Meet the team

Having trained in Radiology in Cambridge, he went on to do a Subspecialty Fellowship in Cardiac and Thoracic radiology at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire and then a Fellowship in Cardiac MRI at Southampton University Hospital.

Since his appointment as Consultant in Cardiac and Thoracic Radiology at Papworth Hospital in 2008, he has developed subspecialty interests including Stress imaging, Cardiac CT and GUCH imaging.  Other imaging interests include Nuclear imaging. 

He has been the Clinical lead for CMR since 2009 and the Clinical Lead for Radiology at Papworth since 2012.  Service developments include enabling Radiographer lead stressing in MRI, radiographer lead cardiac CT including betablocker administration, the introduction of FFR-CT to Cambridge and expansion of the CT and CMR services into one of the largest in the UK.

He has been an invited speaker at several National and International meetings, lecturing on a wide range of subjects within the fields of Cardiac MRI and Cardiac CT.  He has organised several Local and National meetings in the field of Cardiac Imaging. 

Recently elected to the Executive Committee of the British Society of Cardiac Imaging/British Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (BSCI/BSCCT). 

Other roles include Lead for Radiology IT and Associate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge.

He has successfully led the transition of Imaging from the old Papworth site to its new home at Royal Papworth Hospital on the Biomedical Campus in Cambridge.

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Dee Nicholls
Tel: 01223 639451
Email: deenicholls@nhs.net

Radiology Secretaries: phn-tr.radiologysecretaries@nhs.net

Specialties:

Cardiothoracic radiology

Dr Allanah Barker completed her undergraduate training at the University of Dundee. She trained in surgery on the West of Scotland rotation and then as a higher surgical trainee in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Royal Papworth Hospital.

From 2011 Dr Barker trained in Radiology and completed the East of England Radiology rotation in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and then at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.

She was a Fellow in Cardiothoracic Radiology at Royal Papworth Hospital and was appointed as a Consultant Radiologist in March 2019. As well as Cardiac CT she has a special interest in Thoracic imaging and intervention, in particular in oncology, and performs Endobronchial Ultrasound and Endoscopic Ultrasound for full staging of lung cancer. 

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Dee Nicholls
Tel: 01223 639451
Email: deenicholls@nhs.net

Specialties:

• Cardiothoracic Radiology
• Specialist Clinical Interests
• Thoracic Oncology imaging including CT guided intervention, EBUS and EUS
• CT coronary angiography

Luigia D’Errico graduated from the University of Naples, Italy in 2006, after spending one year at the University of Bonn, Germany.

She entered Radiology training at University Hospital of Pisa before moving to the University of Basel, Switzerland as a Radiology Consultant with exposure to general and emergency Radiology.

Luigia obtained a certificate from University of Toronto, Canada after undertaking a clinical and research fellowship in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging with CT-guided lung biopsy at Toronto General Hospital, 2015-2017. She obtained competence of Level 3 training in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in 2016 and European board of Cardiac Radiology (EBCR) in 2014. She conducted research with focus on the cardiac, chest and vascular CT and MR.

She has been a cardiothoracic radiologist consultant at Royal Papworth since 2017 and the clinical lead in radiology and nuclear medicine since 2021.

She also served as clinical lead of the MRI department at Royal Papworth from 2020-2023.

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Radiology Secretaries
Tel: 01223 639809
Email: papworth.radiologysecretaries@nhs.net

Specialties:

Cardiovascular and Chest Imaging

Dr Ruggiero qualified as a doctor at the University of Rome - Campus Biomedico and trained in general radiology in Rome. He undertook the two-year R25T Molecular Imaging for Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA) and then he moved to the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). He was awarded a PhD from Erasmus University in 2012.

He obtained his subspecialty training in Cambridge (UK) at Addenbrooke’s hospital (cross sectional radiology), Papworth Hospital (cardio-thoracic radiology) and Southampton University hospital (cardiac MR). He is currently working as consultant cardio-thoracic radiologist in Papworth Hospital. He covers the full range of cardio-thoracic imaging including cardiac MRI and interventional cardio-thoracic diagnostic procedures. He is a member of the pulmonary vascular disease unit at Papworth Hospital.

He trained and performed research in advanced methods of nuclear and optical imaging within the department of Radiology and Nuclear medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His research was focused on innovative approaches of response to therapy by using 89Zr-radiololabelled anti-PSMA antibodies in prostate cancer and on novel carbon nanotubes platforms for targeted imaging. Also, here he produced some of the earliest publications on the use of Cerenkov luminescence imaging. His PhD work focused on the noninvasive imaging (bioluminescence and 7T MR imaging) of stem cells implanted in the heart.Dr Ruggiero qualified as a doctor at the University of Rome - Campus Biomedico and trained in general radiology in Rome. He undertook the two-year R25T Molecular Imaging for Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA) and then he moved to the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). He was awarded a PhD from Erasmus University in 2012.

