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Umber Salman | UT Health San Antonio

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  • Department of Radiology

Umber A Salman, M.D.

Vice Chair Clinical Operations

Dr. Salman's association with UTHSCSA has been a long and gratifying journey, giving her the opportunity to work alongside some very humble, brilliant minds who continue to inspire her as well as many others each day. 

Dr. Salman started her post graduate medical training with an internship at State University of New York at Buffalo. She then moved to University of Texas Health San Antonio, where she completed residencies in Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology and then stayed on as a faculty in the Department of Radiology.  

Dr. Salman is dual board certified, both in Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology. She is currently the section director for Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology where she oversees the University Hospital as well Medical Arts and Research Centers Nuclear Medicine clinical services. She is involved in resident and fellow teaching.

Her interest is in Nuclear Oncology includes molecular imaging with PET-CT as well as in Theranostics which are receptor based targeted therapies for specific tumor types.

Dr. Salman is the Medical Director for UT Health Medical Arts and Research Center and the Hill Country Imaging Centers. Our goals for these centers are to provide advanced imaging to deliver excellence in patient care.

  • Professional Background

    Appointments

    • 1/2020 - Medical Director, UT Health and Hill Country Imaging Centers - University of Texas Health, Radiology, San Antonio
    • 9/2016 - Associate Professor / Vice Chair Clinical Operations - University of Texas Health, Radiology, San Antonio
    • 4/2015 - Assistant Professor/Vice Chair Clinical Operations - The University of Texas Health Science Center, Radiology, San Antonio
    • 6/2013 - Staff Physician - University Health System, Radiology, San Antonio
    • 6/2013 - Staff Physician - Medical Arts and Research Center (MARC), Radiology, San Antonio
  • Instruction & Training

    • 7/2019 - 6/2020, Post Graduate Rotation Supervision, UTH -SA
    • 9/2016 - Present, Journal club, UTHSCSA and SAMMC
    • 9/2016 - Present, NM resdidents journal club, UTHSA and SAMMC
    • 8/2015 - Present, Director, Diagnsotic radiology residents Nuclear Medicine lecture series, Dept. of Radiology. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
    • 7/2015 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, Dept. of Radiology. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
    • 7/2015 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, Dept. of Radiology. the University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 7/2015 - Present, Post-Doctoral Student Supervision, Dpet. of Radiology. The Unviversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 1/2015 - Present, Case discussion with the radiology residents during their clinical rotations, Dept. of Radiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 7/2014 - Present, Co-director, Diagnostic radiology residents: General radiology lecture series, Dept. of Radiology. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
  • Publications

      Journal Article

      Katabathina VS, Rajebi H, Chen M, Restrepo CS, Salman U, Vikram R, Menias CO, Prasad SR. Genetics and imaging of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: current update Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s00261-019-02044-w. [Epub ahead of print] 2019 May;. McWhorter NE, Abazid L, Gorzell BC, Lynch JL, Salman UA, Metter DF, Phillips WT. Simultaneous Blood Glucose Monitoring During Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy May Identify Unsuspected Abnormalities Clin Nucl Med 2018 Jun;43(6):411-419. Blumhardt R, Wolin E, Phillips W, Salman U, Walker R, Stack B, Metter D. Current Controversies in the Initial Post-Surgical Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer: A Narrative Review Endocr Relat Cancer 2014 2014 Oct;21(6):473-484.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Nuclear Medicine
    • American Board of Radiology
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