The Board   

Dr. Arif Khan founded and led the strategic development of NEUROPEDIA, the first comprehensive children’s neuroscience center in the region.

Dr. Arif Khan is a British Board certified Consultant Pediatric Neurologist. After having completed his General Pediatric training in the UK, he trained as a Senior registrar in three major tertiary University hospitals including the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester and the Queens Medical Center, Nottingham. He was awarded CCT (Completion of Certified Training) in Pediatric Neurology by the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, following which he took up his Consultant Pediatric Neurologist role in the University Hospitals of Leicester.

At University Hospitals of Leicester, he was the lead clinician for complex epilepsies, Vagal nerve stimulation and ketogenic diet in the region.

He moved to the middle east in the year 2015 and was appointed as the Head of Children’s services at the American Center for Psychiatric and Neurology. He helped developed a children’s neuroscience team at the American Center and worked as a Pediatric neurologist in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. After having completed his contractual period with the American Center in 2017, he joined Mediclinic City Hospital in Dubai and The Royal NMC Hospital in Abu Dhabi. He currently continues to provide his services and expertise to these institutions.

Dr. Arif Khan is an avid writer, authoring more than 40 peer-reviewed and public health publications. He has been conducting presentations in various academic seminars and conferences. He was a lecturer for medical students at the University Hospitals of Leicester and has been teaching on the National training courses for Pediatric Epilepsy. His professional memberships include Fellowship of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, core member of the European Pediatric Neurology Society and member of the British Pediatric Neurology Association.

He has extensive experience in the management of various childhood neurological conditions such as epilepsy and seizure disorders, headaches and migraines, sleep disorders, neuromuscular conditions, movement disorders, neonatal neurology, cerebrovascular stroke, cerebral palsy, neurometabolic conditions, neurogenetic conditions, neurobehavioural conditions, autism and ADHD.

Dr. Aman Sohal is the Founding Partner and Clinical Director of Neuropedia Dubai.

Dr. Aman PS Sohal is a U.K Board certified Consultant Pediatric Neurologist with over 18 years of experience in Pediatrics which includes more than twelve years of experience as a Consultant in Pediatric Neurology.

Dr. Sohal completed his comprehensive postgraduate training in General Pediatrics and Neonatalogy as a pediatric resident and registrar in prestigious Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool U.K. He obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), U.K in 2006. He then trained as a senior registrar in the field of Pediatric Neurology from The Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. He was awarded Completion of Certified Training (CCT) in Pediatric Neurology and Pediatrics by the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in 2012. Dr Sohal is one of the very few Pediatric Neurologists in the U.K who also trained in Pediatric Neurophysiology as a post CCT fellow. Due to his additional experience he is proficient in interpreting and carrying out pediatric EEG’s, Nerve conduction study and Needle Electromyography.

Dr. Sohal is a well-rounded Pediatric Neurologist with experience as a Consultant in major tertiary/ quaternary hospitals in the U.K with includes Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary. Dr Sohal moved to the UAE in 2015 and has worked as a Consultant Pediatric Neurologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, which is a large tertiary pediatric referral center since September 2015 prior to moving to Neuropedia Childrens Neuroscience Center.

Dr. Sohal has vast experience in managing various pediatric neurological conditions which include Simple and Complex epilepsy, Headaches and Migraine, Cerebral palsy and Spasticity management, Movement disorders, Developmental impairments, Autism, ADHD, Neuromuscular disorders and Sleep disorders. His special interest includes Complex epilepsy, Pediatric Neuropathies and Neuro-rehabilitation.

Dr. Sohal has published widely with numerous peer-reviewed articles in various pediatrics and pediatric neurology journals. He has been an invited speaker in various national and international meetings. He has been part of teaching faculty at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. His professional memberships include Fellowship of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child health (FRCPCH) and member of the British Pediatric Neurology Association.