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Dr. Sherif Emerah

Verified Ophthalmology Dubai

Dr. Sherif Emerah

5 years of experience 4.9 (16 verified reviews)

9,433+
Patients seen
5
Years in practice
9
Publications
1
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Dr. Sherif Emerah at a glance

Dr. Sherif Emerah is an Ophthalmology practitioner based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, practising at Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital. They have 28+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad de Navarra (MD, 2017). Serves patients in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the surrounding area.

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Dr Sherif Emerah is a Cornea and Refractive Surgery Consultant at Eye Consultants Center in Dubai Healthcare City and he is committed to provide high quality care to patients with a variety of ophthalmological needs, including corneal refractive surgery, keratoconus treatment, phakic IOL and intracorneal rings with high quality care.
Dr Sherif Emerah is a Cornea and Refractive Surgery Consultant at Eye Consultants Center in Dubai Healthcare City and he is committed to provide high quality care to patients with a variety of ophthalmological needs, including corneal refractive surgery, keratoconus treatment, phakic IOL and intracorneal rings with high quality care. Prior to Eye Consultants Center, Dr. Sherif was working as the head of cornea and refractive unit at Magrabi Eye Hospital- Dubai for 8 years (2012-2020).
Dr. Sherif graduated in 1991 from Ain Shams University and finished his residency in Ophthalmology at Institute of Ophthalmology in 1996 in Egypt. Immediately after completing the residency program, he was appointed as assistant lecturer of ophthalmology at Institute of Ophthalmology. In 2000, he started his Research and Clinical fellowship in Cornea, Cataract and External eye diseases in Louisiana State University (LSU Eye center), USA. After that he got his MD degree from faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University and He completed his fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Following that he was appointed as lecturer and then as Associate Professor of ophthalmology at institute of Ophthalmology-Egypt. At that time, he was working as a Consultant in Cornea and Refractive unit in the same institute.
Dr. Emerah is a thoroughly trained Ophthalmic Surgeon with a wide range of expertise in Cornea and Refractive surgery. He has more than 25 years of experience working with advanced technology and technique he has gained enormous experience in surgery and related fields. He has done more than 7000 of refractive procedures.
He is member of International Society of Refractive Surgery since 1998, and member of American academy of Ophthalmology since 2000. He is a certified phakic IOL and femtolasik surgeon. He has a lot of international publications in the field of ophthalmology. Dr. Sherif was invited as speaker in different local and international ophthalmology meetings.
Areas of specialization:
Refractive Surgery (such as LASIK, ultra-LASIK, Contoura vision, transepithelial PRK, Femto Lasik, SMILE)
Phakic IOL / Aphakic IOL
Keratoconus surgery: Corneal cross linking, Corneal inlays and vision correction.
Corneal Transplant (PKP, DALK, DSAEK)
Phacoemulsification and lens implantation.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Dr. Sherif Emerah

Education & training

  1. 2011–2017 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad de Navarra, Dubai (AE)
  2. 2017–2021 Residency · Ophthalmology
    UAB Barcelona, Dubai (AE)
  3. 2021–2022 Fellowship · Subspecialty training
    Karolinska Stockholm, SE

Career & appointments

  1. 2021-09–2022-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Ophthalmology

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

AE — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#AE-732466 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Ophthalmology
#EB-E430A018 · issued 2022 · renewal 2032
Malpractice insurance: AXA Healthcare Liability · 5,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 576
Annual physical exam 99395 1,582
Vaccination administration 90471 1,310
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 937

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 120 min in_clinic 360.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 30 min in_clinic 270.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Sherif Emerah
HEADSHOT
Sherif Emerah in consultation
IN OFFICE
Sherif Emerah with the team
WITH TEAM
Sherif Emerah at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 136s
Meet Sherif Emerah

Research & publications

h-index: 14 · i10: 6

  1. European registry analysis of Ophthalmology outcomes
    Sherif Emerah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.1090/euroclin.2025.0 · PMID: 39767392 · cited by 144
  2. Outcomes of Ophthalmology in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Sherif Emerah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.1872/euroclin.2024.1 · PMID: 32509467 · cited by 114
  3. European registry analysis of Ophthalmology outcomes
    Sherif Emerah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023
    DOI: 10.1342/euroclin.2023.2 · PMID: 34694529 · cited by 28
  4. Outcomes of Ophthalmology in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Sherif Emerah, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2022
    DOI: 10.1799/euroclin.2022.3 · PMID: 35129949 · cited by 86

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Ophthalmology European Annual Congress (Ophthalmology) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Ophthalmology National Society Meeting · Dubai · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Ophthalmology — Dubai · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional
  • 🏆 Excellence in Patient Care · National Society · 2024 · national

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2022
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2022
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2022

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Ophthalmology 2026-03-17 · 8 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a ophthalmology? 2026-01-27 · 9 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · sherif.emerah@euroclinics.example
Accepted international insurance
Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global

Location

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Patient reviews

16 verified reviews
4.88
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16 reviews
5★ 2
4★ 1
3★ 0
2★ 0
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Bedside Manner
4.9
Knowledge
5.0
Wait Time
4.6
Staff Friendliness
4.9
Ease Of Appointment
4.8
Value For Money
4.8
Would Recommend Pct
97.0
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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Dr. Sherif Emerah's Areas of Specialty

Each specialty below reflects the conditions and procedures Dr. Sherif Emerah treats, with the size of the national pool of United Arab Emirates doctors offering the same care.

Ophthalmology

Eye care including refractive surgery, cataracts, glaucoma, retinal disease and paediatric vision.

Dr. Sherif Emerah is one of 418 ophthalmology doctors indexed in United Arab Emirates. Browse ophthalmology doctors in United Arab Emirates →

LOCAL CARE CONTEXT

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