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    Sam Payabvash, MD

    Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
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    Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

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    Education & Training

    Neuroradiology Fellowship
    UCSF (2017)
    Diagnostic Radiology Residency
    University of Minnesota (2016)
    Transitional Year Internship
    Hennepin County Medical Center (2012)
    Research Fellow
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2011)
    MD
    Tehran University (2007)

    Research

    Overview

    Stroke imaging: Devising prognostic model for stroke patients based on the location of brain parenchymal damage on initial scans. Application of deep neural networks for identification of acute infarct on head CT, localization of arterial occlusion, and grading of arterial collaterals on admission CT angiography. Outcome prediction based on imaging patterns of hemorrhagic stroke.

    Head and neck cancers: Applying texture analysis, radiomics and machine-learning models for differentiation of neoplasms, prediction of molecular subtypes, and prognostication beyond current staging schemes based on CT, MRI, and PET scans in patients with tumors of brain and neck.

    Brain connectivity in neurodevelopmental disorders: Examining the functional and microstructural connectivity of the brain in children at risk of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders based on diffusion tensor imaging and tractography. Using machine learning models to devise bioimaging biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disease based on quantitative metrics of brain connectivity.

    Medical Research Interests

    Artificial Intelligence; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Brain Diseases; Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic; Brain Neoplasms; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Machine Learning; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Stroke

    Public Health Interests

    Cancer; Cardiovascular Diseases; Perinatal/Prenatal Health

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Sam Payabvash's published research.

    Publications

    2024

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • honor

      Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging

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      RSNA Trainee Travel Grant Award

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      Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award

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      RSNA/AUR/ARRS Introduction to Academic Radiology Program Travel Grant

    Clinical Care

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    Clinical Specialties

    Neuroradiology; Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

    Board Certifications

    • Neuroradiology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Radiology
      Original Certification Date
      2018
    • Diagnostic Radiology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Radiology
      Original Certification Date
      2017

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