M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital announce the First Annual Neuroscience Frontiers Conference in Dubai

The event will offer a forum for the exchange of the latest neuroscience developments and therapies among faculty at both institutions and leading researchers and clinicians in the Middle East, with the ultimate goal of advancing collaboration for the benefit of patients with disorders such as brain tumors, movement disorders and cerebrovascular disease. This conference is under the patronage of the Ministry of Health of United Arab Emirates, H.E. Humaid Mohamed Al Qutami.

'The study and care of patients facing disorders of the central nervous system is a rapidly advancing and multifaceted field. Neuroscience Frontiers reinforces our commitment to building upon the collective depth and breadth of neuroscience programs in the Texas Medical Center and the Middle East for the benefit of patients everywhere,' said Raymond Sawaya, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at M. D. Anderson.

'We are excited to participate in the launch of Neuroscience Frontiers to promote a greater understanding of medical conditions that impact the body's nervous system,' said Michel E. Mawad, M.D., Associate Service Chief of Radiology and Director of Neurovascular Radiology at the NeuroScience Center at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and professor and chair of the Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine.

Drs. Sawaya and Mawad and colleagues from both institutions will present at Neuroscience Frontiers. Basim A. Yaqub, M.D., the head of Neurology and Neurophysiology at Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be a guest speaker.

Presentation topics will include surgical management of malignant brain tumors and skull base tumors; management of brain metastases; spinal oncology; epilepsy; the role of surgery in movement disorders; cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations.