Dr. Raed Alroughani is a consultant neurologist and the director of MS clinic at Amiri and Ibn Sina hospitals. He received his degree in medicine (MD) from Charles University. He completed his neurology residency at the University of British Columbia and subsequently obtained the neurology certification from the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeon (Canada). He then completed a fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis at the University of British Columbia.

Dr Alroughani’s fields of interest are principally directed towards the epidemiology and therapeutics of MS. He established the national MS registry and the multi-disciplinary MS clinic in Kuwait. He is actively involved in research and he authored and co-authored more than 100 publications. Dr Alroughani was awarded the National Prize for scientific production in the field of medical science in 2017 and the best researcher award by Amiri Hospital in 2018.

He is a founding member and the secretary general of MENACTRIMS. He is the vice chair of the Scientific Leadership Group of MSBase Foundation and an executive board member of ParadigMS Foundation. He sits on the executive boards of various scientific associations, steering committees and advisory boards, mainly in the field of MS.