BSUR Committee

Tristan Barrett was appointed to the BSUR management committee as a co-opted member in March 2017 and is the current chair of BSUR. He is currently a University Lecturer in the Department of Radiology at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary NHS Consultant Radiologist. His main clinical research interest is in prostate cancer, with a particular interest in multi-parametric MRI techniques for identifying and characterising prostate tumours.

Faye Cuthbert is a consultant urogynae-radiologist based at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and is the outgoing chair of the BSUR. I have been part of the BSUR committee since 2013, firstly as student representative, then secretary and then vice chair in September 2020.  Since joining the BSUR committee I have enjoyed working collaboratively to deliver national educational events, training, research and evidence based guidelines with a view to advancing the practice of urogenital radiology and improving patient care. I live in Sussex with my family and enjoy hiking, camping, skiing and travelling.

Dr. Sandeep Pathak is a Consultant Uroradiologist with extensive expertise in the field of urogenital imaging and intervention. Dr. Pathak has a strong clinical interest in prostate imaging, renal imaging, and oncological radiology.  He has EBIR accreditation from CIRSE and is the clinical lead for interventional radiology at Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health.  Dr. Pathak is also a dedicated educator, mentoring trainees and engaging in various teaching activities. He is an advocate for continual professional development and is a regular speaker at educational events and workshops.  As the BAUS rep of BSUR, Dr. Pathak contributes to the promotion of best practices in uroradiology and collaborates with fellow professionals to drive innovation and improve standards of care within the specialty.

 Rachel Hubbard is a Consultant UroRadiologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecture in Sheffield. Keen on education she is College Tutor, medical student lead and Head of Phase 2b at Sheffield Medical School.

Passionate about reducing health inequalities, especially in Urological Cancers, Rachel heads up the imaging for a variety of trials under Prof Catto and Prof Hussein including the Finesse and Invest trials.

She was selected as part of this year’s cohort of Prostate Cancer Clinical Champions an award-winning leadership training programme.

She works closely with the Urologists and BAUS, regularly lecturing at their FRCS Urol exam course and helping with their SAS education/ revision programme.

Rachel got introduced to BSUR at their conference in Shefield 2018 as a trainee (which led to her future Consultant job) and is currently social media and communications officer. 

Internationally, Rachel works with Vine Trust to educate and train up local doctors providing medical care in remote areas in Tanzania and Peru in ultrasound.

Rebecca Wiles trained in radiology in Liverpool. During this time she was awarded an RCRscholarship in order to undertake a gynaecological radiology placement in Leeds Teaching Hospitals . She was appointed as a Consultant Radiologist in 2014 in Liverpool. She has specialist interests in gynaecological and abdominal imaging and has led the development of multiple new services including endometriosis and multi surgeon pelvic surgery MDTs and introducing new techniques such as placental MRI. 

She was appointed as BSUR gynae representative in October 2022. Her work with BSUR has included organising sessions for, and speaking at, the annual meeting and helping to write national guidelines. She is interested in education, regularly speaking at national and international events and teaching local trainees, including an annual regional gynaecological imaging teaching day. 

Her research interests include gynaecological oncology and imaging in pregnancy. She enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, exercising and going to Anfield to watch Liverpool Football Club.

Nishat Bharwani is the current Educational officer of the BSUR. Dr Bharwani qualified with honours from Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ Medical School in 2000 and undertook basic medical training in London and Brighton, obtaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2003.  She then trained in Radiology at St George's Hospital, London followed by a fellowship in body MRI at Barts and The London NHS Trust, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2008.

Dr Bharwani was appointed to her substantive Consultant post at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in 2011 and is head of service for urological and gynaecological imaging and joint Training Programme Director for Radiology Specialist trainees.  She is a Diagnostic Radiologist with specialist interests in Gynaecological and Urological imaging.  Within gynaecological imaging she is a core member of the tertiary gynaecological oncology, endometriosis and female congenital anomaly multidisciplinary teams at Imperial.

Dr Bharwani also holds an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer position at Imperial College London.  Her research interests lie within gynaecological, oncological and urological imaging.  

Balraj Dhesi is a Consultant Abdominal Radiologist working at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.  He became treasurer of BSUR in 2022. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with Honours in 2011, and subsequently did his foundation jobs and radiology training in the West Midlands. His main subspecialty interests are Uroradiology (including prostate biopsies), Colorectal and Peritoneal imaging. He is Subspecialty Lead for Genitourinary Radiology at the trust and REALM lead. He holds the posts of Honorary Clinical Tutor at the University of Birmingham and Specialist Lecturer at Birmingham City University. 

Sam Withey is the current research and guidelines officer. I graduated from Imperial College in 2013 and undertook a master’s degree in medical physics prior to radiology training. I am currently a final year registrar at Guy’s & St Thomas’ hospitals, undertaking subspecialty training in urological and adrenal imaging. My research interests include Radiomics & Artificial Intelligence.

Jina Pakpoor is a trainee representative of the BSUR committee and a radiology registrar at UCLH. She is currently subspecialising in urogynae imaging with a particular interest in gynaecological malignancies. She has also spent three years as an academic clinical fellow with a focus on medical education.