Dr Usama Hassan Saleh is a trauma and orthopaedic physician at Medcare Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital. He specialises in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, knee, elbow, and wrist, as well as sports injuries. He has significant training and an interest in knee, shoulder, and hip joint replacement surgery.
Dr Saleh completed his medical qualifications in Egypt before completing his clinical fellowship training in upper extremity surgery at the University of Toronto in Canada. He went on to undertake a PhD in Knee surgery at Cairo University. He holds the membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS UK) Diploma.
Dr Saleh has extensive expertise and advanced training in trauma surgery at the University of Toronto Hospitals. He is also a very active teacher of trauma surgery to junior orthopaedic surgeons and is an international AO trauma faculty. He also has a number of published manuscripts and has authored a book chapter in the field of knee arthroplasty.
In his spare time, Dr Saleh enjoys playing tennis and listening to music. He is sociable and enjoys making new friends and spending time with his family. He speaks both Arabic and English.
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· Master Degree in Orthopaedic Surgery, Ain-Shams
University, Cairo/Egypt.
· Membership of Royal College of surgeon of England, MRCS (London) Diploma
· Egyptian Board of orthopedics, Residency training program
· MD (Ph.D.) Degree in Orthopedic Surgery, Cairo University, Egypt. Subject,
patient-specific instrumentations versus manual instrumentations in total
knee arthroplasty (comparative study )
· Clinical fellowship, upper extremity, and Trauma, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
· Arab Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
- College of physicians and surgeons of Ontario CPSO, License.
- Medical Practice License, Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt.
- The license of MOH, orthopedics, and trauma, Ministry of Health, UAE.
(Orthopedic specialist A)
- Medical Practice License, Dubai Health Authority, UAE. (Orthopedic specialist)
College of physicians and surgeons of Ontario, Canada.
Professional Society membership/affiliation:
- Member of Egyptian orthopedic society.
- Member of Emirates orthopedic society.
- Member of Royal College of Surgeons of England.
- International member of the AAOS.
- AO Trauma, International faculty.
Published Manuscripts:
Shahi A, Bradbury TL, Guild GN 3rd, Saleh UH, Ghanem E, Oliashirazi A.
Arthroplast Today. 2018 May 26;4(3):343-347. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.02.014. eCollection 2018 Sep.
Shahi A, Tan TL, Tarabichi S, Maher A, Della Valle C, Saleh UH.
J Arthroplasty. 2015 May;30(5):854-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.12.020. Epub 2015 Jan 10.
Shahi A, Saleh UH, Tan TL, Elfekky M, Tarabichi S.
J Arthroplasty. 2015 Jun;30(6):1054-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 21.
Cizmic Z, Feng JE, Huang R, Iorio R, Komnos G, Kunutsor SK, Metwaly RG, Saleh UH, Sheth N, Sloan M.
J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S255-S270. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.010. Epub 2018 Oct 19.
* Chapters in Published Books:
INTECH Publishers, Special Considerations in Asian Knee Arthroplasty- Selected Chapter, Authors: Hamid Reza Seyyed Hosseinzadeh, Samih Tarabichi, Ali Sina Shahi, Usama Hassan Saleh. Arthroplasty/ ISBN 980-953-307-830-9 (Ed: Plamen Kinov) INTECH 2012.
Editor for the SICOT-J Journal:
Editing articles that are submitted for publications in the Journal, Mainly articles related to the shoulder and knee.
Instructor and faculty in Cadaveric courses:
· Knee arthroscopy Cadaveric course, Emirates international congress 2018.
· Shoulder cadaver lab, Arthrex Technology symposium, November 2019, Dubai, UAE.
· Shoulder Cadaveric lab, SICOT Congress, Muscat, Oman December 2019.
· Shoulder Advanced arthroscopy Cadaveric Course, J&J Training center, Hamburg,
Germany December 2019.
