Dr. Zaher Alsalama

Academic Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD), Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery – University of Aleppo, Syria (September 1992 – July 1998)
• Specialization Certificate in Neurology – Ministry of Health, Syria (June 2004 – June 2008)
• Master’s Program in Neurophysiology – University of Damascus, Syria (June 2009 – April 2011)
• Specialization Certificate from the European Academy of Neurology, Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
• Copenhagen, Denmark (May 2016)
• Medical License, Federal Ministry of Health, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (October 2018)
• Specialization Certificate in Neurology from Germany, North Rhine Medical Association, Germany (April 2019)
• Certified Trainer Certificate for Residency Training in Neurology, North Rhine Medical Association, Germany (November 2021)

Clinical Experience:

• Neurologist, Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (May 2011 – May 2015)
• Medical Training Program – Germany, International Academy Freiburg, Heidelberg, Germany (July 2017 – January 2018)
• Advanced Training in the Department of Neurology and Stroke, Bethesda Hospital, Wuppertal, Germany (January 2019 – May 2019) 2019)
• Senior Consultant in Neurology, Neurological Clinic, Wuppertal, Germany (August 2019 – August 2024)

Medical Licensing:

• License to practice medicine as a specialist in neurology, Ministry of Health, Syria (June 2008)
• Medical License and Specialization in Neurology Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Saudi Arabia (October 2011)
• Fellowship of the European Academy of Neurology (FEAN), Copenhagen, Denmark (May 2016)
• License to practice medicine (Approbation), Federal Ministry of Health, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (October 2018)
• License as a specialist in neurology (Facharzt Urkunde), North Rhine Medical Association, Germany (April 2019)
• Certified Trainer License in Neurology, North Rhine Medical Association, Germany (November 2021)

Training Courses and Scientific Conferences: 

• Continuing Medical Education Program in Neurology, under the auspices of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) – 2008
• Founding Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Istanbul – 2014
• Second Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Copenhagen – 2016
• Intracranial Magnetic Stimulation Course – EAN – 2014
• Advances in Stroke Treatment Course – EAN – 2014
• Multiple Sclerosis and Disability Management Course – EAN – 2014
• Neurological Critical Care Course – EAN – 2014
• Advanced Management of Neuropathies Course – EAN – 2014
• 21st World Congress of Neurology – WFN, Vienna, Austria – 2013
• Pan-Arab Congress of Neurology – Arab Society of Neurology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 2014
• Advanced Neurological Therapy Conference – EAN Arab Neurology Association, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 2014
• 21st World Congress of the Saudi Neurological Society – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 2014
• Pan Arab Congress for Neurorehabilitation and Physical Therapy – Saudi Physical Therapy Association, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – 2013
• 20th Congress of Neuroradiology – Istanbul, Turkey – 2014
• 5th Congress of Pain Management – Lisbon, Portugal – 2014
• Neurosonography Course – European Academy of Neurology – 2014
• Comprehensive Program in Epilepsy and Its Treatments – King Faisal Research Center – Riyadh – 2013
• Annual Congress of the American Neurological Association – Philadelphia, USA – 2013
• Annual Congress of the American Neurological Association – Washington, USA – 2014
• Botox Injection Course for Chronic Migraine – 2014
• Medicine Program in Germany and German Medical Guidelines – Heidelberg, Germany 2017
• Basic Psychosomatic Care Program – Paderborn, Germany 2020