PAIRS NEURO WELCOME NOTE
Fueled by our collective commitment to delivering exceptional care in interventional neuroradiology and endovascular neurosurgery, PAIRS Neuro is proud to unveil a robust and dynamic program for 2026 – highlighting cutting-edge science and hands-on educational opportunities.
Taking place from September 29 to October 2, this four-day event will feature an immersive lineup of scientific sessions, interactive learning experiences, and specialized PAIRS Neuro courses. We’re confident that participants will find the program intellectually enriching, professionally rewarding, and deeply impactful.
We look forward to welcoming you to PAIRS Neuro 2026!


Chair of PAIRS 2026 Neuro Program
Dr. Nader Sourour
Paris, France

Co-Chair of PAIRS 2026 Neuro Program
Dr. Ayman Al Sibaie
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PAIRS Neuro Program
We are preparing a four-day comprehensive program that presents high-level scientific content and we are certain all of you will find this experience stimulating, rewarding and meaningful. Multiple dedicated sessions and workshops will be presented.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- AVM / Fistula
- Stroke
- Aneurysm
- Innovations in Neuro-Intervention
- Anatomy
- Complications
- Spine
- AI in Neuro-Interventions
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Neurologists
- Neuroradiologists
- Neuro Interventionists
- Internal Medicine
- General Practicioner
- Residents
- Specialists looking for refreshment in stroke
- Other health care professionals may be exceptionally considered

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chair of PAIRS 2026 Neuro Program
Dr. Nader Sourour
Senior Consultant and Head of Department of INR, Al Qassimi Hospital, Emirates Health Services
Former Consultant of INR, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Head of PAIRS Neuro Committee
Dr. Mohamed Ali Almarzooqi
Treasurer of PAIRS, Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Head of Scientific Meeting Committee
Dr. Ayman Al Sibaie
Head and Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Member
Dr. Farid Aladham
Vascular and Neuro-Interventional Radiologist
Amman, Jordan

Member
Dr. Faisal Alghamdi
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
King Abdullah Medical City
Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Hosam Al Jehani
Assistant Professor and Consultant of Neurosurgery
Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Ossama Yassin Mansour
Director, Stroke and Endovascular Center, Professor of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology
Alexandria University
Cairo, Egypt
REGISTRATION
Different registration packages are available for you to select to be part of PAIRS Neuro 2026.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
PAIRS2026 invites you to showcase your research and contribute to the advancement of interventional neuroradiology.
Submit your original scientific research or educational exhibit abstract for the chance to present your findings to a global audience of experts and innovators.
INDUSTRY
Don’t miss your opportunity to exhibit at the PAIRS Neuro 2026. It is a pleasure to invite companies to join the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society Annual Congress, PAIRS 2026. No other meeting in the Middle East offers the diversity of topics, the range of learning environments, the unparalleled access to expert faculty and leading thinkers in their specialty than the PAIRS Neuro Congress. For more information and to receive our sponsorship prospectus, do not hesitate to contact us to secure your company’s participation:
Christel Have
Sponsorship Manager
Email: [email protected]
Cell: +971 50 558 2916
SPEAKERS

Dr. Abdallah Aburub
Consultant Neuroradiologist
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Marburg
Marburg, Germany

Dr. Hosam Al Jehani
Assistant Professor and Consultant of Neurosurgery
Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fawaz Al Mufti
Assistant Dean for GME Research, Associate Chair of Neurology (Research)
New York Medical College
New York, United States of America

Dr. Ayman Al Sibaie
Head and Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Farid Aladham
Vascular and Neuro-Interventional Radiologist
Amman, Jordan

Dr. Ali Alaraj
Attending Neurosurgeon, Professor of Neurological Surgery
University of Illinois Health, College of Medicine at the University of Illinois
Chicago, United States of America

Dr. Ahmed Albaqshi
Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist
King Fahad Hospital
Al-Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Salama AlBuqaish
Neurology Specialist
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Faisal Alghamdi
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
King Abdullah Medical City
Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mwafaq Alheis
Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Neuroradiologist
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Amman, Jordan

Dr. Muhammad Ali
Professor & Head of Radiology & Interventional Radiology
Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Ibrahim Alnaami
Professor of Neurosurgery and Internentional Neuroradiology
King Khalid University
Abha, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Riad Alokaili
Consultant Neurointerventionalist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Adnan Altayeb
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist and Assistant Professor of Radiology
King Abdulaziz University Hospital and Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Aamir Badruddin
Medical Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Powers Health, University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Dr. Mynzhylky Berdikhojayev
Vice-Chairman
Presidential Hospital
Astana, Kazakhstan

Dr. Alessandra Biondi
Head of the Department of Interventional Neuroradiology
Besançon University Hospital – Franche Comté University School of Medicine
Besançon, France

Dr. Rene Chapot
Head of Department of Endovascular Therapy & Neuroradiology
Krupp Krankenhaus
Essen, Germany

Dr. Sanket Dash
Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Yashoda Hospital
Hyderabad, India

Dr. Robert Fahed
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Canada

Dr. Mostafa Farid
Lecturer of Radiology, Interventional Neuroradiology Unit
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Senta Frol
Consultant Neurologist, Assistant Professor in Neurology
University Medical Center Ljubljana, Medical Faculty of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr. Nadia Hammami
Past President of PAIRS, Professor, Interventional Neuroradiology
National Institute of Neurology
Tunis, Tunisia

Dr. Farouk Hassan
Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Tamer Hassan
Consultant Vascular Neurosurgeon
Alexandria University Hospital
Alexandria, Egypt

Dr. Syed Irteza Hussain
Chair of Neurological Institute, Consultant Vascular Neurology & Neurointerventional Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shaikh Sayeed Iqbal
Consultant Radiologist
Rashid Hospital Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ali Khanafer
Senior Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
Klinikum Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany

Dr. Dylan Kurda
Consultant Neuro-interventional Radiologist
Faruk Medical City
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Dr. Saleh Lamin
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
University Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dr. Heui Seung Lee
Consultant Neurosurgeon/Neurointerventionist
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sung Ho Lee
Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Irfan Lutfi
Head of Radiology Department, Director of Stroke Intervention and Director of Peripheral Intervention
National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD)
Karachi, Pakistan

Dr. Amr Mahmoud
Director of Interventional Neuro-radiology Unit, Professor of Neuro and Vascular Interventional Radiology
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Ossama Yassin Mansour
Director, Stroke and Endovascular Center, Professor of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology
Alexandria University
Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Tariq Matin
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
Narayana Superspeciality Hospital
Gurgaon, India

Dr. Rosario Papa
Consultant Interventional/Diagnostic Neuroradiologist
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Tufail Patankar
Lead Interventional Neuroradiologist, Senior Interventional Neuroradiologist
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom

Dr. Roger Barranco Pons
Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
Al Qassimi Hospital, EHS
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Umair Rashid
Chief Consultant Neuroradiologist, Head of Department
Lahore General Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan

Dr. Nader Sourour
Senior Consultant and Head of Department of INR, Al Qassimi Hospital, Emirates Health Services
Former Consultant of INR, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Alessandro Terruzzi
Consultant Neurologist, Neurosonologist, Head of Neurology and Mediclinic Middle East Stroke Center, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Mediclinic City Hospital, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates


