Fahad Alkherayf
MBBS, MD, MSc, CIP, FRCSC
Associate Scientist, Neuroscience
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Associate Professor, Division of Surgery
University of Ottawa
Combined Skull Base Fellowship Program Director, Division of Neurosurgery Residency Program
University of Ottawa
Associate Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Senior Clinical Investigator, Neuroscience Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cross-Appointed Associate Professor , Department of Surgery to Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
University of Ottawa
Director of International and Global Health Office, Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
Research Groups
Alkherayf Clinical Research Group
Bio
Dr. AlKherayf is an Associate Professor, neurosurgeon, and Director of the Combined Skull Base Program at the University of Ottawa. He holds several leadership roles at The Ottawa Hospital and OHRI, including Director of the Clinical Research Program in Neurosurgery and Interim Director of the International and Global Health Office (IGHO).
He completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Ottawa, followed by fellowships in complex spine and minimally invasive skull base surgery. He also earned a Master’s in Epidemiology and completed the Royal College Clinician Investigator Program.
His research focuses on primary brain tumors, clinical trials, and spinal cord injury, while his clinical work emphasizes complex spine surgery, minimally invasive cranial surgery, and cranio-cervical reconstruction. He has published widely, presented internationally, teaches numerous courses, and serves on several journal editorial boards.
