AHMED ABDEL FATTAH AHMED SALEM

Ahmed Abdel Fattah Ahmed Salem	Assistant Professor
Molecular Biology of Cancer Radiation Oncology
Faculty of Medicine	Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
asalem@hu.edu.jo	http://www.myname.com
ORCID ID : 151487072
Office No. : 1019	EXT :

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Ph.D.	University of Manchester	United Kingdom,2017
Master	Newcastle University	United Kingdom,2013
Bachelor	Misr University for Science and Technology	Egypt,2005

Therapeutic biomarkers, tumour hypoxia, hypoxia biomarkers, pragmatic radiotherapy trials, thoracic proton radiotherapy, MR guided thoracic radiotherapy, biomarker-driven drug/ radiotherapy trials, re-irradiation, functional imaging (MRI and PET)

2023

1.	Salem A. Hypoxia-Targeted Dose Painting in Radiotherapy. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jul;33(3):298-306. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2023.03.009.

2.	Craddock M, Nestle U, Koenig J, Schimek-Jasch T, Kremp S, Lenz S, Banfill K, Davey A, Price G, Salem A, Faivre-Finn C, van Herk M, McWilliam A. Cardiac Function Modifies the Impact of Heart Base Dose on Survival: A Voxel-Wise Analysis of Patients With Lung Cancer From the PET-Plan Trial. J Thorac Oncol. 2023 Jan;18(1):57-66.

2022

2.	Fornacon-Wood I, Chan C, Bayman N, Banfill K, Coote J, Garbett A, Harris M, Hudson A, Kennedy K, Pemberton L, Salem A, Sheikh H, Whitehurst P, Woolf D, Price G, Faivre-Finn C. Impact of Introducing Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy on Curative Intent Radiotherapy and Survival for Lung Cancer. Front Oncol. 2022 May 31;12:835844.

3.	Salem A, Franks K, Greystoke A, Hanna GG, Harrow S, Hatton M, Hiley C, McDonald F, Faivre-Finn
C. Unaccounted Confounders Limit the Ability to Draw Conclusions From Big Data Analysis Comparing Radiotherapy Fractionation Regimens in NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2022 Jun;17(6):e55- e56.

4.	Van der Weijst L, Aguado-Barrera ME, Azria D, Berkovic P, Boisselier P, Briers E, Bultijnck R, Calvo- Crespo P, Chang-Claude J, Choudhury A, Defraene G, Demontois S, Dunning AM, Elliott RM, Ennis D, Faivre-Finn C, Franceschini M, Gutiérrez-Enr?quez S, Herskind C, Higginson DS, Kerns SL, Johnson K, Mollà M, Lambrecht M, Ramos M, Rancati T, Rimner A, Rosenstein BS, De Ruysscher D, Salem A, Sangalli C, Seibold P, Sosa-Fajardo P, Sperk E, Stobart H, Summersgill H, Surmont V, Symonds P, Taboada-Lorenzo B, Talbot CJ, Valdagni R, Vega A, Veldeman L, Veldwijk MR, Ward T, Webb A, West CML; REQUITE Consortium, Lievens Y. Overview of health-related quality of life and toxicity of non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving curative-intent radiotherapy in a real-life setting (the REQUITE study). Lung Cancer. 2022 Apr;166:228-241.

5.	van der Weijst L, Azria D, Berkovic P, Boisselier P, Briers E, Bultijnck R, Chang-Claude J, Choudhury A, Defraene G, Demontois S, Elliott RM, Ennis D, Faivre-Finn C, Franceschini M, Giandini T, Giraldo A, Gutiérrez-Enr?quez S, Herskind C, Higginson DS, Kerns SL, Johnson K, Lambrecht M, Lang P, Ramos M, Rancati T, Rimner A, Rosenstein BS, De Ruysscher D, Salem A, Sangalli C, Seibold P, Sosa Fajardo P, Sperk E, Stobart H, Summersgill H, Surmont V, Symonds P, Taboada-Valladares B, Talbot CJ, Vega A, Veldeman L, Veldwijk MR, Ward T, Webb A, West CML, Lievens Y; REQUITE consortium. The correlation between pre-treatment symptoms, acute and late toxicity and patient-reported health-related quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients: Results of the REQUITE study. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Nov;176:127-137.

