Mahmoud Salama, MD, PhD

Biography

Prior to joining MSU as the Director of the Oncofertility Consortium in January 2021, Dr. Mahmoud Salama was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN), at Northwestern University, USA (2018-2020).

Dr. Salama got his MBBCh of Human Medicine and Surgery (1995-2001), clinical practical year (2002-2003), OBGYN residency program & OBGYN Master of Science MSc (2003-2007), and OBGYN Medical Doctorate MD (2012-2014) from Cairo University, Egypt. Dr Salama worked for several years at the Reproductive Medicine Department, Medical Research Center of Excellence (MRCE), National Research Center of Egypt (NRC), Cairo, Egypt. In addition, he earned the Executive Management Diploma (EMD) from School of Business and Economics, American University in Cairo (AUC), (2006-2007).

In Austria, Dr. Salama earned his PhD from Medical University of Innsbruck (2008-2012) in the field of Gynecological Endocrinology, Reproductive Medicine and Oncofertility. Afterwards, he got the Master of Arts in Business (MA) in International Healthcare Management from Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), (2012-2014). Recently, he got the Master of Arts in Business (MA) in Corporate Governance & Finance from Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), (2019-2023).

In Germany, Dr. Salama spent part of his Oncofertility Professorship at OBGYN Department, Medical Faculty, Cologne University (2015-2018).

In the USA, Dr Salama was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN), at Northwestern University, USA (2018-2020). Afterwards, he joined the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU) as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN) and the Director of the Oncofertility Consortium (2021-Present). Recently in July 2025, he got promoted to Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OBGYN) at Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University (MSU).

Throughout this journey, Dr. Salama published as a first author many articles, book chapters, books, conference papers, talks and presentations in Oncofertility on the international level in Europe and in the USA in collaboration with Prof. Teresa Woodruff, the Worldwide Pioneer in artificial ovary and ovarian follicle bioengineering, and the Founder of the Oncofertility Consortium. Dr. Salama is also an Editorial, Advisory Board Member and Reviewer for OBGYN and Oncofertility at several international medical journals.

Fields of Interest

• Fertility Preservation of Female Patients with Cancer (Oncofertility)
• Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation Research.
• Artificial Ovary Technology.
• Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine
• Cross Border Reproductive Care (CBRC)