Dr Sharifi is a Consultant Metabolic Physician at St George’s Hospital. She is the clinical Lead for the Lipid Clinics and the Biochemistry Department at St George’s Hospital. Prior to that, she did her medical training at Royal Free Hospital, University College London Hospital, Guy’s Hospital and Bart’s Hospital in London.

She did her MD Research at the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Genetic Lab at University College London and her MSc Research Project at the Welcome Trust at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Her expertise is in treating patients with Hypercholesterolaemia, Hypertriglyceridaemia, Mixed Hyperlipidaemia, and Familial Hypercholesterolaemia. She offers cardiovascular screening by means of blood tests such as lipoprotein(a), carotid doppler ultrasound and cardiac CT scan. In addition, she has expertise in treating people with statin intolerance and patients requiring injectable lipid-lowering medication.

Dr Sharifi has been actively involved in numerous research projects both locally and internationally looking at management and diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia and Polygenic Hypercholesterolaemia. She has been the Principal Investigator in several Clinical Trials.

She is passionate about medical education, holds the Honorary Senior Lectureship at City St George’s, University of London, and has several publications in Familial and Polygenic Hypercholesterolaemia.