Division of Vascular Surgery

Welcome

Dr. Karim M. Salem

A person in a suit and tie  Description automatically generatedKarim M. Salem, MD joins us as Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He then completed his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. During his Vascular Surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center he completed a postdoctoral research fellowship studying diabetic wound healing and clinical outcomes in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Salem is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. After residency, he worked as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and vascular surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Salem's clinical practice is in Vascular Surgery, with an interest in complex aortic pathology and limb salvage. He will serve as the Associate Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship. His academic interests include clinical outcomes of acute aortic emergencies and surgical education.

 


Faculty Profiles

Michael Curi, MD


Michael A. Curi, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Past President, University Hospital Medical Staff

Joe T. Huang, MD, FACS


Joe T. Huang, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Vascular Surgery, Jersey City Medical Center

Frank Padberg, MD

 

Frank T. Padberg, Jr., MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery
Chief of Vascular Surgery, East Orange VA

Frank Padberg, MD

 

Karim M. Salem, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director
Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Integrated Residency Programs

 

 

Saqib Zia, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Integrated Residency Programs

 

 

Division Staff

Tina Surrency-Scioscia

Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Integrated Residency Administrative Coordinator
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery

Madeleim Camacho Clinical Coordinator
Gina Cruz, APN Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Sumoya Fontaine Clinical Coordinator

 

Vascular Lab Staff

Liana Benyaminov, RVT Technical Director
Lourdes Taveras, RVT Vascular Technologist
Nida Mustafa, RVT Vascular Technologist
Sydney Tuman, RVT Vascular Technologist