We provide a platform for leaders across the MENA region to exchange knowledge, advocate for innovation, and train the next generation of specialists.
MENA-VINS unites clinicians, researchers, and educators to improve outcomes for patients with cerebrovascular disease. Join us to connect, learn, and shape practice standards in the region
The Middle East & North Africa Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (MENA-VINS) was founded to advance the highest standards of patient care through collaborative research, professional education, and the training of future specialists. The Society also serves as a platform for connecting leaders in the field, fostering dialogue, and developing unified practice and safety standards. Read More!
The Board of Directors of MENA-VINS
President of the Society
Professor of Neurology and Endovascular Neurointervention at Ain Shams University Chairman of the Scientific Council of Neurology Specialty within the Egyptian Fellowship Program
Vice President of the Society
Professor of Neurology and Neurovascular intervention Al-Azhar university Cairo-Egypt
Vice President of the Society
Professor of Neurology Zagazig University, Egypt
Societysecretary
Consultant neurology and neurovascular intervention Military medical academy
Treasurer of the Society
Consultant Neurology & Interventional Neurology Teaching Fellow, GOTHI, Egypt
Research committee & Head of International Relations Office
Associate Professor of Neurology, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Social committee
Associate professor of Neurology and Neurovascular intervention Military medical academy
Training Committee
Associate Professor of Vascular & Interventional Neurology Al-Azhar University, Egypt
Gender equity and women committee
Associate Professor of Neurology and Vascular Interventional Neurology Suez Canal University Egypt
Education committee
Prof. Of Neurology and Neurovascular intervention, Menoufiya University, Egypt
Material, drugs, and devices committee
Professor of Neurology and Vascular Interventional Neurology Mansoura University, Egypt
Professor of neurology Zagazig University, Egypt
Lecturer of Neurology and interventional neurology Ain shams university, Egypt
Neurosonology committee
Professor of Neurosonology
Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Neurosonology Unit , Ain Shams University Hospitals
Member of European Society of Neurosonology
Neurorehabilitation and Neuromodulation Committee
Professor of Neurology Former head of Neurology department and stroke unit Ain Shams University
is a senior consultant in vascular and interventional neurology at Khoula Hospital in Muscat, Oman, where he serves as the head of the department of neurology and the stroke unit.
Vascular and Interventional Neurologist at Abbood Military Hospital, Yemen. Member of ESNPN, WSO, AAN, YNS
Professor of Neurology at the Sidi Mohamed Benabdellah Uni., Fez, Morocco President of the Moroccan Stroke Society
Senior consultant neurosurgen at King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda. Head of neurosurgery department and director of NeuroSpine Center at Ribat University Hospital, Sudan.
Senior Neurology Specialist at Baghdad Medical City. Member of the Iraqi Ministry of Health's Committee for the stroke unit project.
International Board
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.
International Board
Associate Professor of Neurology and Radiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), serves as Medical Director of the UCLA Arline and Henry Gluck Stroke Rescue Program.
Consultant of Neuromedicine, Head of Neurology Department at Misrata Medical Center, Libya.
Samia Ben Sassi, MD. Head of the Neurology Department at the Mongi Ben Hmida National Institute of Neurology in Tunis, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar. President of the Tunisian Association of Neurology and Neurosciences, and the Tunisia SITS National Coordinator.
associate professor at Nouakchott University and head of the neurology department in Nouakchott hospital of specialty - Mauritania
Head of Neurology department at Ali Omar Asker Hospital in Tripoli, Libya.
Connect with peers, mentors, and international leaders in the field
October 29, 2025
A significant step was taken in the fight against stroke across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with the Official Declaration of the Middle East and North Africa Vascular and Interventional Neurology Society (MENA-VINS).
November 7, 2025
Following the society’s official declaration, membership for MENA-VINS is now open. The society aims to include a broad spectrum of professionals, particularly neurologists, vascular neurologists, and affiliates in stroke management, offering categories for full active members, members, and honor members.
April 2025
The 2nd MENA-VINM was held successfully in April 2025 at the Princess Fatma Academy, the training hub of the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt.
Join the 3rd MENA-VINM MasterClass — the leading neurovascular event in the region. Learn from global experts, expand your skills, and connect with pioneers shaping the future of stroke care.
MENA-VINS unites clinicians, researchers, and educators to improve outcomes for patients with cerebrovascular disease. Join us to connect, learn, and shape practice standards in the region
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