Dr Arif Khan

Dr Arif Khan
Born	(1976-02-03) February 3, 1976 Ponda, Goa, India
🏳️ Citizenship	British Citizen
🏫 Education	Al-Ameen Medical college, Karnataka University, India
💼 Occupation	Pediatric Neurologist
Known for	Founder of Neuropedia Children’s Neuroscience Center, Dubai

Dr Arif Khan

Dr. Arif is a British Board-certified Consultant Pediatric Neurologist. He completed his General Pediatric and Pediatric neurology training in the United Kingdom. He worked in various regional and tertiary hospitals in the UK.

He has worked in nearly 12 hospitals in the United Kingdom, many of which were a part of his rotational training commitment. The prominent ones included the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, and the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham. In addition, he was a Consultant Pediatric Neurologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service Trust for 3 years. During his tenure, he worked as lead clinician for complex epilepsies, vagal nerve stimulation service, and ketogenic diet.

Early life and education

Dr. Arif Khan is a British National born in 1976. During his studies at Indian High School, Dr. Arif Khan developed an interest in science. He completed his MBBS degree from Al Ameen Medical College in 1998. He chose Pediatrics and pursued Diploma in Child Health from JJM Medical College in 2002. Dr. Arif did Level 1 paediatric training (SHO) in the UK. To enhance his knowledge, he associated himself with many activities and societies related to General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Intensive Care.

He pursued the Membership of Royal College of Paediatric and child health (MRCPCH) in 2006. For the next 2 years, he did core training in Paediatrics as a Specialist Registrar from Aberdeen. In 2008, he joined higher specialist training in Paediatrics at Manchester. Then from 2009 to 2012, he took National Grid training in Pediatric Neurology at Manchester, Leicester, and Nottingham.

Concurrently, he joined a comprehensive study program in Epilepsies at Leeds Metropolitan University and completed his MSc in 2012. Later in 2014, he obtained FRCPCH designation from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

He became a pediatric neurologist specialising in treating children with autism, ADHD, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, migraines, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr. Arif Khan has worked in some of the most eminent institutions in the United Kingdom. And moving to Dubai, unlike many UK-based doctors, was easy for him as he was brought up in UAE. He was also aware of the great opportunities that this country offered to its residents.

He founded Neuropedia Children’s Neurosciences center in 2018. The center is successfully providing service to the regional population. Following its success, the organization has established the second branch of Neuropedia in Sharjah to serve the country's Northern population.

They are the first specialist pediatric neuroscience center in the UAE and GCC. They treat children's neurological, psychological, and behavioral disorders with rehabilitative science.

Dr. Arif has provided medical care to children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders through specialized care. In addition, he founded and led the strategic development of NEUROPEDIA. Neuropedia functions on creating a self-sufficing cycle of Consultation, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment and Rehabilitation curated especially for each child.

Selected publications

Selected publications by Arif Khan include the following:

• Khan, Arif; Baheerathan, Aravindhan (May 2012). "Nurse prescribers in epilepsy management: A concept in evolution". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 7 (2): 146. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.102582. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3519077. PMID 23248699.

• Khan, Arif; Baheerathan, Aravindhan (January 2013). "Electroencephalogram after first unprovoked seizure in children: Routine, unnecessary or case specific". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 8 (1): 1–4. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.111412. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3680886. PMID 23772234.

• Khan, Arif; Chieng, Kwong S.; Baheerathan, Aravindhan; Hussain, Nahin; Gosalakkal, Jayprakash (January 2013). "Novel CLN1 mutation with atypical juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 8 (1): 49–51. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.111424. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3680897. PMID 23772246.

