BakrSalemMD

Cardiology • Chesterfield, MO

Interventional Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology

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Office
232 S Woods Mill Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone+1 314-434-1500

Fax+1 314-205-6865
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Summary

Dr. Bakr Salem is a cardiologist in Chesterfield, MO and is affiliated with St. Luke's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Cairo University School of Medicine and has been in practice 50 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and interventional cardiology.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1976 - 1978
SSM St Mary's Hospital-St LouisResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
St Luke's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1976 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1977 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

24 citations
Sudden arrhythmia death syndrome: importance of the long QT syndrome.
John S. Meyer, Ali Mehdirad, Bakr I. Salem, Agnieszka Kulikowska, Piotr Kulikowski> ;American Family Physician. 2003 Aug 1
10 citations
Outcome Predictors of Ultrafiltration in Patients with Refractory Congestive Heart Failure and Renal Failure
Roque Ramos, Bakr I. Salem, Maria P. DePawlikowski, Manzoor Tariq, Maged Haikal, Thomas Pohlman, Paul Mennes> ;Angiology. 1996 May 1
92 citations
The efficacy of pneumatic compression stockings in the prevention of pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery.
Roque Ramos, Bakr I. Salem, Maria P. De Pawlikowski, Cordie Coordes, Steven B Eisenberg, Ronald Leidenfrost> ;Chest. 1996 Jan 1
3 citations
Critical role of pulmonary angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary emboli following cardiac surgery.
Roque Ramos, Bakr I. Salem, Maged Haikal, Siddhesh Gowda, Cordie Coordes, Ronald Leidenfrost> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1995 Oct 1
1 citations
Recanalization characteristics of intracoronary streptokinase compared to intravenous tissue plasminogen activator following acute myocardial infarction: a community h...
Roque Ramos, Bakr I. Salem, Siddhesh Gowda, Haikal M, Coordes C, Leidenfrost R> ;Southern Medical Journal. 1995 Sep 1
2 citations
Radiation-induced mitral and tricuspid regurgitation with severe ostial coronary artery disease: a case report with successful surgical treatment.
G. S. Raviprasad, Bakr I. Salem, Siddhesh Gowda, Ronald Leidenfrost> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1995 Jun 1
8 citations
The Potential Impact of the Thrombolytic Era on Cardiac Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bakr I. Salem, Julio A. Lagos, Maged Haikal, Siddhesh Gowda> ;Angiology. 1994 Nov 1
5 citations
Sustained supraventricular tachyarrhythmias following coronary artery bypass surgery comparing mammary versus saphenous vein grafts.
Bakr I. Salem, Abdul Chaudhry, Maged Haikal, Siddhesh Gowda, Amy Campbell, Cordie Coordes, Ronad Leidenfrost> ;Angiology. 1991 Jun 1
25 citations
Giant coronary artery aneurysm: detection with echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Kenneth G. Selke, Prasad Vemulapalli, Scott A. Brodarick, Cordie Coordes, Siddesh Gowda, Bakr Salem, Martin A. Alpert> ;American Heart Journal. 1991 May 1
Acute dissecting aortic aneurysm: community hospital experience in 20 cases.
Bakr I. Salem, Selke K, Siddhesh Gowda, Haikal M, Coordes C, Leidenfrost R> ;Southern Medical Journal. 1990 Jul 1
3 citations
Total inferior vena cava thrombosis following coronary artery bypass surgery.
Bhola N. Rama, Bakr I. Salem, Maged Haikal, Ronald Mera, David Ortbals, Siddhesh Gowda> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1990 Apr 1
7 citations
Early percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery following thrombolytic treatment of acute myocardial infarction.
Bakr I. Salem, Siddhesh Gowda, Maged Haikal, Ronald Leidenfrost, James L. Cox, Thomas A. Ferguson> ;Chest. 1987 May 1
11 citations
Acute myocardial infarction with "normal" coronary arteries: clinical and angiographic profiles, with ergonovine testing.
Bakr I. Salem, Majed Haikal, Anibal Zambrano, Alexander Bollis, Siddhesh Gowda> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 1985 Mar 1
1 citations
Ventricularization of right atrial wave form in amyloid restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Siddhesh Gowda, Bakr I. Salem, Majed Haikal> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1985 Jan 1
8 citations
Incidence of new focal pulmonary emboli after routine cardiac catheterization comparing the brachial to the femoral approach.
Siddhesh Gowda, A. M. Bollis, Majed Haikal, Bakr I. Salem> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1984 Jan 1
1 citations
Echocardiographic swinging heart motion in loculated anterior pericardial effusion.
B I Salem, L Kupor, G DePuey, J Benrey> ;Southern Medical Journal. 1979 Aug 1
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES OF THE MITRAL VALVE ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION.
Bakr I. Salem, Leonard W. Pechacek, Jaime Benrey> ;Cardiovascular Diseases. 1979 Jun 1
3 citations
Major dehiscence of a prosthetic aortic valve: detection by echocardiography.
Bakr I. Salem, Leonard W. Pechacek, Robert D. Leachman> ;Chest. 1979 Apr 1
12 citations
Left main coronary artery ostial stenosis: clinical markers, angiographic recognition and distinction from left main disease.
Bakr I. Salem, Masahisa Terasawa, Virendra S. Mathur, Garcia E, Carlos M. de Castro, Robert J. Hall> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 1979 Jan 1
1 citations
EXERCISE TESTING AND LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: EXPERIENCE WITH 57 PATIENTS.
Bakr I. Salem, Terasawa M, Garcia E, De Castro Cm, Robert J. Hall> ;Cardiovascular Diseases. 1978 Dec 1
7 citations
Electrocardiographic pseudo-infarction pattern: appearance with a large posterior pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery.
Bakr Ibrahim Salem, Mark Schnee, Carlos M. de Castro, Jaime Benre> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1978 Oct 1
1 citations
SILENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH POSTERIOR INFERIOR PSEUDOANEURYSM OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE PRESENTING AS A POSTERIOR LUNG MASS.
J. D. Harrah, John C. Norman, Denton A. Cooley, Bakr I. Salem, Wayne E. Dear> ;Cardiovascular Diseases. 1978 Sep 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Hospital Affiliations

St. Luke's HospitalChesterfield, Missouri