Dr. Abeer A. Sherif - Thumbay University Hospital
Dr. Abeer A. Sherif

Dr. Abeer A. Sherif

Consultant Pain Management

Dr. Abeer A. Sherif is a highly accomplished Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Specialist with over 12 years of experience. She holds multiple international certifications, including CIPS and FIPP from the World Institute of Pain (USA), and diplomas in ultrasound-guided anaesthesia and pain interventions from France. Her expertise spans chronic pain management, neuromodulation, minimally invasive spine procedures, regenerative medicine, and ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia. A published researcher with 30+ randomized controlled trials, Dr. Sherif is also a professor and instructor at leading institutions in Egypt and the UAE. She is an active member of several prestigious global medical societies and has received multiple accolades, including the Excellence in Health Care Award (2022). Dr. Sherif is fluent in English and Arabic.

Department Pain Management and Headache Clinic
Qualification
  • Doctorate (Interventional Pain & Anaesthesia)
  • MBA (Int. Healthcare)
  • Dipl. USG Regional Anaesthesia
  • Dipl. USG Interventional Pain
  • Dipl. Biostatistics
Languages
  • English
  • Arabic
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Area of Expertise

  • Chronic pain management.
  • Neuromodulation.
  • Minimally invasive spin interventional procedure.
  • Cryoablation and radiofrequency denervation techniques.
  • Regenerative Medicine.
  • Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia and analgesia techniques.
  • Research and study design (30 randomized controlled studies published in international anaesthesia and analgesia journals).
  • Quality and accreditation for the healthcare sector (team leader for 3 high ranked hospitals and 2 universities).
  • Academic teaching:
  • Professor in El-Menoufia University in Egypt
  • Professor in Gulf Pain School, Gulf University, Sharjah.
  • Labor analgesia and obstetric anaesthesia.

Work Experience

Dr. Abeer currently serves as a Consultant Interventional Pain and Anesthesia specialist, where she manages complex acute and chronic pain cases and provides comprehensive anesthesia care across multiple surgical specialties. Her expertise includes ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-guided pain interventions, regenerative medicine techniques such as PRP and stem cell therapy, radiofrequency procedures, and perioperative patient management. She also contributes to protocol development, quality improvement initiatives, and patient safety standards.

Previously, Dr. Abeer held leadership roles including Chief Anesthesiologist and Director of Pain Units in prominent hospitals across the UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. She has played a key role in establishing anesthesia and pain management services, training medical teams, and teaching postgraduate doctors. With extensive research contributions and international certifications, she combines clinical excellence with academic leadership.

Instructor in Gulf Pain School, Gulf University, Sharjah

Instructor in Pain School International, Budapest, Hungary

Awards

Excellence in Health Care Award 2022 during Pioneer, Innovation and Excellence conference 2022

Kosaka Award Finalist in regional anaesthesia 2013

Publication/Memberships

Member in American Academy of pain

Member in European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

Member In World Institute of Pain

Member in American Academy of Regenerative Medicine

Member in American Society of Anaesthesiologist

Member in the International Society of Neuromodulators

Certificates/Fellowships

Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS), 2023

World Institute of Pain, Florida, USA

Fellow in Interventional Pain Procedure

International Pain School, Budapest, Hungary

Fellow in Interventional Pain Procedure (FIPP), 2022

World Institute of Pain, Florida, USA

American Board of Regenerative Medicine