Michael Salem

Michael Salem, MD, FACS

  • President and Chief Executive Officer

Profile

Gender:
Male

Education & Training

Education

1982
Washington University, BA
1986
George Washington University, MD

Residency

1986-1988
Boston University Hospital, Intern and Resident: Surgery
1988-1989
George Washington University Hospital, Resident: Surgery
1991-1992
George Washington University Hospital, Senior Resident: Surgery
1992-1993
George Washington University Hospital, Chief Resident: Surgery

Fellowship

1989-1990
Massachusetts General Hospital, Critical Care
1993-1994
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Surgical Critical Care

Special Interests

Research Interests

Magnesium metabolism in critical illness; Neuroendocrine responses in acute illness; Mechanisms of sepsis-induced changes in lipoprotein metabolism

Teaching or 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

Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver

Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery

Professional Memberships

American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons

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

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.

Office Information

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    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654

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