Michael Salerno

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Primary Appointment

Associate Professor

Education

  • Clinical Fellowship, General Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center
  • Fellowship, Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, University of Virginia
  • MD, Medicine, University of Virginia
  • PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Stanford University Medicine Center

Research Interests

Cardiovascular MRI, Cardiovascular CT, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Diastolic Heart Failure, Myocardial Perfusion, Coronary Artery Disease

Research Description

Dr. Salerno's research involves the development and evaluation of novel MRI pulse sequences and techniques to improve the clinical utility of CMR imaging. The current clinical focus of the research is on myocardial perfusion imaging, imaging of myocardial fibrosis and ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction. The laboratory includes undergraduate and graduate engineering students as well as clinical cardiovascular imaging fellows to bring new advances into clinical practice.

Personal Statement

After receiving his BS in biological engineering from Cornell University, Dr. Salerno came to UVA to pursue his MD degree and PhD in Biomedical Engineering as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program. He then completed the American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway completing his Internal Medicine residency at Stanford University, and his general cardiology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. During his time at Duke he completed a dedicated year in cardiovascular MRI at the Duke Cardiovascular MR Imaging Center. He returned to UVA in 2008 to complete a 2-year advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship where he trained in CMR as well as cardiovascular CTA. He achieved COCATS Level III training in all cardiovascular imaging modalities (Echo, Nuclear, CMR, CCT), and is board certified in Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. In 2010 he joined the faculty as a clinical investigator in the Cardiovascular Medicine Division and holds joint appointments in Radiology and Biomedical Engineering. His research involves the development and evaluation of novel MRI pulse sequences and techniques to improve the clinical utility of CMR imaging.
The current clinical focus of the research is on myocardial perfusion imaging, imaging of myocardial fibrosis and ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction. His laboratory includes undergraduate and graduate engineering students as well as clinical cardiovascular imaging fellows to bring new advances into clinical practice.
Dr. Salerno has been in the field of MRI for 16 years and holds multiple patents related to the development and application of novel pulse sequences for MRI. He has received numerous research awards, and has published extensively in the areas of MRI, cardiovascular MRI and multi-modality cardiovascular imaging. His research is supported by the AHA and the National Institutes of health. He is an invited reviewer for over 10 cardiovascular and imaging journals.
Outside of his academic practice, Dr. Salerno enjoys sailing, rock climbing, skiing, running, biking, and spending time in the outdoors with his wife Cherie and son Christopher.

Selected Publications

Gonzalez JA, Lipinski MJ, Flors L, Shaw PW, Kramer CM, Salerno M, Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, Computed Tomography Perfusion, and Computed Tomography-Fractional Flow Reserve in Functional Myocardial Ischemia Assessment Versus Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve., 2015; The American journal of cardiology. () . PMID: 26347004 | PMCID: PMC4851492

Salerno M, Seeing the unseen fibrosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction., 2014; JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 7(10) 998-1000. PMID: 25323162 | PMCID: PMC4405248

Jiji RS, Kramer CM, Salerno M, Non-invasive imaging and monitoring cardiotoxicity of cancer therapeutic drugs., 2012; Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. 19(2) 377-88. PMID: 22351492 | PMCID: PMC3314105

Green JJ, Berger JS, Kramer CM, Salerno M, Prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in clinical outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy., 2012; JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(4) 370-7. PMID: 22498326

Salerno M, Green JJ, Berger JS, Kramer CM, Reply., 2012; JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(7) 762-3. PMID: 22789949

Keeley EC, Mehrad B, Janardhanan R, Salerno M, Hunter JR, Burdick MM, Field JJ, Strieter RM, Kramer CM, Elevated circulating fibrocyte levels in patients with hypertensive heart disease., 2012; Journal of hypertension. () . PMID: 22796709 | PMCID: PMC3643814

Salerno M, Sica CT, Kramer CM, Meyer CH, Optimization of spiral-based pulse sequences for first-pass myocardial perfusion imaging., 2011; Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 65(6) 1602-10. PMID: 21590802 | PMCID: PMC3134590

Bilchick KC, Salerno M, Plitt D, Dori Y, Crawford TO, Drachman D, Thompson WR, Prevalence and distribution of regional scar in dysfunctional myocardial segments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy., 2011; Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 13() 20. PMID: 21396105 | PMCID: PMC3075215

Beyers RJ, Smith RS, Xu Y, Piras BA, Salerno M, Berr SS, Meyer CH, Kramer CM, French BA, Epstein FH, Tâ -weighted MRI of post-infarct myocardial edema in mice., 2011; Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 67(1) 201-9. PMID: 21630350 | PMCID: PMC3188362

Budge LP, Salerno M, The role of cardiac magnetic resonance in the evaluation of patients presenting with suspected or confirmed acute coronary syndrome., 2011; Cardiology research and practice. 2011() 605785. PMID: 22028981 | PMCID: PMC3199125

Salerno M, Bourque JM, Beller GA, Coronary angiographic evaluation of low-risk chest pain in the emergency department CT-STAT, or maybe not quite that fast?, 2011; Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 58(14) 1423-5. PMID: 21939823

Salerno M, Multi-modality imaging of diastolic function., 2010; Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. 17(2) 316-27. PMID: 20165993

Patel AR, Antkowiak PF, Nandalur KR, West AM, Salerno M, Arora V, Christopher J, Epstein FH, Kramer CM, Assessment of advanced coronary artery disease: advantages of quantitative cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion analysis., 2010; Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 56(7) 561-9. PMID: 20688211 | PMCID: PMC2930835

Salerno M, Kramer CM, Advances in Cardiovascular MRI for Diagnostics: Applications in Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiomyopathies., 2010; Expert opinion on medical diagnostics. 3(6) 673-687. PMID: 21113233 | PMCID: PMC2989529

Salerno M, Kramer CM, Prognosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance: the future looks bright., 2010; Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 56(11) 888-9. PMID: 20598824 | PMCID: PMC2943765

Salerno M, Beller GA, Noninvasive assessment of myocardial perfusion., 2009; Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging. 2(5) 412-24. PMID: 19808630

Rehwald WG, Salerno M, Chen EL, Sievers B, Kim RJ, Judd RM, Combining spin echoes with gradient echoes in the context of the global coherent free precession pulse sequence., 2007; Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 58(1) 82-91. PMID: 17659624

O'Halloran RL, Holmes JH, Altes TA, Salerno M, Fain SB, The effects of SNR on ADC measurements in diffusion-weighted hyperpolarized He-3 MRI., 2006; Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997). 185(1) 42-9. PMID: 17150391