• Faculty, Hurley Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, Flint, Mich.

Dr Mohammed Salih joined the Hurley Medical Center Internal Medicine Department in summer 2025, and his research and soccer skills likely will be highly prized by both resident physicians and faculty colleagues.

Education

• Internal medicine residency: Wellstar Cobb Medical Center, Austell, Ga.
• Tele-Geriatrics Research Fellowship: Michigan State University, Detroit, Mich.
• General surgery: Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Sudan
• Medical school: Alfashir University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sudan

Work Experience

• Consultant of General Surgery & Teaching Assistant, Federal Ministry of Health, Gadarif, Sudan
• Register of General Surgery, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan
• Senior Medical Officer, Gadarif Teaching Hospital, Gadarif, Sudan
• Intern Physician, Attending/Senior Residents, Secretary of Health, Khartoum, Sudan

Research Experience

• Post-doctoral research fellow - Internal Medicine-Cardiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Jacksonville, Fla.
• Tele-Geriatric Research Fellow, Michigan State University, Detroit, Mich.
• Research Assistant, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Sudan
• Research Assistant/Community Medicine Department, Alfashir University, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan

Professional Affiliations

• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• Mayo Research Fellows Association
• Sudanese American Physician Association

Scholarly Activity

Publications

• Ahmed M.E. & Mohammed M.S. & Mahadi, S.I. (2016, Nov). Primary wound closure of diabetic foot ulcers by debridement and stitching. J Wound Care, 2016 Nov 2:25(11):650-654. PMID: 27827282.
• K. Osman, A. Mohamed, T. Obied, K. Abdelgadir, D. Ali ,R. Lungba, O. Hamid, A. AbuBkr, M. Salih, O. Amir, N. Abdelrahman. Incidence of falls in nursing homes before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 2021 APR 69(01), S148.
• M. Ahmed, N. Abdelrahman, L. Dahab, D. Ali, A. Mohamed, K. Osman, K. Abdelgadir, S. Dey, R. Mohamed, M. Salih. Cardiovascular risk factors in Covid-19 and artificial intelligence-an innovative approach to current pandemic. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2021 APR 69(01), S74.
• M. Ombada, M. Ahmed, S. Dey, W. Alsafi, A. Abubakr, R. Lungba, O. Amir, M. Salih, K. Osman, K. Abdelgadir, T. Obied, O. Hamid,
  A. Mohmed, L. Dahab, D. Ali, N. Abdelrahman. Artificial Intelligence to Stratify Risk Factors in Older Patients with COVID-19. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society APR 2021 69(01), S73.

Oral presentations

• Dr. Sali has had multiple oral presentation, including topics such as women's circumcision, schistosomiasis toxic-megacolon, hand and foot syndrome in child with sickle cell anemia, spontaneous hepatic sub-capsular hematoma during pregnancy, bleeding disorder in patients with chronic renal failure on dialysis, ascaris lumbricoides intestinal obstruction.

Hobbies and Interests

While Dr Salih is interested in research, he has a passion for soccer, as a fan and as a player. "I'm an avid soccer fan and player," he says. "I enjoy the spiritual team and sharing the assigned roles to win. My favorite position is the central defender. I love how it helps me reduce stress and relax while enjoying the adrenaline rush of competition." Dr Salih is a native speaker of and functionally fluent in English and Arabic.