The congress was held from Oct. 2-5, 2024 and had lots of salient neuroscience researchers from around the world in attendance. Dr. Faraji was the only Iranian participant of the congress.
Talking about his experience of the congress, Dr. Faraji said: “I had a lecture on importance, diagnosis, treatment, and results of surgery on very special brain tumors known as glossopharyngeal neurinoma. This was the topic I have been dealing with during the last 30 years in Razavi Hospital and in Mashhad’s University of Medical Sciences which attracted lots of attention on the part of the audience”.
He said: “Getting to know about the topics and scientific developments of the world and exchanging views with prominent international professors and experts as well as sharing experiences with counterparts are among achievements of participation in this medical congress”.
Dr. Faraji added: “Participation of Iranian specialists in international medical congresses lays the foundation for improving medical services. I hope all Iranian physicians and specialists particularly younger ones could have opportunity to take part in these congresses”.  
Elsewhere in his remarks, the brain surgeon mentioned: “I have cooperated with Razavi Hospital due its advanced equipment and high level of medical care; I perform complex brain surgery operations at Razavi Hospital”.
MASSIN Congress is an international congress in the field of neurology held by experts who worked with professor Samii or were students of this prominent Iranian surgeon every year in one country across the world.