The Committee
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PresidentDr Annette Johnstone, Leeds Annette is a Less Than Full Time Cardiothoracic Radiologist based at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Following the FRCR she achieved a diploma in medical education. She undertakes regular cardiothoracic diagnostic and interventional work as well as MDTs, teaching, acute radiology and on call. Annette is a core member of the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial Radiology team and enjoys the lung biopsy challenges this has brought! She is also the Cardiac CT lead and the Consultant mentor for Less Than Full Time Trainees on the West Yorkshire training scheme. |
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Honorary SecretaryDr Jonathan Rodrigues, Bath Jonathan is a Consultant Radiologist at The Royal United Hospital Bath. During Clinical Radiology training in the Severn Deanery, he completed a PhD in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging at The Bristol Heart Institute. Post-CCT, he undertook a thoracic imaging fellowship at Toronto General Hospital and The University of Toronto. He is the Imaging lead for the NIHR West of England clinical research network and is involved in multicentre cardiac and thoracic imaging research. Jonathan also currently sits on the Royal college of Radiologists professional learning and development committee as the thoracic lead.
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TreasurerDr Ruth McStay, Newcastle Ruth is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. She qualified and trained in the North East of England, completing MRCP and FRCR there prior to a short spell in Melbourne. She is the radiology lead for CT and pulmonary hypertension but her other interests lie in transplant imaging, lung cancer and paediatric congenital heart disease. Ruth also has a keen interest in training and education, contributing both locally and nationally in those areas. She runs the annual BTS Radiology for Chest Physicians course in Newcastle and teaches on many BTS and BSTI courses (including thoracic ultrasound). |
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Past PresidentDr Graham Robinson, Bath Graham is a Consultant Radiologist at the Royal United Hospital Bath and the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease. He is radiology lead for Bath’s regional shared care pulmonary hypertension service and Imaging Lead for the interstitial lung disease service. Graham was an advisory editor to the Clinical Radiology journal and an ex-member of the RCR Professional Learning and Development Committee.
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Lead for CoursesDr Anu Balan, London Anu is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals. She completed her radiology sub-specialty training at Chelsea and Westminster and the Royal Brompton Hospitals, and prior to being appointed to the Barts Health NHS Trust in 2016, was a Consultant at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. Her interests are in COPD and lung cancer imaging and she is currently part of the North East London (NEL) Targeted Health Check team. She is involved in the delivery of local and national radiology FRCR examination teaching. She has co-authored peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in the field of cardiothoracic imaging, and a radiology examination textbook.
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Lead for Standards & GuidelinesDr Joe Barnett, Royal Free Hospital. London Contact Dr Barnett |
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Lead for CommunicationDr Nadia Jawad, Hull and East Yorkshire Nadia is a Consultant Thoracic Radiologist at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She undertakes regular diagnostic and interventional work including reporting for the Targeted Lung Health Checks, HRCT reporting , and performing image guided biopsies. She regularly contributes to both cancer and ILD MDT meetings. Nadia enjoys teaching registrars within the Hull scheme. She has a keen interest in promoting thoracic radiology as the best subspecialty! Contact Dr Jawad |
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Lead for EducationDr John Dreisbach, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Contact Dr Dreisbach |
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Lead for ResearchDr Joe Jacob, London Joe is an academic radiologist whose primary research interest is the use of computer tools to quantify lung damage. He was awarded a 5-year Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship in 2018 at University College London, to evaluate the role of computer analysis of CT imaging to detect lung cancer screening populations. Other research interests, based at the Centre for Medical Image Computing at University College London relate to the use of computer-analysis of CT imaging in fibrosing lung diseases and airways diseases. He has co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed papers, and won national and international awards for his work. |
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Travelling ProfessorsDr Anthony Edey, Bristol Anthony has been a Consultant Thoracic Radiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust since 2010. He trained in radiology at King's College Hospital in London and then did a post-CCT fellowship at the Royal Brompton with David Hansell. He has been the BSTI Lead for Guidelines and Honorary Secretary and is currently the Responsible Radiologist for the Somerset, Avon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Targeted Lung Health check service. Anthony has particular clinical interests in pleural disease and lung infections but also enjoys supporting clinical research and teaching. Contact Dr Edey
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Dr Arjun Nair, London
Arjun is a Consultant Radiologist with a sub-specialty interest in cardiothoracic imaging at University College London Hospital and an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London. Arjun’s research interests include implementation, standardisation and quality assurance of lung cancer screening, integrating imaging biomarkers of cardiopulmonary health, and imaging of diffuse lung disease. He is the author/co-author of several peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters on cardiothoracic imaging. Arjun has been actively involved in several lung screening trials, beginning with the UK Lung Screening Pilot trial in 2011 and continuing through the SUMMIT Lung cancer screening study over the last 6 years. Arjun was appointed Joint Clinical Lead for the National Targeted Lung Health Checks programme in 2019 and currently co-chairs the British Thoracic Society Pulmonary Nodule Guideline Development Group. He is currently a member of several committees, including the European Society of Thoracic Imaging Diploma Committee.
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