David Saloner

David Saloner, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Chief of Radiology Research at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). He leads the Vascular and Cardiac Imaging Research Group and is Director of the Vascular Imaging Research Center at SFVAMC.

Education: BSc in Physics, Math, Applied Math (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa); MSc in Nuclear Physics, Dr.rer.nat in Nuclear Physics (University of Heidelberg, Germany). Postdoctoral training at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Research focuses on cardiovascular diseases using advanced imaging methods, including MRI and CT. Key areas include atherosclerosis, aneurysms, and hemodynamic analysis. He leads multi-center studies on carotid atherosclerosis and aneurysm progression. His work integrates computational modeling, phantom studies, and in vivo longitudinal imaging.

Publications emphasize vessel wall imaging, deep learning applications, and biomechanical analysis of vascular diseases. Recent work includes MRI-based wall stress quantification and CT radiomics for aneurysm monitoring.

• Director, VAMC Research Programs
• Member, VA MR Safety Committee
• Site PI for VA MERIT project on carotid atherosclerosis

Awards: 2020 Best Teacher Award (UCSF), 2017 ISMRM Fellowship, 1997 VAMC Scientist of the Year.

Labs/Teams: Vascular and Cardiac Imaging Research Group, Vascular Imaging Research Center (SFVAMC).