Dr. Mark Palfreeman

Dr. Mark Palfreeman, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Emergency Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, with over thirty years' of experience in the practice of Emergency Medicine.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Palfreeman served as the Chairman of the Emergency Medicine Department at Centro Hopitalier Laurentian in Québec and also as a Consultant Physician in the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Emergency Medicine Department.

Dr. Palfreeman earned his medical degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Lachute Hospital in Québec, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1980 - 1984: MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 2012 - 2012: COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA, MONTREAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA. Fellow, Fellowship of Family Physicians of Canada (FCFP)
• 1985 - 1988: LACHUTE HOSPITAL, LACHUTE, QUÉBEC, CANADA. Resident, Emergency Medicine

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2009 - 2014: CENTRO HOPITALIER LAURENTIAN, SAINTE AGATHE DES MONTS, QUÉBEC, CANADA. Chairman, Emergency Medicine Department
• 2000 - 2009: SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY, ABU DHABI, UAE. Consultant, Emergency Medicine Department
• 1985 - 2000: CENTRO HOPITALIER LAURENTIAN, SAINTE AGATHE DES MONTS, QUÉBEC, CANADA. Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine Department

Achievements & Career Highlights

• National and international speaker, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians AIME
• Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support
• Instructor, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Master Instructor, Emergency Department Echographie​