Dr. Salim is chief of the Division of Trauma, Burn and Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he leads a team of trauma specialist providing expert, multidisciplinary care for thousands of trauma and burn patients each year.
Prior to joining the Brigham, Dr. Salim was an attending physician and program director of the general surgery residency educational program and director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University, a master's degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Salim completed his general surgery internship and residency, as well as his fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.
His clinical interests have focused on the care of the acutely ill trauma, emergency surgery and intensive care unit patient. Dr. Salim's clinical research is focused on the care and outcomes of trauma patients, improving the physiology of organ donors and improving the rate of organ donation. He has authored or co-authored over 350 peer-reviewed publications. His most recent research as principal investigator, funded by the National Institutes of Health, has focused on racial disparities in organ donation, specifically among Hispanic Americans in Southern California. Other aspects of his research include identifying and quantifying the long-term physical, emotion and psychosocial effects following moderate to severe traumatic injuries. Dr. Salim also serves as the co-medical director of the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation.
