Salil Soman, MD

Dr. Salil Soman is a neuroradiologist, a specialist in imaging problems involving the brain, spine, head or neck. He cares for patients who have brain tumors, intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding inside the skull), neurodegenerative disorders, strokes and traumatic brain injuries.

Soman's research focuses on advancing scientific understanding of brain function, particularly through a noninvasive MRI-based technique called oxygen extraction fraction mapping. He is using this technology to improve the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and vascular dementia. An educator and mentor, he has developed and taught courses in neuroradiology for medical students, residents and fellows, including introduction to neuroradiology, head and neck imaging, advanced neuroimaging techniques, and spinal pathology.

Soman earned his medical degree and completed a residency in radiology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He completed a fellowship in diagnostic neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship in radiology research at the Stanford Radiological Sciences Laboratory and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto. He also has a master's degree in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, he was an assistant professor of radiology and associate director of the neuroradiology fellowship at Harvard Medical School and worked as a staff neuroradiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.