ABDUL SALAM ABU BAKER AL BELUSHI,MD,FAANS,FACS

Dynamic healthcare executive with extensive experience as Chief Medical Officer at Tricelx, excelling in clinical leadership and strategic planning. Proven track record in enhancing patient safety and driving regulatory compliance initiatives, fostering innovation in healthcare delivery. Adept at leveraging healthcare analytics to optimize operational efficiency and improve patient outcomes.

• American Board of Neurological Surgeon
• Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery

• 2007, Internship Cleveland Clinic/Fairview Hospital
• 2008, University of Louisville, Department of Neurosurgery
• 2010, Complex Spine Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville
• 2011, Passed American Board of Neurological Surgery Written Exam for credit
• 2011, Chief Resident University of Louisville, Department of Neurosurgery
• 2013, Spine and Peripheral Nerve Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, MD
• 2020, Passed American Board of Neurological Surgeon Oral Board Exam

• 11/01/09, Neurosurgery Resident Representative of House Staff Council at the University of Louisville
• 10/01/09, North American Spine Society
• 07/01/08, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• 09/01/06, Phi Kappa Delta Honor Society
• 09/01/06, Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• 03/01/13, Clinical Instructor Department of Surgery University of North Dakota, School of Medicine
• 12/01/20, Fellow American Association of Neurologic Surgeons
• 12/01/20, Associate Fellow of American College of Surgery

• Kentucky, 42909
• North Dakota, 12655
• Minnesota, 57514
• Texas, S8418
• Oklahoma, 37622

• BCI Based Exoskeleton, A system and method to provide mobility using brain-computer interface and exoskeleton, Patent Pending with United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Doc-in-a-Box, A system and method to provide consultation, checkup and surgery to patient remotely, Patent Pending with United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Wheelchair Automation using BCI, A system and method to automate a wheelchair using Brain-Computer-Interface and multiple maps, Patent Pending with United States Patent and Trademark Office
• A wholistic system to access mental, behavioral, and emotional well being of an individual, Patent Pending with United States Patent and Trademark Office

• 11/01/13, International Schwannomatosis Database, ePoster accepted for European Association of Neurological Societies meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel 2013 co-authored with Allan Belzberg, MD
• 10/01/13, Lumbar Fusion versus Non-operative Management for Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain, A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, co-authored with Zia Gokaslan, MD; Ali Bydon MD; Mohamad Bydon, MD submitted to Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques
• 07/01/13, Case Report: Schwannomatosis with multiple malignant melanoma and review of associated malignancies, co-authored with Allan Belzberg, MD at Johns Hopkins University pending submission
• 05/01/13, Outcomes in Patients with Minimal Back Pain undergoing Prophylactic Lumbar Fusion for Iatrogenic Instability, Comparison with Matched Cohorts with Moderate to Severe Back Pain, First Author with Dr. Glassman (Leatherman Spine Center) accepted to Orthopedic in July 2013
• 05/01/13, Long-Term Re-operation Rates and Health Related Cost With Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, accepted and published to Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2013;95:162(1-10)
• 04/01/13, Lumbar Stenosis: Two Year Reoperation and Complication Rates, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Outcome, to be submitted to Spine
• 04/01/13, Long-Term Effects of Bone Morphogenic Protein in Single-Level and Multi-level Lumbar Fusion: Outcome Study, Second author, Submitted to Spine
• 05/01/11, Trigeminal Neuralgia: Review of a Difficult Case with Historical Perspectives on Current Medical and Surgical Treatment Modalities, First author with Drs. Nauta and Sowell, accepted for publication in KMA Journal No.12, Vol.: Vol 109 pp.: 357-362
• 02/01/11, Cyst-ventricle stent as primary or salvage treatment for posterior fossa arachnoid cysts, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 7:5, 549-556. Online publication date: 1-May-2011.
• 10/01/09, Case Report: Endoscope-assisted surgical resection of a large epidermoid tumor through an 18mm trephination, accepted to Kentucky Medical Association Journal July 2010 Vol 108 No 7
• 06/01/99, The Role of Chondroitin Sulfate in Early Avian Development, Developmental Biology June 1999, Vol. 210, pp. 242.

• 2007-current, Advance Cardiac Life Support certification
• 2013-2015, Advanced Trauma Life Support

• 06/01/05, Recognized by medical school for the most tutoring hours amongst university assigned Supplemental Instructors
• 07/01/04, Vice President of American Medical Student Association
• 05/01/13, Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Steven Beshear, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• 06/01/13, Recognized and awarded by University of Louisville, Department of Neurosurgery for the highest number of research publications among the residents.
• 06/01/13, Recognized and awarded by University of Louisville, Department of Neurosurgery for the highest number of neurosurgery patients seen by an individual resident in 2012

• 1999, Member of Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society, Murray, KY
• 1997, Member of Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society - Biological Science, Murray, KY
• 1999, Member of Richmond College Honor Society (Order of the Pride), Murray, KY
• 1999, Member of Alpha Chi National Honor Program, Murray, KY
• 1999, Who's Who among American College Students, Murray State University, Murray, KY
• 1997, Dean's List (High Scholarship) in every semester attended at Murray State, Murray, KY