· Knee and shoulder advanced arthroscopy course, Istanbul Turkey. Feb. 2021.
· Advanced knee arthroscopy Cadaveric course, Dubai UAE. March 2021.
Organizing Scientific Activity:
· Project Director & scientific committee member for, The International Congress of Joint Reconstruction (ICJR Middle East), Dubai 2013, 2014, and 2015.
(Annual conference dedicated for Joint replacement and sports injury, with more than 600 attendees per year).
· Board and Scientific committee, The Emirates International Orthopedic Congress, 2013,2015,2016 &2018
· Scientific committee member and one of the organizing board ICJR Egypt 2016.
· Course Director and scientific committee member, 1st Dubai shoulder course 2016.
· Scientific committee member, MENA Orthopedic congress 2016, Dubai
· Co-Chair, international trauma congress, February 2017, Dubai UAE
· Scientific committee member and one of the organizing board ICJR Egypt 2017.
· Co-Chair, international trauma congress, February 2018, Dubai UAE
· Chairman 2nd Dubai shoulder course, April 2018.
· Organizing committee, Complex Joint injury course, May 2021, Dubai UAE
· Organizing and scientific committee member, Emirates international orthopedic congress 2021.
Presentations in meetings and conferences:
· Middle East Knee scoring System, New project. Presentation at the orthopedic Club Dubai, September 2012.
· Patient-specific instrumentation versus manual instrumentations in TKA, Egyptian orthopedic association annual meeting December 2012.
· Insufficiency Fracture Post TKA, a unique pattern of periprosthetic fracture, Egyptian orthopedic association annual meeting December 2012.
· Iatrogenic MCL injury during TKA, new technique of management. Presentation at the International Congress of Joint Reconstruction Middle East, Dubai March 2013.
· Vascular Complication During TKA, How to avoid and manage? Master course for TKA, Maxx The medical company, Dubai March 2013.
· A Unique pattern of peri-prothetic fracture following total knee arthroplasty: The insufficiency fracture, Poster presentation AAOS anneal meeting, Chicago 19-23 March 2013.
· Primary repair of Iatrogenic MCL injury during total knee arthroplasty, a modified technique. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of the American academy of orthopedic surgeon AAOS 2014.
· Simultaneous Bilateral Total knee Arthroplasty, Pain management symposium by MSD, Dubai November 2013.
· Patient-specific cutting Guides in TKA, Does it worth the Added cost. 2nd International Emirates orthopedic conference, Dubai, UAE November 2013.
· Periprosthetic Fracture post-TKA, Maxx Knee symposium,2nd International Emirates orthopedic conference, Dubai, UAE November 2013.
· Inflammatory Joints Diseases. Current Advances in Pain Management December 13-14, 2013 Istanbul, Turkey.
· Primary Repair of the Iatrogenic Injury of the Medial Collateral Ligament During TKA, A Modified Technique.65th Egyptian Orthopedic Association annual meeting, 16-19 December 2013.
· Blood conservation during THA, Arab Health congress, 10th Middle East orthopedics conference 28-30 January 2014, Dubai, UAE.
· Total Knee arthroplasty following High tibial osteotomy, challenges, and results:
International Congress for Joint reconstruction, ICJR Middle East, Dubai 2014.
· How Effective is Intra-Articular Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study: paper accepted as an Oral presentation, SICOT Rio de Janeiro, 2014.
· High Tibial osteotomy, Indications and Technique, Arab Health congress, 11th Middle East orthopedics conference 2015, Dubai, UAE.
· Peri-prosthetic Fracture post-TKA, 3rd Emirates International Orthopedics meeting, April 2015.
· Chronic anterior knee pain in adults, 3rd Emirates International Orthopedics
meeting, April 2015.
· Iatrogenic MCL injury during TKA, ICJR Middle East, Dubai UAE, November 2015.
