Endowed Chairs & Professorships
The Carole and Albert Angel Family Presidential Chair
Leading National Jewish Health into the 21st Century
This chair is funded by Carole and Albert Angel, longtime friends of National Jewish Health, and provides for the administration of the vital work of this institution. Through their generosity, the Angels ensure that National Jewish Health continues its mission of offering patient care, research, and education to help those who suffer from lung, allergic and immune diseases.
Michael Salem, MD, FACS, began his tenure as President and CEO of National Jewish Health in January 2006, bringing to the position a unique combination of academic and business experience in the healthcare field.
A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Salem received his undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis, and then returned to his hometown for his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed his surgical residency training at Boston University Hospital and George Washington University Hospital. He also completed research and clinical fellowships in Critical Care Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
After the completion of his medical training, Dr. Salem practiced and taught general surgery and critical care at George Washington University Hospital, where he later served as Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Later in his career, Dr. Salem served as the Executive Vice President of a healthcare company that develops and commercializes biotechnology and medical technology products from academic medical centers. He led the research and development operations of that company, building research facilities and programs and navigating the regulatory process to bring discoveries to the marketplace.
In his first year at National Jewish Health, Dr. Salem led a comprehensive, broad-based strategic planning process that included faculty, staff, Board members, the Council of National Trustees and healthcare leaders from around the world. The ten year vision and plan, approved by the Board of Directors in January 2007, is a powerful and compelling set of ideas and solutions that will result in the integration of research and clinical efforts at the point of the patient. The plan will allow National Jewish Health to continue to innovate and lead as a medical center, remain preeminent in its areas of focus, maintain its collegial culture and grow substantially over time.
