Dr. Waleed Salah Khalifa

Dr. Waleed Salah Khalifa is a consultant neurosurgeon and spine surgeon at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, with two decades of clinical experience. He holds a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Neurosurgery and completed his specialist training at Zagazig University in Egypt, where he obtained both his master's degree and residency in neurosurgery. Beyond clinical practice, he is actively engaged in education, teaching, and research, and has presented at numerous national and international conferences.

Dr. Khalifa treats a broad range of neurosurgical conditions using both open and minimally invasive techniques. His areas of expertise span spinal surgery and keyhole spine procedures, brain tumours (including secondary tumours), trauma to the brain and spine, paediatric neurosurgery and fluid build-up in the brain (hydrocephalus), peripheral nerve surgery, and functional neurosurgery. He is also trained to manage neurosurgical emergencies.

He is a strong fit for patients requiring specialist brain or spine care, particularly those seeking minimally invasive options or facing complex or emergency neurosurgical conditions.