Dr. Sherif Bakir
MBBCh from the Cairo University, Egypt, MSc in Cardiology from Ain Shams University, Egypt, MD in Cardiology from Ain Shams University, Egypt, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Echocardiography/Cardiac Doppler Ultrasound, the Advanced Health Education Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Clinical training in non-invasive Cardiology from the Monash Medical Center, Australia, Investigator Training Programme, from Facilitating Global Excellence in Clinical Trials, Dubai, UAE, Advanced Resuscitation Training (ART) from the UCSD Center for Resuscitation Science, California, USA, Adult Critical Care Ultrasound Course (instructor) from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), USA
Senior Consultant Cardiologist specialising in non-invasive cardiac investigations and preventive cardiology
Heart (Cardiology)ConsultantOrgan & Internal Medicine
Experience
37 years
Languages
Arabic, Arabic English, English
Location
Discovery Gardens, Dubai
Sees
adults, seniors
- ✦37 years of clinical cardiology experience across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
- ✦Senior Consultant and Head of Adult Cardiology at multiple leading hospitals including Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City/Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi and Kidsheart Medical Centre
- ✦Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and member of major international societies including the European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association
- ✦Runs smoking cessation clinics and conducts cardiovascular screening programmes for athletes and high-risk populations
About Dr. Sherif Bakir
Dr. Sherif Bakir is a Senior Consultant in Cardiology at Medcare Medical Centre with 37 years of clinical experience across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. He trained at Cairo University and Ain Shams University in Egypt, earning an MBBCh, MSc, and MD in Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and has completed advanced training in echocardiography at leading centres including the Advanced Health Education Center in Houston and Monash Medical Center in Australia.
Dr. Bakir specialises in non-invasive cardiac investigations including echocardiography, Doppler studies, stress echo, stress testing, and interpretation of cardiac CT, MRI, and MIBI scans. He manages a broad spectrum of heart conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, irregular heartbeat (including atrial fibrillation), heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, aortic disease, and peripheral artery disease. He also treats cardiac complications of systemic diseases such as amyloidosis and sarcoidosis, and provides cardiovascular screening and preventive counselling.
He is particularly suited for patients seeking expert cardiac assessment without invasive procedures, pre-operative cardiac clearance, cardiovascular risk stratification, and smoking cessation support. Dr. Bakir holds leadership roles in adult cardiology, has published research, lectures regularly, and is an instructor in critical care ultrasound. He speaks Arabic and English.
Special interests: cardiovascular screening and early detection, preventive cardiology, smoking cessation, cardiovascular risk assessment in chronic inflammatory diseases, pre-operative cardiac evaluation.
A good choice if you…
- ✓need comprehensive heart screening or preventive cardiovascular assessment
- ✓require expert interpretation of heart imaging (echocardiography, stress tests, CT or MRI scans)
- need pre-operative cardiac evaluation before surgery