The 8th SJNS International Conference 2026
Diversities, Updates and Future Horizons
When
1–3 Oct 2026
Starting 06:00 pm
Where
Amman, Jordan
Land Mark Hotel Amman
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01 · About SJNS
The Society of Jordanian Neurological Surgeons
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The Society of Jordanian Neurological Surgeons (SJNS) is a professional medical society based in Jordan that brings together experts in the field of neurosurgery to promote research, education, and collaboration.
The society was founded in 2005, with the aim of improving the quality of care for patients with neurological disorders in Jordan and the surrounding region.
In addition to promoting research and education, the SJNS also plays an important role in advocating for the needs of patients with neurological disorders.
The society works closely with Jordan Medical Association (JMA) and government agencies to ensure that patients have access to the highest quality care and treatment. The SJNS also organizes conferences, seminars, and other educational events for its members, as well as for healthcare professionals and the general public.
These events provide opportunities for participants to learn about the latest advances in the field of neurosurgery, as well as to network with other professionals and researchers in the field. Overall, the Jordanian Society of Neurological Surgeons is a vital organization that plays an important role in promoting the health and well-being of patients with neurological disorders in Jordan and the surrounding region. Its commitment to research, education, and collaboration is helping to advance the field of neurosurgery and improve the lives of countless patients.
02 · Registration
What is included with my registration?
Looking forward to welcome you in Amman, Jordan
Registration benefits
- All scientific sessions access.
- All workshops and seminars.
- Lunch, snacks and any meals as per the conference schedule.
Registration fees
JOD 50
SJNS Members
JOD 100
Non-SJNS Members
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*Registration payments will be on-site
03 · Our Management
The Distinguished and Expert Management Members of the Conference
Dr. Hussein Alabbadi
President
Dr. Raed Jbour
Vice President
Dr. Mazen Samahah
Member
Dr. Rakan Allouzi
Member
Dr. Osama Jamous
Member
Dr. Abdelhaleem Alabbadi
Member
04 · Program Schedule
The 8th International Conference of Society of Jordanian Neurological Surgery
October 1-3, 2026 · Amman-Jordan
Workshop
8:00 – 13:00 Workshop venues| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| — | Endoscopic Transnasal transsphenoidal approach- live surgery 10 attendees |
Al-Bashir
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| — | Endoscopic Spine apporach – live surgery-10 attendees |
M.Royal Services
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| — | Deep Brain Stimulation |
on Site
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| — | Vagal nerve stimulation |
on Site
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Preconference Didactic Session
13:00 – 17:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Head Trauma in King Tala Military Hospital |
Dr.Tarek Alkhaldi
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| 13:10 – 13:20 | Neuromodulation experience in Jordan |
Dr.Tariq Harb
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| 13:20 – 13:30 | Giant Multiple Skull Hydatidosis in a Child: A Case Report & Review of the Literatures |
Ali Qubilat
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| 13:30 – 13:40 | Surgical Resectability of Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas at KHMC |
Dr Abdaljleel Alsharayah
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| 13:40 – 13:50 | Unusual presentation and Location of Hydatid cyst |
Anas Hmaidi
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| 13:50 – 14:00 | Spinal tumor surgery at ALBasheer hospital, MOH |
Hussein Al-Mefleh Al-Abbadi
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| 14:00 – 14:10 | Surgical CNS trauma cases at ALBasheer hospital for the last 10 years , huge experience. |
Moatsem Ali Al-Asali
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| 14:10 – 14:20 | Evolution of Pediatric Neurosurgery in Ministry of Health |
Anas Hmaidi
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| 14:20 – 14:30 | Surgery for posterior fossa tumor |
Raed Al-Jubour
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| 14:30 – 14:40 | Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonic disorders |
Mazen Samaha
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| 14:40 – 14:50 | Falcine meningioma resection |
Mustafa Nadi
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| 14:50 – 15:00 | Minimally invasive spine surgery |
Shadi Abu Saa'
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| 15:00 – 15:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Decision-Making and Daily Challenges: Navigating Clinical Dilemmas in the Management of Spinal Extradural Lesions |
Mahmoud Shehadeh
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| 15:30 – 15:40 | Neuromodulation experience in Jordan |
Dr.Tariq Harb
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| 15:40 – 15:50 | C1-C2 instrumentation evolution |
Dr. Waleed F. Al-Dabbas
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| 15:50 – 16:00 | Preoperative Prediction of Recurrent LDH |
Dr. Bilal Ibrahim
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| 16:00 – 16:10 | Anti-epileptics in Pediatric Head Trauma |
