Mr Khalid Salem

Spinal Surgeon in Nottingham

MBChB FRCS (Tr&Orth) MRCS DM

GMC: 5206841

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Mr Khalid Salem is a distinguished consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon based in Nottingham, who specialises in all areas of spinal pathology including minimal access spinal surgery, neck surgery, deformity correction and sciatica. He is an expert in robot-assisted surgery, and favours evidence based methods for the treatment of adult spinal deformity, spinal trauma, tumours and degenerative pathology.

He is a consultant spinal surgeon for Spire Nottingham Hospital and Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital. He is also a consultant spinal surgeon at The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, a department made up of consultant spinal surgeons dedicated to spinal care and research, based at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals.

Mr Salem has an excellent educational background, aside from his doctorate in medicine, he is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of both Edinburgh and Glasgow and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. After achieving these qualifications, he went on to achieve a European spine surgery diploma from Eurospine Foundation in Switzerland, before completing spine surgery fellowships in the UK and Canada.

In addition to his numerous consultant roles, Mr Salem is the head of service and advanced spinal surgery fellowship director for The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery. He is a member of reputable professional organisations such as the British Orthopaedic Association, the Medical Defence Union, The British Association of Spinal Surgeons and The North American Spine Society.

His expertise also extends to the fields of research and education, he has published a number of papers and chapters in international peer-reviewed journals and books.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍5206841

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon, Spire Nottingham Hospital
• Consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery
• Consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon, Nottingham Woodthorpe Hospital

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Sub-specialties

• Adult spinal deformity
• Epidural injections
• Deformity correction
• Scoliosis correction
• Sciatica
• Back pain investigations (discography)
• Vertebroplasty
• Balloon kyphoplasty
• MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
• Pain management injections for back and facet joints

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Positions in public associations

• Head of service, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery (2018 - present)
• Advanced Spinal Surgery Fellowship Director, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery (2017 - present)
• National Vertebral Fractures Steering Board member (2017 - present)
• Local liaison officer for spinal fellowship accreditation, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2016 - present)
• Educational supervisor to the Spinal International Medical Graduate Sponsorship Scheme (IMGSS) for spinal surgery in Nottingham, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2016 - present)
• Local British spine registry lead, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham (2015 - present)

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Teaching posts

• Invited speaker, Advanced cervical spine cadaveric course, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (2019)
• Invited speaker, Fundamental minimal access approaches to the lumbar spine course, Barcelona, Spain (2019)
• AOSpine Davos Master's Course Instructor, Davos, Switzerland (2015)

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Education

• AO North America Spine Surgery Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (2015)
• Advanced Spinal Surgery Fellowship, The Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Nottingham (2014)
• European Spine Surgery Diploma, Eurospine Foundation, Switzerland (2014)
• Certificate of Completion of specialist Training (CCT), Joint Committee for Specialist Training (JCST), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2013)
• FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics), Royal College of Surgeons (2011)
• Doctorate in Medicine (DM), University of Nottingham (2008)
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2004)
• MRCS, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2004)
• MB ChB, University of Mosul (2003)

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Prizes and awards

• Finalist in best research project during fellowship, AO Spine North America 13th Annual Fellows Forum, Banff, AB, Canada (2015)
• Acumed poster prize (first prize), British Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting (2011)

Professional membership

• AOSpine North America
• The North American Spine Society
• The British Association of Spinal Surgeons
• Medical Defence Union
• AOSpine
• British Orthopaedic Association (fellow)
• AO Alumni Association (AOAA)
• British Orthopaedic Trainees Association
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Fellow)
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (Fellow)
• General Medical Council

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Languages spoken

English