Dr. Zaher Alsalama

About the Doctor:

Dr. Zaher Al-Salama is a neurologist in Qatar and a consultant in neurology and brain diseases in Doha, providing specialized care in diagnosing and treating various neurological conditions.

His expertise includes diagnosis of nerve and muscle disorders and treating conditions related to nerve damage in the body, treatment of peripheral nerve pain, and treatment of peripheral neuropathy.

He also provides medical consultations to explain the causes of sudden dizziness and imbalance and the causes of dizziness in the head and its treatment, in addition to diagnosing types of epilepsy and their symptoms and following up on conditions related to brain electrical activity using the latest neurological diagnostic methods.

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