Dr. Najmedden (Naj) Attabib Clinical Department HeadDepartment of Clinical NeurosciencesSaint John AreaMD, MBBCH, FRCSC – Specialty: Neurosurgery Dr. Najmedden (Naj) Attabib, a spine neurosurgeon, is a graduate of the Al Fateh University of Medical Sciences in Tripoli, Libya. He serves as the Clinical Department Head for Horizon’s Department of Clinical Neurosciences for the Saint John Area. In addition, he is currently the local principal investigator for the Rick Hansen Institute’s National Spinal Cord Injury Registry and co-investigator for the Canadian Spine Society Registry. Dr. Attabib performed the first endoscopic spinal surgery in Canada. Education Al Fateh, Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya, 1994 Neurosurgery Training, University of Manitoba, 2007 Spine Surgery Fellowship Training, University of Calgary, 2008 University Teaching Certificate, University of New Brunswick, 2011 Affiliate Positions Director of teaching in the division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie Neurosurgery program Member of the Dalhousie Neurosurgery Residency Program Committee Clinical Interests Minimal invasive and endoscopic spine surgery Cervical spine trauma Spinal motion preservation including disc arthroplasty Spinal cord injury Spinal cord tumours