· PSI in Total knee arthroplasty, MOSH annual symposium, Dubai UAE, December 2015. · Acute AC Joint Injury Managements, EXTER center meeting, Dubai UAE, January 2016. · Iatrogenic MCL injury during TKA, ICJR Egypt, Cairo Egypt, April 2016.
· Complications of HTO, how to avoid? 4th Emirates International Orthopedics
meeting, April 2016.
· Total knee arthroplasty in Valgus deformity, 4th Emirates International
Orthopedics meeting, April 2016.
· Fracture neck femur in osteoporotic bone, 4thEmirates International Orthopedics meeting, April 2016.
· Total knee arthroplasty in Valgus deformity, 2nd Innovation of joint surgery (IJS) Dubai, August 2016
· Long head of Biceps tenodesis versus tenotomy, should we really care?
1st Dubai shoulder course, Dubai September 2016.
· Anterior Knee pain in Adults, diagnosis, and management. MENA orthopedic international congress, Dubai septmber 2016.
· MedialSubvastus approach, Indications, and technique. AO cadaveric course for surgical approaches. Dubai, October 2016.
· Knee pain in adults, Diagnosis and management, Pfizer pain meeting, November 2016.
· Patella Fracture in adults, recent updates in management, International trauma
Congress, Dubai February 2017.
· Role of topical NSAIDs in pain management of the knee and shoulder, focus on IBS and pain management meeting, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, February 2017.
· Pain management in knee surgery, Pain symposium, April 2017, Muscat, Oman.
· How to minimize the risk of PJI in hip and knee Arthroplasty, ICJR, Egypt, September 2017.
· Patellar Tendon rupture in adults, my preferred technique, International Trauma Congress, Feb. 2018 Dubai, UAE.
· Surgical Management Acute AC joint separation, 2nd Dubai Shoulder course
April 2018 Dubai, UAE.
· How to minimize the risk of PJI in hip and knee Arthroplasty, 6th Emirates international orthopedics congress, May 2018 Dubai, UAE.
· Long head of Biceps Pathology, repair tenodesis or tenotomy? MENA international orthopedic congress, Dubai September 2019.
· arthroscopic tenodesis of the long head of biceps, Dubai orthoclub, November 2019, Dubai, UAE.
· Critical shoulder angle and rotator cuff repair, Emirates international orthopedic
meeting, Feb. 2020, Dubai, UAE.
· Arthroscopic AC Joint stabilization, International trauma Congress, Dubai Feb.2021.
· Shoulder Instability in Athletes, Egyptian Arthroscopy annual meeting, Cairo August 2021.
· Massive irreparable cuff tear treatment algorithm, MENA international orthopedic congress, September 2021, Dubai UAE.
· Arthroscopic Bankart repair in Beach Chair position, Emirates international orthopedic congress 2021.
· Arthroscopic Bankart repair, Tips, and tricks. S&N industry workshop during the International Emirates orthopedic congress, Dubai 2021.
· Why I moved to all-suture anchors in cuff repair. ConMed industry lunch symposium during the International Emirates orthopedic congress, Dubai 2021.
· MPFL and IT band tenodesis indications and techniques, Advanced Knee and shoulder course by S&N, Istanbul Turkey, Feb. 2022.
· Arthroscopic Bankart repair technique, Advanced Knee and shoulder course by S&N, Istanbul Turkey, Feb. 2022.
· long head of biceps tenodesis, Advanced Knee and shoulder course by S&N, Istanbul Turkey, Feb. 2022.
· Why All-suture anchors in Arthroscopic cuff repair? ICJR meeting, Dubai UAE, March 2022.
Presentation in Webinars:
1. Management of massive rotator cuff tear, 29th April 2020
Faculty: Amr Elmaraghy, University of Toronto, Canada.
Bassem Elhassan , Mayo clinic, USA
Usama H Saleh, Dubai, UAE.
