Editorial Board

Senior Editor

Piero Lo Monaco, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany

Piero joined BMC in late 2021. His background is in molecular and cell biology. He studied at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa for three years and completed his bachelor degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Pisa. He moved to France for his master degree in Life Sciences at the École normale supérieure de Lyon, where he attended courses on developmental biology, epigenetics, system biology. He pursued a PhD in cancer biology at the Cancer Research Center of Lyon, focusing on ribosome biogenesis and proposing it as a new target for anti-cancer treatment.
After his PhD, he went on with a short post-doc, investigating cell responses to ribosome biogenesis inhibitors in breast cancer. Finally, he gained some experience as a freelance scientific editor before joining BMC. He is now based in the Berlin office and upholds the values of open access.


Senior Editorial Board Members

Alberto Bazzocchi, MD, PhD, The Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Italy

Takahito Nakajima, MD, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Xiaobo Qu, PhD, Xiamen University, China
Head and neck imaging
Xiaobo Qu is a Professor at the Department of Electronic Science, Research Center of Magnetic Resonance and Medical Imaging and Research Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, Xiamen University, China. He also directs the Computational Sensing Group at Xiamen University. He received his bachelor degree and PhD in Communication Engineering from the same university in 2006 and 2011 respectively. He was a visiting scholar at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2009-2011 and became a faculty member at Xiamen University in 2012. He was awarded the E. K. Zavoisky Stipend Award (2014, 2016, 2018) of ISMRM Scientific Meeting, Swedish Wenner-Gren Fellowship (2014), Distinguished Young Scholar Award in Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (2018), Faculty Research Award (2014) and He Yici Chair Professor Award (2018) at Xiamen University, respectively. His research interests include magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, signal and image representations, computational imaging, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has been a Section Editor for BMC Medical Imaging since 2014.


Alexander Wong, PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada
Genitourinary imaging
Alexander Wong is the Canada Research Chair in Medical Imaging Systems and co-director of the Vision and Image Processing Research Group in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He obtained his PhD in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo and was an NSERC postdoctoral research fellow at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada.  He has published over 350 refereed journal and conference papers, as well as patents, in various fields such as computational imaging and artificial intelligence. His research interests include computational spectral imaging, tomographic imaging, ultrasound imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging for medical imaging and analysis and he is also a pioneer in the field of discovery radiomics. He has been on the Editorial Board since 2003.

Zhen Yuan, University of Macau, China

Frank Zöllner, Dr Ing, Heidelberg University, Germany


Assistant Editors
Biyas Bandyopadhyay, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India

Manuscript Editors
Nikhil Ghate, PhD, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Akshay Ravindra Joshi, PhD, MPhil, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Raunaq Singh Nagi, PhD, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Noohi Nasim, PhD, Springer Nature, India
Rajasree K P, PhD, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Pranitha Pandit, PhD, MPhil, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Priya Sharma, PhD, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India
Varsha Shetty, PhD, Springer Nature, India
Neha Tiwari, PhD, M.Tech, B.Tech, Springer Nature, India
Pratibha Verma, PhD, MSc, BSc, Springer Nature, India