He obtained his subspecialty training in Cambridge (UK) at Addenbrooke’s hospital (cross sectional radiology), Papworth Hospital (cardio-thoracic radiology) and Southampton University hospital (cardiac MR). He is currently working as consultant cardio-thoracic radiologist in Papworth Hospital. He covers the full range of cardio-thoracic imaging including cardiac MRI and interventional cardio-thoracic diagnostic procedures. He is a member of the pulmonary vascular disease unit at Papworth Hospital.

He trained and performed research in advanced methods of nuclear and optical imaging within the department of Radiology and Nuclear medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His research was focused on innovative approaches of response to therapy by using 89Zr-radiololabelled anti-PSMA antibodies in prostate cancer and on novel carbon nanotubes platforms for targeted imaging. Also, here he produced some of the earliest publications on the use of Cerenkov luminescence imaging. His PhD work focused on the noninvasive imaging (bioluminescence and 7T MR imaging) of stem cells implanted in the heart.
 

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Dee Nicholls
Tel: 01223 639451
Email: deenicholls@nhs.net

Specialties:

Cardiothoracic radiology

Dr Screaton is an experienced consultant radiologist specialising in cardiothoracic radiology. He was Radiology Clinical Director in Papworth Hospital 2004 – 12, President of the British Society of Thoracic Imaging 2009 – 13, National Institute of Clinical Excellence Guidelines Updates Standing Committee member 2014-17, and member of Royal College of Radiologists Faculty Board 2015-18. He currently sits on the British Thoracic Society Sarcoidosis Guidelines development group. He is Vice President (Publications) for the British Institute of Radiologists and European Society of Thoracic Imaging Councillor. He is Eastern Region Group lead for British Institute of Radiologists and member of the UK Lung Cancer Coalition.

He has a national and international profile in cardiothoracic imaging. His contribution to improved thoracic disease management is recognised by: Regular invitations to speak at & organise national & international meetings and his previous contribution to specialist guideline groups (Developed 12 NICE guidelines 10 with Updates Standing Committee (2013–17), 16 Royal College of Radiologists iREFER referral guidelines as Chest Section Co-lead (2013-16), British Thoracic Society Radical Lung Cancer Management & Bronchiectasis guidelines).  He is Vice President for the British Institute of Radiologists leading the publications section which covers 4 specialist imaging journals.  He is chest section Senior Editor for British Journal of Radiology, Advisory Editor for Clinical Radiology and regular reviewer for several national and international specialist clinical and imaging journals.

He has published widely on cardiothoracic imaging with over 60 papers in peer reviewed journals, has served as research and education lead for the British Society of Thoracic Imaging and is a regular invited speaker at national imaging meetings.

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Dee Nicholls
Tel: 01223 639451
Email: deenicholls@nhs.net

Specialties:

General & Cardiothoracic Radiology

Dr Tasker works as a specialist in Cardiothoracic Radiology covering the whole range of available tests and examinations. She is predominantly interested in cross sectional imaging, including CT and MRI for both thoracic and cardiac applications.  She is radiological lead for the lung cancer service.Dr Tasker works as a specialist in Cardiothoracic Radiology covering the whole range of available tests and examinations. She is predominantly interested in cross sectional imaging, including CT and MRI for both thoracic and cardiac applications.  She is radiological lead for the lung cancer service.
 

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Dee Nicholls
Tel: 01223 639451
Email: deenicholls@nhs.net

Specialties:

Cardiothoracic Radiology

Jonathan Weir-McCall graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2002.  He entered Radiology training in Guy’s and St. Thomas’, London before moving to the University of Dundee as a Clinical Lecturer.  During his training in Dundee he was awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellowship to examine arterial stiffening in chronic obstructive pulmonary artery disease using MRI.  After completing his training in Radiology Jonathan undertook a fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging in St Paul’s Hospital under the auspices of Jonathon Leipsic.

During this time he conducted research examining the benefits of cardiac CT in structural and coronary disease, and the potential for computational fluid dynamics to guide and improve the clinical care of coronary artery disease. He was an author on the most recent SCCT guidelines on the use of CTA in the work-up for TAVR, and has worked on several multicentre studies investigating coronary artery disease including SCOT-HEART and ADVANCE.  

Jonathan’s interests lie in cardiothoracic imaging, particularly in developing the use of CT and MRI for the assessment of vascular disease in the pulmonary, systemic and coronary territories. The aim of this work is to develop and validate a range of novel biomarkers for disease detection, diagnosis, and measuring response to therapy in order to better select and guide future treatments.   He has published over 60 articles in peer reviewed journals, is a regular speaker at national and international conferences, and is on the Editorial board for the Journal of Cardiovascular Computer Tomography and Radiology:Cardiothoracic Imaging.

 

Contact details:

Telephone: 01223 638000

Secretary

Dee Nicholls
Tel: 01223 639451
Email: deenicholls@nhs.net

Specialties:

Cardiothoracic Imaging