Mr Khalid Salem

Mr Salem is a fellowship trained spine surgeon. The scope of his practice covers various aspects of adult spinal degenerative conditions, adult spinal deformity, spinal tumours and spinal trauma management.

After completing the trauma surgical rotation in the East Midlands (Derby and Nottingham), Mr Salem dedicated two years towards completing a Doctorate in Medicine (DM) from Nottingham university as a full time researcher. Over the six years to follow, he successfully completed his higher surgical training in trauma and orthopaedic surgery from the prestigious East Midlands (North) rotation, awarded the intercollegiate fellowship in the speciality (FRCS (T&O)) in 2011 and admitted to the specialist register for trauma and orthopaedics in 2013.

Mr Salem's sub-specialist training was completed over two years two of the internationally leading centres in the field of complex spinal surgery. The first was done in the centre for spinal studies and surgery in Nottingham while the second was The Combined Adult Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine fellowship as an AOspine North American fellow in the Vancouver Spine surgery Institute and the University of British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada.

Mr Salem has authored several academic articles and spine surgery book chapters and has been invited on numerous occasions as a speaker in national and international meetings. He remains committed to evidence based spinal care and is actively involved in a number of research projects at any given time.

Mr Salem's areas of interest are primarily adult spinal deformity, spinal tumours and trauma surgery.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Mr Salem's surgical portfolio covers the neck, thoracic and lumbar spine using advanced surgical techniques such as minimally invasive surgery, motion preserving surgery (cervical artificial disc replacement) and spinal intra-operative navigation for accurate instrumentation and uses MIS techniques to achieve fusion when needed while allowing for fast recovery with minimal muscle damage.

Mr Salem has extensive experience in surgery for spinal cord and nerve root compression (sciatica and spinal stenosis). these conditions can occur through disc herniation or degeneration and options such as micro-discectomy and MIS laminotomy / Laminectomy can be considered.

In addition to the above, Mr Salem is a fellowship trained complex spinal surgeon specializing in complex revision spinal surgery, adult deformity correction surgery and adult Scoliosis Surgery. additionally, the management of Osteoporotic spinal fractures through cement augmentation' Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty is offered.

Mr Salem is experienced in delivering epidural injections (caudal epidural and Lumbar transforaminal) where appropriate and works closely with an experienced pain management consultant to deliver a comprehensive low back pain service.