Dr. Adnan Awada

Biography

Dr Adnan Awada was born in Beirut in 1951. After graduating ,from the French University of Beirut I976, Dr Awada completed his Neurology Residency in La Salpetriere Hospital, Paris. He has obtained a French CES in Neurology in I981 from the University of Paris and Fellowships in EEG and EMG in Paris (l982-1983)

Between I982 and l986 he was a Neurologist in the Stroke Center; La .Salpetriere Hospital. He was Consultant Neurologist and Assistant Professor in King Faisal University & King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam, from I988-1991. He also served as Consultant Neurologist in King Fahd National Guard Hospital and was Clinical Assistant Professor at King Saud Universally; Riyadh from l99l to I994.

Dr Awada has been serving as the Head, Neurology Section, King Fahd National Guard Hospital. since 1994. He is a Fellow of the " Societe Francaise de Neurology" and a Corresponding Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology

He is a former Secretary of the Editorial Board of "La Revue Neurologique", Paris and has participated in the 3 major studies on Stroke in The Kingdom namely: 'The Prevalence of Neurological Diseases in the Community'; 'The Community Based Stroke Registry of the Eastern Province' and 'The Saudi Stroke Data Bank'.

Dr. Adnan Awada has published 110 papers, 40 of them about different aspects of stroke. Hr has presented 150 papers in local and international Scientific meetings. 50 of them about stroke.

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