• Khan, Arif; Baheerathan, Aravindhan; Hussain, Nahin; Gosalakkal, Jayaprakash (July 2012). "Agenesis of the internal carotid artery associated with ipsilateral Horner syndrome in a child". Pediatric Neurology. 47 (1): 68–70. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.04.003. ISSN 1873-5150. PMID 22704023.
• Khan, Arif; Baheerathan, Aravindhan; Hussain, Nahin; Whitehouse, William (March 2013). "Transition of children with epilepsies to adult care". Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway: 1992). 102 (3): 216–221. doi:10.1111/apa.12097. ISSN 1651-2227. PMID 23190350.
• Khan, Arif; Beri, Sushil; Baheerathan, Aravindhan; Balki, Anand; Hussain, Nahin; Gosalakkal, Jayprakash (January 2013). "Globus pallidus high-signal lesions: A predominant MRI finding in children with neurofibromatosis type 1". Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 16 (1): 53–56. doi:10.4103/0972-2327.107702. ISSN 0972-2327. PMC 3644782. PMID 23661963.

• Khan, Arif; Baheerathan, Aravindhan; Setty, Gururaj; Hussain, Nahin (April 2014). "Carers' express positive views on the acceptability, efficacy and safety of buccal midazolam for paediatric status epilepticus". Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway: 1992). 103 (4): e165–168. doi:10.1111/apa.12529. ISSN 1651-2227. PMID 24289801.

• Khan, Arif; Baheerathan, Aravindhan; Hussain, Nahin (December 2014). "SUDEP--patients' 'right to know' or 'right not to know'". Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B. 41: 78. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.09.042. ISSN 1525-5069. PMID 25310502.

• Harijan, Pooja; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin (January 2013). "Vitamin D deficiency in children with epilepsy: Do we need to detect and treat it?". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 8 (1): 5–10. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.111413. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3680898. PMID 23772235.

• Ganesan, Subramanian; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin; Dabydeen, Lyvia (May 2012). "Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 7 (2): 148–150. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.102584. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3519079. PMID 23248701.

• Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin; Gosalakkal, Jayaprakash A. (July 2011). "Bulbar dysfunction: An early presentation of congenital myasthenic syndrome in three infants". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 6 (2): 124–126. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.92832 (inactive 1 August 2023). ISSN 1998-3948. PMC 3296406. PMID 22408661.

• Beri, Sushil; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin; Gosalakkal, Jayaprakash (January 2012). "Severe anemia causing cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in an infant". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 7 (1): 30–32. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.97619. ISSN 1998-3948. PMC 3401649. PMID 22837774.

• Rattihalli, Rohini; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin (January 2012). "A reminder of the dangers of trampolining: Spinal cord infarction secondary to hyperextension injury during trampolining". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 7 (1): 70–71. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.97632. ISSN 1998-3948. PMC 3401663. PMID 22837787.

• Setty, G.; Saleem, R.; Harijan, P.; Khan, A.; Hussain, N. (2014). "Bilateral common peroneal nerve injury after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery: A case report and review of the literature". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 9 (3): 278–279. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.147594. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 4302555. PMID 25624938.

• Setty, Gururaj; Khan, Arif; Saleem, Rashid; Hussain, Nahin (September 2012). "A rare cause of congenital ptosis: Blepharophimosis, ptosis and epicanthus inversus syndrome". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 7 (3): 238–239. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.106493. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3611924. PMID 23560022.

• Setty, Gururaj; Saleem, Rashid; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin (May 2013). "Atypical juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: A report of three cases". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 8 (2): 117–119. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.117840. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3783717. PMID 24082928.

• Saleem, Rashid; Setty, Gururaj; Khan, Arif; Farrell, Duncan; Hussain, Nahin (May 2013). "Phenotypic heterogeneity in skeletal muscle sodium channelopathies: A case report and literature review". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 8 (2): 138–140. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.117848. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3783724. PMID 24082935.

• Shivamurthy, Vinay M.; Ganesan, Subramanian; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin; Sridhar, Arani V. (May 2013). "Acute longitudinal myelitis as the first presentation in child with systemic lupus erythematosus". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 8 (2): 150–153. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.117854. ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 3783727. PMID 24082938.

