Salem Oncology Centre
6624 Fannin, Ste 1630
Houston, TX 77030
(713)796-1221
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Contributions to Teaching and Education
After he finished his training in the United States, Dr. Salem returned to the American University of Beirut in 1971 and established the first fellowship training program for cancer research and treatment in the Middle East. Between 1972 and 1986, he trained approximately 23 physicians, most of whom eventually came to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for further training, some of whom are currently on staff at this institution.
In the early 1970's, when the treatment of cancer was still a heresy, Dr. Salem worked hard to introduce a new concept that cancer is not only a treatable disease, but also, a potentially curable one. Now, 35 years later, this concept has become common knowledge.
Dr. Salem was one of the first researchers to recognize that cancer may start as a benign process, and is totally reversible, if diagnosed and treated at this stage. This daring concept led to the growth and proliferation of a new discipline in cancer research called Chemoprevention. Also, Dr. Salem was one of the first scientists to see the link between infection and cancer. He was first to show that infections can cause cancer. This concept won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in November 2005.
Dr. Salem has conducted more than 300 conferences on cancer therapy in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. He has chaired more than fifty sessions on cancer research and lymphomas in international and national cancer conferences. In 1993, he was invited by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) to chair the international faculty of the UICC post-graduate chemotherapy course.
During his professional career, Dr. Salem has been actively engaged in the teaching of students, residents and fellows. Currently, he moderates cancer conferences at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and for many years, he chaired the monthly, multidisciplinary cancer conference, which was open to physicians in Houston city-wide.
