Deputy CEO and Chief Academic Officer of the Dubai Academic Health Corporation
Provost of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Alawi Alsheikh-Ali is an Emirati physician-scientist and Professor of Cardiovascular
Medicine. He currently serves as the Deputy CEO and Chief Academic Officer of the
Dubai Academic Health Corporation and Provost of the Mohammed Bin Rashid University
of Medicine and Health Sciences, where he was previously the Founding Dean of the
College of Medicine. Prior to his current role, he served as the Deputy Director General
of the Dubai Health Authority.
A consultant cardiac electrophysiologist, he previously served as the Chair of the
Cardiac Sciences Institute at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Professor
Alsheikh-Ali holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, a Master of Science in applied physiology from Boston University, a
Master of Science in clinical research, and a Doctor of Medicine from Tufts University.
He completed his residency and fellowship training in internal medicine, cardiovascular
disease, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Tufts Medical Center leading to
triple certification from the American Board of Medical Specialties. He is a member
of the Emirates Scientists Council and Past President of the Emirates Cardiac Society.
His research has led to more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals
and spans a broad range in cardiology including clinical electrophysiology and epidemiology
of cardiovascular disease in the developing world.
GENERAL ENQUIRIES AND LOCATION
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Venue
Crescent Building, United Arabi Emirates University, Al Ain