Ramadan Salem
MD, FAAP
Specialist | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Years of Experience: 16
Dr. Ramadan Salem is a Specialist in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Sidra Medicine, where he has been practicing since 2018. He brings more than 15 years of clinical experience in pediatrics and pediatric emergency care, managing a wide range of high-acuity medical and trauma-related presentations in children.
Before joining Sidra Medicine, Dr. Salem worked as a pediatrician in Syria and Oman, gaining broad experience in the management of both acute and chronic pediatric conditions across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings. His clinical practice emphasizes rapid assessment, stabilization, and family-centered care in urgent and critical situations.
Dr. Salem has a strong interest in medical education and is actively involved in teaching fellows, residents, and medical students. He also contributes to quality improvement initiatives and patient safety efforts within the Pediatric Emergency Department, supporting continuous improvement in clinical outcomes.
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- Arabic
- English
- MD – Damascus University, Syria (2010)
- Pediatric Residency – Children’s University Hospital, Damascus, Syria (2014)
- Medical education
- Quality improvement
- Care of critically ill children
- Pediatric trauma and injury
- Patient safety
- Intravenous magnesium sulfate as first parenteral bronchodilator in pediatric asthma exacerbations unresponsive to first-line therapy
- Use of inhaled nebulized ipratropium bromide in addition to standard first-line therapy for acute asthma exacerbations in children: systematic review and meta-analysis