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Education:
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, M.D., 1994

Residency:
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, (Neurosurgery), 1994-1999
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Ph.D. (Neurosurgery), 2003

Fellowships:
Clinical Fellowship, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Mich. (Spine Surgery), 2004-05
Clinical / Research Fellowship, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada (Functional Neurosurgery), 2001-03
Clinical / Research Fellowship, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada (Neuro-Oncology), 2004
Clinical / Research Fellowship, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK, 2000

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Hazem Eltahawy, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Dr. Eltahawy is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon specializing in neurosurgical pain management and functional neurosurgery. He has a special interest in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and for other movement disorders such as tremor and dystonia.

As a specialist in functional neurosurgery, his areas of interest also include vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders; spinal and motor cortex stimulation for intractable back and facial pain syndromes; and intrathecal drug delivery for pain and spasticity syndromes. He works with a multi-disciplinary team of experts at Harper University Hospital to deliver state-of-the-art care for movement disorders.

Dr. Eltahawy serves as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Association of Neurosurgeons and has authored and co-authored book chapters, journal articles, and abstracts on various neurosurgical topics.

 

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