Neurological Institute

Advanced diagnostics, surgery, treatment, and rehabilitation for common and highly complex neurological disorders.

Why Choose Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Neurological Institute?

The Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a leader in the field of neurological care. We offer the latest in diagnostics and treatment options for a wide spectrum of neurological conditions, from the routine to the most complex. Our multidisciplinary institute offers a disease-specific, patient-focused approach to care.

Modelled on best practice from US-based Cleveland Clinic, ranked among the top 10 US hospitals for neurology, our institute offers advanced diagnostics, surgery, treatment, and rehabilitation for disorders affecting the central nervous system, including stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is designated by the Department of Health as an Official Stroke Center of Excellence for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, offering rapid emergency treatment, stabilization, interventions, and post-stroke rehabilitation programs. Our institute is also the first in the Emirate to receive Comprehensive Stroke Center certification from the American Heart Association and we have been recognized as the only Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction outside the US by the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS).

Our Epilepsy Program is the first in the Middle East to offer 24/7 epilepsy monitoring, and our Level 4 Epilepsy Service provides access to all diagnostic tools, medical treatments and surgical options for the treatment of intractable epilepsy.

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Institute Leadership Message

Dr. Florian Roser

Chief Medical Officer, Institute Chief, Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute

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I would like to welcome you to the Neurological Institute, where we are committed to providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to our patients who trust us with their lives.

Our multidisciplinary team takes a collaborative approach to our patients’ treatment, and this is complemented by the extensive resources from the global Cleveland Clinic network. This allows us to offer cutting-edge treatment options and the most innovative surgical tools to provide the best clinical outcomes for neurological diseases. Additionally, our academic activities give us extensive access to a worldwide research network and allow us to participate in several international studies and trials.

Our Institute comprises specialized, disease-specific centers and programs to offer expert, comprehensive care across a range of neurological diseases and conditions. These include the Epilepsy Program, the Multiple Sclerosis Program and the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Centre, which offers comprehensive medical management and innovative treatments.

Our academic affiliations are global, and many of our physicians are leaders and policy makers in international societies, hold positions on editorial boards of reputable scientific journals, and participate in international consensus statements. Our research activities not only include participation in international trials but are invested in areas such as personalized medicine with AI applications in brain health and neuro-oncology, genomic projects within the G42 network, robotic applications in neurosurgery and many more pathways for the better future care of our patients.