Radiography staff
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Dr K Louise McKnight
Senior Lecturer in Radiography
Louise is a Senior Lecturer in Radiography and Researcher at Birmingham City University. She enjoys teaching and supervising undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral research students. As a diagnostic radiographer, Louise worked in clinical practice for many years and brings that experience to vocational degree teaching in a...
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James Michael
Co-course Lead and Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound
James has previously worked as a Radiographer and Sonographer at University Hospital Birmingham NHS trust for 15 years before joining the BCU lecturing team. He is Co-Course lead of the MSc Medical Ultrasound Course. James teaches on both the BSc Medical Ultrasound and MSc Medical Ultrasound courses, along with radiology...
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Kirsty Patel
Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant
Kirsty qualified as a diagnostic radiographer from Derby University in 2011 and completed her postgraduate qualification in Mammography Practice in 2015. Kirsty’s clinical experience in the NHS ranges from general radiography, training and development, and breast imaging and screening. Kirsty joined BCU in 2021 as a Graduate...
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Tracey Perks
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography / Course Leader for Preceptorship - MSc Medical Ultrasound
Tracey is a Diagnostic Radiographer with 20 years’ experience, focusing on trauma imaging and student support. She worked clinically in Southampton before moving to Heartlands Hospital as a Senior Radiographer. Tracey moved into academia in 2002 as a senior lecturer with Birmingham City University. She has fulfilled a number...
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Lisa Pharaoh-Stokes
Senior Lecturer and Course Lead, MSc Therapeutic Radiography (pre-registration)
Lisa qualified as a Therapeutic Radiographer from the University of Liverpool and the Christie Hospital Manchester. Her experience as a clinical radiographer was at Mount Vernon Hospital. Christie Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital and Auckland Hospital, New Zealand. Lisa joined the therapeutic radiography teaching team at...
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Michelle Ryland
Admissions Tutor / Senior Lecturer - Radiotherapy
Michelle qualified from the University of Liverpool and Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment (Newcastle) in 1999 with a BSc (Hons) in Radiotherapy and started work as a therapeutic radiographer at UHCW. She then moved to London in 2001 and worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital, in Chelsea, as Senior 2/Band 6 clinical...
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Danny Simeone
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography
Danny qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer at Birmingham City University in 2014. Before joining BCU, he had worked at an NHS major trauma centre in Coventry. Danny has always taken a keen interest in student development and experience during his time in the NHS, taking a lead role with student education within his...
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Gemma Smith
Co-course Lead and Senior Lecturer Medical Ultrasound
Gemma previously worked as a Radiographer and a Sonographer at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust for 15 years before joining the BCU lecturing team. Gemma teaches on both the BSc Medical Ultrasound and MSc Medical Ultrasound courses, specialising in teaching of Obstetric, Gynaecological and Abdominal Ultrasound. Gemma is...
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Nichola Smith
Senior Lecturer
Nichola graduated from Cardiff University in 2012 with a BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, and has been working in this field ever since. In her clinical duties, Nichola gained experience in various areas of Diagnostic Radiography, including plain film, and Interventional Radiology. Following a Postgraduate...
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Anushka Sumra
Focus Course Lead and Senior Lecturer - Ultrasound
Since studying for her post graduate degree in medical ultrasound in 2009 here at BCU, Anushka has spent the majority of her clinical ultrasound career within a dedicated Womens teaching hospital. Anushka's areas of expertise include obstetrics, gynaecology and paediatric ultrasound. Anushka is fortunate to have an...