WAEL CHAABAN, NEUROSPINAL SURGEON

WAEL CHAABAN

NEUROSPINAL SURGEON

Reem Hospital

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, SPECIALIST NEUROSURGEON
Experience
15 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months

NEUROSPINAL SURGEON at Reem Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since January 2023

Working in Reem Hospital, I am leading the Spine unit in Orthopaedics departement, where i am performing Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, where my role is not only privide the best quality of care to patients with spine disorders, but leading the Endoscopic training program for spine surgeons in Middle East, becoming one of the pioneer of this technique in the region, and First of its kind on the Region.

NEUROSPINAL SURGEON at Healthpoint Hospital
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2017 to December 2022

Working in Healthpoint Hospital, I am leading the Spine unit in Orthopaedics departement, where i am performing Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, specially Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy becoming one of the pioneer of this technique in the region.

CONSULTANT NEUROSPINAL SURGEON at VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
  • Venezuela
  • March 2010 to April 2016

I work as Consultant Neurospinal surgeon where I perform Minimal Invasive Spine Surgeries, assist and monitorize at specialists with less experience in Minimally Invasive Surgery, maintaining the continuous development and improvement of minimally invasive techniques in the area.

CONSULTANT NEUROSPINAL SURGEON at CENTRO CLINICO DEL CARIBE
  • Venezuela
  • March 2010 to April 2016

I work as Consultant Neurospinal surgeon where I perform Minimal Invasive Spine Surgeries, assist and monitorize at specialists with less experience in Minimally Invasive Surgery, maintaining the continuous development and improvement of minimally invasive techniques in the area.

DIRECTOR / NEUROSPINAL SURGEON at SPINE INSTITUTE OF MARGARITA
  • Venezuela
  • February 2013 to April 2016

FUNCTIONS: AS DIRECTOR: I organize, coordinate, authorize and direct the activities of the Margarita Spine Institute directed to integrate the work of a Multidisciplinary team (Neurosurgeons, Neurophysiologists, Physiatrist, Psychologists, Nutritionists, Images Units) to care for the patient with spinal pathology in the area and the Caribbean.
AS NEUROSURGEON: I perform invasive procedures aimed at treating back pain, diagnostic and therapeutic percutaneous procedures, and assist and monitorize at specialists with less experience in Minimally Invasive Surgery, maintaining the continuous development and improvement of minimally invasive techniques in the area.

SPECIALIST / CONSULTANT NEUROSURGEON at SANTA ANA POLYCLINIC
  • Venezuela
  • January 2008 to April 2016

I work as Neurosurgeon where I do many kinds of Neurological Surgeries (Vascular and Cancer Cranial, Percutaneous Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hipofisary Tumors, Oncological, Traumatic and Degenerative Spine Diseases) and in the last 7 years especially Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, assisted and monitored specialists with less experience in minimally invasive surgery, maintaining the continuous development and improvement of minimally invasive techniques.

SPECIALIST / CONSULTANT NEUROSURGEON at CLÍNICA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LAS NIEVES
  • Venezuela
  • January 2008 to April 2016

I work as Neurosurgeon where I do many kinds of Neurological Surgeries (Vascular and Cancer Cranial, Percutaneous Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hipofisary Tumors, Oncological, Traumatic and Degenerative Spine Diseases) and in the last 7 years especially Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, assisted and monitored specialists with less experience in minimally invasive surgery, maintaining the continuous development and improvement of minimally invasive techniques.

Education

Master's degree, SPECIALIST NEUROSURGEON
  • at HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS
  • December 2007

- President of the Society of Internal and Residents Physitians of the University Hospital of Caracas for 3 consecutive years. - Resident in Chief of Neurosurgery PostGraduate Course allowed me to organize and direct care, surgical and academic activities of the Post-graduate, 1 year (2007). - SPEECH OF DEGREE IN THE SPECIALISTS GRADUATION OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF YEAR 2007 CARACAS, Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela; December 13 of 2007.

Bachelor's degree, GENERAL PRACTITIONER SURGEON (MD)
  • at UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE / SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
  • December 2000

Specialties & Skills

STEREOTACTIC SURGERIES
Minimally Invasive Surgery
NEUROSPINAL SURGEON
Neurosurgery
SPINE SURGERY
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY
LEADERSHIP
MIS - TLIF
PERCUTANEOS MICRODISCECTOMY
ENDOSCOPIC DISCECTOMY

Languages

Spanish
Expert
English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

VENEZUELAN SOCIETY OF NEUROSURGEON
  • ACTIVE MEMBER
  • May 2008
VENEZUELAN COMITEE OF SPINE SURGERY
  • LECTURER
  • May 2009
AOSPINE
  • Active / Voting Member
  • May 2014
North American Spine Society
  • Active member
  • June 2017

Training and Certifications

FACULTY INTERNATIONAL TRAUMA CONGRESS (ITC) COURSE: ENDOSCOPIC SPINE SURGERY - CADAVER WORKSHOP (Training)
Training Institute:
INTERNATIONAL TRAUMA CONGRESS UAE
Date Attended:
February 2020
Duration:
12 hours
FACULTY AOSPINE COURSE: ADVANCED SIMULATION COURSE - ENDOSCOPIC SPINE SURGERY (Training)
Training Institute:
AOSPINE
Date Attended:
October 2019
Duration:
15 hours
CONSULTANT NEUROSURGEON (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2017
XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion approach) in Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease Course (Training)
Training Institute:
NUVASIVE MARQUIS VISIT PROGRAM - MVP
Date Attended:
March 2012
BOARD NEUROSPINAL SURGEON FOR THE VENEZUELAN SOCIETY OF NEUROSURGERY (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2015
Teaching in Posterolateral Minimally Invasive approach (MIS TLIF) in cadavers (Training)
Training Institute:
CURRENT SPINE LATIN AMERICA 2012
Date Attended:
July 2012
SURGEON - LECTURER OF THE COURSE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY / SURGERY LIVE (Training)
Training Institute:
2ND LATINAMERICA SPINE AND SPINAL CORD CONGRESS
Date Attended:
May 2013

Hobbies

  • READ
    I have found very attractive the Leadership read, Entrepreneurship and Management of Time and Auto Finance.
  • TAE KWON DO
    Professionally, since 1982-1991, participating in many tournaments, receiving the rank of Black Belt; Learning Constancy, Organization and Discipline, and gathering own physical conditions of sport as speed, endurance, strength and reflexes.
  • SWIMMING
    A professional level, from 1987-1991, participating in many tournaments and dominating all styles of discipline; gathering conditions such as persistence, concentration, speed and endurance.