Dr Abd-Allah graduated from Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini school of Medicine in 1994. He has since undertaken a number of postdoctoral fellowships and training opportunities in both Europe and the USA. Dr Abd-Allah's main interest is vascular neurology and stroke medicine. He pioneered the Neurovascular Ultrasound diagnostic unit at Cairo University Hospitals in 2006. Dr Abd-Allah has extensively published in the field of cerebrovascular disease and Stroke. He is a reviewer and a member of the editorial board for a number of peer reviewed journals including Neurology, Neuroimaging, Frontiers of Neurology, World Journal of Cardiovascular disease and the journal of Vascular Interventional Neurology. He was recognised recently by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) as board director for the Middle East, North Africa and East Mediterranean region.