Ahmed Salem Mohamed, MD, PhD
Surgeon, Founder and CEO Egyptian Spine Clinic
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Why did you join AAOS?
To keep me updated and to learn from and teach others.
How do you define success?
Being able to help my patients and improve their quality of life.
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
All IMG like myself.
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
The AAOS resources has helped me to improve my knowledge and skills.
What advice would you give to new members of AAOS?
Join, contribute to the academy, and stand up for your rights.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
I am the first and only doctor in my entire family. I wrote on my dresser when I was attending high school in Egypt that I will be a spine surgeon in USA.