Rate My Professor Sammy Sharifeh

Dr. Sammy Sharifeh is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Dean of General Practice at Curtin Medical School within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. With over 20 years of experience as a doctor, he originally trained in Syria before completing his physician and GP training in Scotland, where he resided for 12 years and obtained the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP UK). Relocating to Australia in 2011, he has served the Mandurah community, founding The Bridge Family Practice & Skin Clinic in Halls Head, Western Australia, where he practices as a GP skin cancer specialist and principal.

Dr. Sharifeh holds qualifications including MD, Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), Master of Skin Cancer from the University of Queensland, Diploma of Skin Cancer Medicine from Skin Cancer College Australasia, and Diploma of Dermoscopy. He is a member of the Skin Cancer College Australasia, serving as a tutor for advanced courses since 2017, and the International Dermoscopy Society, regularly participating in global skin cancer meetings and conferences. His clinical practice encompasses comprehensive skin checks, surgical excisions of melanomas, topical treatments, photodynamic therapy, chronic disease management, platelet-rich plasma injections for joint pain and arthritis, and advanced laser treatments using ECO2 Plus and PicoSure Pro for sun damage, pigmentation, scarring, vascular lesions, and early-stage non-melanoma skin cancers. With more than 13 years as a Principal Investigator in clinical research, he has contributed to publications such as 'Topical application of a novel anti-interleukin-17A antibody' (2023) and 'Therapeutic Antibody-Based Drugs in the Treatment of Human Inflammatory Disorders' (2017). He participates in the 2024 RACGP Education Research Grant project alongside Curtin colleagues.