On Thursday, April 22, Saeima decided on granting citizenship to neurosurgeon Basel Jakub Wahbe.
Wahbe has lived in Latvia since 1999, when he started studies at the University of Latvia s Faculty of Medicine. He has obtained a doctorate degree and a specialist s qualification in neurosurgery. Until 2020, Wahbe worked as a neurosurgeon at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital and is currently the head of neurosurgery for the Children s Neurology and Neurosurgery Clinic at the Children s Clinical University Hospital, also specialized in epilepsy treatment.
As the Saeima Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Commission notes in the draft law, the hospital describes Wahbe as a distinguished professional, understanding and supportive colleague, a fair professional enthusiast who, with his personal qualities, also inspires young residents to study neurosurgery. The excellence of the Wahbe s activities is also confirmed by the unique operations