Meet Our Experts
The NIHR Imaging Group is led by a Steering Committee, and has three operational Working Groups and two cross cutting workstreams.
Steering Group Chair: Professor Stuart Taylor
Professor Stuart Taylor Professor of Medical imaging within the Centre for Medical Imaging at University College London and is an NIHR senior investigator.
Stuart’s research focuses on developing and translating imaging technologies for the benefit of patients in the NHS. He has a particular interest in the use of MRI and ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease, and the diagnosis and staging of cancer using CT and MRI. As well as investigating diagnostic accuracy of imaging technology, Stuart's research also evaluates the impact of imaging on clinical decision making and patient experience and preferences. He collaborates widely across a range of disciplines, and with patients.
He is a faculty member of the UCLH NIHR BRC and has received grant income from the NIHR HTA, EME and i4i schemes and has led several multicentre trials of imaging technologies within the NHS. Professor Taylor sits on the NIHR EME funding committee.
Research Delivery Working Group Chair: Dr Angela Darekar
Dr. Angela Darekar is the Lead for MRI Physics and Trust MR Safety Expert at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). She has worked at UHS since 1998, joining after completing her NHS Clinical Scientist training at King’s College Hospital. Angela is also the CRN Wessex Local Imaging Champion and leads the NIHR Imaging Research Delivery Group, a subgroup of the NIHR Imaging Group.
She was awarded her PhD in advanced neuro MRI techniques from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton in 2010. Angela has extensive experience in encouraging and facilitating the use of MRI techniques to answer clinical research questions, working in collaboration with academics and clinical colleagues to do this. Her role includes supporting both the clinical MRI service (service development, QA and MRI safety), and working on research projects utilising MRI, both within the NHS and University of Southampton.
Workforce Working Group Chair: Dr Simon Lowes
Imaging Science Working Group Chair: Prof. Andy Scarsbrook
Imaging Science Working Group members
Chair: Prof. Andy Scarsbrook
Dr Andy Swift
Dr Christina Malamateniou
Mr Dominic Cushnan
Prof. Emily Jefferson
Prof. Fiona Gilbert
Dr Hunain Shiwani
Dr Penny Hubbard Cristinacce
Dr Phil Clatworthy
Prof. Rowena Johnson
Dr Simon Doran
Dr Stavros Stivaros
Prof. Sue Francis
Dr Susan Shelmerdine
Research Delivery Working Group members
Chair: Dr Angela Darekar
Dr Andrew MacCormick
Dr Chris Clarke
Dr Chris Herbert
Dr David Rosewarne
Prof. Dow-Mu Koh
Dr James Grist
Joanne Thornhill
Prof. Jonathan Wadsley
Louise Shalaby
Dr Mark Thurston
Prof. Owen Arthurs
Ruth Bescoby
Prof. Sally Barrington
Prof. Stephen Price
Dr Thomas Booth
Prof. Vicky Goh
Dr William Teh
Workforce Working Group members
Chair: Dr Simon Lowes
Dr Abhishekh Ashok
Dr Angela Darekar
Dr Anu Obaro
Prof. Christina Messiou
Dr Ian Simcock
Dr Fahad Rathore
Dr Jamie Franklin
Dr Kieran Foley
Prof Margaret Hall-Craggs
Prof. Robert Dineen
Robert Milner
Dr Sebastian Janner
Dr Tom Turmezei
Dr Tracy O'Regan
Professor Tze Min Wah
Dr William Ramsden
Imaging Champions
If you need help or advice with delivering your imaging study you can contact one of our Local Imaging Champions who work within the Local Clinical Research Networks. Local Imaging Champions provide leadership for imaging research alongside imaging experts from across the NIHR. They form part of the NIHR Imaging Group and work to strengthen local imaging research portfolios by finding and encouraging collaborative ways of working with Academic Health Science Networks and the SME imaging sector.
See the table below to see the full list of Imaging Champions, or visit the NIHR Local website to find your nearest Local Clinical Research Network who can put you in touch with their Local Imaging Champion.