Dr. Qais Samarah
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| 16:10 – 16:20 | Low Grade Glioma Resection Ratinale |
Dr. Ahmad Jameel
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| 16:20 – 16:30 | Lumbar Disc: Fusion vs Discectomy |
Dr. Haitham Al-Rahahleh
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| 16:30 – 16:40 | Advancement in Neuroanesthesia |
Yazen Nadi
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| 16:40 – 16:50 | Navigating the learning curve of Endoscopic spine surgery |
Luai Abu Alia
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| 16:50 – 17:00 | TLIF: open vs MIS approach |
Dr. A.Haleem Al-Bqour
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| 17:00 – 18:00 | Coffee Break |
Opening Ceremony
18:00 – 20:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 18:00 – 18:20 | SJNS Chairman Speech |
Dr. Hussein Al-Mefleh AlAbbadi
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| 18:20 – 18:30 | Head of JMA |
Dr. Issa Al-Khashashneh
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| 18:30 – 18:40 | Minister Speech |
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Bdour
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| 18:40 – 19:10 | History of Neurosurgery in Jordan |
Prof. Walid Al-Maani
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| 19:10 – 20:00 | Memorial Lecture |
Prof. J.Rutka
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| 20:00 – 21:00 | Welcome and reception-booth tour |
Oncology I
8:00 – 10:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Advanced treatment protocols of meningiomas |
Prof. Gelareh Zadeh- USA
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| 9:00 – 10:00 | Perilesional CSF as predictors for future metastasis |
Dr. Osaama Khan- USA
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
Vascular Spine
10:30 – 12:30 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Anterior circulation aneurysms clipping |
Dr. Ali Ayyad
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| 10:45 – 11:00 | Occult vascular brain lesions |
Dr. Nidal Alrousan
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| 11:00 – 11:15 | Neurosurgical Decision-Making in Carotid Revascularization: Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting for Stroke Prevention |
Omar F. Jbarah
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| 11:15 – 11:30 | Vestibular Paroxysmia Associated with Recurrent Episodes of Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
Dr. Ahmad Daqour-Palestine
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Endoscopic Posterior Foraminotomy in Cervical Spine – An update |
Prof. Joachim Oertel - Germany
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| 11:45 – 12:00 | Complications in Spine Neuroendoscope Surgery |
Prof. Joachim Oertel - Germany
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| 12:00 – 12:15 | Endoscopic Spinal decompression |
Dr. Mohammad Salameh
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| 12:15 – 12:30 | Chiari I Malformation Surgery |
Dr. Mustafa Nadi
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Friday Prayer and Lunch Break |
Functional
14:00 – 16:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 – 14:15 | DBS for Movement Disorders & Psychiatric Diseases ; Jordan Experience |
Prof. Mohammad Samaha MD. FRCS
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| 14:15 – 14:30 | The Parallel Path: Establishing a DBS Center and Training in Functional Neurosurgery/ DBS in Croatia our Experience |
Prof. Fadi Almahariq, MD. PhD.
Neurosurgery Consultant Dubrava University Hospital Zagreb, Croatia
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| 14:30 – 14:45 | Establishing a Functional Neurosurgery Unit from Scratch: Challenges and Aspiration |
Mahmoud Al-Abdallat
Associate professor of neurosurgery University of Jordan
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| 14:45 – 15:00 | Complex Parkinson’s Disease , managemt approach |
Dr Fadi Alkufri MB ChB FRCP
Consultant Neurologist
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| 15:00 – 15:15 | Our experience in Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease at Albashir hospita , Jordanian MOH |
Dr. Osama Mohammad Jamous
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| 15:15 – 15:45 | Lesioning in Functional Neurosurgery: Is there still a place? |
Prof. Francios Alesch-Germany
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| 15:45 – 16:00 | Future Perspective In DBS |
Prof. Francios Alesch-Germany
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
Spine I
16:30 – 18:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Augmented Reality-Guided Spine Surgery in Spinal Oncology: Initial Clinical Experience from Jordan |
Mohammad Khalil AlBarbarawi-KHCC
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| 16:45 – 17:00 | The surgical management of Tarlov cysts, case series and updates |
Dr. Qusay Saleh-JUH
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| 17:00 – 17:15 | Presentation |
Dr. Issam Munawar-Syria
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| 17:15 – 17:30 | Cervical spine surgery |
Rakan Al-Louzi
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| 17:30 – 17:45 | Efficacy of conservative and surgical strategies in managing incidental durotomy following lumbar microdiscectomy |
Hazem Khamaiseh, MD
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| 17:45 – 18:00 | Posterior Cervical Endoscopic Discectomy: Current Concepts, Surgical Technique, and Clinical Applications |
Bader Obeidat
