diploma from the American University in Cairo and has diverse training in healthcare leadership and strategic planning. His clinical practice combines technical precision with a deep commitment to evidence-based, patient-centric care, aiming to deliver world-class, minimally invasive neurological care to patients at Fakeeh University Hospital.

QUALIFICATION:

• European Diploma in Neuro-intervention (EDNI) – ESMINT/EBNI, Switzerland (2025).
• Healthcare Management and Operational Excellence Diploma – The American University in Cairo, Egypt (2024).
• European Course in Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ECMINT) – University of Oxford, UK (2022 – 2024).
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in Neurology – Cairo University, Egypt (2015 – 2019).
• Higher Education Advanced Training Course in Endovascular Neuro-interventions – Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (2017 – 2018).
• Clinical Fellowship in Interventional Neuroradiology – Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy (2016 – 2018).
• Fellow of the European Board of Neurology (FEBN) – UEMS, Belgium (2015).
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Neurology – Cairo University, Egypt (2011 – 2015).
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., B.Ch.) – Cairo University, Egypt (2003 – 2009).