Michael Rosenthal

Michael Rosenthal, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a physician-scientist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His work bridges diagnostic radiology and data science, with a focus on gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers.

Dr. Rosenthal earned his MD and PhD in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a fellowship in cancer imaging at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

His research centers on extracting imaging biomarkers from routine CT scans to understand cancer-related metabolic changes and tumor dynamics. Key projects include automated measurement of body composition (muscle and fat) and tumor volumetry, enabling large-scale analysis of over 100,000 scans. These methods aim to identify individuals at risk for pancreatic cancer and improve cancer management.

His recent publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary focus on oncologic imaging, data science, and precision medicine. Themes include tumor biomarker discovery, imaging in gastrointestinal cancers, radiation safety, and anatomical variations relevant to surgery.

He collaborates with the Wolpin Lab, MGH-BWH Center for Clinical Data Science, and Dana-Farber Informatics and Analytics group. While no formal students are listed, he co-publishes with numerous researchers and clinicians in oncology and radiology.