Neuroradiology Brain Spine CT MRI Expert Witness

Neuroradiology (Brain and Spine CT & MRI): Adults , Pediatrics, Neonatal

BRAIN

• Alzheimer’s & other Dementias
• Stroke / Cerebrovascular Disease
• Vertigo / Dizziness
• Brain injury
• Brain tumour
• Cerebral palsy
• Concussion
• Dementia
• Physiotherapy Rehab
• A&E Medicine
• Mental Health
• Seizures/ Epilepsy
• Numbness
• Tremor
• Memory loss
• Seizures
• Bell’s palsy
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus
• Headache
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuralgia
• Neuropathy
• Parkinson’s disease
• Psychiatric conditions
• Scoliosis
• Movement Disorders
• Neurodegeneration

SPINE

• Back pain
• Birth defects of the brain and spinal cord
• Spinal trauma
• Disk disease of neck and lower back
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal deformity
• Spine tumour

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• British Medical Association (BMA)-Full membership
• European Society of Neuroradiology-Senior Member
• European Radiology Society-Senior Member
• Cambridge Children Brain Society-Member
• Medical Defence Unit (MDU)-Full membership
• General Medical Council (GMC)-Full registration
• Society for Science-Based Medicine-Member
• UK Epilepsy Society-Member
• London Cancer Alliance-Member
• Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Member

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2017 EDINR European Degree in Neuroradiology
• 2015 Paediatrics Neuroradiology European Neuroradiology Society (written), Greece
• 2014 Certificate of Completion of Training CCT Royal College of Radiologists, UK
• 2013 European Neuroradiology Certificate European Neuroradiology Society (written), Vienna
• 2011 FRCR Royal College of Radiologists, UK
• 2009 PhD University of East Anglia, UK
• 2006 MRCS I, II & III-viva Royal College of Surgeons, UK
• 2007 European I.T. licence Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS, UK
• 2001 MD / with distinction Shahid Beheshti Medical University

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

• Dec 14- Date
  Permanent Neuroradiology Consultant
  Atkinson Morley / St George’s Teaching University Hospital, NHS –University of
• May 15- Date
  Honorary Senior Lecturer
  University of London
• Dec 13- Nov 14
  Pan London Neuroradiology Fellow
  Queen Square National University Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
  Great Ormond Street Paediatrics University Hospital
  Royal London University Hospital
  King’s College University Hospital
• Oct 11- Dec 12
  Neuroradiology Fellow
  Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals
• Oct 08- Sept 11
  Radiology Speciality Registrar
  Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals
• Oct 08- Sept 11
  Associate Scientist
  National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Academic Fellow
  Sheffield University, Medical School
• Apr 06 – Sept 08
  Surgery Fellow
  Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
• Apr 06 – Sept 08
  Honorary University Lecturer / Recognised Teacher to the University of East Anglia
  Concurrent with the previous post
• Aug 05 – Mar 06
  Clinical Attachment –Surgery & Medicine
  Addenbrookes Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge
• Mar 05– Jun 05
  Teaching Fellow
  Clinical Skills Lab, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, London
• Mar 00 – Jan 05
  Rotations –General Surgery
  Internal Medicine, General surgery and Surgical Subspecialties, Emergency medicine

DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS

• Mar 2019
  Winner of The Expert Witness Awards
  London, UK, The Lawyer Monthly Magazine
• Nov 2014
  Reviewer to The BMJ Heart
  London, UK
• Apr 2014
  Reviewer to Atherosclerosis, Journal of The Lipids in Health and Disease
  London, UK
• Mar 2012
  Awarded Sir Ernest Finch Travelling Fellowship
  South Yorkshire, For my research
• Sept 2010
  Reviewer to the LANCET
• Jan 2012
  Reviewer to the Journal of European Academy of Dermatology
• Jun 2009
  Awarded Grainger Prize
  Sheffield
• Oct 2008
  National Institute of Health Academic Fellowship (NIHR)
  Yorkshire
• Sept 2008
  Norfolk & Norwich Institute for Medical Education Award (NANIME)
  My research project
• Mar 2008
  UK – Comprehensive Clinical Research Network (UK-CCRN)
  “National Portfolio study”
  My research project
• Jul 2007
  Sanofi Aventis Fund
  My research project
• Sept 2006
  John & Pamela Salter Award
  My research project through University of East Anglia, Medical School
• Oct 2006
  Norwich Trust Award
  My research project
• Jan 2005
  UK Professional & Linguistic Assessments Board Exam: Scoring 170 out of 200
  The average was 128 and pass mark was 126, UK
• Jan 2004
  Awarded the Title of Exemplary Practitioner for Contribution to The Bam Earthquake
  Kerman University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bam
• Mar 2000
  First Prize in the National Comprehensive Internship Board Exam
  Scoring 157 out of 200, the average was 116, Shahid Beheshti Med School
• Mar 1997
  First Prize in the National Comprehensive Basic Sciences Board Exam
  Scoring 159 out of 200,the average was 114

