Prof. Ahmed Ali Shah is a visiting Professor at the Aga Khan University, Karachi. He graduated from Dow Medical College and trained as a Neurosurgeon at the Guys, Maudsley, and Kings College Hospitals in London. Dr. Shah returned to Pakistan in 1986 and established a Neurosurgery Department at the Dow Medical College, where he diligently served for 18 years. He has also served as the President of the Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons. Presently, he is working as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Aga Khan University Hospital and Dean, Faculty of Neurosurgery at the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan. Dr. Ahmed is also a Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine, England.