RadCast

This month we record our first video pod with a guest on as we get back round the table with Dr Paul McCoubrie, a Consultant Radiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust and now a two time author with his new book "More Rules Of Radiology", the sequel to the esteemed 'The Rules of Radiology' book. During our chat, we get to ask Paul what it's like being a 2nd time author, pick his brains behind some of...

Update as per 01/09/24: we have been contacted by the Chair of the FRCR 2B who has kindly given us some further information (thank you for reaching out). The proposed changes to the rapids will unlikely be before June 2025. Also, the option to "bank" passes in individual components of the 2B will not be going ahead. Welcome to our second video podcast (or is it vidpod or podvid?), In thi...

We are back! After a short hiatus, we are back with our first ever rambles video pod! The three of us sit down to talk about the fall out from ending the pod and what's in store in the exciting new era of video content for RadCast. If you're interested in putting your radiology anatomy knowledge to the test, make sure to check out our Roentgen radiology anatomy competition via www.radcast....

This month we have a shock announcement to make as after almost 6 years of releasing the pod, this will be our final episode! We discuss the reasons behind the decision and what the future holds for RadCast. We also compare our choices of our top 3 RadCast episodes of all time. Listen in to see if you agree with us or if we even agree with each other! On that note we would like to say a massive th...

This month we speak to Dr Monika Radikė who is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist at the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital. We discuss advanced Cardiac imaging, turf wars and research and explore her experiences working in leading centres across Europe including Lisbon, Barcelona, Brussels and London.

This month we speak to Dr Salman Qureshi who is a Consultant Head & Neck Radiologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City/Mayo Clinic in Abu Dhabi, having formerly held consultant posts in Qatar and Manchester. We discuss his enthusiasm for medical education and how this takes him all over the world delivering lectures on the global conference circuit. We also take a slight detour from our usual t...

This month we speak to Dr Susie Shelmerdine who is an Academic Paediatric Radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. We discuss her niche subspecialty interest, post mortem imaging, and how she has channelled this interest into founding a company called Anubix. We also discuss academia, AI and her recent Radiology outreach trip to Nepal. Enjoy!

This month we speak to Dr David Little who is a Consultant Radiologist and Head of School of Severn Radiology. We delve into the MAP debate and discuss the open letter he wrote to the RCR about PA regulation in October which gained over 1200 signatures. He also tells us what it was like running for RCR President in 2002 and we get his perspective on Radiology recruitment as a member of the RCR rec...

This month we chat to Dr Dan Fascia who is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Regional Clinical Director of the Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative and Chair of the RCR Informatics Committee. We discuss the ideal tech set-up for radiologists, the current state of AI adoption in the NHS and beyond with tools like Chat GPT. We also discuss his various entrepreneurial/educational ventures includin...

This month we chat to Dr Rahil Kassamali, a British Interventional Radiologist who in 2020 quit the NHS and took up a post at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar. IR is often neglected in discussions around Radiologists working abroad so he gives us a great insight into how made the switch and whether he would recommend it to others. His experience of working in a public healthcare system in Qatar al...

In this episode we speak to Dr Michael Bernstein who is an Experimental Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic imaging at Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, USA. Along with team at the Brown Radiology Human Factors Lab, he conducted a fascinating study that reveals how radiologists have a tendency to follow AI prompts, even when they are incorrect. We dis...

This month we catch up to discuss how Uzi is dealing with the strikes in the UK, the joys of the consultant appraisal process and overcoming setbacks after the unforeseen technical issues that affected the RadCast Roentgen Prize last month.

In this episode we speak to Dr Benjamin Hunter, a Clinical Oncologist and PhD student at Imperial College London. He is part of a research team at the Marsden who recently made headline news for their work on using radiomics and AI to detect lung cancer. We discuss the research behind the headlines and the implications of research being picked up by the media, both positive and negative. Check out...

In this episode we speak to Dr Jim Zhong who is an Academic Interventional Radiology Trainee in Leeds, currently completing a Cancer Research UK funded PhD in Prostate Cancer reirradiation techniques. He gives us an overview about the rapidly evolving field of Interventional Oncology and its potential to revolutionize cancer therapy. We also discuss his life as an academic interventional radiology...

In this episode we catch up with Dr John Curtis, our very first guest on the podcast back in 2018, who recently retired from his position as Radiology consultant at Aintree University Hospital. He tells us how he is spending post retirement life, the highlights from his career, gives some top tips for new consultants (see full list below) and also gives us some exclusive news on a potential return...

In this episode we catch up with Hexarad to hear more about their vision of building a community of teleradiologists in Dubai, led by our very own Jamie. We also hear about some of their other exciting developments, including the launch of OptiRad, their proprietary workflow system aimed at improving efficiency for radiology departments.

For this episode we have a rare early release to announce some big news before the cat is out of the bag! Jamie is indeed leaving, but is he leaving his job, RadCast, both and where is he going? Uzoma also gives a review of his first 6 months in his new consultant job.

In this episode we speak to Professor Frank Gaillard, Founder and Editor in Chief of Radiopaedia, one of the most widely utilised and relied upon sources of radiology educational content. He talks us through the origin story, how Radiopaedia fulfil their mission of democratising radiology knowledge, the Radiopaedia conference and much more!

In this episode we speak to Dr Umair (Umi) Janjua, a UK Radiologist born and bred who swapped his consultant job in the UK for private medicine in Dubai. He gives us a comprehensive review of his unique experience there from the working conditions (the good and the bad), the social life, the lucrative package and whether he would recommend the switch to others.  

In this episode we cover the anxiety inducing topic of litigation in radiology with Majid Hassan who leads the medical malpractice division at Capsticks Solicitors. We discuss why some errors end up in court and others don't, defending radiologists in court, the role of medical experts, whether society is becoming more litigious and much more!

In this episode we speak to the new RCR President Dr Katharine Halliday and get her outlook on the opportunities and challenges facing the colleges during her coming tenure including AI, radiology networks, workforce and the relationship between IR & DR. We also discuss the influential Get It Right First Time (GIRFT) report in Radiology, which she lead, and how she intends to implement the rec...

In this episode we speak to Dr Peter Kralt and Dr Lenetta Boyce who report post mortem CT imaging for the digital autopsy company iGene. Peter is one of the pioneers in the field having co-authored the book "Post Mortem CT For Non-Suspicious Adult Death", while Lenetta has recently started PM CT reporting in the last few years. They tell us about the history of PM CT, how PM CT is performed and re...

Jamie has just finished his first year as a consultant and I've just finished my Fellowship at Guy's so we both reflect on our experiences over the last year and Jamie gives me some tips for my upcoming consultant job. I also recount my experience of going through the consultant interview process and Jamie discusses his recent stint working as a Radiologist at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

This month we speak to Dr Fiona Pathiraja, Founder & Managing Director at the venture capital investing firm Crista Galli Ventures and former Radiology Consultant at University College London Hospital. She tells us about her fascinating career journey encompassing radiology, public health, management consulting and health tech investing with stints at UCL, London Business School and Harvard. W...

In this episode explore 3D printing in radiology with one of the leading experts in the field, Dr Leonid Chepelev, Cardiothoracic Radiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. In 2018 Dr Chepelev was lead author on the RSNA Special Interest Group paper outlining the clinical applications of medical 3D printing. We discuss the current and future use cases of the technology, how...