Dr. Luay Abu Alia

Education and Training

• German Board in Neurosurgery
• Subspeciality in neurosurgical intensive care- university hospital of Saarland, homburg / Germany
• Subspeciality in Neuroendoscopy.
• Arab Board in Neurosurgery.
• Neurosurgical training in neurosurgical department in university hospital of Saarland, Homburg/ Germany
• Neurosurgical training in the Residency program of the Islamic Hospital & Ibn -Alhytham Hospital , Amman / Jordan.
• Medical degree from the Medical Faculty of the Jordanian University of Science & Technology, Irbid / Jordan.

Professional Experience

• Consultant Neurosurgeon in neurosurgical Department, University of Saarland, Homburg-Germany.

Academic Appointments and Teaching Experience

• Neuro Educational officer of the AOSpine Association/ Jordan Chapter
• Assistant professor in the Hashemite University in Jordan in neurosurgery

Professional Memberships

• Member of the International Foundation of Neuroendoscopy.
• Member of the German Medical Association.
• Member of the AOSpine Association.
• Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgery (CNS).
• Member of the European Association for Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).
• Member of the American Association for Neurosurgery (AANS).
• Member of the Jordanian Spinal Columns Committee.

Specialty and Sub-Specialties

• neuro-oncology: management of brain and spinal tumours.
• pituitary tumours and neuroendocrine disorders
• trauma to the head and spinal cord
• Neurosurgical critical care.
• Neuroendoscopic surgery .
• Spine surgery, including minimally invasive spinal surgeries and Endoscopic spine surgery
• degenerative spinal conditions and prolapsed discs
• cerebral (brain) aneurysms and strokes.
• peripheral nerve injuries, tumors and other disorders affecting the nerves
• epilepsy surgeries
• Central nervous system infections
• movement disorders.
• congenital conditions such as spina bifida
• conditions that affect cerebro-spinal fluid flow such as hydrocephalus