Home  |  Doctors  | Students  |  Organizations |  Health & Fitness  |  News  | Message Boards  |  About Us  |

>

Dr.Naveed Ashraf
Neurologist
Lahore


Appointments , Practices
Assistant Professor Neurosurgery
Lahore General Hospital

 

Professional Experience:

I have 17 years of Neurosurgical experience in various capacities almost entirely at Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. This is the largest Department of Neurosurgery in Pakistan with more than 160 in-patient beds and almost all the allied facilities like Neuroradiology, neuropathology, neurophysiology, physiotherapy, nuropsychology e.t.c. I have worked for 8 years in various academic positions and currently Heading The Neurosurgery Unit-II, at the Department of Neurosurgery Lahore General Hospital Lahore.
1. Associate Professor Neurosurgery, December 1999- To date
2. Assistant Professor Neurosurgery, March 1993- December 1999
3. Senior Registrar Neurosurgery, September.1993-Febuary 1995
4. Registrar Neurosurgery, July 1987-August 1993
5. House Surgeon Neurosurgery, August 1985- June 1987

Academics
M.S. (Neurosurgery) 1993 Punjab University ,Lahore.
M.B.B.S. 1985 Punjab University, Lahore.

Awards and Honors

1.
  Jooma Memorial Gold Medal for best paper read at 8th National Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1995, Lahore.
2.
  Member Editorial board "Journal of Neurological Surgery” official Journal of Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons and Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore.

International Courses Attended

1. Educational Course, World Federation of Neurological Societies 1992,Lahore.

 

Workshops Attended

1. 
Spinal instrumentation hands-on workshop 1992, Lahore.
2. Medical Statistics and Paper Writing Workshop 1995,Lahore.
3. 
Neuroendoscopy hands on workshop 2000, Peshawar.
4. Neuroendoscopy hands on workshop 2001, Germany.

Paper Read

1.
Etiology of Pediatric Cranio Cerebral Trauma, 5th national Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1992,Multan.
2
. Management of Large Acoustic Neuromas, 6th National Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1993,Peshawar.
3.
Learning Microneurosurgery (A personal experience), 8th National Conference, Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1995,and Lahore.
4.
Solid Capsular Haematomas, 9th National Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1996,Karachi.
5.
Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia, 10th national Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1997,Karachi.
6. Surgery for Occlusive Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ist national Scientific Conference Rawalpindi Medical College 1997,Rawalpindi.
7. Micro Vascular Decompression' Treatment of choice for Trigeminal Neuralgia', International Scientific Conference of Rawalpindi Medical College 1998,Rawalpindi.
8.
Anterior Cervical Caries Surgical Treatment'12th International Congress, Pakistan Orthopedic Association 1997,Bhurban.
9.
Anterior Cervical Spine Stabilization 'Modification of Casper's Technique' 18th International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences 1997,Lahore.
10. Micro Vascular Decompression' A successful treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, K.E.M.C. Alumini Scientific Symposium 1998.
11. Use of Fibrin Glue in Neurosurgery, 11th National Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1998,and Faisalabad.
12. Fibrin Glue' A Neurosurgical Tool' 36th Annual Symposium J.P.M.C.1999, Karachi.
13.
Difference Faces of A.Com .Aneurysms, 12th National Conference Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons 1999,Lahore.
14.
Micro Vascular Decompression  for Trigeminal  neuralgia 'The Technical Aspects' 10th Asian Australasian Conference of neurological Surgeons 1999,Lahore
15.
Aneurysmal Subarachmoid Hemorrhage, Annual Symposium of Postgraduate Medical Institute 1999,Lahore
16.
Treacherous A-Com Aneurysms, Second SARC Neurosurgical Congress, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2001.
17. M.V.D. for Trigeminal Neuralgia experience with autogenous muscle piece implant, Second SARC Neurosurgical Congress, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2001.
18.
Anterior midline approaches for sellar superasellar tumors. Fourteenth National Neurosurgical Conference, Bhurban, 26-28 Nov 2001.
19.
Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm. Fourteenth National Neurosurgical Conference, Bhurban, 26-28 Nov 2001.
20. Role of Anterior Fixation for Lower Cervical Spine Caries. Fourteenth National Neurosurgical Conference, Bhurban, 26-28 Nov 2001.
21. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, A Management Gap. Fourteenth National Neurosurgical Conference, Bhurban, 26-28 Nov 2001.

