Mohsen Beheshti

Mohsen Beheshti is a Professor at the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, Salk Institute. He serves as Head of the clinical sub-unit and has published extensively in nuclear medicine imaging applications for oncology.

• 2017 Marie Curie Award Nominee
• 2010 Mallinckrodt Prize recipient

Research Interests:

• PET/CT Imaging in Prostate Cancer (100% clinical focus)
• Artificial Intelligence in Tumor Imaging
• Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor Targeted Imaging
• Molecular Imaging Biomarkers for Cancer Diagnostics (63% pharmaceutical science overlap)

Scientific Contributions:

• Active in PET/CT clinical decision-making (100% accuracy in recurrent cancers)
• Leadership in 2024 Austrian Thyroid Society symposium
• Editorial work for Journal of Clinical Medicine