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    Salim Hayek, MD, PhD

    Vice Chair for Clinical Research
    University Hospitals of Cleveland
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

    Dr. Hayek is currently the vice chair of clinical research and Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Case Western Reserve University and has served as the division chief of Pain Medicine at University Hospitals for 18 years. He obtained a BSc degree in Biology with Distinction at the American University of Beirut in 1987 and MD degree in 1991. Following a residency in Anesthesiology training at Henry Ford Hospital and University Hospitals of Cleveland, he completed a PhD in Cellular Physiology at Case Western Reserve University in 2000 and subsequently obtained fellowship training in Pain Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He remained on staff at that institution until 2006 when he became the chief of the division of Pain Medicine at University Hospitals and the program director for the Pain Medicine fellowship program. His research focuses on neuromodulation applications in pain management and in particular intrathecal drug delivery. He serves on the editorial board of a number of journals and is an executive editor for the journals Pain Medicine and Interventional Pain Management. He has had a number of service accomplishments including serving as President of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) 2022-2023.

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