Usama I. Salem, M.D., M.Sc.
Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2010 | Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, EGY, M.Sc, Radiology |
2003 | Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, EGY, M.B.B. Ch, Medicine and Surgery |
Board Certifications
2016 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2017 - 2020
Honors & Awards
2019 | Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award, The University of Texas Medical Branch |
2018 | Rising Star Faculty Award, The University of Texas Medical Branch |
2016 | Magna Cum Laude, Radiological Society of North America |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Salem U, Kumar VA, Madewell JE, Schomer DF, de Almeida Bastos DC, Zinn PO, Weinberg JS, Rao G, Prabhu SS, Colen RR. Neurosurgical applications of MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). Cancer Imaging 19(1):65, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31615562.
- Yedururi S, Chawla S, Amini B, Wei W, Salem U, Morani AC, Wang WL, Gorlick R, Lewis VO, Daw NC. Tumor thrombus in the large veins draining primary pelvic osteosarcoma on cross sectional imaging. Eur J Radiol 105:49-55, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30017298.
- Chrisinger JSA, Salem U, Kindblom LG, Amini B, Hansson M, Meis JM. Synovial Sarcoma of Peripheral Nerves: Analysis of 15 Cases. Am J Surg Pathol 41(8):1087-1096, 2017. PMID: 28498283.
- Salem U, Amini B, Chuang HH, Daw NC, Wei W, Haygood TM, Madewell JE, Costelloe CM. 18F-FDG PET/CT as an Indicator of Survival in Ewing Sarcoma of Bone. J Cancer 8(15):2892-2898, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28928879.
- Salem U, Zhang L, Jorgensen JL, Kumar R, Amini B. Adhesive capsulitis mimicking metastasis on 18F-FDG-PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 40(2):e145-7, 2015. PMID: 24999685.
- Salem U, Menias CO, Shaaban A, Bhosale PR, Youssef A, Elsayes KM. Hematopoietic tumors of the female genital system: imaging features with pathologic correlation. Abdom Imaging 39(4):922-34, 2014. PMID: 24590396.
- Ganeshan DM, Salem U, Viswanathan C, Balachandran A, Garg N, Silverman P, Bhosale P. Complications of oncologic therapy in the abdomen and pelvis: a review. Abdom Imaging 38(1):1-21, 2013. PMID: 22644726.
Book Chapters
- Salem U, Youssef A, Matta EJ, Elsayes KM. Imaging of the genitourinary system. In: Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology. McGraw-Hills, 2014.