Dr. Hanin Alsini

Dr. Hanin Ahmed Alsini is a Saudi Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Epileptologist, and Clinical Neurophysiologist with a particular focus on pediatric epilepsy, EEG, neurogenetic disorders, and complex neurological conditions in children. She is currently affiliated with King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital (KFAFH), Jeddah, where the official CHILDEX website lists her as a Consultant Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist.

Education and Training

Dr. Alsini completed her MBBS with Honors at King Abdulaziz University. She subsequently obtained the Saudi Board in General Pediatrics and the Saudi Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology. She later completed a Canadian Fellowship in Epilepsy and Electroencephalography (EEG) at the University of Calgary, Canada, developing advanced expertise in pediatric epilepsy and neurophysiology.

Her additional professional qualification includes Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). Her clinical training and subspecialization have enabled her to manage children with epilepsy, developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, genetic and metabolic neurological diseases, and other complex pediatric neurological disorders.

Clinical Expertise

Dr. Alsini's clinical areas of expertise include:

• Pediatric epilepsy and seizure disorders
• Drug-resistant epilepsy
• Pediatric EEG and long-term video EEG monitoring
• Genetic epilepsies and developmental/epileptic encephalopathies
• Neurogenetic and neurometabolic disorders
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Movement disorders
• Cerebral palsy
• Pediatric stroke and cerebral venous thrombosis
• Neuroimmunological disorders
• Developmental delay and regression
• Hypotonia
• Migraine and pediatric headache disorders
• Concussion and traumatic brain injury
• Epilepsy surgery evaluation and precision-medicine approaches to epilepsy treatment

International Fellowship and Research

Her Canadian fellowship at the University of Calgary/Alberta Children's Hospital provided additional specialist experience in pediatric epilepsy and EEG. Professional records also document her involvement as a Clinical Researcher and Pediatric Epilepsy Fellow within the University of Calgary/Alberta Children's Hospital pediatric epilepsy program during 2024–2025.

Dr. Alsini has developed a significant academic interest in genetic epilepsy and precision medicine. In 2024, she was the presenting author of an American Epilepsy Society abstract titled “Personalized Medicine in Genetic Epilepsy,” which reviewed the potential role of genomic research and precision medicine in the treatment of genetic epilepsies.

Research and Publications

Dr. Alsini has contributed to research concerning rare genetic and neurological disorders in children. Her documented publications include:

• PLPBP deficiency: In 2026, she was the first author of a multicenter case series and systematic review examining the clinical, neuroimaging and genetic spectrum of PLPBP deficiency, a rare cause of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Her affiliation was the Department of Pediatrics, KFAFH, Jeddah.
• SCN8A-related disorders: She was a co-author of a Gulf-region multicenter retrospective study examining the clinical and genetic spectrum of SCN8A-related epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Complex febrile seizures: She co-authored the 2026 publication “Time to reconsider the complex febrile seizure entity,” published in the European Journal of Paediatric Neurology.
• Developmental/epileptic encephalopathy: She contributed to a multicenter Saudi study examining the electroclinical, genetic and outcome characteristics of developmental and/or epileptic encephalopathy with spike-and-wave activation during sleep.
• Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: She co-authored a case report describing multiple cranial-nerve enhancement in a patient with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 8.

ResearchGate currently lists nine publications for Dr. Alsini and identifies her current institutional affiliation as the Department of Pediatrics at KFAFH in Jeddah.

Medical Education and Professional Activities

Dr. Alsini is also active in pediatric neurology education. She has participated as faculty in Saudi pediatric neurology programs and was a speaker at the 10th Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society Conference, where she presented an EEG workshop session on distinguishing interictal and ictal continuous EEG patterns.

The official CHILDEX website lists her on the conference's Organizing Committee, highlighting her leadership and educational contribution to the multidisciplinary child-health conference.

Professional Profile

• Full name: Dr. Hanin Ahmed Alsini
• Specialty: Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology
• Subspecialties: Pediatric Epilepsy, Epileptology and Clinical Neurophysiology
• Current institutional affiliation: King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Current clinical role: Consultant Pediatric Neurologist / Epileptologist
• MBBS: King Abdulaziz University, with Honors
• Saudi Board: General Pediatrics
• Saudi Fellowship: Pediatric Neurology
• Canadian Fellowship: Epilepsy and EEG, University of Calgary, Canada
• Additional qualification: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
• Research interests: Genetic epilepsy, precision medicine, epilepsy, EEG, neurogenetics and developmental neurological disorders
• CHILDEX role: Organizing Committee member
• Professional education: Faculty/speaker in pediatric neurology and EEG education