2. Shoulder Instability Management, 7th may 2020
Faculty: George Athwal , Canada
Ali Maqdes, Kuwait
Alexander hardy, France
Usama H Saleh, UAE
3. Management of rotator cuff repair, May 12th, 2020
Faculty: Laurent lafosse, France
Saeed Althani, UAE
Usama H Saleh, UAE
4. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty, May 15th, 2020
Faculty: Jean David Wertheil, France
Phillip Valanti, France
Usama H Saleh, UAE
5. Shoulder Instability updates, May 20th, 2020
Giovanni Digacomo, Italy
Ali Alswedi, UAE
Usama H Saleh, UAE
6. Rotator cuff pathology, 28th May 2020
Faculty: Pascal Boileau, Nice France
Usama H Saleh, Dubai UAE
Ali Maqdes, Kuwait.
7. Save the meniscus, June 5th, 2020
Brian Cole, USA
Phillipe landreau, UAE
Usama H Saleh, UAE.
8. AC joint stabilization, July 18th, 2020
Matt Ravenscroft, UK
Usama H Saleh, UAE
Shiriff Bishai, USA.
9. Shoulder arthroplasty in young arthritic patients, July 28th, 2020.
Samer Hassan, USA
Anthony Romeo, USA
Usama H Saleh, UAE.
10. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, tips from the masters, November 17th, 2020
Usama H Saleh,UAE
Hatem Galal Said, Egypt
Peter Millett, USA.
11. AC joint, LHB, and Adhesive capsulitis technical tips and tricks, April 23rd, 2021
Hazem Faroq, Egypt
Mohamed Sobhy, Egypt
Buhvan Machani, UAE
Usama H Saleh, UAE
12. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty, May 19th, 2021
Usama H Saleh, UAE
Phillip Valanti, France
Laudwig seebauer, Germany
13. Bone block procedures in Shoulder Instability, June 23th 2021
Ivan Wong, Canada
Alexander Laderman, Switzerland
Usama H Saleh, UAE
Ziad Elqirem, Jordan.
AO Trauma, As a Faculty:
1- AO course, Basic principal of fracture Treatment, Dubai, March 2013
2- AO Course, Basic Fracture Management for ORP, Dubai April 2014.
3- AO Course, Basic principle for Advanced Fracture Treatment, May 2014.
4- AO Faculty training program, Dubai, Jun 2014.
5- AO Trauma, Basic Fracture Management for ORP, Regional course, Dubai October 2014.
6- AO Basic Fracture Management for ORP, Dubai April 2015.
7- AO Trauma, Basic Fracture Management for ORP, Regional course, Dubai October 2015.
8- AO Trauma, Basic principle for Advanced Fracture Treatment, Regional course, Dubai October 2015.
9- Chairman, AO osteotomy around the Knee seminar, November 2015, Dubai.
10- Chairman, Basic Principals of Fracture Management, Dubai April 2016.
11- AO Surgical approaches in orthopedics, cadaveric based course, Dubai October 2016.
12- AO Trauma advanced principals for ORP, Dubai October 2019.
13- AO Trauma, Master Course lower extremity with cadaveric dissection, January 2020, Dubai, UAE.
14- AOtrauma, Advanced principals in fracture treatment, Dubai October 2020.
15- AOtrauma, Advanced principals in fracture treatment, Davos, Switzerland December 2020.
16- AOtrauma, Advanced principals in fracture treatment, Davos, Switzerland December 2021.
AO Trauma, As a Course Chairman:
1- AO Basic principles for fracture management for ORP, Dubai 2015.
2- AO seminar, osteotomy around the knee, Dubai, December 2015.
3- AO Basic advance Principals of fracture managements April 2016.
4- AO Course- Advanced Principles of fracture Management, 21-23 January 2017 Dubai UAE.
5- Basic Principals of fracture Management, Regional course Dubai 2021.
6- Basic Principals of fracture Management, Regional course Dubai 2022.
