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03 · Center of Excellence

Brain & Spine Center

Where margins are measured in millimetres.

Specialties
4
Consultants
14+tbc
Sub-specialties
20

Overview.

Neurology, neurosurgery, pain and psychiatry coordinate under one neuroscience pathway. Imaging, consultation and intervention are stitched together to spare the patient from repeating their story.

Inside this center

Specialties working as one team.

Each specialty keeps its clinical depth, but the plan is agreed by joint review before it reaches you.

01

Neurology

Expert care for the brain, nerves and spinal cord.

5+ consultants
02

Neurosurgery

Surgical precision where margins are measured in millimetres.

4+ consultants
03

Pain Medicine

Targeted relief, not a long-term prescription.

2+ consultants
04

Psychiatry

Compassionate, confidential mental-health care.

3+ consultants

One team. One plan.

Complex spinal, oncological and functional cases go to a weekly neuroscience MDT before the patient is offered an option.

Patient pathway

A considered journey, from referral to follow-up.

01

Refer or book

Direct booking, or referral from Family Medicine or your GP.

02

Consultation

History, examination and initial work-up with a named consultant.

03

Team review

Complex cases are reviewed at a multidisciplinary meeting before any decision.

04

Treatment & follow-up

Medical, interventional or surgical, with shared decision-making.

The team

Consultants from this centre.

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Dr. Bastiaan C. ter Meulen
Neurology

Dr. Bastiaan C. ter Meulen

Consultant Neurologist
MD·PhD·FRCP
24 yrs experience
Dr. Hessa Al Otaibi
Neurology

Dr. Hessa Al Otaibi

Consultant Neurologist
MD
24 yrs experience
Dr. Medhat El Toukhy
Neurosurgery

Dr. Medhat El Toukhy

Consultant Neurosurgery · Spinal Surgery
MD
23 yrs experience
Dr. Nouf Al-Rashid
Psychiatry

Dr. Nouf Al-Rashid

Consultant Clinical Psychologist
PsyD·MSc
15 yrs experience
Technology & facilities

Built for the precision a clinical decision deserves.

Every capability the pathway depends on, on-site and ready when the decision is made.

Clinical suite
Brain & Spine — fully equipped on the Jeddah site.
Recovery
Recovery suites engineered for calm.
Imaging
Advanced imaging, reported same-day.
  • 3T MRI with functional sequences
  • Intraoperative neuromonitoring
  • Awake-craniotomy capability
  • Image-guided spinal navigation
  • Stroke thrombectomy 24/7
  • Epilepsy monitoring unit

Questions before you book.

No. Self-referral is welcome.

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01

Heart & Vascular

One heart team. From rhythm to revascularisation.

02

Cancer

A plan matched to the disease, and to the person.

04

Women & Children's

Maternity suites engineered for calm.

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