Ather Enam
Syed Ather Enam | |
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| Born | November 21, 1961 |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University, Henry Ford Health, University at Buffalo, Dow Medical College, Cadet College Hasanabdal |
| Known for | Research and clinical expertise in neuroscience, neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuro-oncology, Molecular neuroscience and Cellular neuroscience |
| Institutions | Aga Khan University and Henry Ford Health |
Syed Ather Enam (born November 21, 1961) is a Pakistani neuroscientist, a professor of neurosurgery at Aga Khan University (AKU), founding president of the Pakistan Society of Basic and Applied Neuroscience (PASBAN), founding president of the Pakistan Society of Neuro-Oncology (PASNO), and the founder of the Pakistan Academy of Neurological Surgery (PANS). Enam served as the chair of AKU’s Department of Surgery from 2014 - 2022. Currently, he is the director for the Centre of Oncological Surgery and the scientific director of the Juma Research Laboratory.[1][2][3][4]
Education and career[edit]
Enam obtained a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Northwestern University Institute of Neuroscience, and then was trained in neurosurgery before returning to Pakistan to develop a neurosurgery programme at the Aga Khan University. He has trained a new generation of neurosurgeons for Pakistan.[5]
Enam introduced neurorobotics exoscope and neuronavigation tractography system capable of studying white matter tracts in the brain to treat the most complicated brain tumours. The detailed, 3D images of fibres inside the brain distinguish between safe and precarious areas, and help a surgeon decide the safest approach to reach the area affected by the brain tumour before starting the surgery.
Enam also pioneered awake craniotomy in Pakistan for brain tumour surgeries. It is a type of procedure performed on the brain while a patient is awake and alert.[6][7]
He has also pioneered awake craniotomy for arteriovenous malformation in Pakistan.[8]
Enam is involved in many clinical and basic science research projects and has published more than 300 manuscripts, chapters, abstracts, editorials, and articles. His primary focus is the promotion of neuroscience and neuro-oncology in Pakistan.[9]
Enam is one of the editors of the book Surgical Education and Training in Pakistan: Creating a Model, which details how surgical training programmes can be improved in Pakistan and in other low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), based on learning from the surgical training programmes at Aga Khan University over the past four decades.[10]
He also co-edited Evolution of Surgical Specialities in Pakistan: Chronicles from the Theatres and Beyond, which tells a story of the evolution of surgical specialities in Pakistan, starting from its birth in 1947 to the present state with reflections across medical colleges, hospitals, institutions and pioneers in the field.[11]
Awards[edit]
- 2017: Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's one of the highest civilian award, for Enam's work in the field of medicine[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brain tumour patients getting suboptimal care in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. Karachi. September 10, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Syed Ather Enam". aku.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan Society of Basic and Applied Neuroscience". pakistan-neuroscience.org. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Policy Recommendation for the Management of Brain Tumors in LMICs". pasno.org. January 3, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "President of Pakistan confers national awards on AKU faculty". aku.edu. March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Ferya Ilyas. "Wide awake during brain surgery". The Express Tribune. Karachi. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "State-of-the-art brain surgery technology comes to AKUH". The Express Tribune. Karachi. September 9, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Awake Craniotomy for Resection of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: Initial Experience From a Low- and Middle-Income Country". pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. August 31, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Enam, Syed Ather". pans.org.pk. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "New book launched by Department of Surgery, AKU Medical College Pakistan". aku.edu. November 2, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "AKU to launch book on evolution of surgical specialties in Pakistan". The News. Karachi. February 13, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "President hosts investiture ceremony to recognise individuals' services to Pakistan". Dawn. Karachi. March 23, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2023.