Sherief Elsayed
MB BCh, MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Tr & Orth), CCT (UK), Dip Paed (RCPI)
Consultant spinal surgeon, educator, editor, researcher, and serial founder.
Surgery
Sherief Elsayed is a British consultant spinal surgeon based in Dubai. He trained in the UK, completing a complex spine fellowship at the Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, and was Lead Clinician for Spinal Surgery at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals before moving to the Gulf.
His practice is limited to the spine, with a focus on complex and revision spinal surgery, spinal deformity, and minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery. He operates at American Hospital Dubai and Emirates Hospital Jumeirah, and sees patients at OrthoPro Clinic and UPANDRUNNING.
For patients
Research
His published work has been cited more than 1,000 times, with papers on metastatic spinal cord compression, spondylodiscitis, cauda equina syndrome, deformity correction and odontoid fractures in older patients.
He developed the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score, which predicts which patients with spinal infection are likely to need surgery. His use of 3D-printed, patient-specific navigation in scoliosis surgery received the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention Innovation Award.
Selected papers
- Predicting the need for surgical intervention in patients with spondylodiscitis: the Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score (BSDS)European Spine Journal, 2019
- Effect of timing of surgery on neurological outcome and survival in metastatic spinal cord compressionEuropean Spine Journal, 2013
- Accuracy of the revised Tokuhashi score in predicting survival in patients with metastatic spinal cord compressionEuropean Spine Journal, 2013
Full record
Teaching
He has taught postgraduate orthopaedics and spinal surgery for two decades, through courses, diplomas, textbooks and international meetings.
- Course Director, JBJS Spine DiplomaLive online diploma in spinal surgery, 2026
- International Editor, Miller's Review of OrthopaedicsReview textbook for orthopaedic specialty examinations
- Co-founder, Miller Review CourseUK revision course for the FRCS (Tr & Orth); Joint Lecturer of the Year, 2012
- Assistant Professor, University of SharjahSince 2020
- Research Supervisor, Mohammed Bin Rashid UniversityDubai
- AuthorCo-author of Postgraduate Orthopaedics; author of Finals Revision Guide: Surgery, Finals Revision Guide: Medicine and F1 Preparation Skills
Ventures
He has founded and built companies in medical education, spinal services, care and clinical software.
- Professional Medical International (PMI)Co-founder. Live online postgraduate diplomas for doctors, including the orthopaedic diplomas with JBJS. pmdiplomas.com
- Professional Medical Education (PME)Co-founder, 2006, and director until 2017. UK postgraduate courses in orthopaedics and surgery, with more than 11,000 delegates taught.
- NSpineCo-founder, 2013. An international spinal surgery meeting and education platform.
- NMC SpineFounder, 2019. A spinal service within the NMC Healthcare network in the UAE.
- NurtureCareCo-founder. A UK care agency.
- Spine Score and the Nottingham Hip Fracture ScoreCreator of two clinical scoring apps for surgeons.
Medicolegal
An expert witness in spinal surgery for many years, he has written thousands of CPR Part 35 reports for the UK courts.
Honours
- Mediclinic Research Conference, first runner-up
- UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention Innovation Award, for 3D-printed patient-specific navigation in scoliosis surgery
- Barry Fearn Research Meeting, second place
- BASS/BSS Presidents' Travelling Fellow
- Ambassador, City of Brighton and Hove
- Ambassador, City of Nottingham
- Joint Lecturer of the Year, Miller Review Course
- Invited faculty, European Spine Think-Tank
- Anthony Lyons Travelling Fellowship, runner-up
Training
- Certificate of Completion of Training (UK)
- FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
- Fellowship, Pulvertaft Hand Unit, Derby
- MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England
- MB BCh, Cardiff University
Beyond surgery
Surgical and humanitarian missions in Ethiopia, Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Lesbos, Cox's Bazar and The Gambia. Former member of the Executive Committee of the British Association of Spine Surgeons.
Get in touch
For speaking, editorial, teaching and partnership enquiries. Patients should book through spinesurgeondubai.com, and solicitors should use the medicolegal page.