23 July 2012 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): The American Hospital Dubai has appointed Dr Parameswaran Sanathana Bhattathiri FRCS (Neuro. Surg. England), Mch (Neurosurgery) as a Neurosurgeon at the Hospital's Neuroscience Center of Excellence. Dr Bhattathiri joins a team of four consultants at the center and more than 80 board certified physicians at the Hospital. The Center provides a range of diagnostic services and management of neurological disorders, from migraines to epilepsy and stroke, as well as spinal and cranial surgery and functional neurosurgery.   

Dr Parameswaran Sanathana Bhattathiri, a British national, undertook his basic medical and post-graduate surgical training in Kerala, India; followed by specialist education in Neurosurgery at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology in India, obtaining his Magister Chirurgiae (MCh Neurosurgery). He had further training in UK where he attained FRCS (Neuro.Surg.) from The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London and was entered into GMC Specialist Register following CCST. Dr Bhattathiri joined the Hospital from the UK where he was Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne; U.K. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, and held training posts in both the UK and India.

Dr Bhattathiri has published and lectured widely on his specialist area, especially in Neuro-Oncology. He has worked on a number of Committees  as a member or in an advisory capacity, including as a Member CNS cancer group of North of England Cancer Network; Head Injury lead Clinician for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Trauma Network of England; and Member, National Executive Committee Trauma And Research Network, UK. He holds a number of Professional memberships including Society of British Neurological Surgeons; British Neurotrauma Group; British Neuro Oncology Society; British Neurosurgical Research Group; Royal College of Surgeons (England); Indian Medical Association; Trivandrum Neuro-Club; Neurological Society of India.

Commenting on the new appointment, Mr Thomas Murray, CEO of the American Hospital Dubai, said: "Neurosciences is a major area of clinical activity at the Hospital and we warmly welcome Dr Bhattathiri to the highly experienced and qualified team of neuroscience consultants. Our Dubai campus is expanding rapidly with the addition of the new Bed Tower and our ability to recruit the best physicians from all over the world - all Western board certified - is the foundation of our success over the last 15 years. We expect our physician team to grow to more than 100 during 2012."     

About the American Hospital Dubai
The American Hospital Dubai is a  159-bed, acute care, general medical/surgical private hospital with more than 88 physician multi-specialty group practice, designed to provide a high quality, American standard of healthcare to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of the people of Dubai, the UAE and the surrounding Gulf States.

The American Hospital Dubai became the first hospital in the Middle East to be awarded JCI accreditation in May 2000 and successfully underwent further surveys by the JCI in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012 to maintain its accredited status. The Laboratory of the American Hospital Dubai earned its sixth consecutive accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), in 2011.

The American Hospital Dubai has continued to expand to meet the demand for more personalized services, comfort and convenience, while broadening the services and deepening the level of expertise and care offered. In response to the strong increase in local and regional demand for its services, the hospital constructed a new state of the art Outpatient Clinic Building.

In addition to the new facilities and services, the hospital continues its ongoing physician recruitment plan, which will extend the number of American Board Certified or equivalent practicing physicians at the Hospital to over 100.

The hospital's new bed tower is currently rolling out new facilities that will create an additional 240 beds in private rooms and suites, transforming the hospital into a 384-bed campus.

Issued on behalf of American Hospital Dubai by WPR.

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