• 09/01/14, Traumatic Brain Injury, 17th Annual North Dakota Trauma Conference, Fargo, North Dakota
• 04/01/12, Long-Term Effects of Bone Morphogenic Protein in Single-Level and Multi-level Lumbar Fusion: Outcome Study, Podium presentation at Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, Illinois
• 04/01/12, Long-Term Re-operation and Outcome of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Podium presentation at Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, Illinois
• 10/01/10, Outcome of Lumbar Fusion in Patient with Predominant Leg Pain, North American Spine Society Podium Presentation, Orlando, Florida

• 07/01/13, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland Spine Review: Hands On 2013, Dr. Edward Benzel
• 07/01/14, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland Spine Review: Hands On 2013, Dr. Edward Benzel

07/01/13, Co-authored with Dr. Allan Belzberg American Association of Neurologic Surgeon and American Board of Neurologic Surgeon Maintenance of Certification Chapter on Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Chapter

• 07/01/10, Outcome of Lumbar Fusion in Patient with Predominant Leg Pain, 17th International meeting on advanced spine techniques, Toronto, Canada
• 02/01/10, American Association Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgery 26th Annual meeting for disorders of the Spine and Peripheral nerves, Orlando, Florida
• 10/01/12, Long-Term Re-operation Rates and Health Related Cost With Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Interactive Oral Poster, Chicago, Illinois
• 10/01/12, Long-term Effects of Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Lumbar Fusion, Online Digital Poster, Chicago, Illinois
• 10/01/12, Outcomes following Lumbar Laminectomy With and Without Instrumented Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Online Digital Poster, Chicago, Illinois

07/01/07, Myelomeningocele, Abstract accepted to American Association of Neurological Surgeons/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting in Miami Florida for November/December meeting.

• 05/01/09, Reviewed 'Profiling Scoliosis in Rett Syndrome,' Pediatr Res. 2010 Apr;67(4):435-9
• 08/01/13, Reviewed 'Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Cauda Equina with Craniospinal Metastasis: Case Report and Review of the Literature,' for Neurosurgery Red Journal.
• 11/01/13, Reviewed 'Pronator Teres Branch Transfer to the Anterior Interosseius Nerve for Treating Lower Trunk Brachial Plexus Avulsion: An Anatomical Study and a Case Report,' for Neurosurgery Red Journal.

• 04/01/09, AO Spine Principles and Treatment of Spinal Disorders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 02/01/10, AANS/CNS Spine and Peripheral Nerve section meeting, Orlando, Florida
• 10/01/10, North American Spine Society, Orlando, Florida
• 04/01/12, Lumbar Spine Research Society, Chicago, Illinois
• 04/01/13, American Association of Neurologic Surgeons meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
• 07/01/13, Cleveland Clinic Spine Review, Cleveland, Ohio
• 09/01/13, Johns Hopkins Spine Review, Baltimore, Maryland
• 09/01/13, Official training for Bryan Cervical Arthroplasty, Baltimore, Maryland
• 09/01/13, AO Spine Tumor Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland
• 10/01/13, Congress of Neurologic Surgeons, San Francisco, California
• 10/01/13, Stryker Spinal Deformity Course, Las Vegas, Nevada
• 11/01/13, Official training for Depuy/Synthes Pro-Disc Cervical Arthroplasty course, Orlando, Florida
• 10/01/14, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts
• 06/01/15, Stereotactic Radiosurgery Certification training with Elekta, Wurzburg, Germany
• 07/01/21, AANS/CNS Spine section meeting, San Diego, California
• 08/01/21, AANS National meeting, Orlando, Florida

• The only Medical Student from the graduating class of 2007 at Wright State University school of medicine who matched in Neurosurgery
• Performed first-ever placement of spinal cord stimulator along with the chairman of Neurosurgery at the University of Louisville on a patient Rob Summers in treatment of paraplegia/paralysis from spinal cord injury in an experimental trial that allowed the patient to walk again in 2011
• Performed first ever robotic spine surgery in the state of North Dakota 2019
• World record holder for the highest number of robotic spine surgeries done in three consecutive months
• First and only Emirati American board certified in Neurosurgery
• Performed first ever Robotic spine surgery in the entire Middle East in South Africa in March 2022 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Performed first ever in office navigation assisted sacroiliac joint fusion in the world done
• Recipient of Ajman Medal of Honor by His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of Ajman November 2024
• Recipient of Distinguished International Arab Festival Award (DIAFA) in Dubai November 2024
• Ranked by Google as one of the best neurosurgeons in the world
• Played an instrumental role in establishing spine centers of excellence across three distinct hospitals in two states, demonstrating his commitment to advancing neurosurgical care and innovation.
• Helped establish a spine center of excellence in three distinct hospitals in two separate American states holding executive leadership positions
• Recipient of Nafis Award 2025 given by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

• English
• Arabic

• Traveling
• Walking in the outdoors
• Working out
• Playing soccer
• Reading

• Citizenship: United Arab Emirates
• Place of Birth: Dubai, United Arab Emirates