Zahur Sallman MD (She/Her)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Washington, DC

111 Michigan Ave NWWashington, DC 20010

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Summary

Dr. Zahur Sallman is a pediatrician based in Washington, DC, currently training in a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship. She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2020 and completed her pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan in 2023. Prior to her medical education, she worked as a Research Associate at the Institute for Bioscience and Biomedical Research. Dr. Sallman has been published in various journals, including Heliyon and Global Pediatric Health. She has also contributed opinion pieces to Op-Med and was a Doximity 2022-2023 Op-Med Fellow. Her accolades include the Resident Excellence in Teaching Award from Wayne State University and the Robert S. Katz, M.D. ’70 Endowed Award for Compassion. She is a member of the Gold Humanism Society.

Education & Training

Children's National Hospital/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2025
Children's Hospital of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 2020 - 2023
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2020

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Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2025 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Resident Excellence in Teaching Award Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2021-2022
Robert S. Katz, M.D. ’70 Endowed Award for Compassion Demonstrated by Medical Student University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2019

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Characterization of the anterior segment in Trisomy 21-associated cataract using ultrasound biomicroscopy.
Dhruv M Shah, Esther M Xu, Radhika S Gholap, Zahur F Sallman, Taylor Kolosky
Heliyon. 2024-07-15
Prolonged School Closure and Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalization: The Silver Lining of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Ali J Bazzi, Zahur Fatima Sallman, Alyssa M Greenwell, Alexandra T Manolis, Rasha Khanafer
Global Pediatric Health. 2024-01-01
A small protein inhibits proliferating cell nuclear antigen by breaking the DNA clamp.
Amanda S Altieri, Jane E Ladner, Zhuo Li, Howard Robinson, Zahur F Sallman
Nucleic Acids Research. 2016-11-16

Authored Content

What We Can Learn from the Caregivers of Our PatientsOctober 2023
The Struggles of Trying to Unionize as a ResidentSeptember 2023
The Line Between Hope and Hurt When You Work in the NICUJuly 2023

Press Mentions

Medicine Is Complicated. Second Opinions Are Just Patients Trying to UnderstandJanuary 23rd, 2023
We Know What Bad Teaching Looks like. But What Does Good Teaching Look Like?July 5th, 2023
The Line Between Hope and Hurt When You Work in the NICUAugust 1st, 2023