Education

2011-2013	Microscopic and Minimally Invasive Endoscopic skull base and Cerebrovascular Surgery Fellowship, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital
2010-2011	Peripheral Nerves Microsurgery and Complex Spine Fellowship,  Division of Neurosurgery & Spine Unit, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital
2008-2011	Clinician Investigator Program, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2008-2012	Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2004-2010	Neurosurgery Residency Training Program, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital and Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2002-2004	Neurosurgery Resident, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2001-2002	Internship completed, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1996-2002	Doctor of Medicine (MBBS, MD), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1994-1996	High school ( physics & math section), Aljawhari High school, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Biography

Dr.Alkherayf is an associate Professor and a neurosurgeon at University of Ottawa. He is also a neuroscientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) with a cross appointment to the Clinical Epidemiology Program. He also direct the clinical research at the Division of Neurosurgery at the Ottawa Hospital. Additionally he direct the Spine Fellowship Program at University of Ottawa.
After graduating from medical school he completed his neurosurgery training at University of Ottawa in 2010.  He also completed two fellowships in complex spine surgery and minimally invasive skull base surgery. Additionally he obtained training in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics (MSc, Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2011) and he has completed the clinician investigator program by the Royall College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Dr.Alkherayf clinical practice focus on complex spine surgery, minimally invasive cranial surgery and complex cranio-cervical reconstruction. His clinical research interests lie in translational primary brain tumor research, clinical trials, and spinal cord injury. He has authored and co-authored many research papers and abstracts, and spoken at many international conferences. Dr. Alkherayf has special interest in neurosurgery and spine education with directing many training courses. He also has been serving as an editorial board member of many journals.

 

Research Interest

• Brain and skull base tumors
• MRI imaging of brain tumor
• Clinical outcomes after brain and spine surgery

 

Professional Activities:

2014-Present	Assistant professor	University of Ottawa, Department of surgery, Division of Neurosurgery
2014-Present	Clinical Investigator	Clinical Epidemiology Program (CEP) Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)
2014-Present	Clinical Investigator	Neuroscience Program (NP), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)
2014-Present	Clinical Research Director	University of Ottawa, Department of surgery, Division of Neurosurgery
2014-Present	Spine Fellowship Director	University of Ottawa, Department of surgery, Spine Unit
2013-Present	Neurosurgeon	The Ottawa Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery
2011-2013	Neurosurgery Fellow	University of Ottawa, and The Ottawa Hospital,  Department of Surgery,  Division of Neurosurgery
2011-2012	Neurosurgeon	Kingston General Hospital, Department of Surgery,  Division of Neurosurgery
2010-2011	Spine Fellow	University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Hospital, Division of Neurosurgery & Spine Unit
2004-2010	Neurosurgery Resident	University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Hospital and Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario
2002-2004	Neurosurgery Resident	King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2001-2002	Internship Doctor	King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

2015-present	Grant reviewer for AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotruma and Critical Care
2014-present	Scientific reviewer for Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences (CJNS)
2009-present	Member of editorial committee for Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada
2009-present	Scientific reviewer for Eye and Brain journal
2009-present	Scientific reviewer for Clinician Investigator Journal
2009-present	Scientific reviewer for Clinical Epidemiology journal
2009-present	Scientific reviewer for Canadian Family Physician Journal

 

