Educational Qualification

• PhD: Nitte University, Mangalore. Karnataka, India (2016). (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• M Pharm (Pharmacy Practice): Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India (2005). (Pharmacy Practice)
• B Pharm: The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2001)

Experience

• Currently employed as Assistant Professor, Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology in RAK College of Pharmacy, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, UAE. (September 2018-till date)
• Worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice in NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India from April 2012 to June 2017.
• Worked as Adjunct Clinical Lecturer in College of pharmacy at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from September 2008 to March 2012.
• Worked as a clinical pharmacist at Al Baraha Hospital, Deira, Dubai, UAE from 2006-2012.

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Social Pharmacy 
• Pharmacology & Therapeutics -1
• Introduction to Pharmacy Practice 
• Pharmacy Practcie -1
• Pharmacy Practice -2 
• Pharmacology & Therapeutics -4
• Practice School - Hospital
• Practice School - Community
• Pharmacovigilance 
• Hospital Pharmacy & Pharmacoinformatics 
• Pharmacotherapeutics -4 
• Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Therapeutic drug monitoring

Publications

• Shareef J, Belagodu Sridhar S, Bhupathyraaj, M , Thomas S, Shariff A, Salim M. Assessment of the scope, completeness, and consistency of various drug information resources related to COVID-19 medications in pregnancy and lactation. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):296. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05609-2.  
• Vijaya Rani, K.R.; Rajan, S.; Bhupathyraaj, M.; Priya, R.K.; Halligudi, N.; Al-Ghazali, M.A.; Sridhar, S.B.; Shareef, J.; Thomas, S.; Desai, S.M.; et al. The Effect of Polymers on Drug Release Kinetics in Nanoemulsion In Situ Gel Formulation. Polymers 2022, 14, 427. https://doi.org/10.3390/ polym14030
• Bhupathyraaj, M.; Vijaya Rani, K.R.; Sridhar, S.B.; Shareef, J.; Thomas, S.; Halligudi, N.; Sockalingam, A.; Mohandoss, K.; Sundar, S. Effect of Polymers and Permeation Enhancers in the Release of Quetiapine Fumarate Transdermal Patch through the Dialysis Membrane. Polymers 2022, 14, 1984. https://doi.org/10.3390/ polym14101984
• Shareef J, Belagodu Sridhar S, Thomas S, Shariff A, Chalasani S. Potential Psychotropic and COVID-19 Drug Interactions: A Comparison of Integrated Evidence From Six Database Programs. Cureus. 2021 Dec 10;13 (12):e20319. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20319