Michael Rohan

Michael Rohan has extensive experience in the field of MRI and physics, spanning over several decades. Michael began their career at Advanced NMR Systems, Inc. in 1986, where they played a crucial role in the development of the first commercial fMRI system. Michael was responsible for system specifications and design, pulse sequences, image processing, and magnetic gradient coil design. In 1991, the system was used to obtain the first human fMRI images at Massachusetts General Hospital.

In 1999, Rohan joined McLean Hospital as a Physicist in Psychiatry. Michael focused on the development of a new electromagnetic treatment for depression, known as LFMS. Michael successfully developed LFMS into a medical device and it is currently being evaluated by the NIH as a fast-acting antidepressant. Additionally, Rohan specialized in novel analysis methods for fMRI data.

In 2022, Rohan joined Laureate Institute for Brain Research as the Chief Technology Officer and Director of MRI. Their responsibilities in this role are not specified.

Michael Rohan attended Tufts University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for their education.

- Michael completed a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics at MIT in 1980.

- Michael also completed a Bachelor's Degree in Physics at MIT in 1986.

- In 1984, they pursued a Master's Degree in Physics at MIT, which they completed in 1986.

- In 2009, they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics from Tufts University.