Publications

1. Alkherayf F,Arab A, Cardenas-Blanco A, Tsai EC. Conus Medullaris Teratoma with Utilization of Fiber Tractography: Case report. JNSR, 2015.
2. Alkherayf F, Abou Al-shaar H, Awad M. Managment of Idioopathic Intracranial Hypertension with a Programmable Lumboperitoneal Shunt: early experience, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, September 2015, Vol 136:5-9.
3. Alkherayf F, Ouattara J, Edem I, Alzaharani S, Agbi C. Planum-Clival Angle (PCA) Classification: a Novel Method of Pre-Operative Evaluation of Sellar/Parasellar Surgery, J Neurol Surg B, 2015;00:1-7.
4. Yasmine Miguel, Gerard Jansen, Fahad Alkherayf . Unique Occurrence of a Subependymoma Presenting Bilaterally with Hemorrhage: A Case Report, Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, 2015 April, 5, 59-63
5. Yuh, Sung-Joo; Alkherayf, Fahad; Lesiuk, Howard. Dolichoectasia of the vertebral basilar and internal carotid arteries: a case report and literature review, Surgical Neurolo Int. 2013 Nov 29;4:153
6. Alkherayf F, Wells P, Agbi CB, Westwick H. What is the Current Practice of Restarting Oral Anticoagulant in Patients With Subdural Haemorrhage? Neurosurgery. 2013 Aug;60 Suppl 1:184-5.
7. Bulusu S, Kassam AB, Houlden DA, Alkherayf F. Intraoperative Neurophysiological monitoring during circulatory arrest using deep hypothermia: A case report during brain aneurysm clipping. Neurodiagn J. 2013 Jun; 53(2):121-41.
8. Michael Vassilyadi, Zac L. Tataryn, Fahad Alkherayf, Kristin Udjus, Enrique C.G. Ventureyra, The Necessity of Shunt Series, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Nov 2010, Vol. 6, No. 5, 468-473.
9. Alkherayf, Fahad ; Tsai, Eve C; Nguyen, Thanh ; Johnson, Garth ; Cardenas-Blanco, Arturo Fractional Anisotrophy and Tractography: A Novel Technique To Improve Clinical Correlation of Motor Deficits With Spinal Cord Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. Neurosurgery: August 2010 - Volume 67 - Issue 2 - 546–547
10. Fahad A. Alkherayf, Eugene K. Wai, Eve C. Tsai, Charles Agbi. Daily Smoking and Lower Back Pain inAdult Canadians: The Canadian Community Health Survey, Journal of Pain Research. 2010:3 155-160.
11. Alkherayf FA, Tsai EC, Nguyen T, Johnson G, Cardenas-Blanco A. Improved Clinical Correlation of Motor Deficits with Cervical Spinal Cord Magnetic Resonance Imaging Utilizing Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Tractography in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury, Journal of Neurotrauma 2010; 27:A-38
12. Fahad Alkherayf, Charles Agbi. Cigarette Smoking and Chronic Low Back Pain in the Adult Population, Clin Invest Med. 2009 Oct 1; 32(5): 360-7.
13. Fahad Alkherayf, Arturo Cardenas-Blanco, Eve C. Tsai. Improved Clinical Ccorrelation OF Cervical Spinal Cord Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Motor And Sensory Deficits Utilizing Diffusion Tensor Imaging And Tractography, Journal of Neurotrauma. August 2009, 26(8).
14. Eve Tsai, Fahad Alkherayf, Arturo Cardenas-Blanco, Thanh Nguyen, Brien Benoit. Diagnostic Tractography Features of Intradural, Intramedullary Spinal Tumors, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Vol 36, Number 2
15. Tsai EC, Alkherayf FA, Sinclair J. Clinical Value of Magnetic Tractography in the Spinal Cord. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2008; 51: S15
16. Tsai EC, Alkherayf F, Olario E, Berthiaume A, Nguyen T et al:Clinical Value Of Tractography In The Spinal Cord, Journal of Neurotrauma. July 2008, 25(7); 853.
17. Fahad Alkherayf, A Alali, B Benoit, J Sinclair , A Berthiaume, E Olairu, I Cameron, E Tsai Tractography: a novel technique to image fiber tracts of the spinal cord, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2008, 35:p177.

Thesis

Fahad Alkherayf. Restarting Oral Anticoagulant in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valve(s) and Intracranial Haemorrhage

Book Chapters

• Tsai E, Ghinda D, Alkherayf F, Anyiam A. Management of Status Epilepticus, Neurosurgery Knowledge Update, 2015, Thieme Publisher
• Lee H, Edem I, Alkherayf F, Tsai E. Management of Induced Coagulopathy in Patient with Subdural Heamorhage, Neurosurgery Knowledge Update, 2015,Thieme Publisher