He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from The College of New Jersey, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Salaam is board certified in General Psychiatry, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He oversees residents from Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is currently the Medical Director of Adolescent Services and President of the medical staff at Friends Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia. Dr. Salaam has received the Dean’s Special Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching from Drexel University College of Medicine.