Points of Connection
TNCR Representatives are neurosurgeons and trainees who serve as points of connection between The Neurosurgical Case Room and their local neurosurgical communities. They help extend TNCR’s educational reach, encourage participation and collaboration, and connect colleagues with our open-access learning initiatives.
- Neurosurgery Without Borders
Country Representatives

Pakistan
Dr. Burhan ul Haq
MBBS, MRCS, FCPS NEUROSURGERY
Senior Registrar Neurosurgery,
Mayo Hospital Lahore

Pakistan
Dr. Iqra Yasin
MBBS, MRCS
Final Year Resident,
National Hospital Lahore

Germany
Dr. Hatice Büşra Cukaz
MD Neurosurgery
Consultant Neurosurgeon, Neurovascular/Endovascular Fellow
Hyōgo College of Medicine Hospital, Japan

Jordan
Dr. Fayez Radi Obeid
MD, FRCS
Fellowship in Neurosurgery & Skullbase Surgery
Consultant Neurosurgeon,
Ibn Haitham Hospital, Amman, Jordan

Malaysia
Dr. Lalithambigai Gannison
MBBS, BMS
Trainee in Neurosurgery
MInistry of Health , Malaysia

Palestine
Dr. Mohammed Jomaa Asfa
Consultant Neurosurgeon,
European Gaza Hospital, Gaza
Dr. Tawasul Ahmad
MBBS, MRCS, MSc. Molecular Medicine, MD Neurosurgery SMSB
Consultant Neurosurgeon,
ELmak Nimir university hospital
Sudan
Dr. Md. Yousuf Ahmed Emon
MBBS
Neurosurgery Resident
Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

Bangladesh

Sudan

INDIA
Dr. Naaga Vishnu Shankar
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Neurosurgery)
Assistant professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Egypt
Dr. Suhail Maged Amer
MBBCh
Neurosurgery Resident,
Al-Sahil Teaching Hospital, Egypt

China
Dr. Assi Richmond
MBBS
Neurosurgery Resident,
Xiangya Hospital, Changsha City, Hunan Province
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Mexico
Dr. Bernardo Ramos Fraga
MD
Resident in Endovascular Neurosurgery,
Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, IMSS

ALGERIA
Dr. Larabi Ihsene
MD
Neurosurgery Resident
CHU Mustapha Pacha, Algeria

Liberia
Dr. Siaffa M. Sando
MD, MLCPS(Gen.Surgeon), MWACPS
Neurosurgery Resident,
COSECSA,
Muhimbili Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Training Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Libya
Dr. Ayman Aboubakr Emran Hasan
Neurosurgery Resident,
Ali Omar Askar Neurocenter, Tripoli, Libya
Dr. Ibe Bernard Nwoko
MBBS, WACS
Neurosurgery Resident
Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH), Nigeria

Nigeria

Zimbabwe
Dr. Godfrey Rukwava
Bsc(Hons), MBChB, PG Dip Endocrinology, MBA
Neurosurgery Resident
Zimbabwe Association of Neurosurgical Society

Comoros
Dr. Yasser Mohamed Mouhoudhoiri
MD, MSc HUMAN BIOLOGY (ANATOMY)
Neurosurgery Resident and Anatomist,
CHU de Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Kenya
Dr. Idris Mohamed Abdullahi
Neurosurgery Resident
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, COSECSA, Kenya

Yemen
Dr. Moatasem Ali Al-Asali
MBBS, MRCS
Chief Resident,
Al-Basheer hospitals, Amman

Somalia
Dr. Mohamed Abdi Makaran
MBBS, MRCS, Egyptian Board Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery Resident
Seyidnawy Insurance Hospital, Somalia

Ethiopia
Dr. Dargie Amare Kahsay
MD
Neurosurgery Resident,Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia

SYRIA
Dr. Nayef Soufan
German Board-Certified Neurosurgeon, Master’s Degree in Neurosurgery, EuroSpine Diploma
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Saudi German Hospital – Dubai

Peru
Dr. Juan Carlos Arapa Diaz
Medical Surgeon, UNSA-Peru
Master of Science in Physiological Sciences, UFES-Brazil
Neurosurgery Resident
Carlos Alberto Seguin Escobedo National Hospital, Essalud-Arequipa, Peru
Regional Representatives
Dr. Bushra Maqsood
MBBS, (FCPS Neurosurgery)
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan
Dr. Noorullah
MBBS, (FCPS Neurosurgery)
TR Neurosurgery,
Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

Pakistan
Dr. Jawariya Zia
MBBS, (FCPS Neurosurgery)
Specialty Registrar,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan
Dr. Nouman Haider
MBBS, MRCS, MSPH, CHPE
Neurosurgery Resident,
Pakistan Institute Of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Aamir Irshad
MBBS, (FCPS Neurosurgery)
Trainee Registrar,
Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Dr. Shahid Khan
MBBS
Neurosurgery Resident,
MTI – Hayatabad Medical Complex
Peshawar, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan

India
Dr. Ankit Patel
MS, MCh (Neurosurgery)
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Kiran Multi Super Speciality Hospital
Surat, Gujarat, India

INDIA
Dr. Ajit Kumar
MBBS, Dr.N.B Neurosurgery
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Dr. Sapan Gandhi
MBBS, (Dr.N.B Neurosurgery)
Neurosurgery Resident,
Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru, India

India

INDIA
Dr. Obaid Bin Rashid
MBBS, MS (General & Minimal Invasive Surgery), (MCH)
Neurosurgery Resident,
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar
Dr. Hussein Al - Harby
MBBS, MRCS
Neurosurgery Resident,
Egyptian Board, Sheikh Zayed Specialized Hospital, Cairo

Sudan
Dr. Asim Ahmed
MBBS, MHPE
Neurosurgery Resident,
Sudan Medical Specialization Board

YEMEN
Dr. Lee Wei Lun
MD, MS Neurosurgery
Consultant Neurosurgeon,
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia
