Committee Biography

Alawi Alsheikh-Ali is an Emirati physician-scientist and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine. He currently serves as the 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.