Salem Oncology Centre
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Curriculum Vitae

Revised December, 2010

NAME:	Philip A. Salem, MD
PRESENT TITLE AND AFFILIATION:	Director, Cancer Research Program St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Holder of the Philip A. Salem, M.D. Chair at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Clinical Professor of Medicine University of Texas Medical School President, Salem Oncology Centre Houston, Texas
PLACE:	Bterram El-Koura, Lebanon
CITIZENSHIP:	USA
OFFICE ADDRESS:	Salem Oncology Centre 6624 Fannin Street, Suite 1630 Houston, TX 77030 Tel: (713) 796-1221 Fax: (713) 796-1281 E-Mail: salem@pasalem.com Website: www.pasalem.com
MARITAL STATUS:	Married
Wife:	Widad Jabboury
Children:	Dara Khaled Rayya
LICENSURE:	1965: ECFMG - #0 63-339 1977: Texas - #E7500 DEA Registration PHILIP A. SALEM, M.D.
ADMISSION PRIVILEGES:	St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

Education:

June 1957	Baccalaureate I (equivalent to High School)
June 1958	Baccalaureate II (equivalent to Freshman)
June 1961	Bachelor of Science Degree: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
June 1965	Doctor of Medicine (M.D.): American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Postgraduate Training:

1964-1965	Intern (rotating internship): American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1966-1967	Junior Assistant Resident: Department of Internal Medicine, American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
1966-1967	Resident: Department of Internal Medicine, American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
1967-1968	Doctor of Medicine (M.D.): American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1968-1970	Research Fellow in Medical Oncology: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
1970-1971	Research Fellow in Medical Oncology: M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas

Academic Appointments:

1971-1976	Assistant Internist, American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
1976-1977	Assistant Internist, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Department of Developmental Therapeutics, Houston, Texas.
1977-1987	Associate Internist, American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
1987-1990	Associate Internist, Department of Medical Oncology, M.D. Anderson Hospital Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
1990-1991	Internist, Department of Medical Oncology, M.D. Anderson Hospital Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
1991-2000	Consultant, Department of Medical Oncology, M.D. Anderson Hospital Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
1991-Present	Director, Cancer Research Program at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
2001-2003	Consultant, the Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.

Hospital Commitees:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	DATES
Division of Medicine Protocol Review Committee	1988-1991
Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Alternate Member	1988-1991
Surveillance Committee, Alternate Member	1988-1991
Utilization Review Committee	1988-1991
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital	DATES
Cancer Committee, Co-Chairman	1992-Present
Tumor Board/Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference, Chairman Texas Community Oncology Network (TCON)	1992-2000
Principal Investigator	1992-1997
TCON Clinical Trials Committee, Chairman	1992-1997
TCON Consortium Committee, Chairman	1992-1997
Non-TCON Cancer Protocol Scientific Review Committee, Chairman	1993-2000
Institutional Review Board, Member	1992-2000
Principal Investigator: NSABP Clinical Trial to Determinethe Worth of Tamoxifen for Preventing Breast Cancer (BCPT-1)	1993-Present
Principal Investigator: NSABP P-2 Study of Tamoxifen andRaloxifene for the Prevention of Breast Cancer (STAR Trial)	1999-Present

Editorial Boards of Medical Journals:

Editorial Board, Member	An International Journal on Anti-Cancer Agents	Anti-Cancer Drugs 1988-2000
Editorial Board, Member	Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology	Annals of Oncology 1991-2000
Reviewer	Member of the Advisory Panel for the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. This is a journal edited by Dr. Khayat at the WHO headquarters in Cairo	2003-Present
Editorial Board, Member	Arab Journal of Gastroenterology (AJC)	1999-Present
Reviewer	Official Journal of the American Cancer Society	Cancer 1976-Present

Extramural Appointments:

