George Salem, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist
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Position:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterologist
Primary Specialty:
Gastroenterology
Languages Spoken:
English
Practice Started:
1/1/2019
Gender:
Male
About George Salem
George Salem, M.D. is a fellowship-trained inflammatory bowel disease gastroenterologist with OU Health in Edmond. His practice is focused on patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's Disease and Colitis. Dr. Salem performs the following procedures:
Upper Endoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic: esophageal dilation, Botox injection, management of varices, placement and exchange of feeding tubes (PEG)) Colonoscopy (screening, diagnostic, chromoendoscopy, therapeutic: polyp resections – including endoscopic mucosal resection, colonic/rectal dilations) Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (screening, diagnostic, therapeutic) Video Capsule Endoscopy (diagnostic) Fecal Microbiota Transplant (therapeutic: for cases of recurrent C. Difficile infections) Dr. Salem earned his medical degree from the Jordan University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Medicine, graduating with honors. He completed an internal medicine residency and a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City.
Early during his gastroenterology fellowship training, he focused on optimizing the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. He received the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Visiting Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellow Program Award and had the opportunity to be exposed to the clinical practices in inflammatory bowel disease at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota — an internationally recognized and a leading IBD Center. In addition, he received the Richard F. Harty Outstanding Fellow in Gastroenterology Award upon completion of his general gastroenterology fellowship training from the OU College of Medicine.
For appointments with Dr. Salem at the OU Health Physicians — Crohn's & Colitis Clinic in Edmond, please call (405) 359-5229 or fax referrals to (405) 896-4309 .
Affiliations
OU Health Physicians Building - Oklahoma City,
OU Health Edmond Medical Center (Medical Office Building) — Gastroenterology Clinic
Awards
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2025
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2024
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2023
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2022
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2021
The Young European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (Y-ECCO) Mentorship Forum Award
2020
Distinguished Gastroenterology Fellow Award, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2020
Richard F. Harty Outstanding Fellow in Gastroenterology Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2019
Gastroenterology Fellowship Outstanding Service in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Cent
2019
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCF) Inflammatory Bowel Disease Visiting Fellow Award. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
2019
Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
2018
Health Education
Fellowship
Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Meyerhoff Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Residency
Internal Medicine
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Medical School
Doctor of Medicine
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), School of Medicine
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Medical Interests
Areas of Interest:
Inflammatory bowel disease Crohn’s disease Collagenous colitis Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis Intestinal microbiota transplant Lymphocytic colitis Microscopic colitis Pouchitis Ulcerative colitis
