Salam Al-Iraqi was born in Baghdad and is a physician who specializes in general surgery. He graduated from the Mosul College of Medicine in 2002 and has worked as a resident in several hospitals in Baghdad since graduation. While working in one of the most dangerous areas south of Baghdad between 2006 and 2007, Al-Iraqi treated Iraqis who had been injured by terrorist attacks. He has worked together with American forces to secure urban infrastructure and to fight corruption in Iraqi hospital administration. He is currently writing an autobiography and a guide to Iraq. Al-Iraqi left Iraq in 2007 and now lives in the U.S.

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