Dr. Essam Elgamal

Dr. Essam Elgamal is the Head of Department and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, bringing 35 years of legendary clinical mastery in cranial microsurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and complex spinal reconstruction across the UK, Egypt, and the UAE.

He graduated from Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in 1984 and completed rigorous neurosurgical training at Alexandria University Hospitals, followed by prestigious fellowships in Bristol and pediatric neurosurgery in Oxford, UK. He has authored dozens of pioneering neurosurgical papers.

Clinical Expertise & Key Focus Areas:

• Microsurgical resection of complex pediatric and adult brain neoplasms and skull base meningiomas
• Minimally invasive neuro-endoscopic surgery for hydrocephalus, third ventriculostomy, and intraventricular cysts
• Surgical repair and reconstruction of congenital spinal dysraphism, spina bifida, and tethered cord syndrome
• Craniofacial reconstruction for craniosynostosis and management of severe pediatric traumatic brain injuries

Dr. Elgamal pairs decades of British and Middle Eastern surgical wisdom with boundless empathy to protect neurological function in every patient.