Dr Samer Alabed
MD, FRCR, PhD, MSc, MClinRes, PGCME, FHEA
School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Honorary Consultant CardioRadiologist
  
  +44 114 215 9142
Full contact details
School of Medicine and Population Health
Polaris
18 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA
- Profile
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For enquiries please contact - SMPH-West-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk
I am a Consultant Cardiac Radiologist and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. I joined the University of Sheffield in 2014 as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Radiology. After gaining the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2018, I completed five years of specialist training in cardiac radiology followed by an Advanced Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship at the Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge in 2023,.
I completed a PhD in AI applications in cardiac imaging including the development and evaluation of automated anatomical segmentation, diagnosis and prognostic assessment of cardiopulmonary diseases. I published over 90 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals such as Radiology, JACC-Imaging, European Heart Journal, and European Respiratory Journal. My work has shaped international guidelines (ESC/ERS) and earned me prestigious awards, including the NHS Parliamentary Award 2023, Medipex NHS Innovation Award 2022, and RSNA Cardiac Research Prize 2021.
I am an editor at Radiology:Cardiothoracic Imaging and Cochrane Heart and member of the executive committee of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Royal College of Radiologist AI working group.
 
- Qualifications
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- Certificate of Completion of Training in Clinical Radiology, 2024
 - PhD in Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac MRI, 2023, University of Sheffield
 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2021
 - PgCert in Medical Education, 2020, University of Dundee
 - MSc in Clinical Research Methods (Distinction), 2019, University of Sheffield
 - Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists, 2018, Royal College of Radiologists
 - MSc in Evidence Based Health-Care, 2013, University of Oxford
 - Medical Degree, 2011, Damascus University
 
 
- Research interests
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My research focus is multimodal AI including diffusion vision-language transformers and large language models to automate medical image analysis and reporting.
I am also interested in advanced cardiac imaging techniques and AI image pre- and post- processing and sequence development. 
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . European Respiratory Journal, 62(2).
 - . JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 14(5), 931-942.
 - . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 22(2), 236-245.
 - . Heart, 106(17), 1293-1295.
 - . Heart, 104(24), 1993-1994.
 - . Heart, 101(18), 1437-1438.
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(3).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
 
