Saman Arfaie
Tedx Hec Montréal Speaker @TED Conferences
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WORK HISTORY
Tedx Hec Montréal Speaker @TED Conferences
Montreal, QC, CA
Selected from a competitive applicant pool to speak at TEDx HEC Montreal. My talk,\"The Anatomy of Loss,\" delves into the raw and intricate reality of the grieving process. Notably, it shows how loss as a transformative process—whether the ending of a romantic relationship, the death of a loved one, or the symbolic death of ourselves— reshapes the fabric of our being and how we ought to live in light of this fact.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor's degree, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music
McGill University
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Integrated Program in Neuroscience (IPN)
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry
McGill University
Postgraduate Medical Education – Adult Neurology Residency
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Near Eastern Studies- Persian Literature
McGill University
Doctor Of Medicine And Master of Surgery (M.D., C.M.)
Vancouver School Board
Dogwood Diploma at University Hill Secondary School
SKILLS
ABOUT SAMAN ARFAIE
Saman Arfaie is a published researcher, classically trained pianist, thought leader, nationally recognized TEDx speaker, author, & award-winning resident physician at McGill University. His work at the intersection of science, medicine, & the arts has garnered national & international recognition. Saman graduated from McGill University with a Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. He previously completed degrees in Neurobiology & Persian Literature, with minors in chemistry & music at the University of California, Berkeley. He later conducted brain tumor research at the University of California, San Francisco, while completing an Honours degree in Psychology. Currently, Saman has secured multiple grants from McGill’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience for his M.Sc. to study biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases, synucleinopathies, & the dopamine system using a neuroimaging and network neuroscience approach. Saman is also a sub-investigator with the Neuro Clinical Research Unit at McGill on multiple trials. He has received more than 30 academic and national awards, published over 30 peer-reviewed articles (h-index = 12), & had his research appear in JAMA Network Open, Neurosurgery, Brain Communications, Seizure, Molecular Imaging and Biology, Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, & the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, among others. He has a strong background in molecular biology & has also contributed to scholarship in comparative literature, musicology, & philosophy. Saman’s two forthcoming books, Music, Medicine, & Neurobiology of Creativity (Cambridge University Press) and COVID-19 Contextualized, are scheduled for publication in 2026. He co-founded the Canadian Medical Student Interest Group in Neurosurgery & the Neuro International Collaboration, a multi-continental research initiative. Saman is actively involved in medical education, teaching neuroscience & neurology seminars and lectures to medical students at the McGill Faculty of Medicine. As a TEDx speaker, he has been invited by McGill University, McMaster University, Concordia University, HEC Montréal, & the University of Alberta to deliver talks. He was selected as a Finalist for the Top 25 Immigrants in Canada, one of its youngest recipients. He later received the Canadian Medical Association Young Leaders Award, one of only two awards given to medical students in Canada. Other awards include the William Osler Medal, Molina Fellowship, Ives Scholarship, Bean Award, Neurosurgery Best of 2023, Canadian Medical Education Rising Star Award, CFMS Leadership Award.
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