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June 11-13, 2018 | London, UK

Neurology and Neuroscience

International Conference on

Introduction to Neurosurgery (NEUROSURGERY 101) for Medical Students

Saleem Abdulrauf

Walter E. Dandy Neurosurgical Society, USA

This special course will cover:

• Human Cortex: Functional Organization and Surgical

Approaches

• Brain Aneurysms: Decision Making and Surgery

• Brain Vascular Malformations: Decision Making and

Surgery

• A Tour of the Skull Base

• Open Discussion About a Career in Neurological Surgery

Biography

SaleemAbdulrauf isconsidereda leadingfigure inthefieldofneurosurgery.Neurosurgeons

fromaroundtheworldcometoSLUthroughouttheyeartobetaughtcomplexneurosurgical

techniques by him. He has served as a visiting professor to over 100 universities around the

globe.Hehasauthoredthemainreferencetextbookforbrainbypasssurgerytitled“Cerebral

Revascularization” in which Dr. Abdulrauf details extra-cranial to intra-cranial bypass

surgery.Additionally,hehaspioneeredaprocedureforbrainbypassthat isnamedafterhim.

He has served on the boards of multiple neurosurgical societies including the Congress of

NeurologicalSurgeons(CNS),theNorthAmericanSkullBaseSociety(NASBS),andtheWorld

Federation of Skull Base Societies (WFSBS). His most preeminent role was his appointment

asthe inauguralPresidentoftheWalterE.DandyNeurosurgicalSociety,which isconsidered

the primary international society for operative neuros urgery. He has been named as one

of the Best Doctors in America annually for the last eight years. His opinion is routinely

sought for the treatment of complex cases by neurosurgeons from around the world.