As part of the Pre-MENACTRIMS Symposium hosted by ParadigMS Foundation, Professor Saeed Bohlega, Chairman of the Scientific Committee for MENACTRIMS, delivered a comprehensive lecture on the Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The presentation provided a detailed overview of the increasing prevalence of MS in the region and explored key factors influencing these trends.
“Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in the MENA region”.
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About the Speaker:
Prof. Saeed Bohlega
Consultant Neurologist, Professor of Neurology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Saeed Bohlega obtains his basic medical training at King Saud University and graduated in 1980. Then in 1982, he went to Canada where he did his training in Neurology at University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC. He trained with Professor Don Paty. He develops specialist interest in Multiple Sclerosis and he did subspecialty training in Neurophysiology. In 1989, he joined as a Consultant Neurologist in the Department of Neurosciences at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre and worked as a Consultant and then as a Senior Consultant and appointed as Professor of Neurology at Al Faisal University.
Prof. Bohlega is a member of many prestigious neurological societies like the American Neurological Association and the British Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. He worked as a Section Head of Neurology then as a Chairman of Department of Neurosciences. Also, he is a founder and a chairperson of the National Saudi Board of Neurology for ten years. He is the chairman of Saudi Multiple Sclerosis Advisory Group. Also, Prof. Bohlega is the President of the Saudi Neurology Society and the President Elect for the PAN Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PANUS).
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