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GCC AIR

GCC Association of Immunology & Rheumatology

Specialty Committee

Media Committee

Dr. Amel Al Ginawi
Committee Chairman
Consultant Rheumatology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Beena Hameed
Member
Consultant Rheumatology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hiba Khogali
Member
Consultant Rheumatology
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Patient Registry Committee

Dr. Hani Almoallim
Committee Chair
Professor of Rheumatology
Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Adeeba Al Herz
Deputy Chair
Consultant Rheumatology
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Pediatric Committee

Dr. Reem Abdwani
Committee Chair
Senior Consultant of Pediatric Rheumatology
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Elsadeg Sharif
Deputy Chair
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Public Awareness Committee

Dr. Eman Haji
Committee Chair
Consultant Rheumatology
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Zaid Alrawi
Deputy Chair
Assistant Professor of Rheumatology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Research Committee

Dr. Ahmed Zayat
Committee Chair
Senior Consultant of Rheumatology
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Rajaie Namas
Deputy Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor
AbuDhabi, United Arab Emirates

Women's Health in Rheumatic Diseases

Dr. Samar Al-Emadi
Committee Chair
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Beena Hameed
Deputy Chair
Consultant Rheumatology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rheumatology Medical Library

Dr. Abeer Ahmed Abdulelhamid
Adult Rheumatology Medical Library Chairman
Specialist Rheumatology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Al Sarhan
Pediatric Rheumatology Library Chairman
Pediatrics Resident
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Sharif is currently working as consultant pediatric rheumatologist at Al jalila Children’s Specialty hospital AJCH Dubai. Dr Sharif has around thirty years of vast experience in General Pediatrics and Pediatric rheumatology, Neonatology, and Community Pediatrics. Prior to joining AJCH, Dr. Sharif has worked in many reputable Hospitals in the UK, UAE, and Libya such as Southmead Hospital, Bristol, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Hospitals, Al Ain Hospital, Children’s Hospital Tripoli – Libya. In addition to his clinical role, Dr. Sharif held many key positions such as Chair of the Child Health Institute (CHI) at Al Ain hospital, President of the Pediatric Rheumatology Arab group (PRAG), co-chair and head of organizing committee at the SEHA International Pediatric Conference in January 2020 in Abu Dhabi, and the divisional clinical director, at the pediatric department Hull Royal Infirmary.

Dr. Sharif has played key role in clinical governance through planning, conducting and participating in audits to improve the quality of patient and healthcare in the Hospitals where he used to work.

Dr. Sharif is currently an Adjunct Associated Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Science (CMHS) at UAE University. Throughout his career, he has received many awards such as clinical excellence award in March 2010 at Hull Royal Infirmary UK, best trainer award from the Tawam paediatric residency programme at for the year 2014-2015, and the teaching excellence award for the academic year 2013 – 2014 from the Medical School at the UAE University.

In his career, Dr. Sharif has participated and conducted medical research and issued 6 publications: The Experience with Uveitis in Pediatric Age Group in Emirate of Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Child Abuse experience in Al Ain District, United Arab Emirates, and Detection of Bacterial DNA in Synovial Fluid and Peripheral Blood from children with Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis.

Dr. Sharif is a member of Royal college of Paediatric and Child health (RCPCH), British Society of paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology (BSPAR), Emirate society of Rheumatology (ESR), and President of the Paediatric Rheumatology Arab Group (PRAG).