Seminars

1. Second Seminar of Neurosurgery update for young Neurosurgeons, nuyna Sapporo 1995.
2.
 Eleventh International Congress of Neurological Surgeons 1997 Amsterdam.
3.
Fourth Asian Oceanean Skull Base Conference, Ist Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons 1997,Islamabad.
4.
Third Seminar of Neurosurgery update for young Neurosurgeons Nuyna Osaka,2nd Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons,1998,Osaka
5. Ninth Asian Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1999 Lahore.
6. Sixth, International Mondsee Medical Conference 2000,Austria.
7. Second SARC Neurosurgical Congress, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2001.

Publications  

1.
 "Epidemiology of Pediatric Craniocerebral Trauma" Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.1 July-Sep 1998.
2.
 "Conservative management of Brain abscess' journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.1, No.1 uly-Sep.1998.
3.
 Microbiology of Brain abscess" Pakistan Journal of Neurology Vol.4.No.2 July -Dec.1998.
4.
 "Etiology of Brain abscess" of Neurological Surgery "Vol.2, No.1.Oct-Dec.1998.
5.
 "Learning Microneurosurgery, A personal experience" Journal of neurological Surgery Vol.2, No.1.1998.
6.
 "Treatment of Brain abscess with aspiration or Excision" Pakistan Postgraduate Medical journal Vol.10, No.2 Apr-June.1999.
7.
 "Prophylactic Spinal Radiotherapy in Pineal Tumor", Pakistan journal of Neurology Vol.5, No.1 Jan-June 1999.
8.
 "Pineal tumors, Advantage of radiotherapy without tissue diagnosis" Journal of neurological Surgery Vol.3, Ni.1 Jan-March 1999.
9.
 "Value of complete excision in Cerebellar Haemangioblastoma" Journal of Neurological Surgery, Vol.3.No.2&3,April-Sept.1999.
10.
"Role of Lumbar drain in Craniospinal Surgery ". Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.3, No.4 Oct- Dec.1999.
11.
  "Functional Recovery of Contralateral Cranial nerve palsy after Carotid Aneurysmal Surgery" case  report journal of Neurological surgery Vol.3.No.1.1999
12.
  "Protocol for the diagnosis and conservative management of The Tuberculoma brain", Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.4, No.1-2 Jan-Dec.2000.
13.  "Prolonged Intubation V/S Tracheostomy in critically ill Neurosurgical patients", Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.4, No.1-2 Jan-Dec.2000.
14.
  "Management of massive encephalocele",a case repot, Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.4, No.1-2 Jan-Dec.2000.
15.
  "Neurosurgery at LGH Annual Report and An Introduction", Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol.4, No.1-2 Jan-Dec.2000.
16.
  “Experience with the use of Fibrin Adhesive Gel”, Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol. 5 No.1 2001.
17.
  “Relative frequency of intracranial tumors in Pakistani Population: A Study of 280 Consecutive, Biopsy Proven Cases.”, Journal of Neurological Surgery Vol. 5 No.1 2001.

Postgraduate  Trainer

1.
Postgraduate trainer and supervisor of three FCPS Neurosurgery students.
2.
 Postgraduate research supervisor of three MS Neurosurgery students.
3.
 Research co-supervisor of one MS Neurosurgery students.

Personal Information

Name: Naveed Ashraf  Date of Birth:  06.04.1961
Mobile: 0300-4214937
E-mail: drnaveedashraf@hotmail.com, drnashraf@yahoo.com