AKU Professor wins Advocate of the Year Award in neurology

Mohammad Wasay, Professor of Neurology at the Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University (AKU) has been honoured with the Advocate of the Year Award by the American Academy of Neurology for Global Patient and Neurology Advocacy in Colorado. Professor Wasay is a consultant neurologist with expertise in general neurology and stroke. He has also served as the President of the Pakistan Society of Neurology and was recently elected as a trustee of the World Federation of Neurology and as a fellow of the World Academy of Science. With interests spanning across neural sciences and neural imaging, he has spearheaded multiple task forces and advisory committees in the public and private sector. “I am grateful for the extensive opportunities and support provided by AKU for furthering my research and advocacy work alongside my colleagues and students,” said Prof Wasay while commenting on the accomplishment.