Dr. Mohamed Salem

Qualification and Experience

Dr. Mohamed Salem is a consultant interventional cardiologist for more than 10 years now. In 1999, he went onto complete his US Board Certification of Internal Medicine and cardiovascular disease in 2002, interventional cardiology in 2003 and endovascular medicine in 2008. In addition to all of these, Dr. Salem is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is a Member of the society of vascular medicine.

Contribution to Medical Science

Dr. Salem is highly expertise in radial artery approach for cardiac catheterization, complex cardiac, and peripheral vascular interventions, critical limb ischemia, cardiac pacemakers, and neous disease. At present, he is working with the American Hospital, Dubai, UAE. Before joining the American Hospital, Dr. Salem was practising for nearly 10 years in Pennsylvania, USA. He worked as an Associate in Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine at Guthrie Clinic. After that, he went onto work as an Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the St. Luke’s University Hospital and Network. Both these institutes are ranked among the top 50 hospitals for cardiac and vascular care in the US. He has served in many reputed international and national hospitals and gained ample knowledge.

Conditions treated by Dr Mohamed Salem

Dr. Mohamed Salem treats a number of conditions such as the ones listed here for you:

• Angina
• Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Atherosclerosis
• Bradycardia
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Tachycardia
• Blocked Arteries

A healthy and long life for a person with structural heart conditions can not happen without interventional procedures. Patients with these heart conditions can be provided with best treatment with the assistance of modern technology and world class equipments. A patient focused approach has driven doctors to find solutions such as these which must be followed with quality post procedural care.

Signs to look for before visiting Dr Mohamed Salem

Signs and symptoms with patients having structural or non-coronary cardiovascular diseases are as follows:

• Chest Pain
• Dizziness
• Palpitations
• High Blood Pressure
• Shortness of breathe

The most common symptoms seen in people with such heart conditions are chest pain and fatigue. A structural heart issue can lead to high blood pressure for prolonged periods of time. Structural heart issues can start putting stress on your kidneys and kidney dysfunction is a possibility.

Operating Hours of Dr Mohamed Salem

Six days a week, 10 am to 7 pm are the operating hours of the doctor. The patient reviews of the doctor make it clear that this is a skillful and efficient interventional cardiologist.`

Popular Prcedures Performed by Dr Mohamed Salem

Here is the list of the popular procedures that Dr. Mohamed Salem performs::

• Pacemaker Implantation Surgery
• Angioplasty
• EPS & RFA
• Angiography (Including Non-Ionic Contrast)

To open blocked arteries, interventional cardiologists commonly perform procedures such as stent placement, angioplasty and atherectomy. In order to resolve the issue of abnormal heart rhythms another very common procedure that is performed is the insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator.