Dr Lisa Sharkey

Dr. Lisa Sharkey is a skilled Consultant Gastroenterologist currently practising at Kings College Hospital, Dubai at the Dubai Hills and Marina clinics. Dr. Sharkey graduated with First Class Honours from the prestigious University of Cambridge in 2004, and completed the majority of her general and specialty training within the East of England. She was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2019.  

Her expertise covers a wide spectrum of luminal Gastroenterology, with a particular focus on Small Bowel disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Clinical Nutrition and Intestinal Failure. Dr. Sharkey has made significant contributions to various journals and textbooks, including the recent publication "Essentials of Nutrition" by Elsevier and “Instant Wisdom for GP’s”. Recently, she was elected to the council of the International Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association. She has been an invited speaker to numerous international conferences and a reviewer for journals and PhD theses.  

Dr. Sharkey is passionate about nutritional education and is actively involved in teaching and lecturing on this subject. She held the position of national nutrition representative on the British Society of Gastroenterology Training Committee for over 5 years. Additionally, she is a long term member of the renowned NNedPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health and the International Academy of Nutrition Educators. 

With extensive experience in enteral and parenteral nutrition support, intestinal rehabilitation, and various gastrointestinal disorders, Dr. Sharkey has expertise in managing conditions such as coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, reflux problems, bacterial overgrowth, functional disorders, and perimenopausal GI symptoms.