Editorial Board Members
Qiyong Ai, PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Shivaraj Afzalpurkar , MBBS, MD, DrNB, Nanjappa Multispeciality hospitals , India
Pranav Ajmera, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Hiroyuki Akai, MD, PhD, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Oun Al-iedani, PhD, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Melissa Aldrich, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA
Sajid Ali Khan, PhD, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan
Mohammed Yusuf Ansari, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez, Auckland District Health Board, New Zealand
Paul Apfaltrer, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Fatma Zeynep Arslan, Radiologist MD, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura city hospital, Turkey
Mohammad Basha, MD, Zagazig University, Egypt
Ibrahim Sevki Bayrakdar, PhD, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey
Martin Belzunce, PhD, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Argentina
Guillaume Bierry, CHRU Strasbourg, France
Matteo Bonatti, MD, Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige, Bolzano Central Hospital, Italy
Federico Bruno, PhD, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Bettina Katalin Budai, MD, PhD, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
Armando Ugo Cavallo, MD, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IDI) IRCCS, Italy
Yuchou Chang, PhD, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
Hu Cheng, PhD, Indiana University, USA
Jie-Zhi Cheng, PhD, United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd, China
Michaela Cellina, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Italy
Lorenzo Cereser, MD, University of Udine, Italy
Yang Chen, Southeast University, China
Filippo Crimì, MD, PhD, University of Padova, Italy
Sarada Prasad Dakua, PhD, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Magdalena Dobrolinska, MD, PhD, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Poland
Andreas Diamantopoulos, PhD, Akershus University Hospital, Norway
Graziella Di Grezia, Second University of Naples, Italy
Valerio Di Paola, Dr med, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Italy
Cihat Eldeniz, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Lorenzo Faggioni, MD, PhD, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy
Darshan Gandhi, MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA
Gianluca Gatta, MD, Second University of Naples, Italy
Dominik Geisel, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Chiara Giraudo, MD, PhD, University of Padova, Italy
Ricardo Gonzales, DPhil, University of Oxford, UK
Adelaide Greco, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Ali Hosseinsabet, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hui Hui, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Kuo Feng Hung, BDS, MDS, PhD, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Norliza Ibrahim, PhD, University of Malaya, Malaysia
riccardo inchingolo, MD, fCIRSE, fESGAR, "F. Miulli" Regional Hospital, Italy
Siva Teja Kakileti, Niramai Health Analytix Pvt Ltd, India
Ulrich Kaiser, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany
Pal Kaposi, Ph D, Semmelweis University, Medical Imaging Centre, Hungary
Eya Khadhraoui , MD, Clinic for Neuroradiology University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany
Farzad Khalvati, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada
Mina Kim, PhD, University College London, UK
Yoon-Chul Kim, PhD, Yonsei University, South Korea
Yeo Ju Kim, MD. PhD, Hanyang University Hospital, South Korea
Anandh Kilpattu Ramaniharan, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA
Deepika Koundal, PhD, UPES, India
Choonsik Lee, US National Institutes of Health, USA
Jong-Ha Lee, PhD, Keimyung University, South Korea
Thomas Linsenmann, PD,  Julius Maximilians University Wuerzburg, Germany
Michele Lorenzon, University of Udine, Italy
Geofery Luntsi, MSc, PhD, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Simone Maurea, MD, PhD, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Hans-Jonas Meyer, University of Leipzig, Germany
Ajay Mittal, Panjab University, India
Stuart More, MD, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Sebastian Müller, Dr, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
Rodrigo Moreno, PhD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Bharanidharan N, PhD, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Shaiju S Nazeer, Indian Institute of Space Sciences and Technology, India
Curtise K.C. Ng, BSc(Hons), PhD, SFHEA, Curtin University, Australia
Jack Noble, PhD, Vanderbilt University, USA
Ntobeko Ntusi, MBChB, MD, DPhil, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Kaan Orhan, DDS, MSc, MHM, BA, PhD, Hc, Ankara University, Turkey
Iichiro Osawa, MD, PhD, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Japan
Emre Pakdemirli, MD, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, St Albans City Hospital, UK
Wen-Ju Pan, PhD, Emory University, USA
Ranjan Patel, MBBS, MD, DNB, PDCC, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Jijo Paul, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Xi Peng, PhD, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, China
Teresa Perillo, MD, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli, Italy 
Julian Pohlan, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Andrea Ponsiglione, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Natale Quartuccio, MD, Dr med, A.R.N.A.S. Ospedali Civico, Di Cristina e Benfratelli, Italy
Steven Raeymaeckers, MD, PhD, VUB, Belgium
Rengarajan Rajagopal , MD, DM, EBIR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, India
Hanumantha Raju, PhD, BMS Institute of Technology and Management, India
Mamoon Rashid, Vishwakarma University, India
Shuai Ren, MD, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Loizos Siakallis, MD, MRes, MSc, MPhil, Queen square Institute of Neurology, UK
Giulia Santo, MD, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Italy
Lara Schlaffke, PhD, BG University Clinic Bergmannsheil gGmbH, Germany
Francesco Secchi, PhD, University of Milan, Italy
Pranav Sharma, Yale University / Bridgeport Hospital, USA
Yoshinobu Shimohigashi, Dr, Kumamoto University Hospital, Japan
Abbas Shokri, Dr med, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Prabhishek Singh, PhD, Bennett University, India
Tiffany Y So, MBBS, FRANZCR, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Marco Sperandeo, MD, IRCCS Hospital, Italy
Dominik Spinczyk, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Sina Straub, Mayo Clinic, USA
Nikolaos Stogiannos, MSc(MRI) BSc(Hons), City University of London, Greece
Simon Sun, MDCM, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Badri Narayan Subudhi, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India
Benedikt Sundermann, PD, Dr med, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg, Universitätsmedizin Oldenburg, Germany
Rolf Symons, PhD, AZ Imelda, Belgium
Eman Tawfik, PhD,  Ain Shams University, Egypt
Taraprasad Tripathy, MBBS MD PDCC, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, India
Yun Tian, PhD, Beijing Normal University, China
Pallavi Tiwari, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Lorenzo Ugga, MD, PhD, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy
Pierangelo Veltri, PhD, University of Calabria, Italy
Satish Viswanath, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Sjoerd Vos, PhD, University of Western Australia, Australia
Haoru Wang, MD, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
Zhihua Xu, MD, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, China
Lin Yang, PhD, Air Force Medical University, China
Junjie Yao, PhD, Duke University, USA
Jeries Zawaideh, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Italy
Xiao M Zhang, MD, Medical Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, China
Ying Zhang, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
Xiaoqing Zhang, PhD, Shenzhen institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Weihao Zheng, PhD, Lanzhou University, China
Jingyu Zhong, MD, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China
Francesco Ziglioli, Consultant, University-Hospital of Parma, Italy

Editorial Advisors

Walter Akers, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA

Marcus Carlsson, Lund University, Sweden
Thoracic imaging
Marcus Carlsson received his medical degree in 1998 at Lund University where he specialized in clinical physiology and nuclear medicine. He obtained a PhD at Lund University in 2007 and was a post-doctoral scholar at the Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco in 2007-2008. He was the clinical director of Clinical Physiology at Skane University Hospital from 2010-2013 and has been an associate professor at Lund University since 2010. He was on the board of the Swedish Heart Association from 2009-2015 and served as the president from 2013-2015. He is an expert in cardiac imaging for the National Board for Health and Welfare´s working group of “National Guidelines for Cardiac care”. His research focuses on uncovering cardiac pathophysiology and understanding pumping physiology using MRI and computational modelling, especially in congenital heart disease. He has been a Section Editor for BMC Medical Imaging since 2015.