Matthieu PELLETIER-GALARNEAU

Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Université de Montréal, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. He is a nuclear medicine physician at the Montreal Heart Institute (ICM) and a clinical researcher focused on cardiovascular applications of molecular imaging.

• Affiliations: Institut de cardiologie de Montréal (ICM), Université de Montréal.

Research Interests: His work bridges clinical and fundamental research, emphasizing molecular imaging techniques like PET for cardiovascular applications. Key focuses include:

• Cardiovascular imaging using Gallium-68 and FDG tracers
• Diagnosis and treatment response evaluation in pericardial infections and cardiac inflammation
• Development of diagnostic criteria for cardiac sarcoidosis and pericardial infections

Grants & Projects:

• 2023–2027: Lead researcher on Imagerie moléculaire de maladies cardiovasculaires à l’aide de la tomographie par émission de positrons (FRQS-funded).
• 2021–2026: Lead researcher on Impact of 18F-FDG-PET/CT on Management of Patients with Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis (IRSC-funded).
• 2019–2023: Multiple FRQS grants for Gallium-68/FDG studies in cardiac inflammation/infection.

Awards: 2019 FRQS Career Grant for Junior Clinical Researcher.

Advising: Supervised Master’s student Vincent Ngo on myocardial flow quantification in coronary disease.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Nuclear Medicine Department at Montreal Heart Institute and contributes to research on AI in medical imaging at the Faculty of Medicine.