Dr. K. A. Salam MBBS, MD (GEN. MEDICINE) DM (NEUROLOGY)

Senior consultant

Dr. K.A. Salam, one of the senior most experienced neurologist in the state is the senior consultant neurologist at Baby memorial hospital. He was the Chairman of Neurosciences at Meitra Hospital from its inception in 2017 till June 2022. In July 2022 Dr. Salam Joined back Baby memorial hospital where he had worked for more than 25 years. He started his career as a faculty at Medical College Calicut. Later he established the department of neurosciences at Baby Memorial Hospital where he continued to train, teach and inspire the younger generation of neuroscientists. He was instrumental in starting and popularizing thrombolytic therapy for Stroke, in the Malabar region. He also founded the Calicut Neurological Society (CNS), which is now an active forum for discussions and learning. He is past president of Neurological Society of India (NSI) Kerala chapter and Kerala Association of Neurologists (KAN). A keen sports person, he strongly believes in prescribing exercise as a therapeutic measure for many Neurological disorders.