Dr. El-Sherif practices as a consultant thoracic surgeon in Ontario, Canada. He has a passion for surgical education and global outreach and has led and organised medical and surgical missions to the African continent, Syria, and more recently to Gaza. He had co-organised the first medical mission to Khan Yunis/Gaza in December 2023 and has led the WHO team for the first medical mission to northern Gaza in April 2024.

Dr. El-Sherif is interested in education, global healthcare and sustainability of healthcare during climate change. He has authored and contributed to a number of peer reviewed articles, has been invited to panels, as a speaker, as a surgeon and as a journal reviewer for the most prestigious journal in thoracic surgery, the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.