Our Specialists

Dr. Najib Salim

Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, BSc, MBBS, FRCS (London), FRCS(Tr&Orth), MS, Diploma Sports Medicine

A UK-trained trauma and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Najib Salim completed specialist fellowship foot & ankle training in Oxford, UK and Sydney, Australia, before being appointed as a consultant in 2004. A former senior officer in the Royal Navy, Dr. Cannon has a wealth of experience that includes being deployed to war zones around the world to deliver much-needed orthopedic interventions. He spent 9 years working at Portsmouth NHS Trust on the south coast of the UK where he dealt with complex foot & ankle problems, as well as military sports injuries. Dr. Cannon relocated to the UAE in 2013 where took up the role of Chief of Orthopedics at Mafraq Hospital, before moving to Rashid Hospitalin 2016.

Dr. Cannon is an associate professor at Gulf Medical University. He is a regular lecturer at national and international orthopedic meetings and a demonstrator of specific orthopedic techniques to surgeons.

Specialities

Arthroscopy ankle, minimally invasive foot & ankle surgery, foot & ankle sports injuries

Sub-specialties

Hallux valgus surgery

Awards & Accreditations

Member of the British Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (London), Intercollegiate examiner in Orthopedics (UK), AO and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) instructor