Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Division of Neurosurgery
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario

Dr. George Ibrahim is a paediatric neurosurgeon and the Abe Bresver Chair in Functional Neurosurgery at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). He is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, the Institute of Medical Sciences and the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He is also a Senior Scientist in the Neurosciences & Mental Health program at the SickKids Research Institute and co-leads the Posluns Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention.

His clinical and research interests include the surgical treatment of medically intractable epilepsy, spasticity and movement disorders in children. He plays a leading role in the comprehensive epilepsy, dorsal rhizotomy and deep brain stimulation programs at SickKids. Dr. Ibrahim received several awards and recognitions including being named as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2019.