Dr. Harold Shim

Harold Shim, MD is a Staff Physician in the Emergency Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Shim moved from Canada in 2007 to serve as an Emergency Medicine Consultant at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi until 2010. He then took on the role of Clinical Medical Director at the Presidential Medical Wing at Mafraq Hospital, where he served the Royal Family and their VIP visitors.

Dr. Shim received his medical degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in 1989. He began working as a family practitioner and later returned to complete his residency and obtain his certification in Emergency Medicine, (CCFP-EM) in 1998.

Dr. Shim is a certified helicopter ski guide and international ski instructor. He established the first doctor-led medical program for Mike Wiegele’s Helicopter Skiing in British Columbia, Canada in 1998 and has volunteered several times for AMREF Flying Doctors in Nairobi, Kenya.

Dr. Shim is the Middle East Director of the EDE Course (Emergency Medical Echo) and the AIME Course (Airway Interventions and Management in Emergencies).

Currently, Dr. Shim resides in Abu Dhabi, with his wife while his daughter attends university in Canada.

​​PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1985 - 1989: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1989 - 1990: LION’S GATE HOSPITAL, NORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Internship, Emergency Medicine
• 1997 - 1998: ST. PAUL’S HOSPITAL, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Resident, Emergency Medicine

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2010 - 2019: PRESIDENTIAL MEDICAL WING, MAFRAQ HOSPITAL, ABU DHABI, UAE. Clinical Medical Director
• 2007 - 2010: SHEIKH KHALIFA HOSPITAL, ABU DHABI, UAE. Emergency Medicine Consultant
• 1999 - 2007: VERNON JUBILEE HOSPITAL, VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Emergency Physician
• 1998 - 1999: VERNON JUBILEE HOSPITAL, VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Locum Tenens

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Served as Clinical Medical Director at the Presidential Medical Wing at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi.
• Established the first doctor-led medical program for Mike Wiegele’s Helicopter Skiing in British Columbia, Canada.
• Has worked as a volunteer for AMREF Flying Doctors in Nairobi, Kenya.