• Howes, Jennifer A.; Setty, Guru; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin (2015). "A rare paediatric case of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 10 (1): 87–88. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.154374 (inactive 1 August 2023). ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 4395962. PMID 25878760.

• Baskaran, Dhinesh; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin (2018). "Neuropsychological Difficulties Associated with Dopa Responsive Dystonia". Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 13 (1): 100–102. doi:10.4103/JPN.JPN_142_17 (inactive 1 August 2023). ISSN 1817-1745. PMC 5982475. PMID 29899782.

• Sohal, Aman P. S.; Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin (April 2014). "Prolonged video-EEG in identifying paroxysmal nonepileptic events in children with epilepsy: a useful tool". Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology: Official Publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society. 31 (2): 149–151. doi:10.1097/WNP.0000000000000035. ISSN 1537-1603. PMID 24691233.
• Zinna, Shairbanu S.; Khan, Arif; Chow, Gabriel (September 2013). "Solitary cervical osteochondroma in a 9-year-old child". Pediatric Neurology. 49 (3): 218–219. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.04.017. ISSN 1873-5150. PMID 23835275.

• Khan, Arif; Ganesan, Subramanian; Arora, Manish; Hussain, Nahin (December 2013). "Life threatening complication of sore throat: Lemierre's syndrome". Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 80 (12): 1059–1061. doi:10.1007/s12098-012-0938-y. ISSN 0973-7693. PMID 23275185.
• Khan, Arif; Hussain, Nahin; Whitehouse, William P. (December 2012). "Evaluation of staring episodes in children". Archives of Disease in Childhood. Education and Practice Edition. 97 (6): 202–207. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-301111. ISSN 1743-0593. PMID 22942336.

• Khan, Arif; Rattihalli, Rohini R.; Hussain, Nahin; Sridhar, Arani (October 2012). "Bilateral thoracic outlet syndrome: An uncommon presentation of a rare condition in children". Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 15 (4): 323–325. doi:10.4103/0972-2327.104349. ISSN 0972-2327. PMC 3548379. PMID 23349606.

• Keogh, M. J.; Khan, A.; Gorman, G.; McNeill, A.; Horvath, R.; Burn, J.; Chinnery, P. F. (April 2011). "An unusual gait following the discovery of a new disease". Practical Neurology. 11 (2): 81–84. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2011.242230. ISSN 1474-7766. PMID 21385964.

• Beri, Sushil; Khan, Arif; Gosalakkal, Jayaprakash; Sridhar, Arani V. (28 July 2011). "Arachnoid cysts: are they always incidental?". BMJ Case Reports. 2011: bcr0620114348. doi:10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4348. ISSN 1757-790X. PMC 3149456. PMID 22689845.

• McNeill, A.; Gorman, G.; Khan, A.; Horvath, R.; Blamire, A. M.; Chinnery, P. F. (October 2012). "Progressive brain iron accumulation in neuroferritinopathy measured by the thalamic T2* relaxation rate". AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 33 (9): 1810–1813. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A3036. ISSN 1936-959X. PMC 4038493. PMID 22499840.

• Kosti, Angeliki; et al. (5 May 2023). "PANC Study (Pancreatitis: A National Cohort Study): national cohort study examining the first 30 days from presentation of acute pancreatitis in the UK". BJS Open. 7 (3): zrad008. doi:10.1093/bjsopen/zrad008. ISSN 2474-9842. PMC 10170253 . PMID 37161673 .

• Ganesh, G. Shankar; Khan, Abdur Raheem; Das, Sakti Prasad; Khan, Ashfaque; Alqhtani, Raee S.; Alshahrani, Adel; Jarrar, Mohammad Abdulrehman Mohammad; Mohammad; Ahmed, Hashim (9 May 2023). "Effectiveness of motor control exercise, aerobic walking, and muscle strengthening programs in improving outcomes in a subgroup of population with chronic low back pain positive for central sensitization: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial". Trials. 24 (1): 319. doi:10.1186/s13063-023-07316-x. ISSN 1745-6215. PMC 10169487 . PMID 37161567 .

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