Brief Profile
Prof. Almuhaizea is one of the founding pediatric neurologists in Saudi Arabia. With more than two decades of dedication to practice, medical education and research. He is the founding chair for the Saudi pediatric neurology training program and currently chairs its examination committee. He is also a founding member of the Saudi pediatric neurology society. He is a professor of pediatric neurology at Alfaisal university.
His wide areas of interest span disorders of peripheral nervous system, movement disorders, neurogenetic disorders in children and neurodisability.
Core Competencies
- Seizures and epilepsy in children
- Abnormal movements in infants and children
- Disorders of neurologic development
- Inherited disorders with neurologic presentations.
- Headache and pain disorders in children
- Autoimmune neurologic disorders like Bells palsy and autoimmune encephalitis
- Disorders of peripheral nervous system
- Spasticity and cerebral palsy in infants and children
- Movement disorders like dystonia or chorea
Qualifications
- MB, BS faculty of medicine , King Saud university , 1994
- Diploma in child health, Ireland, 1998
- Saudi and Arab Boards in Pediatrics , 1998
- American board of psychiatry and neurology with special qualification in child neurology, 2004
- Advanced Neuromuscular training, Dubowitz neuromuscular centre, Great Ormond Street, London, UK, 2005
- MBA (IHM), Frankfort school of management, 2022