Nebras Warsi, MD

Dr. Nebras Warsi is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Arkansas Children's Hospital with expertise in epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, and functional neurosurgery for children.

Dr. Warsi earned his medical degree from McGill University in Montréal and completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Toronto, where he also pursued a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at The Hospital for Sick Children. His doctoral research focused on using closed-loop brain stimulation to treat attention deficit disorders in children with epilepsy — work that was published in Nature Neuroscience and recognized with several national awards, including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and the AANS/CNS Shulman Award. He went on to complete his pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Primary Children's Hospital at the University of Utah.

Dr. Warsi's clinical interests include surgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy, brain tumors, and movement disorders, with a particular focus on neuromodulation using technologies like deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation to improve outcomes for children with complex neurological conditions. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters on these topics.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the natural beauty in Little Rock.

Medical Degree

• McGill University Faculty of Medicine - 2017

Residency

• University of Toronto - 2025

Fellowship

• University of Utah Health Program - 2026