COURSES & SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

• Feb 2019
  American Society of Spine Radiology Symposium
  Miami, USA
• Feb 2018
  Training Appraisers for Consultants St Georges
  Maid Healthcare, St Georges, London
• Jan 2018
  Bristol MRI course
  JCA Medical Seminars, The Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel Conference Centre
• Nov 2017
  Diabetes Professional Care 2017
  Olympia, London
• Nov 2017
  Advanced Clinical Communication For Consultants
  London, St Georges Univerity Medical School Post Graduate
• Apr 2017
  Practice Conference BMA
  BMA, London
• Oct 2017
  Diabetes Professional Care
  London
• Apr 2017
  ASNR 2017
  California, USA
• June 2016
  Mentoring
  London, Royal College of Radiologists
• Jun 2016
  Health + Care
  London
• May 2016
  American Society of Neuroradiology
  Washington DC, USA
• May 2016
  Neuromodulation
  California, USA
• Jan 2016
  MBBS Interviewers
  London, St Georges University of London
• Mar 2015
  National Neurogenetics Club
  London, St Georges NHS
• Feb 2015
  European Course on Paediatric Neuroradiology – ECPNR
  Ioannina, Greece
• Sept 2014
  European Society of Head and Neck Radiology
  Marseille, France
• May 2014
  American Society of Neuroradiologists
  Canada, Quebec
• Jan 2014
  Clinical Genetics
  Great Ormond Street NHS, London
• Nov 2013
  European Course of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
  Vascular Disease (ECNR)
  Antalya, Turkey, European Society of Neuroradiology
• Jun 2013
  Head and Neck Imaging
  Royal Society of Medicine
• Mar 2013
  European Course of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
  CNS Tumours (ECNR)
  Athens, Greece, European Society of Neuroradiology
• Nov 2012
  European Course of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
  Embryology, Anatomy, Development and Malformations of the CNS (ECNR)
  Antalya, Turkey, European Society of Neuroradiology
• Oct 2012
  European Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting (ESNR)
  Edinburgh
• May 2012
  Hull Neuroradiology
  Hull
• Mar 2012
  European Course of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
  Trauma/Degenerative/Metabolic/Inflammatory Diseases (ECNR)
  Milan, Italy, European Society of Neuroradiology
• Feb 2012
  European Congress of Radiology (ESR) (International)
  Vienna, Austria
• Sept 2011
  Sheffield FRCR Course
  Sheffield
• Sept 2011
  Aintree FRCR Course
  Aintree, Clinical Sciences Centre University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
• Sept 2011
  Chest Radiology
  Aintree, Clinical Sciences Centre University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
• Sept 2011
  Heart of England General Radiology
  Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
• Aug 2011
  American College of Radiology – Radiologic Pathologic Correlation
  Manchester
• Aug 2011
  Acute Abdomen CT
  Northwick Park Hospital, London
• Aug 2011
  Essential Nuclear Medicine
  Imperial College Healthcare NHS, London
• Apr 2011
  Neuroradiology: Stroke / Hands on CT Processing
  Royal Infirmary, Glasgow
• Mar 2011
  Paediatric Radiology
  Sheffield
• Mar 2011
  Spinal and Musculoskeletal MRI
  Oxford
• Mar 2011
  East Midland General Radiology
  Leicester
• Mar 2011
  Long Case Reporting
  Aintree, Clinical Sciences Centre University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
• Feb 2011
  Rapid Reporting
  Northwick Park Hospital, London
• Feb 2011
  The Chest HRCT
  Northwick Park Hospital, London
• Feb 2011
  Advanced CXR
  Northwick Park Hospital, London
• Feb 2011
  Vascular Radiology Emergencies
  Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
• Dec 2010
  The Chest X-ray Survival
  Northwick Park Hospital, London
• Nov 2010
  Skull Base Radiology
  Hammersmith Hospital, London
• Oct 2010
  Advanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
• Jul 2010
  General MRI
  Said Centre, Oxford
• May 2010
  North West On Call Radiology
  Manchester NHS
• Jul 2009
  Annual Meeting of Society of Radiologists in Training (SRT)
  Oxford
• Jul 2009
  On-Call Radiology
  Said Centre, Oxford
• Jun 2009
  Spinal Imaging
  The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, London
• May 2009
  Chest Imaging
  Leeds NHS Teaching Hospitals
• Apr 2009
  The Evolution of Contrast Media in Multi-detector CT (MDCT)
  Northern General Hospital, Bracco, Sheffield
• Nov 2007
  Common Neuroimaging Emergencies
  Royal College of Radiologists, London
• Nov 2007
  East Anglia Basic Ultrasound
  Cambridge
• Nov 2007
  Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  BMUS, British Medical Ultrasound, London
• Sept 2007
  Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting
  Royal College of Radiologists, London
• Sept 2007
  Contrasts in Radiology
  British Institute of Radiology, London
• Sept 2007
  Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound
  Royal College of Radiologists, London
• Jan 2007
  Hybrid Imaging
  Royal College of Radiologists, London
• Aug 2006
  CXR & AXR Interpretation
  Northwick Park Hospital NHS, London
• Aug 2006
  A&E Trauma Radiology
  Northwick Park Hospital NHS, London
• Sept 2006
  BSS (Basic Surgical Skills)
  Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Jun 2006
  BIR (British Institute of Radiology) President’s Conference
  British Institute of Radiology, London
• Jun 2006
  A.L.E.R.T. (Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition & Treatment)
  Addenbrookes Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge
• Mar 2006
  A.T.L.S.
  Peterborough NHS Trust, Peterborough
• Mar 2006
  A.L.S.
  British Resuscitation Council, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, London