6.	Lane B, Khan MT, Choudhury A, Salem A, West CML. Development and validation of a hypoxia- associated signature for lung adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep. 2022 Jan 25;12(1):1290.

7.	Saha A, Dickinson P, Shrimali RJ, Salem A, Agarwal A. Is thoracic radiotherapy an absolute contraindication for treatment of lung cancer patients with interstitial lung disease? A systematic review. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2022 Feb 12;S0936-6555(22)00080-2.

8.	Abravan A, Salem A, Price G, Faivre-Finn C, van Herk M. Effect of systemic inflammation biomarkers on overall survival after lung cancer radiotherapy: a single-center large-cohort study. Acta Oncol. 2022 Jan 3;1-9.

2023-current	MSc main supervisor
Project title: Investigating nicotine metabolism and the effect of smoking on cardiovascular disease and lung cancer risk in Jordanians using genetic, epigenetic and blood biomarkers: A multi-cohort study

2022-current	MSci main supervisor
Project title: Post-radiotherapy oesophageal toxicity predictors: Pooled data from 2,131 lung cancer patients

 3.2018-1.2022 Senior clinical lecturer (associate professor)	University of Manchester, UK

5.2018-1.2022 Clinical oncology consultant (Thoracic Oncology)	Christie NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Pennine NHS Trust, UK 9.2014-2.2018 Clinical research fellow (Lung cancer research)	University of Manchester, UK
9.2014-2.2018 Clinical oncology fellow (Lung cancer fellowship)	Christie NHS Foundation Trust, UK

 Genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, endocrine module, GIT module, PNS module, GUS module, MSS module

AWARDS, ACADEMIC PRIZES, DISTINCTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2022
King Hussein Award for Cancer Research: Young investigator Regional Track

2019
University of Manchester Clinical Presidential Research Fellowship: Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health

2018
Nominated for Outstanding contribution to Research Award (6th Annual Greater Manchester Clinical Research Awards)

2018
ESTRO-Accuray award, European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology 37 annual meeting

2017
Finalist, Manchester medical society registrar research prize

2016
Finalist, MCCR workshop innovative protocol award

2015
Finalist, clinical oncologists’ trials sandpit RCR/ CTRad award

2013
UCL Scholarship for Exceptional Applicants

2012
University of Sheffield Jordan postgraduate scholarship Lancaster University MBA high potential scholarship
Jordan oncology society conference best presentation award

2011
ASTRO International-US Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

2010
Jordan oncology society conference speaker award


PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY/ CONSULTANCY WORK IN LOCAL/ NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL ARENA

Editorial board service:
Scientific Reports
Journal of radiotherapy in practice

I have referred grant proposals, abstracts and awards for:
Health Research Council of New Zealand
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Dutch cancer society
European Association for Cancer Research Swiss National Science Foundation
Royal College of Radiologists, UK

I have referred manuscripts for the following journals:
JAMA Oncology Lung Cancer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (IJROBP) British Journal of Cancer
Radiotherapy and Oncology BMC Cancer
Scientific reports Radiology
The Scientific Pages of Lung Cancer Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Clinical Genitourinary Cancer Urologic oncology
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment Journal of Cancer Therapy
Journal of Thoracic disease Journal of Solid Tumors
Advances in Cancer Research and Treatment Oman Medical Journal

 ESTRO, RCR

 YEAR	ROLE
2021-current	Director and chair
Course: European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology FALCON lung cancer re-irradiation contouring workshops

2021-current	Faculty teacher "Cell survival versus dose relationships"
Course: Biological Basis of Cancer Therapy teaching Radiobiology, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, UK

2020-current	Director and chair
Course: European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology FALCON lung cancer and thoracic SBRT contouring workshops
I led the design of a greatly improved version of these contouring with overwhelming positive user feedback

AHMED ABDEL FATTAH AHMED SALEM

AHMED ABDEL FATTAH AHMED SALEM

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