Dr. Eman Abdul-Karim Bakhsh

Current Positions

• Consultant subspecialty neuroradiologist, Neuroradiology Division, King Fahad Medical city, 2008-Now.
• Head of the Department of Neuroradiology at Prince Sultan Military Medical City from 2000-2008.
• Former member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Society for Combating Thrombosis.
• Member of the Saudi Society for Epilepsy Control.
• Member of the American Society of Neuroradiology.
• Member of the National Society of Brain Tumors.
• Reviewing numerous scientific papers under the supervision of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
• The first Saudi female doctor to hold a Saudi fellowship in neurology
• The first to establish the technique of functional cerebral detection using functional MRI in the Kingdom and the Gulf countries before performing epilepsy and brain tumors to identify vital centers with regard to the movement of the limbs and muscles of the face and tongue and also to identify memory, speech and pronunciation centers using specific letters and formulating sentences from the Arabic language to activate the lobe. The left or right lobe to avoid them during the surgical procedures in these sensitive areas and reduce the complication rate of the patient
• The first to establish the technique of classifying brain tumors in adults and children by examining magnetic resonance perfusion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which helps brain and neurosurgeons to choose the appropriate place to take a sample from the tumor as well as to make the treatment plan in parallel with treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
• The first to establish the technique of determining the spread of stroke by examining the MRI perfusion before starting treatment to avoid complications resulting from stroke.
• The first to establish the technique of identifying the white-brain connections, diffusion tensor imaging, to determine their growth in children, epilepsy patients, multiple sclerosis patients, and people with tumors.