Michael Salem
MD, FACS
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Carole and Albert Angel Family Presidential Chair
- Gender
- Male
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
Teaching & Professional Positions
2008-Present: Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver
1999: Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, George Washington University
1999: Vice Chairman Department of Surgery, George Washington University
Professional Memberships/Societies
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Research Interests
Magnesium metabolism in critical illness; Neuroendocrine responses in acute illness; Mechanisms of sepsis-induced changes in lipoprotein metabolism
Education & Training
Education
- George Washington University
- MD, 1986
- Washington University
- BA, 1982
Residencies
- George Washington University Hospital
- Chief Resident: Surgery, 1992-1993
- George Washington University Hospital
- Senior Resident: Surgery, 1991-1992
- George Washington University Hospital
- Resident: Surgery, 1988-1989
- Boston University Hospital
- Intern and Resident: Surgery, 1986-1988
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins University Hospital
- Surgical Critical Care, 1993-1994
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Critical Care, 1989-1990
Awards & Recognition
2007: Colorado Biosciences Association Board of Directors
2004-Current: National Council of Arts and Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1996-2000: Editorial Board, Critical Care Medicine
Recent or Important Publications
Casey G, Lindor N, Papadopoulos N, Moskow, J, Steelman, S, Buzin, C, Sommer S, Aronson M, Gallinger, S, Thibodeau S, Barker M., Young J, Jass J, Hopper J, Diep A, Bapat B, Salem M, Seminara D, and Haile R, for the Colon Cancer Family Registry: A novel genetic testing platform substantially improves MLH1 and MSH2 mutation detection in patients with colorectal cancer. JAMA 2005; 293:799-809.
Page S, Salem, M, Laughlin M: Intracellular Magnesium is an Important Regulator of ATP Phosphorylation and Adenine Nucleotide Synthesis in Human Erythrocytes. Am J Physiol 1998; 274:E920-E927.