TEACHING COURSES

• 2014
  Training the Trainers
  King’s College London University
• 2013
  Teaching & Learning for Educational Supervisors
  Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• 2010
  Mentoring and Outreach Scheme Workshop
  Academy of Medical Sciences, Sheffield
• 2007
  MBBS Recruitment Interviewer Skills Training
  University of East Anglia, Norwich
• 2006
  Teaching Techniques
  University of East Anglia, Norwich

EXPERIENCE

• 2015-to date
  University of London St Georges Medical School Senior Lecturer
  St Georges NHS, London
• 2017
  Demyelination
  St Georges NHS, London
• 2016
  Radiation protection
  St Georges NHS, London
• 2014
  Neuro-oncology
  King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• 2014
  Clinical use of Perfusion Scan for MRI Physicists
  King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• 2013
  Paediatric Tumours
  Neuroradiology Department, Great Ormond Street
• 2013
  Neonatal Tumours
• Neuroradiology Department, Great Ormond Street
• 2013
  The Effects of Minor Head Injury on The Brain
  Neuroradiology Department, Queen Square
• 2013
  Intracranial Hypertension
  Neuroradiology SpRs, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
• 2013
  Neurodegenerative Disorders
  Neuroradiology SpRs, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
• 2013
  Distinguishing between Germinomas and Pineal Cell Tumours on MR Imaging
  Neuroradiology SpRs, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
• 2013
  Grey Matter Pathology in Multiple Sclerosis
  Neuroradiology SpRs, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
• 2013
  Clinical MRI Physics and Techniques for Neuroradiologists
  Neuroradiology Department, Queen Square
• 2012
  Psychosis
  Yorkshire Deanery
• 2012
  Neuroradiology for General Radiologists
  General Radiologists, Yorkshire Deanery
• 2011
  Vascular Radiology Emergencies
  Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield
• 2011
  Introduction to Head CT
  SHO Teaching Programme, Sheffield
• 2010
  Neuroanatomy and Neuroradiology Emergencies
  SHO and Medical Students Teaching Programme, Sheffield
• 2010
  Lung Perfusion Studies
  SpR teaching, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
• 2010
  Dementia Imaging
  SpR Teaching, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
• 2010
  Ten Radiology Emergencies
  SHO Teaching, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
• 2006-2008
  Honorary Lecturer of The University of East Anglia (UEA), Medical School / Recognised Teacher
• Educational adviser to 5 medical students
  Bedside teaching
  OSCE Assessor
  MBBS interviewer
• 2005
  Teaching Fellow to the Medical Students of The Imperial College, Medical School
  Clinical Skills Lab, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, London
  Areas of teaching included: clinical skills, examination techniques & data interpretation (OSCEs)
  I incorporated various techniques in my teaching, from interactive case discussions and problem based learning to practical demonstrations and mock tests

OTHER SKILLS

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Able to stay calm in crisis, work and make decision in difficult situations (Broad on call and disaster management experience)
• Communicate effectively with the team members and patients (received several appreciation letters from patients and colleagues)

I.T. SKILLS

• Full European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
• Participated in development of Automated Glioma Tumour Grading Software
• Experienced in databases search such as Cochrane and PubMed/Medline

LEADERSHIP

• 2017
  Meeting organised
  Prof Michael Lev, Neuroradiologist Head of Harvard Radiology School
  Acute Stroke Imaging in the Era of DAWN
• 2016
  Consultant Representative to the Medical Staff Committee
  St Georges Hospital NHS