Dr. Mohamed Salem

Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salem is a highly experienced Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Endovascular Medicine specialist at the Heart and Vascular Center, American Hospital Dubai. He joined the hospital in 2013 after spending a decade in clinical practice in Pennsylvania, USA, where he worked with leading institutions, including Guthrie Clinic, and served as Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Luke’s University Hospital & Network. Both institutions were noted among the Top 50 hospitals for cardiac and vascular care in the US according to Thomson-Reuters, reflecting the strong clinical environment in which he trained and practiced.

Dr. Salem holds multiple American Board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, and Endovascular Medicine, in addition to a Master of Health Care Systems Engineering from Lehigh University, USA. His professional profile reflects deep expertise in cardiovascular disease management, radial artery access cardiac catheterization, complex cardiac and peripheral vascular interventions, ASD and PFO closure, critical limb ischemia, and venous disease care. He also has experience in cardiac pacemakers and has contributed to the academic side of medicine through participation in scientific meetings and authorship or co-authorship of medical publications.

• MBBCh, Ain Shams University, Egypt
• Master of Health Care Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, USA
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Nassau University (SUNY-NY), USA
• American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, North Shore-LIJ (NYU), USA
• American Board of Interventional Cardiology, North Shore-LIJ (NYU), USA
• American Board of Endovascular Medicine

• Coronary artery disease
• Cardiovascular disease
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Critical limb ischemia
• Venous disease
• Atrial septal defect (ASD)
• Patent foramen ovale (PFO)
• Arrhythmias / rhythm-related heart conditions
• Acute heart attack / myocardial infarction
• Heart valve disease
• Cardiomyopathy and chronic heart failure

• Cardiac catheterization
• Radial artery cardiac catheterization (via wrist)
• Coronary angiography
• Interventional cardiac procedures
• Complex peripheral vascular interventions
• Endovascular interventions for leg ischemia
• Endovascular aneurysm-related intervention / repair
• Percutaneous ASD closure
• Percutaneous PFO closure
• Pacemaker-related cardiac care
• Coronary intervention / angioplasty and stenting

• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
• Member of the Society of Vascular Medicine