▁of ▁arts ▁in ▁bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁from ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁attended ▁medical ▁school ▁at ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁receiving ▁his ▁M . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁completed ▁post - grad uate ▁training ▁and ▁a ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁neu ros urg ery ▁at ▁Henry ▁Ford ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁and ▁subsequently ▁completed ▁a ▁fellow ▁in ▁C ere bro vas cular ▁Neu ros urg ery ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Neu ros urg ery . ▁ ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁completed ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁Sk ull ▁Base ▁Neu ros urg ery ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas , ▁training ▁under ▁M . ▁Gaz i ▁Y as arg il , ▁who ▁developed ▁brain ▁by pass ▁surg ery ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁modern ▁neu ros urg ery . ▁ ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁dominant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁education ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁brain ▁by pass ▁technique , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁by pass . ▁ ▁One ▁notable ▁application ▁of ▁this ▁technique ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁performed ▁the ▁first ▁high - flow ▁by pass ▁operation ▁on ▁a ▁giant ▁brain ▁an eur ys m ▁in ▁a ▁blood ▁vessel