Muhammad G. Saleh, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Senior Principal Scientist, Radiology Research Group, Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1000
Email:
salehm@chop.edu
salehm@chop.edu
Education:
BSc (Mechatronics Engineering)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, 2009.
MSc (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, 2012.
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, 2016.
Permanent linkBSc (Mechatronics Engineering)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, 2009.
MSc (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, 2012.
PhD (Biomedical Engineering)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, 2016.
Selected Publications
de Joode N.T., Gool J.K., Cross N., Van Heese E., Essounni M., Groulx W., Zhao J-L., Baltzan M., Mak M.S.B., Boulos M., Zöllner H.J., Saleh M.G., Edden R.A.E., Fronczek R., Lammers G-J., Grova C., Van der Werf Y., Dang-Vu T.T.: Neurometabolic differentiation of central disorders of hypersomnolence: a harmonized spectroscopy study. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Annual Meeting, Bordeaux, France Jun 2026.Hui S.C.N., Andescavage N., Saleh, M.G., Edden R.A.E., Kapse K., Limperopoulos C: GABA Measurements with and without Macromolecule Suppression in the Neonatal Brain. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and International Society for MR Radiographers (ISMRT) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Triolo E., Abdavies R., Blaskey L., Li X., Lowenthal. E., Roberts T.P.L., Kanaan A.S., Short W.R., Saleh M.G.: Brain susceptibility mapping and association with brain chemistry in persons with HIV. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and International Society for MR Radiographers (ISMRT) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Krishnamurthy L.C., Saleh M.G., Bohsali A., Krupinski E., Nocera J., McGregor K., Novak T.S., Mammino K.M., Krishnamurthy V: Aging alters the brain’s metabolic response to intense exercise: evidence from edited 1H-MR spectroscopy. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and International Society for MR Radiographers (ISMRT) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Murali-Manohar S., Zöllner H.J., Davies-Jenkins C.W., Gudmundson A.T., Hui S., Song Y., Simegn G.L., Shams Z., Gad A., Gagoski B., Tisdall M.D., Saleh M.G., Noeske R., Clarke W.T., Oeltzschner G., Wisnowski J.L., Edden R.A.E. : Age-related Changes in Neurometabolite during Early Infancy Using HBCD MRS Data Release 1.0. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and International Society for MR Radiographers (ISMRT) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa May 2026.
Saleh M.G., Abdavies R., Blaskey L., Bloy L., Aka-Bashorun Funmi., Murali-Manohar S., Roberts T.P.L., Lowenthal. E., Gross R., Short W.R.: Brain GABA and glutathione in people living with HIV. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and International Society for MR Radiographers (ISMRT) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Cape Town, South Africa May 2026.
Edgar JC, Pearce M, Murray DL, Chen Y, Green HL, Miller GA, Saleh MG: Evidence supporting the use of the resting-state power spectrum slope as a non-invasive measure of neural-circuit excitation: inhibition balance in children. Biennial Conference of the International Society for the Advancement of Clinical Magnetoencephalography (ISACM), Las Vegas, NV Nov 2025 Notes: *TBD.
Pearce M, Murray DL, Chen Y, Green HL, Saleh MG, Edgar JC: Differential contribution of GABA/Glutamate in neural resting state activity in typically developing and autistic children. Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada Oct 2025 Notes: *TBD.
Saleh MG, Bloy L, Blaskey L, Roberts TPL: Spectrally Edited Glutamate Associated with Autism Traits. 2025 ISMRM and ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Honolulu, HI May 2025 Notes: *TBD.
Roberts TPL, Bloy L, Saleh MG, Melch M, Blaskey L, Brodkin E: Multimodal Imaging in Autistic Adolescents and Adults - Biomarker Readiness – Reproducibility. International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA Apr 2025 Notes: *TBD.