Mr Khalid Salem

About Mr Khalid Salem

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.