Please join us in welcoming Dr. Selim as a new faculty member in the Department of Surgery.
Omar Selim, MD, MSC, FRCSC, RPVI
Associate Surgeon, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Dr. Selim completed his undergraduate studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and received his medical degree from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. He holds a Master of Science in medical education from the University of Toronto, where he also completed an integrated residency in vascular surgery. He completed research fellowships at the Temerty-Chang Telesimulation Centre and the Wilson Centre Health Professions Education Research program, both in Toronto.
Before joining the Brigham, Dr. Selim was an assistant professor of vascular surgery at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine. Prior to this, he was a vascular surgeon at a private practice in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Selim’s clinical interests include complex open and endovascular aortic surgery, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease and dialysis access, as well as the full spectrum of vascular disease.
His research interests are primarily within the field of quantitative medical education research, with a particular interest in simulation, assessment practice, and generalizability and validity theory. He also has a strong interest in vascular and endovascular device trials.