About
I grew up in Sudan as the oldest of six children in a family where hard work, responsibility, and looking out for others were simply part of everyday life. These values led me to medicine and sparked my interest in neurosurgery during medical school, when I saw patients with serious conditions who had limited access to surgical treatment. I was struck by how profoundly an operation could change the course of a person's life and was equally drawn to the complexities of the brain and its blood vessels. The combination of supporting people during some of the most difficult moments of their lives, solving complex problems, and continually learning is what I love most about this field. Today,...