President	Lebanese Cancer Society	1971-1986
Chairman	Lebanese National Unit for Cancer Research	1983-1986
Secretary General	Federation of Middle East Cancer Organizations	1975-1986
President	Arab-American Medical Association, Houston Chapter	1989-1991
Chairman	International Faculty, UICC Post Graduate Course onChemotherapy, Damascus, Syria, June 19, 1992	June, 1992
Chairman	Scientific & Research Committee, Arab-American Medical Association (National)	Aug 93-2000
President	Arab-American Cancer Foundation	1996-Presentt
Scientific Chairman	26th Annual Arab American Medical Convention Houston, Texas	Oct. 8-10, 2004

Honors, Awards and Citation:

1981	Medal of Achievement, Italian Association of Pathologists
1982	The International Register of Profiles. International Biographical Center, CB2 3QP, England
March, 1986	Citation by Mary M. Bissey, assistant editor of the journal Cancer in her farewell remarks, for his contributions to the success of the journal.
1985-Present	Who's Who in Lebanon
1985-Present	Who's Who in the Arab World
1986	The First Five Hundred. International Biographical Center, Cambridge, CB2 3QP, England
1986	The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (American Biographical Institute, Inc.)
1988	International Leaders in Achievement, International Biographical Center, Cambridge CB2 3QP, England
1989-1994	Member - White House Advisory Committee on Healthcare.
1993	Honored for contributions to cancer research at the Annual Convention of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital of Memphis, Oct., 1993, Houston
April, 1994	Received the Distinguished Leadership Award for contributions to cancer research by the American Biographical Institute, Inc.
May, 1994	Received the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom, which is "the highest honor the republican members of the U.S. Senate can bestow"
May, 1994	Received honor of appointment as Goodwill Ambassador for the City of Houston, Texas, from the Honorable Bob Lanier, Mayor of the City of Houston -- dated May 26, 1994.
June, 1994	Selected member of The International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Eleventh Edition, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge CB2 #QP, England
June, 1994	Selected for the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, Hall of Fame, The American Biographical Institute, Inc.
July 27, 1994	Honored by the American University of Beirut for his contributions to cancer medicine
July 31, 1994	Honored by the President of Lebanon, Mr. Elias Hrawi in a special ceremony in the presidential palace and decorated with the Medal of the Cedars
December, 1994	"Man of the Year in Medicine," "ALMAJALLA" (International Arab Weekly News Magazine), Arab Press House, London, England
January, 1995	Selected honored member of the National Directory of Who's Who, 1995-96
January, 1995	Selected honored member of the International Who's Who of Professionals
January, 1995	Featured by the Middle East Broadcasting Television Station in London, as the "outstanding cancer physician of the year"
March, 1995	Selected member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute, Inc.
May 18, 1996	Elected as first President of the Arab American Cancer Foundation.
Oct., 1997	Selected, Life Member, National Registry, Who is Who ID #130-83
Oct. 29, 1997	Honored by the British-Lebanese Association (BLA) in London for his contributions to cancer medicine and for service to Lebanon.
May 9, 1998	Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition Organizations (NECO) for “exceptional humanitarian efforts, and outstanding contributions to America”.
June 4, 1998	Honored by the President of the Republic of Italy, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who bestowed upon him, the honor in rank of COMMANDER (Commendatore) of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI).
June 24, 1998	Awarded as a Distinguished 20th Century Republican Leader by the Republican Members of the United States Senate.
August 14, 1998	Selected, Member of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Society.
December 5, 1998	Al-Amal Award, Doctor of the Year, by Ana Al-Arabi Festival, Washington, D.C.
February, 1999	Accepted as a Life Member of the National Registry of Who’s Who. First published in the 1998 edition; revised biography published in the 1999 edition (#69187).
March 12, 1999	Honored by the Cultural Movement of Antelias, Lebanon for contributions to medicine, Arabic literature, philosophy and politics.
April 16, 2000	Khalil Gibran International Award. This was awarded by the Arabic Heritage League in Sydney, Australia for contributions to medicine, Arabic literature, philosophy and politics.
May 6, 2000	Arab American of the Year Award. Awarded by the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn, Michigan. This national award is usually given to two outstanding Arab Americans each year for their contributions to the life of America. The award was presented at an annual banquet on the evening of Saturday, May 6, 2000 with the largest Arab American audiences in the country. Attending were 2,600 people. The other awardee was Dr. David Adamany, former president of Wayne State University.
February 27, 2001	Selected as one of America’s top doctors in the premier edition of *America’s Top Doctors*, a national guide to outstanding medical specialists throughout the United States. Fewer than one percent of physicians in the United States have been recognized by inclusion in this national Castle Connolly Guide. Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2001, America’s Top Doctors, page 312.
April, 2001	Selected in the Who’s Who in Executives & Businesses, Nationwide Register’s Who’s Who, 2001.