Poster Presentation at International conferences:
1- Things you should Know before doing TKA in Asian patients, SICOT congress 2013, Dubai, UAE.
2- Insufficiency Fracture, a unique pattern of periprosthetic fracture following TKA, AAOS annual meeting 2013, Chicago, USA
3- Arthroscopic assisted reconstruction of dislocated AC joint, SICOT congress 2013, Hyderabad, India
4- Comparative study between TKA using patient-specific instrumentation and
TKA using conventional instrumentation. SICOT congress 2013, Hyderabad, India
5- Management of iatrogenic injury of MCL during TKA, A modified technique.
6- AAOS annual meeting, New Orleans 2014, USA.
7- Management of iatrogenic injury of MCL during TKA, A modified technique.
8- World arthroplasty congress ICJR Paris April 2015. TKA, tourniquet versus tourniquet-less, a comparative randomized control trial. EFFORT Geneva 2016.
Professional Experience and Area of Interest:
Upper Extremity
1- Shoulder arthroscopic surgery, complex and revision cases of Instability and rotator cuff repair, AC joint arthroscopic surgery, Impingement of the shoulder.
2- Tendon transfer around the shoulder.
3- Shoulder arthroplasty surgery (Hemi-arthroplasty, Anatomical and reverse shoulder arthroplasty for elective and Trauma).
4- Complex Trauma surgery of the Upper Limbe (clavicle, shoulder, elbow, and wrist).
5- Elbow arthroscopy and arthroplasty.
6- Wrist arthroscopy.
7- Wrist surgeries for arthritis and degenerative changes.
8- Soft tissue procedures, Pectoralis major repair, Long head of biceps repair or reconstruction, triceps repair, Tendon release ad repair, nerve release.
Lower Extremity
9- Knee arthroscopic surgery
· Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction
· Arthroscopic PCL reconstruction.
· Arthroscopic Menesectomy/Meniscal repair
· MCL and LCL Repair.
· Management of Multi-ligamentous Injury of the knee
· Patellar subluxation, soft tissue, and bony procedures.
· Synovectomy and all other Knee arthroscopic surgery.
10- Revision knee arthroscopic surgery.
11- Patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon repair or reconstruction.
12- Osteotomy around Knee and Hips (HTO, Supracondylar femur, and subtrochanteric).
13- Trauma of the lower extremity simple and complex (expect complex Pelvis and acetabulum).
14- Hemi and Total Hip arthroplasty for Trauma cases.
15- Total knee arthroplasty, Uni condylar knee arthroplasty, and revision knee arthroplasty.
Personal Interests:
· Medical Education
· Evidence Based Medicine
· Spending time with family
· Making new friends
· Tennis
· Traveling & Tourism
· Out-door activities.
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135 reviews
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Amazing doctor, had a proximal numerous surgery and the results were amazing. Super happy with the surgery, and very supportive
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Prof.Usama is one of the top 5 shoulder surgeons in whole UAE.
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Excellent
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Dr Usama did a full knee replacement in 2021 and has been my go to orthopedic doctor since. Knowledgeable and honest looking what’s best for the patient. He a pleasure
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He is good doctor, highly recommend
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I had a very good experience with Dr. Usama. He is very calm, provides full explanation in a friendly manner and makes the patient feels special.
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Best ortho doctor ever
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Dr. Usama is very helpful and explains everything thoroughly He is open to questions and always listens to the patient
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Everything is perfect
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The best ortho surgeon have met and best surgery have done in comparison with my previous surgieries in burjeel and other hospitals
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Dr Usama Hassan Saleh's overall patient rating is 4.98 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 135 reviews
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Dr Usama Hassan Saleh speaks English and Arabic
Where is Dr Usama Hassan Saleh located?
Dr Usama Hassan Saleh primarily practices at Medcare Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, located at 22A street, From Sheikh Zayed Road, 2nd Interchange, Dubai - United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
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