Pediatric neurological surgery in Lahore

 

Pediatric Neurological Surgery in Lahore: Prof. Naveed Ashraf

Prof. Naveed Ashraf has emerged as one of the authorities for those who wish to witness pediatric neurological surgery in Lahore. One of the very first modern neurosurgeons in Lahore, he is considered to have developed the specialty and is a professor now at the National Hospital & Medical Centre in Lahore. He set up a Department of Neurosurgery at the facility, which is now regarded as one of the best in the private sector.

Prof. Ashraf has been on the faculty of the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Allama Iqbal Medical College and Jinnah Hospital and has been involved with these institutions to formulate them as centers for neurosurgery services in the country.

Prof. Ashraf is actively involved in neurosurgical research and education as the Associate Editor in Chief for Trauma of Surgical Neurology International. He has been instrumental in the training of a number of neurosurgeons in Lahore, a good number of whom have now gone ahead to hold administrative positions in medical institutions.

Prof. Ashraf is a seasoned neurosurgeon, with more than 30 years’ experience; he has a special focus on cerebrovascular and trauma surgery, performing Lahore’s first cranial bypass procedure in 1995. His department deals with such complicated problems as aneurysms.