April 4, 2002	Honored as the “Intellectual of the Year” by Diwan Ahl Al-Qalam (a club of intellectuals in Lebanon) in a ceremony held at UNESCO in Beirut under the auspices of the president of Lebanon. This is an annual award granted by Diwan Ahl Al-Qalam for a prominent Lebanese intellectual. The ceremony was held at the UNESCO building in Beirut. It was held under the auspices of the President of Lebanon, Mr. Emile Lahoud. Salwa Al-Amin, who is the chairperson of Diwan Ahl Al-Qalam, introduced Dr. Salem. She was followed by Dr. Eyad Chatty, the Minister of Health in Syria, Fouad Boustani, the ex-chief of the medical syndicate in Beirut, Clovis Maksoud, former ambassador of the Arab League to the United Nations, Mansour Rahbani, a famous Lebanese artist, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Hammoud.
April 5, 2002	Decorated by the President of Lebanon, General Emile Lahoud and was given the highest civilian honor on Friday, April 5, 2002 at the presidential palace in Lebanon.
April 21, 2002	Arab American Cultural and Heritage award by the Arab American Cultural and Heritage Center. The ceremony was held on Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. at the Arab American Cultural Center in Houston.
July 12, 2002	Inducted into the American Biographical Institute’s “Leading Intellectuals of the World Hall of Fame” for outstanding cancer medicine, research and educational accomplishments. 2000-2001 issue.
May 2003	Selected “Man of the Month” by Arrajol Magazine. This monthly magazine is published by the Saudi Publishing and Distributing Company, which is headquarted in London, England. It had a 14-page cover story featuring Dr. Salem’s life and his philosophy. This was the first time that this magazine had on its cover a person who is not a politician. May 2003, issue no. 125, pages 18-31.
October 21, 2003	Life Achievement Award. This award was bestowed on Dr. Salem by the Arab Cancer Congress during the opening ceremony of the conference, which was held at the Assad Library in Damascus, Syria from October 21, 2003.
Aug-Sept, 2004	Cover Story: Dr. Philip Salem, Pivotal Contributor to Cancer Research, Arab American Affairs, a bi-monthly magazine published by The News Circle Publishing House. Volume 32, number 212, pages 40-43.
June 2, 2005	Dr. Salem was honored by the American Lebanese National Movement (ALNM) in Houston, Texas. A ceremony was held at the Arab American Cultural Center in Houston and Dr. Salem was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. He also gave a speech on “Lebanon: A new Opportunity; A new hope.”
July 28, 2005	Honored as a Guest of Honor for the 12th International Meeting of the Lebanese World Cultural Union, which was held in Beirut, Lebanon under the auspices of the President of Lebanon. In the honoring ceremony, which was held at the UNESCO in Beirut, Dr. Salem delivered a speech on “The Lebanese in Diaspora- the reality and the challenges”.
November 16, 2005	His research on IPSID was recognized by the Nobel Prize Committee as the gateway for research on H. pylori in the stomach, which won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2005.
November 27, 2005	Honored by the American Lebanese National Movement in Houston, Texas.
February 25, 2006	The American Lebanese Medical Association Scientific Achievement Award. This honor was bestowed upon him during the medical convention of the American Lebanese Medical Association, which was held in Las Vegas, February 24-25, 2006. Dr. Michael DeBakey was also honored during the same ceremony.
March 24, 2006	Honored as “The Scientist of the Year” by La Fondazione Foedus Cultura Impresa Solidarietà (A National Italian Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Culture founded by Mr. Mario Baccini, Minister of Public Affairs) in a special ceremony held in Rome.
April 17&18, 2008	Honored by the MBC television station in Dubai, UAE, as the Intellectual of the year.
February 9, 2009	St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas established the *Philip A. Salem Cancer Research Chair* in recognition of Dr. Salem’s contributions to cancer medicine and research.
August 12, 2009	Honored by the World Lebanese Cultural Union in a national ceremony held at the Coral Beach Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. Attended by representatives of the president of Lebanon, and the prime minister of Lebanon, and by the minister of foreign affairs. This honor was bestowed on Dr. Salem because of his contributions to medicine and to Lebanon.
October , 2009	Included in Marquis Who’s Who in America for 2010 Edition. Inclusion is limited to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their own fields of endeavor.
July 1, 2010	The Lebanese American University in Lebanon bestowed upon Dr. Salem an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters during the graduation ceremony which was held in Byblos, Lebanon. Also, Dr. Salem was the graduation ceremony speaker.
October 16, 2010	He was honored by the Arab American Community and Cultural Centre in Houston in a Gala dinner, and was awarded “The Life Achievement Award”.
December , 2010	Selected member of the Board, “Arab Thought Forum”. This is a non- governmental organization established in 1981, and chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Al Hasan Bin Talal. The objective of this organization is to provide a platform for intellectual debate and to address issues relating to the Arab World and Arab Culture.
December 9, 2010	A recently published book by Nelson House for Publishing and authored by Mr. Michel Jeha was launched in a joint ceremony between Nelson House for Publishing and the American University of Beirut Alumni. The book depicts the profiles of the most distinguished 25 faculty members of the American University of Beirut over its lifespan of 144 years. Dr. Salem was one of the 25 selected.

