Dr. Naji Riachi

Consultant- Neurology
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Dr. Naji Riachi, BS, MD, is a Consultant Neurologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi. He is also the Clerkship Director of Neurology and Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs at Khalifa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences in Abu Dhabi.

Before joining SSMC, Dr. Riachi was Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Lebanon and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the LAU Gilbert and Rosemary Chagoury School of Medicine.

His areas of expertise include epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, headache and cognition. He had a busy outpatient practice with over 24,000 patients, yet he remained involved in teaching, developed the laboratories of neurophysiology, and was the coordinator of the Neurosciences Module for LAU Med II students. He designed a 4-week Neurology Clerkship for Med III students at LAU Medical Center, created the residency training programs in Neurology at the LAU, and was previously the co-director of the Lebanese University Neurology Residency Program. He is actively involved in teaching, assessing and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows. As Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, he worked on establishing the procedures and policies for research and helped streamline the process of good conduct of research at the LAU Medical Center.

Dr. Riachi secured several donations and grants to conduct his research work which is now focused on neurostimulation and investigating diabetic peripheral neuropathy. He has been involved in several clinical studies and has given more than 300 lectures locally, regionally and internationally. Furthermore, he is an editorial board member of several leading journals and the author of many peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Doctor can help with

  • Epilepsy
  • Headache
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Dementia
  • General neurological disorders

Memberships

  • Member - The Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
  • Member - The American Epilepsy Society (AES)
  • Member - The American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
  • President, Lebanese League Against Epilepsy
  • Vice President, Lebanese League Against Epilepsy
  • Member - The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS)
  • Member - The Lebanese Society of Neurology
  • Executive committee member - Lebanese Neurological Association
  • Founding member - Lebanese League Against Epilepsy
  • Executive Board, East Mediterranean Epilepsy Academy (EMEPA)

Licences and certifications

  • Certification, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
  • Licensed, State Medical Board of Ohio, USA
  • Certification, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Medicine certificate, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and Lebanese Order of Physicians (LOP), Lebanon
  • Neurology certificate, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and Lebanese Order of Physicians (LOP), Lebanon
  • Diploma, the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (ABCN)
  • Diploma, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

Training and work experience

  • Senior Consultant, Neurology

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi

  • Post-Doctoral Neurology Research Fellow

    University Hospitals of Cleveland, US

  • Resident, Internal Medicine

    Mount Sinai Medical Center, US

  • Resident, Neurology

    University Hospitals of Cleveland, US

  • Chief Resident, Neurology

    University Hospitals of Cleveland, USA

  • Fellow, Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, US

  • Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs

    Khalifa University, UAE

  • Clerkship Director of Neurology

    Khalifa University, UAE

  • Assistant Dean for Clinical Research

    Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Lebanon

  • Director, Neurology Residency Program

    Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Lebanon

  • Co-Director, Neurology Clerkship, Med III

    Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Lebanon

  • Chair, Department of Neurology

    Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Lebanon

  • Professor, tenured

    Lebanese American University (LAU) School of Medicine (SOM), Lebanon

  • Coordinator of Neurosciences module, Med II

    Lebanese American University (LAU) School of Medicine (SOM), Lebanon

  • Head, Neurophysiology laboratories and Epilepsy Center

    LAU Medical Center-RH, Lebanon

  • Faculty of Neurology, Lebanese University

    Lebanese University, Lebanon

  • Co-Director of Training of Neurology Residents

    Lebanese University, Lebanon

  • Staff, Neurology Acute Care,

    Kaiser Permanente, US

  • Instructor of Neurology,

    Case Western Reserve University, US

  • Resident, Internal Medicine

    Mount Sinai Medical Center, US

  • Resident, Neurology

    University Hospitals of Cleveland, US

  • Chief Resident, Neurology

    University Hospitals of Cleveland, US

  • Fellow, Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, US

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Biology (BS)

    American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Neurology

    University Hospitals of Cleveland, US

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