Dr. Hakim obtained his medical degree from Aleppo University, Faculty of Medicine in Syria and finished his neurology training from University of South Alabama, USA. He also spent two years pursuing a fellowship in neuromuscular diseases from the University of Madison in Wisconsin, USA. He obtained another academic degree in Master of Public Health at the University of Illinois in Chicago. In 1990, he obtained his Board Certified in Neurology.
Dr. Hakim has established Greystone Neurology center in Birmingham since 1991. He is one of the founders of Greystone Neuroscience Center which is the largest neuroscience center privately owned in the State of Alabama. He is the founder of American Spine Center in the USA and he is the Chairman of American Spine Center internationally. Dr. Hakim has vast experience in neurology for 25 years with special expertise in comprehensive non-surgical treatment for back pain.
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