BioInnovate Core Team
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Prof Faisal Sharif
Non-Executive Director
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universityofgalway.ie
Professor Faisal Sharif is Professor in Translational Cardiovascular Medicine and Innovation at the University of Galway and a consultant Interventional Cardiologist for Galway University Hospitals. He is also Clinical Director, an Advisory Board Member and a Non-Executive Director of BioInnovate. Prof. Sharif also serves as a board and faculty member for the Resistant Hypertension Course hosted by EuroPCR, the first Centre of Excellence (CoE) for renal artery denervation training in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Prof. Sharif’s research focuses on medical devices for cardiovascular medicine and translational research on vascular biology and myocardial regeneration.
Prof. Sharif has established strong industrial–clinical partnerships with the incorporation of novel medical devices, including optical coherence tomography, renal artery denervation, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation. He was the Principal Investigator for a multinational randomised clinical trial involving autologous stem cell injection in patients with heart failure. Prof. Sharif also continues to pursue research on vascular wall healing post-stenting through the development of novel techniques and devices. His research focuses on developing novel solutions for unmet clinical needs in cardiovascular medicine. Prof. Sharif’s key area of interest is translational medicine, focusing on cardiovascular clinical trials for medical devices and basic science outputs. Prof. Sharif has been inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (FRCPI), the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), and the American College of Cardiology (FACC). He is the Associate Director for the Clinical Research Facility Galway for cardiovascular trials.
Prof. Sharif has authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles, filed three invention disclosures, and holds two patents. He has also coordinated two clinical trials.
