From Inception to innovation: A historical perspective on neurosurgery in Kuwait

This paper aims to highlight the chronological succession and development of the neurosurgical services in Kuwait; it also addresses the developmental history of the adjacent services such as the neuro-interventional radiology and the radiosurgery departments which played a massive role in improving the quality of patients’ health care. Finally, it gives a glimpse of future projects in these fields.

The leaders of the neurosurgical society in Kuwait have personally played an integral role in authoring this manuscript. This is noted as Dr. Abbas and Dr. Ali were the pioneers of starting the neurosurgical centers and services in Kuwait. Dr. Tarik started the pediatric and skull base services, while Dr. Faisal initiated the functional and epilepsy neurosurgical team. Dr. Savić as well as Dr. Waleed were responsible for beginning the vascular neurosurgical care.