Dr. Yousuf Al Sabti

Dr. Yousuf Al Sabti is a consultant neurologist at Aster Royal Hospital in Muscat — part of the Aster DM Healthcare group, a leading private healthcare network operating across the GCC and India. With 18 years of neurology practice, Dr. Al Sabti provides comprehensive neurological care to Oman's diverse population, including Omani nationals and the large South Asian and other expatriate communities that make up a significant proportion of the Sultanate's population.

His neurology practice covers acute stroke management — where he works within Aster Royal Hospital's stroke protocol to ensure rapid IV thrombolysis and neurovascular imaging for eligible patients — and chronic neurological disease including Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and headache disorders. He runs dedicated clinics for Parkinson's disease and movement disorders, applying both pharmacological management and coordination with physiotherapy and occupational therapy for functional optimization.

Dr. Al Sabti is also experienced in the neurological complications of conditions prevalent in the Gulf, including diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy, and conditions seen in Oman's South Asian expatriate communities. His multilingual clinical environment and FEAN-level academic neurological training make him equally effective with Arabic-speaking Omani patients and English-speaking South Asian and Western expatriates.

He trained in the United Kingdom and holds the MRCP (Neurology) and FEAN designations. He is active in the Gulf Chapter of the World Federation of Neurology and contributes to continuing medical education in Oman.

Dr. Al Sabti obtained his MBBS from Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine residency at the Royal Hospital Muscat. He undertook Neurology specialist training in the United Kingdom, completing his MRCP (Neurology) and MRCP(UK) following rotations at University College London Hospitals and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square), London — one of the world's foremost neurology centers. He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology (FEAN) and holds Oman Medical Specialty Board certification in Neurology.

Dr. Al Sabti's neurological repertoire covers acute and chronic neurological disease. In acute neurology, he manages stroke with IV alteplase administration for eligible patients, coordinates neurovascular imaging interpretation, and manages acute seizures and status epilepticus. His movement disorder practice includes Parkinson's disease management with levodopa, dopamine agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, and COMT inhibitors; DBS candidate evaluation; and management of atypical parkinsonian syndromes. He performs botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, hemifacial spasm, spasticity, and chronic migraine. He interprets EEG for epilepsy assessment and EMG/NCS for peripheral neuropathy evaluation. He performs lumbar puncture for CSF analysis.

Dr. Al Sabti has published in the Oman Medical Journal and Gulf Journal of Neurology on stroke outcomes in Oman and Parkinson's disease management in the GCC. He participates in the Gulf Chapter of the World Federation of Neurology and presents at Oman Medical Society neurology symposia. He collaborates with the Royal Hospital Muscat neurology team on Oman-wide stroke registry data collection.

Aster Royal Hospital's international profile means Dr. Al Sabti regularly consults with South Asian and other expatriate patients in English, as well as Arabic-speaking patients. He provides second-opinion neurological consultations for patients from other Gulf states and offers video consultations for initial neurological assessment, Parkinson's disease follow-up, and MS monitoring for patients who cannot attend regularly in person.

Dr. Al Sabti has received the Aster Royal Hospital Clinical Excellence Award and recognition from the Oman Medical Society for his contributions to neurology education and stroke care. He serves as faculty at Oman Medical Society continuing education events and is a member of the Gulf Chapter of the World Federation of Neurology scientific committee.