All publications
Journal articles
- . European Journal of Radiology Open, 15.
 - . ERJ Open Research.
 - . British Journal of Radiology.
 - . Open Heart, 12(1).
 - . Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 84, 258-258.
 - . Open Heart, 12(1).
 - . European Heart Journal Open, 5(3).
 - . Rheumatology, 64(Supplement_3).
 - . The Royal College of Radiologists Open, 3, 100230-100230.
 - . The Royal College of Radiologists Open, 3, 100229-100229.
 - . Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27(1), 101133-101133.
 - . ERJ Open Research, 11(3).
 - . ERJ Open Research, 11(3).
 - . Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 26(2), 101058-101058.
 - . Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, 6(6).
 - . Medicina, 60(10).
 - . Radiology, 313(1).
 - . The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 43(10), 1629-1639.
 - . European Radiology Experimental, 8(1).
 - . Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, 6(3).
 - . European Heart Journal Open, 4(3).
 - . Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 26(Suppl 1).
 - . Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 26(S1).
 - . The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 43(4), S114-S115.
 - . Frontiers in Radiology, 4.
 - . Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, 6(2).
 - . European Respiratory Journal, 63(3).
 - . Open Heart, 11(1).
 - . Clinical Radiology, 79(5), 338-345.
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 11.
 - . JACC: Case Reports, 29(5).
 - . Radiology, 310(2).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024(1).
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 11.
 - . European Radiology, 34(4), 2727-2737.
 - . Open Heart, 2023(10).
 - . Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, 5(6).
 - . European Heart Journal, 44(Supplement_2).
 - . BMJ Open, 13.
 - . Circulation, 148(Suppl_1).
 - . Medicina, 59(11).
 - The Left Atrial Area Derived Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Equation Shows Superiority over Integrated Echocardiography. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 59(11).
 - . Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2023: 26th International Conference, Vancouver, October 8-12, 2023, Proceedings, 14226.
 - . Nature Cardiovascular Research, 2(10), 917-936.
 - . ESC Heart Failure, 10(5), 3067-3076.
 - . European Respiratory Journal, 62(2).
 - . JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 16(10), 1318-1320.
 - . Current Heart Failure Reports, 20(3), 194-207.
 - . BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 23.
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10.
 - . JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 16(8), 1022-1034.
 - . Scientific Reports, 13.
 - . Medical Sciences, 11(1).
 - . Cardiology Research and Practice, 2023.
 - . Frontiers in Radiology, 3.
 - . Medical Sciences, 11(1).
 - . BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 23(1).
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9.
 - . BJR|Open, 4(1).
 - . Clinical Radiology, 77, e22-e22.
 - . Clinical Radiology, 77, e21-e21.
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9.
 - . Radiology, 304(3), E56-E56.
 - . Medicina, 58(8).
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9.
 - . Radiology, 305(2), 431-440.
 - . International Journal of Cardiology, 364, 148-156.
 - . Radiology, 305(1).
 - . ERJ Open Research, 8(2).
 - . Heart, 108, 1392-1400.
 - . European Heart Journal, 43(26), 2511-2522.
 - . European Heart Journal - Digital Health, 3(2), 265-275.
 - . Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 24(1).
 - . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9.
 - . Frontiers in Medicine, 9.
 - . ERJ Open Research, 8(1).
 - . Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 55(3), 633-652.
 - . The British Journal of Radiology, 95(1130).
 - . Thorax, 76(10), 1032-1035.
 - . Heart, 107(22), 1826-1834.
 - . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 22(Supplement_2).
 - . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 22(Supplement_2).
 - . JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 14(6), 1271-1272.
 - . Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 79, 66-75.
 - . JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 14(5), 931-942.
 - . BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7(2), e000614corr1-e000614corr1.
 - . Diagnostics, 11(4).
 - . JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 14(4), 884-884.
 - . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 22(2), 236-245.
 - . ESC Heart Failure, 8(1), 566-576.
 - . Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports, 13(12).
 - . Heart, 106(17), 1293-1295.
 - . BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1).
 - . Emergencias, 32(1), 57-58.
 - . COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS(7).
 - . COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS(12).
 - . Heart, 104(24), 1993-1994.
 - . JAMA Oncology, 4(11), 1553-1553.
 - . Clinical Radiology, 73, e8-e8.
 - . The Lancet, 390(10106), e38-e38.
 - . The Lancet, 390(10106), e38-e38.
 - . The Lancet, 390(10106), e38-e38.
 - . The Lancet, 390(10106), e38-e38.
 - . The Lancet, 390(10106), e38-e38.
 - . Lancet Neurology, 16(11), 877-897.
 - . Lancet, 390(10100), 1084-1150.
 - . Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102(11), 1004-1013.
 - . JAMA Oncology, 3(4), 524-548.
 - . Evid Based Med, 22(1), 9-11.
 - . Asian Spine J, 10(5), 972-981.
 - . The Lancet, 388(10053), 1545-1602.
 - . The Lancet, 388(10053), 1459-1544.
 - . Spinal Cord, 54(10), 909-909.
 - . Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(10), 953-956.
 - . Spinal Cord, 53(11), 835-837.
 - . Heart, 101(18), 1437-1438.
 - . Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 04(03), 66-70.
 - . Schizophrenia Bulletin, 39(4), 748-750.
 - . British Journal of Radiology.
 - . BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022(1).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(7).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
 - . Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 7(3), 37-37.
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(7).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(3).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(4).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(10).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014(8).
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 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(6).
 - . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
 
Book chapters
- , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 296-306). Springer Nature Switzerland
 - Radiopaedia.org
 - Radiopaedia.org
 - In Essali A (Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
 
