SSR Researcher Spotlight

Professional Background

Education and Training:

Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston.
Radiology Resident, Department of Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven
MD, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

Faculty & Roles:

SSR Roles:
- Member and chair, SSR Research Committee
- Prior Member, Standards and Guidelines Committee

Key publications/projects

Samim M et al. Postoperative MR imaging of massive rotator cuff tears. (AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 )
Samim M et al. 3D-MRI versus 3D-CT in the evaluation of osseous anatomy in femoroacetabular impingement using Dixon 3D FLASH sequence. (Skeletal Radiol. 2019)
Samim M et al. MRI Assessment of Subspine Impingement: Features beyond the Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Morphology. (Radiology. 2019)
Samim M et al. The Postoperative Rotator Cuff. (Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2020)
Samim M et al. Bone Tumors: Imaging Features of the Most Common Primary Osseous Malignancies. (Radiol Clin North Am. 2022)
Samim M et al. Likelihood of hip infection with image-guided hip aspiration dry tap: a 10-year retrospective study. Skeletal Radiol. 2022)
Samim M et al. Musculoskeletal Soft-tissue Masses: MR imaging-Ultrasonography Correlation, with an Emphasis on the 2020 World Health Organization Classification. (Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America. 2023)
Samim M et al. Reliability of pre-operative symptoms, radiographs, and MRI for the assessment of cartilage loss in patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome with intra-operative correlation. (Skeletal Radiol. 2025)

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, exercising and practicing yoga, watching independent movies, and traveling.
Most importantly, I strive to be a good and present dad (and teach my son basketball J).

A piece of advice I try to follow is to stay curious, work hard, and be kind to others.
Progress often comes quietly through persistence rather than big moments.
You don’t always have to be the loudest voice in the room, integrity speak for itself and most importantly, never lose sight of the people who matter most.