Saman Arfaie
MD and Master of Surgery (Candidate 2024) | Honors BA and BSc
Saman is a fourth-year medical student, researcher, pianist and public speaker. He obtained BSc. in Neurobiology, B.A. in Persian Literature, and double minors in Chemistry and Music at University of California, Berkeley before conducting brain tumor research at UCSF. Saman currently works in Alzheimer’s Disease neuroimaging and neurosurgical mastery at McGill. His other projects include two incoming books with university presses: one on COVID-19 and another on the Neurobiology of Creativity. He has presented his work at TEDx McGill University, TEDx University of Alberta, the American Osler Society, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.