Conference proceedings
- . ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES, Vol. 84
 - . BSCI BSCCT Abstracts Conference 2–4 April (pp A2.3-A2)
 - . Heart, Vol. 111(Suppl 1) (pp A2-A2). Leicester, United Kingdom, 3 April 2025 - 3 April 2025.
 - . Heart (pp A1-A1). Leicester, UK, 2 April 2025 - 2 April 2025.
 - . BSCI BSCCT Abstracts Conference 2–4 April (pp A6.2-A6)
 - . Pulmonary hypertension (pp PA1622-PA1622)
 - . Pulmonary hypertension (pp PA2492-PA2492)
 - (pp 670-680)
 - . P10 Application of an automated segmentation tool to extract right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary artery measurements from computed tomography imaging in pulmonary valve replacement planning (pp A5.3-A6)
 - . OP2 Identification of high-risk patients and treatment targets in pulmonary arterial hypertension using artificial intelligence-derived right ventricular remodelling patterns (pp A1.2-A1)
 - . D109. NOW WE GOT BAD BLOOD: RSF/PC JOINT SESSION ON PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE (pp A7471-A7471)
 - . Abstracts (pp A10-A11)
 - . The Royal College of Radiologists Open, Vol. 1 (pp 100096-100096)
 - . Pulmonary hypertension (pp PA3490-PA3490)
 - . Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (pp PA2885-PA2885)
 - . Scientific poster abstracts (pp A5.3-A6)
 - . Imaging (pp A200-A201)
 - . B60. LIFE MOVES FAST! LATE BREAKERS IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (pp A3795-A3795)
 - . Abstracts
 - . 2022 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM) (pp 2704-2710). Las Vegas, NV, USA, 6 December 2022 - 6 December 2022.
 - . 13.01 - Pulmonary hypertension (pp 3655-3655)
 - . 13.01 - Pulmonary hypertension (pp 261-261)
 - . 13.01 - Pulmonary hypertension (pp 347-347)
 - . 13.01 - Pulmonary hypertension (pp 2094-2094)
 - . Thorax, Vol. 77(Suppl 1) (pp a55-a56). Westminster, London, United Kingdom, 23 November 2022 - 23 November 2022.
 - . ‘Mission (Im)possible I’ – Pulmonary vascular disease (pp A103-A104)
 - . Thorax, Vol. 77(Suppl 1) (pp A101-A102). Westminster, London, United Kingdom, 23 November 2022 - 23 November 2022.
 - . ‘Mission (Im)possible I’ – Pulmonary vascular disease (pp A100-A101)
 - . Scientific poster presentations (pp A7.1-A7)
 - . European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Vol. 23(Supplement_2)
 - . American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 205 (pp a2285-a2285). American Thoracic Society 2022 International Conference, 13 May 2022 - 13 May 2022.
 - . D106. NOE VALLEY: CLOTS, COVID, AND LUNG VASCULAR DISEASES (pp A5437-A5437)
 - . D106. NOE VALLEY: CLOTS, COVID, AND LUNG VASCULAR DISEASES (pp A5431-A5431)
 - . American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 205 (pp a3605-a3605). San Francisco, CA, 13 May 2022 - 13 May 2022.
 - . Imaging (pp PA356-PA356)
 - . Heart, Vol. 107(Suppl 3) (pp a17-a18). Virtual conference, 12 October 2021 - 12 October 2021.
 - . Pulmonary hypertension (pp 1540-1540)
 - . Imaging (pp 2090-2090)
 - . Pulmonary hypertension (pp 1522-1522)
 - . Pulmonary hypertension (pp 1469-1469)
 - . Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2020 , Vol. 12262 (pp 253-262). Lima, Peru, 4 October 2020 - 4 October 2020.
 - Are beta-blockers effective in children with congestive heart failure? - A Cochrane review. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, Vol. 19 (pp 288-288)
 
Preprints
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- Research group
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PhD students
- Turki Alnasser
 - Khalid Alghamdi
 - Ahod Albylwi
 - Abdulrahman Alamri
 
 
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2021.
 - Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists 2018.
 - Contact editor Cochrane Heart 2020.
 - Collaborator - Global Burden of Disease project 2017.
 - NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Radiology 2014.
 
 
- Current projects
 - Machine learning to improve disease assessment in cardiac and pulmonary disease - Project Lead Dr Andrew J Swift.
 
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