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Oncology II
8:00 – 10:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:00 | Coffee and pastries | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Spine Surgery with Endoscopes: Surgical Techniques, and Equipment |
Prof. Joachim Oertel - Germany
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| 8:15 – 8:30 | Neuropathology for Neurosurgeons |
Dr. Maysa Al-Husseini
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| 8:30 – 9:00 | Adaptive RTx in GBM United Study |
Motasem Al-Hanaqta
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| 9:00 – 9:30 | Pituitary tumor-1000 case experience |
Amer Shorbaji
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| 9:30 – 10:00 | Petroclival meningioma |
Dr. Ashraf Qaqeesh
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
Oncology III
10:30 – 12:30 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 – 10:45 | The MRI Lies: When should we believe it ? |
Saad Hamdan Abdullah
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| 10:45 – 11:00 | Micro Neurosurgery when resources are limited |
Dr. Jalal Al-Najjar-Syria
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| 11:00 – 11:15 | Anterior Skull Base Reconstruction: Personal Experience after Fifty Cases |
Fayez Obeid
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| 11:15 – 11:30 | Endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for pituitary macroadenoma at AL Basheer hospital |
Basel Younes
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Gamma Knife in Oncological disorders |
Prof. Mohammad Samaha MD.FRCS
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| 12:00 – 12:30 | Microsurgical Resection of Deep Midline Brain Tumors: A Case Series |
Rafeed Al Drous
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| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
Spine II
14:00 – 16:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Chiari |
Turkey
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| 14:15 – 14:30 | Durotomy in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Incidence, Management, and Outcomes |
Mohammad Abu Kaff
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| 14:30 – 14:45 | Spine SRS/SBRT |
Motasem Al-Hanaqta
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| 14:45 – 15:00 | From Oncology to Instability: A Retrospective Review of C0-C2 Surgical Management and Segmental C1-C2 Instrumentation |
Rafeed Al Drous
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| 15:00 – 15:15 | Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: Current Concepts and Treatment Strategies |
Raed Sami Abu Kheit
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| 15:15 – 15:30 | Endoscopic Versus Open Microdiscectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Contemporary Evidence-Based Review |
Martin Kakish
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| 15:30 – 15:45 | Spine Endoscopic Surgery: Our Experience and Outcomes in the Republic of Yemen – A One-Year Descriptive Study |
Dr. Esam Nasser Alattar
Sun Yat-sen University, China · Santa Casa Hospital, Brazil · King Saud University Medical City, Saudi Arabia
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| 15:45 – 16:00 | Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Surgery in Spinal Deformity |
Dr. Adnan A. Alawadi
Consultant Neurosurgeon at TMGH ,Sana'a. R.Yemen
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| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break |
Pediatric — Multidisciplinary
16:30 – 18:00 Main Ballroom| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Epilepsy |
Turkey
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| 16:45 – 17:00 | Guideline on the management of Epilepsy: A National Delphi Consensus study |
Narmeen Keshk-Egypt
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| 17:00 – 17:15 | Drug resistant epilepsy Surgical Approach |
Dr. Salah Hamadah- Egypt
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| 17:15 – 17:30 | VNS in DRE Management: Surgical Perspective |
Dr. Ahmad Darweesh-Egypt
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| 17:30 – 17:45 | Pediatric Sporadic Intraparenchymal Meningiomas: A Systematic Literature Review & Case Report |
Hamza Khawaldeh
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| 17:45 – 18:00 | Neuro endoscopy review |
Nidal Khasawneh
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05 · Conference Subcommittee
Our conference is brought to you by the efforts of the following conference boards
Scientific Subcommittee
- Dr. Alqroom Rami Head of Board
- Dr. Abu Jamous Mohammad
- Dr. Abu Nowar Hussam
- Dr. AL- Khasawneh Nidal
- Dr. AL Rossan Nidal
- Dr. Alabdallat Mahmoud
- Dr. Aldwairy Salem
- Dr. Aljalad Mohammad
- Dr. Aljwhari Hassan
- Dr. Almousa Alaa
- Dr. Alshdaifat Abdulahman
- Dr. Jaradat Amer
- Dr. Mosharbash Awni
- Dr. Obeidat Mounes
Advisory Subcommittee
- Dr. Abu Alroub Mohammad
- Dr. Abu Salma Zuhair
- Dr. Akayleh Abdullah
- Dr. Alabadi Hussein
- Dr. Albdour Ibraheim
- Dr. Alganem Isaq
- Dr. Alkarmi Mahmoud
- Dr. Alshurbaji Amer
- Dr. Araikat Alaa
- Dr. Araikat Yousef
- Dr. Ateih Jarar
- Dr. Haddad Firas
- Dr. Janbek Omran
- Dr. Obeid Fayez
- Dr. Olaian Maher
- Dr. Samaha Mohammad
06 · Conference Venue & Location
Landmark Hotel, Amman, Jordan
Landmark Hotel Amman
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08 · Contact Us
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Email
info@sjns.jo
Address
Professional Associations Complex، Al Shareef Abd Al Hameed Sharaf St 31, Amman, Jordan