Dr. Alaa Al-Sharief Clinical Department HeadDepartment of Emergency MedicineUpper River Valley AreaCCFP (EM), FCFP, Family Medicine with a Special Competence in Emergency Medicine Dr. Alaa Al Sharief graduated from medical school from Aden University, Yemen in 1998. After finishing his family medicine residency at Dalhousie University in 2003, Dr. Al Sharief worked as a family and emergency room physician in Fredericton until 2010 when he began working full time in the Emergency Department at Horizon’s Upper River Valley Hospital. Dr. Al Sharief enjoys teaching medical students and residents, and when he’s not working enjoys the trails on his mountain bike close to his home. Education Doctor of Medicine – University of Aden, 1998 Family Medicine Residency – Dalhousie University, 2003 Fellow of the Canadian College of Family Physicians, 2003 Certificate of Special Competence in Emergency Medicine, Canadian College of Family Physicians, 2013 Affiliate Positions Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University Clinical Interests Emergency Department Administration Trauma and Critical Care in Rural Settings