Dr. Sharif Kaf Al-Ghazal
Dr. Sharif Kaf Al-Ghazal was born in Syria
He graduated from Damascus University Medical School in 1983
- Obtained his Master Degree of Surgery in 1988
- Trained in Ireland & England in Plastic Surgery
- Certified by the Royal College of Surgeons in England in 1997
- Obtained "Doctor of Medicine"- MD - postgraduate degree in plastic surgery from Nottingham University in 2000
- Also obtained "Master of Arts" - MA - in Medical Law & Ethics from Huddersfield University in the UK in 2006
He is still living and working in the UK as a Plastic Surgeon - He is member of Bradford Research Ethics Committee
- Also he is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, University of Leeds (UK).
- He has published many articles and papers in plastic, reconstructive & hand surgery.
He is a member in many professional associations
- British Association of Plastic Surgeons
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand
- British Microsurgical Society
- Royal Society of Medicine
- International Society for Burn Injuries
- New York Academy of Sciences
Dr. Sharif has developed a significant interest in Islamic Medicine
He is one of the founders and executive members of the International Society for History of Islamic Medicine (ISHIM)
and one of the editors of the ISHIM Journal.
He is Advisor Member for the Council Board of the International Institute of Islamic Medicine (IIIM) in Florida – USA
He is also a member of the scientific editorial board of the Arab Physician Journal
(The official journal of The Arab Physicians Union in Europe)
And he is one of the editors of the Prominent Arab Physician's Encyclopaedia
He is also member of many other Islamic medical and professional associations
