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Office
450 Clarkson Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203Phone+1 718-270-3957
Education & Training
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1987 - 1992
- One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Trial Sequential Analysis, and Meta-Regre...Waseem Wagrees, Hesham Kelani, Hazem Mohamed Salamah, Abdelrahman Mahmoud, Yehya Khlidj
European Journal of Pain. 2025-04-01 - Impact of prior antiplatelet therapy on safety and efficacy of alteplase in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Ahmed Naeem, Hesham Kelani, Hazem Mohamed Salamah, Rowan H Elhalag, Hossam Tharwat Ali
Neurological Sciences. 2025-02-22 - Early antiplatelet therapy after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hesham Kelani, Ahmed Naeem, Rowan H Elhalag, Mohamed Abuelazm, Nadia Albaramony
Neurological Sciences. 2025-02-01
Grant Support
- Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors And EpileptogenesisNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2004
- Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors And EpileptogenesisNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–2000
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