Dr Salman was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. He attended Utica College of Syracuse University where he volunteered at the local Refugee Center to help refugees resettle in the city. In 2012, he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Chemistry. 

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He then attended Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine where he earned his dental degree and was inducted to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. 

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Following dental school, Dr Salman went on to specialize in Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics at the College of Dental Medicine of Columbia University. While completing his residency, he received additional certification in Invisalign and completed the Tweed Study Course, the earliest continuing education course in dentistry.

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Dr Salman enjoys music and plays the Doumbek (percussion) and the Oud (string instrument) and performed with the Columbia University Arab Music Ensemble when he lived in New York. 

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