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Dr. Suzanne Abbas
Department: Radiology NeuroradiologyRadiology, Consultant Diagnostic and interventional Neuroradiologist
Years of experience: 18 years
Brief Profile of the Doctor:
- AGU graduate 1994 with honors
- Received radiology training in Dublin, Ireland 1996-2000 with a double radiology fellowship being the first Bahraini to receive an honorary medal in the FFR-RCSI Irish fellowship
- Received 2 years of subspecialty training in diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology at the national neurocenter in Ireland (1995/1996 and 2006/2007)
- First Neuroradiologist in the Kingdom of Bahrain
- Past chairperson of department of radiology at Salmaniya Medical Complex
- Past Deputy Chief of medical staff at Salmaniya Medical Complex
- First to establish complete neuroimaging services in Bahrain with subspecialized reporting of CT and MRIs of the brain and spinal cord
- First to establish and start neurointerventional procedures in Bahrain with the first case of intracranial aneurysm coiling being done by a complete Bahraini team led by Dr Suzanne Abbas in 2007
- First to start embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations and fistulas in Bahrain
- Assistant professor of radiology at AGU, Bahrain
- Vast experience in the fields of quality and accreditation of healthcare facilities
Qualifications Summary:
- Neuroradiology fellowship from the national neurocentre in Ireland
- Radiology fellowship of the royal college of Radiologists, UK
- Radiology fellowship of the faculty of radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, with honorary medal
Full Qualifications:
- FFR-RCSI (Ireland) with honorary medal
- FRCR (UK)
- Diploma in healthcare management, RCSI (with honors)
- MD, AGU (with honors)
- Bachelor medical Sciences