Vikas Gulani

Paul Lauterbur put this up in our lab in 1996, original writing in red ink. Take heart, people, even the paper describing MRI was first rejected. Also, moving is hard, but digging up these gems from the past is beautiful. @NeuroDx @MRInicole #MRI #ISMRM

The Ivory Tower Paradox: When Tertiary Care Meets the Frontlines At the recent academic conference, one of my residents presented our work from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur. During the discussion, an important question was raised: “How can you call yours a low-resource setting when it is a tertiary health center?” It’s a question that cuts to the heart of the Ivory Tower Paradox: the assumption that a prestigious title or a large building automatically equals an abundance of resources. The reality tells a different story. A "Tertiary Center" defines our capability. It means we are one of the first government institute in India to perform advancedsurgeries. It means we do research that impacts the lives of our patients and publish in Q1 journals. But "Low-Resource" defines our reality. In public health, a setting is defined by the gap between the needs of the people and the tools at hand. We are an LRS not because we lack talent, but because: The Weight of Millions: We are the final safety net for the tribal belts and rural heartlands of Madhya Pradesh. Our resources aren't stretched; they are thin-filmed across a population larger than many European nations. The Battle Against Time: We don't just fight biology; we fight the 300km journey a patient took to reach us. By the time they arrive at our "Ivory Tower," their disease is often far more advanced than what is seen in high-resource centers. The Innovation Mandate: When we brought high-fidelity simulators from the UK to teach our residents, it wasn't for "prestige." It was a necessity. In an LRS, your skill must be higher because your margin for error is smaller. I told my resident: Calling ourselves "low-resource" isn't an admission of weakness. It is a badge of extraordinary resilience. It means we are delivering internationally endorsed standards to those who have the least. It means we are proving that Health Equity isn't about where you work, it’s about who you refuse to leave behind. Innovation in the Global South isn't just about the latest gadget. It’s about making that gadget work for those who have nothing but hope. That is the Ivory Tower Paradox. And we are breaking it every day. #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Jabalpur #MedicalEducation #GlobalHealth #Oncosurgery #HealthJustice #NSCBMC #IndiaHealthcare #AcademicMedicine #GlobalSurgery #LowResourceSettings #PublicHealth #SurgicalEducation #Mentorship #ResidentLife #ValueBasedCare #LMIC #MedicalEducation

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Grateful for everyone who worked with us to strengthen #medical #imaging across #Africa this year 🌍. Our work is expanding access and driving research 🩺✨. Wishing you restful holiday season 🎄💫. Here’s to an impactful year ahead! View full report🔗: canva.com/design/DAG4lu9…

Although @elonmusk is brilliant, this is wrong. In people at average risk, anxiety from false positives as well as complications from biopsies would almost certainly outweigh the benefits. Happy to discuss further!

The best. Two people I respect immensely

My precious Ashley died from #BrainCancer at only 13. 💔 My mission now is to raise awareness, share my Ashley’s story & offer light & hope to other Children & families facing this devastating journey. We would be so grateful for a follow & repost to get our voices heard. 🙏🏻

@engineers_feed Amazing! Now, can they make a D20? ;)

Welders at Mazda in Japan welded a 1mm dice.

The Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature has named Zhen Xu, Li Ka Shing Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor, Radiology and Neurosurgery, as one of eight 2026 finalists. Read more: bme.umich.edu/2025/11/23/zhe…

What causes more harm to the peer review process? Reviewers using LLMs to evaluate manuscripts, or authors embedding prompts in manuscripts to engineer positive reviews from AI? radiologyai.substack.com/p/ai-manipulat…

AI Manipulation of the Peer Review Process: Dangers and Lessons radiologyai.substack.com/p/ai-manipulat… @BIR_News @SCoRMembers @_the_SRT @RCRadiologists #BIRAC25 #radiology

Thank you, Dr. David Miller, CEO of @umichmedicine and Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs for @UMich, for joining us

And the team creating light-hearted group art. Dr. James Van Zwaluwenburg, our first Chair from 1917-22 (of the first radiology department in the country) looks on in silent approval

Turning our @UMichRadiology hallways over to our people, who it turns out, are super artistic. Our very own art show. Thank you @Sarah_C_Abate @Gobluefishy @AparnaJoshiMD @kklein55 @MattDavenportMD, for organizing

Our own Dr. Matt Davenport joins @GMA to discuss whole-body scans and what patients should know before getting one. What to know about whole-body MRI scans - ABC News - abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/v… via @ABC

It was a pleasure to have Gary Luker, MD, @UMichMedSchool's N. Reed Dunnick Research Professor of Radiology, deliver the second annual McAlister Grand Rounds Lecture. Today's presentation: "Science, Service and Mentorship: Lessons from Dr. McAlister."

We are incredibly grateful to Sidney and Madeline Forbes, whose generous donation to Michigan Medicine will allow the University of Michigan to construct an advanced imaging center in Troy. Read more: michmed.org/w438R

Nearly half of all adults in the United States have either diabetes or prediabetes, yet more than 100 million, about one-third, remain undiagnosed. clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-…

Join us virtually on Zoom for our next seminar, "From Risk to Injury: Mechanistic Insights into Age- and Vascular-Related White Matter Microstructural Impairment from Diffusion-Weighted MRI" with Shruti Mishra, MD of @UMichRadiology. Join: medresearch.umich.edu/events/madc-le…

Douglas C. Noll, Ph.D., has been named interim chair of Biomedical Engineering at the @UMich Med School, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Noll, the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Professor of @UMBME, professor of radiology, and co-director of the Functional MRI Lab. michmed.org/YWPe5