Dr Mohammad Al Olama

Dr Al Olama is a highly esteemed neurosurgeon with extensive experience in successfully treating a variety of brain and spine conditions. He has been recognized as one of the UAE’s pioneers in the field of neurosurgery and has introduced numerous innovations to improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Al Olama has successfully treated patients with brain trauma, brain tumours, spine tumours, and vascular malformations such as aneurysms and AVMs. He has also operated on patients with cervical and lumbar disc diseases, implanted devices such as spinal cord stimulators for pain and deep brain stimulators for Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. He has also treated paediatric patients with hydrocephalus.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Al Olama has been instrumental in advancing the field of neurosurgery in the UAE and the wider region. He was the first neurosurgeon to use ICP monitoring and EVD monitoring correctly for head trauma patients and introduced pentothal anaesthesia for head trauma patients. He also performed the first endoscopic surgery in DHA and foetal surgery for the repair of myelomeningocele in the Arab region.

Dr. Al Olama is the President of Emirates Society of Neurological Surgeons, President of Gulf Neurosurgical Society, and General Secretary of Arab Pediatric Neurosurgical Society. His areas of expertise include all types of intracranial hematomas, brain aneurysms and AVMs, brain and skull trauma, brain and spine tumours, cervical and lumbar disc, lumbar stenosis, shunts, and spinal cord stimulators.