Consultant Neurocritical Care – Abu Dhabi

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Consultant in Neurocritical Care to join our intensive care unit in Abu Dhabi. The role involves delivering specialist critical‑care management for patients with severe neurological and neurosurgical conditions, working closely with multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities

• Provide consultant‑level care for critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients.
• Manage acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus, brain tumours and postoperative complications.
• Oversee airway, ventilation, hemodynamic instability and multisystem critical illness in neurocritical patients.
• Participate in intracranial pressure monitoring, cerebral perfusion management and advanced neurological monitoring.
• Support stroke and neurovascular pathways, including post‑thrombectomy care.
• Collaborate with Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neuroradiology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and Rehabilitation teams.
• Lead development and implementation of neurocritical care protocols and pathways.
• Supervise and mentor ICU physicians, residents, fellows and other clinical staff.
• Contribute to clinical research, education, quality‑improvement and patient‑safety initiatives.

Required profile

• Medical degree from a recognized institution.
• Accredited postgraduate training in Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology or a related specialty.
• Board certification or equivalent in the relevant field.
• Fellowship or advanced formal training in Neurocritical Care/Neurointensive Care is highly desirable.

Required skills

• Neurocritical care protocols
• Neurointensive Care
• Critical care medicine
• Neurosurgery
• Intracranial pressure monitoring
• Neurology
• Post‑neurosurgical critical care
• Advanced neurological monitoring
• EEG interpretation
• Anesthesiology
• Cerebral hemodynamic management