Dr. Hossam Hamdi Abdelsalam M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
1555 Barrington Road Women and Children's Hoffman Estates IL, 60169About
Dr. Hossam AbdelSalam practices pediatric neurology in Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village and Wheaton. Dr. AbdelSalam studies, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats conditions that affect the nervous system in children 18 years and less. He subspecializes in pediatric headache, concussion and movement disorders as tics and Tourette's.
Education and Training
Cairo University MBBCh 1995
Cairo University MD 2002
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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