Dr. Salil Soman is a neuroradiologist and Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, currently practicing at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. With a unique background combining medicine and computer science, Dr. Soman brings expertise in advanced neuroimaging techniques and their clinical applications. After completing his undergraduate in chemistry and public health at Johns Hopkins, and his medical degree at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Soman pursued specialized training in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. He completed his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and went on to complete a fellowship in neuroradiology at Stanford University and postdoctoral fellowship at the Stanford Radiological Sciences Laboratory. His academic journey also includes a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on image analysis and registration research. Dr. Soman’s research interests span a wide range of neuroimaging topics, including brain tumors, intracranial hemorrhage, neurodegenerative disorders, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. He has made significant contributions to the field through his work on advanced MRI techniques such as Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), arterial spin labeling (ASL), and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). As an active member of the scientific community, Dr. Soman has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and has been recognized with several awards, including the RSNA Scholar Award and being named a Junior fellow of the ISMRM. He serves as an editor and ad hoc reviewer for several medical journals, including Neurology, the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Journal of Neuroimaging and Human Brain Mapping.
Lecture: Advanced Susceptibility Neuroimaging
