Dr. Salem El Shawarby

Dr. Salem El Shawarby is a UK Consultant & Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine with 30 years of clinical experience. He joined Umniya Fertility Center, Abu Dhabi in January 2026. Previously, he was the Medical Director of Fakih IVF Centre, Abu Dhabi region from April 2019 till December 2025. Prior to that, Dr. Salem was the Medical Director of Corniche Fertility Centre at Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi from September 2014 till March 2019 where he established the IVF services. Prior to moving to UAE, Dr. El Shawarby was a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery in the UK at the world renowned IVF unit of the Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospitals, Imperial College London. He also simultaneously ran his own private clinic at the prestigious Harley Street. He started his career in Reproductive medicine by obtaining a clinical research fellowship at IVF Hammersmith. He then became a RCOG Accredited Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine after completing a Subspecialty fellowship at the IVF unit of University College London Hospital/Centre for Reproductive & Genetic Health. He has also previously worked at the IVF units of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital, and the University Hospitals of Leicester & Southampton.

Dr. El Shawarby graduated from Cairo University- Egypt (MBBCh) with Honours in 1994, where he then obtained MSc & MD in Reproductive Medicine in 1998 and 2002 respectively, and he also holds an associate professor position in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the same university. He was admitted as a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in London in 2000, and was granted the Royal College’s fellowship in 2017. He is also a member of the RCOG Reproductive Medicine Clinical Studies Group and the British Fertility Society. Dr. El Shawarby is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed papers published in top medical journals in the field of Reproductive Medicine, as well as various abstracts, articles, and book chapters in IVF. He has organized, presented and chaired sessions at several national and international fertility conferences and meetings. His current clinical and research interests include: ovarian reserve tests, assisted conception, optimizing ovarian stimulation protocols and the outcome of IVF, recurrent miscarriages, recurrent implantation failure, and pre-implantation genetic screening & diagnosis.