Dr Saima Ahmad is an experienced adult and paediatric interventional neuroradiologist and phlebologist with over 15 years’ experience in academic and private hospital settings. She specialises in endovascular neurosurgery and minimally invasive neurointerventional procedures for vascular disorders of the brain and spine.
Dr Saima holds several professional qualifications, including the International Master’s Degree Course in Neurovascular Diseases (PLANET), the European Diploma in Ischaemic Stroke Intervention (EDSI) and the European Diploma in Neurointervention (EDNI).
Prior to joining Farooq Hospital Group as Chief Neurointerventionalist (Interventional Neuroradiology — Brain & Spine, Adult & Paediatric) and Phlebologist, she practised neurointervention at Lahore General Hospital, the largest public hospital in the region, where she treated neurovascular patients from across the country for over a decade.
She has some initial training in neurosurgery and is a qualified diagnostic radiologist with subspecialty fellowship training in interventional neuroradiology. Her clinical expertise includes vascular and endovascular neurointerventions, paediatric neurointerventions and phlebology.
Dr Saima is an active member of several professional organisations, including:
- MENA‑SINO (Middle East and North Africa Stroke & Interventional Neurotherapies Organisation)
- WIN (Women in Neurointervention)
- ESMINT (The European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy)
- AAFITN (Asian‑Australian Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology) — Council Member
Qualification
Dr Saima Ahmad holds numerous qualifications in the field of medicine. She is also associated with a number of organizations and departments treating patients in the Pakistan.
MBBS DMRD PLANET(CANADA) EDSI (EUROPE) EDNI (EUROPE)
Fellowship in Acute Ischemic Stroke, Neuroendovascular & Spine Interventional Radiology LGH in Collaboration with MENA-SINO
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