Ayman Salem, M.D.

Neuro Surgeon, Physician at Atlantis Health Management, Los Angeles, CA

1. AYMAN M. SALEM, MD
BOARD CERTIFIED NEUROSURGEON
e-mail: [email protected]
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Mailing address: 4545 E. 3
rd
St., Ste 101-103, Los Angeles CA 90022
θ Neurosurgical residency: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
θ Movement Disorders Fellowship: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
θ Spine Fellowship: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA.
CA LICENSE: # A55276
WORK EXPERIENCE :
Private Neurosurgical Practice: Salem Neurosurgical Associates.
 201 S. Buena Vista Blvd., Ste. 410.
Burbank, California 91505
Telephone: [phone]
4545 E 3
rd
St., Ste. 101-103
Los Angeles, California 90022
Telephone: [phone]
1999 – 2003 University of New Mexico:
Neurosurgery resident
• University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Albuquerque, NM
Graduation October, 2003
1997- 1999 Arrowhead Regional Medical Center San Bernardino, CA
Neurosurgery Fellow - Complex Spine
1995-1997 Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA
Neurosurgery Fellow - Movement Disorders Fellow
• The position included twelve months of basic neuroscience research in
Parkinson’s disease and twelve months of “hands on” Functional stereotactics
including over 300 Pallidotomy and Thalamotomy procedures for various
movement disorders including bilateral contemporaneous procedures. Applied
neuroscience research protocols included: Middle Latency Auditory Evoked
Potential, Cognitive dysfunction, Positron Emission Tomography and
Microelectrode recordings in relation to pallidotomy and thalamotomy
procedures.
1994 – 1995 Hahnemann University Hospital Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Intern (PGY – 1)
• This included one year of accredited basic surgical training in General Surgery.
1993 – 1994 Columbia Presbyterian Hospital New York City, NY

2. Neurosurgery Resident (PGY – 2)
• This included one year of neurosurgical residency training. Training included
neurointensive care management of complex vascular cases, skull base tumors
and temporal lobectomy patients. It also included “hands on” surgical training on
two hundred and ten cases of various neurosurgical problems including spine,
vascular, pineal tumors, skull base tumors, stereotactic surgery, epilepsy surgery
and four months of pediatric neurosurgery.
1989 – 1993 Ain Shams University Hospital Cairo, Egypt
Neurosurgery Resident
• Four years of clinical neurosurgical training in a busy academic setting at one of
the leading neurosurgical and neurological centers of the region.
EDUCATION:
2000 ABNS (Written Boards) Passed NM, USA
1998 BLS/ ACLS/ ATLS CA, USA
1992 Boards part I, II, III PA, USA
1991 Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
Degree of Master of Neurosciences
1980 – 1986 Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt
Degree of Doctor of Medicine
(Top 1% of the class of 1986)
ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS :
Sciatic nerve entrapment in the upper thigh caused by an injury sustained
during World War II at the Battle of Anzio: Case report
John B. Oldershaw, M.D., Ayman Salem, M.D., Bruce B. Storrs, M.D., Brenton
Milner, M.D. and George E. Omer, M.D.
Full Text | PDF (38K) March 2004, Vol 100, number 3.
Iacono RP, Kuniyoshi S, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Bonnen J, Gonzales A: “Reversal of
akinesia with pallidotomy in Parkinson’s disease”. CNS – California 1995.
Iacono RP, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Kraus CD, Hogan J, Kuniyoshi S: “Cognitive
improvement following posterior ansa pallidotomy as predicted by reversed akinetic
symptoms”. AANS – Minnesota April 1996.
Iacono RP, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Kuniyoshi S, Mayada G, Yamada S:
“Complications, avoidance techniques and results of Posteior ansa – pallidotomy in 242
patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease”. AANS – Minnesota April 1996.
Iacono RP, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Kuniyoshi S: “Experience with posterior ansa
pallidotomy for Parkinson’s and other forms of dystonia” presentation, Third

3. International Dystonia Symposium, Florida October 1996.
Iacono RP, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Carlson J: “The role of simultaneous bilateral
posterior ansa pallidotomy in the surgical management of patients with early onset
idiopathic Parkinson’s disease”. Presentation, Fourth International Meeting on
Parkinson’s disease. England March 1997.
Wu JC, Iacono RP, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., “Unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale
correlations with 18 F – Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in patients with
idiopathic Parkinson’s disease”. Presentation, Fourth International Meeting in
Parkinson’s disease. England March 1997.
Iacono RP, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Li JY, Mayada G: “Reversal of levodopa failure
syndrome by posterior ansa pallidotomy is independent of age and disease duration”.
AANS – Colorado April 1997.
Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Iacono RP, Wu JC: “PET studies of the reversal of Parkinson’s
levodopa failure syndrome by posterior ansa pallidotomy”. AANS – Colorado April
1997.
Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Iacono RP, Wu JC: “Posterior Ansa Pallidotomy as a model for
postsynaptic modulation of pallidal function as evidenced on PET studies”. Society of
Neuroscience 27th annual meeting – New Orleans, October 1997.
Abu-Assal ML, Ayman M. Salem, M.D., Siddiqi J, RoedterA: “Image-guided sublabial,
transseptal, transsphenoidal approach to sellar tumors using Zeiss (SMN) frameless
stereotactic workstation. Technical advantages and shortcomings”. AANS – New
Orleans 1999.