Society Memberships, Medical:

INTERNATIONAL
Member	European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Member	International Society for Preventive Oncology
Member	Regional Expert Advisory Panel for non-communicable diseases for the Eastern Mediterranean region of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of this panel is to recommend for WHO health policies in the Middle Eastern region and the Eastern Mediterranean countries. The committee was appointed by Dr. Hussain Gezairy, regional director of WHO.
Member	WHO Steering Committee on Mediterranean Abdominal Lymphoma - International Research Project
Member	World Health Organization Expert Committee on Cancer
Member	International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR)
NATIONAL
Member	American Association of Cancer Research
Member	American Medical Association
Member	American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member	American Association of Hematology
Member	The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Alumn Council
STATE
Member	Harris County Medical Society
Member	Texas Medical Association
Member	Texas Society of Medical Oncology
Member	Texas Medical Foundation
LOCAL
Founding Member	U.T. M.D. Anderson Hospital Association
Member	Houston Oncology Group

Society Memberships, Non-Medical :

1989-1993	President	Lebanese Club at Houston
1989-Present	Member	Advisory Committee of the Charles Malik Moral Philosophy Professorship, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
1993-Present	Member	Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, Washington, D.C.
1994-1998	Chairman, Board of Trustees	Lebanese Club at Houston
1994-1996	Chairman, Advisory Board,	Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, Houston Chapter
1996-Present	Member	American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Washington, D.C.
1996-Present	Member	American Task Force for Lebanon.
1997-2003	Member, Board of Trustees	Lebanese American University, Lebanon
February 2001	Selected Life Member	Senatorial Inner Circle of the Republican Party
September 2005-Present	Member	Appointed member of the Texas A&M University, International Board.

Books:

July 26, 2004

A book entitled, “Philip Salem – The Man, The Homeland, The Science”, authored by Peter Indari, an Australian journalist, was launched in Beirut, Lebanon. It is a book about Philip Salem, the man, and his ideas.

A book in preparation entitled, “ Philip Salem – His Contributions to Medicine, Philosophy and politics” , Authored by Maha Samara, a Lebanese Journalist.

A book in preparation entitled, “What it takes to cure cancer. Knowledge alone is not enough”, authored by Philip A. Salem M.D.

A book in preparation entitled, “This man is from Lebanon”, authored by Frances Morani and Boutros Indari.