George T. Salloum, M.D.

Dr. Salloum joined Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists in 2001. He specializes in reconstructive joint surgery and general orthopaedics. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation in 2001. Dr. Salloum, a Gulfport, Mississippi native, became the first of Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists physicians to take active staff privileges at a Gulfport hospital.

SPECIALTY INTEREST: Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Garden Park Hospital, Ocean Springs Hospital, Cedar Lake Surgery Center, Ocean Springs Surgical & Endoscopy Center, Gulfport Outpatient Surgical & Endoscopy Center, Gulf South Surgery Center, LLC, Gulf Coast Outpatient Surgery Center

EDUCATION: College-University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS; Medical School-University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS; Internship-University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, Jackson, MS; Residency-University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, Jackson, MS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society, Mississippi State Medical Association

CERTIFICATIONS: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Salloum GT, Tucci MA, Tsao AK, Hughes JL. Comparison of Tissues Adjacent to Different Mechanical Stress Areas from Patients with Clinically Failed Implants. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation 1995; 31:127-133.
  • Howes JD, Tucci MA, Salloum GT, Tsao AK, Johnson AB. Distribution of Cytokines Adjacent to Cemented Joint Implants. J Dental Res. 1995; 74:191, abstracts.

PRESENTATIONS:

  • Salloum GT, Tucci MA, Tsao AK, Hughes JL. Comparison of Tissues Adjacent to Different Mechanical Stress Areas from Patients with Clinically Failed Implants. Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, April 8, 1995. Copper Mountain, Colorado.
  • Salloum GT, Tucci MA, Tsao AK, Hughes JL. Distribution of cytokines in synovial fluid and synovial tissue of patients undergoing revision knee arthroplasty. Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 59th Annual Meeting, February 9-10, 1995. Biloxi, Mississippi.


RESEARCH:

  • 1993-1995 “Metallurgical Evaluation of Failed Fracture Fixation Devices” under Audrey K. Tsao, MD and Kenneth St. John, MS. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Mississippi School of Medicine.
  • 1994-1996, “Biochemical and Immunochemical Response of Tissue to Polymeric Particle Wear Debris” under Audrey K. Tsao, MD and Michelle Tucei, MS, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

HONORS, AWARDS, ACCREDITATIONS:
Robert C. Byrd Congressional Scholarship, 1988
Phi Kappa Phi,1991
Academic Excellence Scholarship,1988-1992
Honor Societies at University of Mississippi, 1988-1992
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Alpha Lambda Delta
Phi Eta Sigma
Gamma Beta Phi
Golden Key National Honor Society
Lambda Sigma
Order of Omega
Maribel-Barber Scholarship in Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1992-1996
Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium 3rd Place, Award for Student Presentations, 1995
Dean’s Medicine Student Research Fellowship, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1993
Dean’s Medicine Student Research Fellowship, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1994

INTERESTS: Boating and Snow Skiing