Physicians & Doctors
Neurosurgery: Workforce Profile
194 on the Register · 106 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 194 neurosurgery professionals. 106 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 3 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, with 13 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
194
On the register
5
Register per 100K
55%
FTL rate
57%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
With 3 full-time licence holders per 100K population, this specialty's supply level should be interpreted in context of Dubai's demographics and healthcare utilization patterns.
How many hold a full-time licence?
FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. 55% of registered neurosurgery professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 45% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
106
55%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
88
45%
How many are specialists, and how many consultants?
Specialist and Consultant are licence titles under the unified UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), which the Dubai health regulator applies. A Specialist holds a recognised specialty qualification. A Consultant needs 2 years of experience after a Tier 1 qualification or 5 years after Tier 2, and a Tier 3 qualification cannot lead to the Consultant title. The consultant ratio shows how senior the registered workforce is: a higher ratio means more records carry the Consultant title.
Specialists
84
Consultants
110
Consultant Ratio
57%
Mature, senior-heavy workforce
Which facilities employ the most neurosurgery professionals?
The largest single employer holds 12% of all neurosurgery professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Neurosurgery Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health | 13 | 2,675 |
| 2 | Kings College Hospital London | 10 | 838 |
| 3 | Clemenceau Medical Center | 6 | 482 |
| 4 | Saudi German Hospital | 5 | 818 |
| 5 | Mediclinic City Hospital | 5 | 929 |
| 6 | Mediclinic Parkview Hospital | 5 | 1,012 |
| 7 | Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital | 4 | 373 |
| 8 | Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital | 3 | 895 |
| 9 | Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital | 3 | 541 |
| 10 | N M C Royal Hospital Ltd - Dubai | 3 | 642 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Neurosurgery Professionals
Areas with at least one neurosurgery professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing from the list is not an area without this specialty.
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1,228
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1,100
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1,056
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.