Dr Rajat Chowdhury

About Dr Rajat Chowdhury

Dr Chowdhury is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at Oxford University Hospitals specialising in all aspects of orthopaedic, rheumatology, sports and spine imaging, and image-guided treatments. He trained at Oxford, Imperial College London, and completed fellowships at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. His expertise encompasses complex orthopaedic and spine disorders, major trauma, rheumatology, and bone infections, with a particular interest in sports imaging and work with athletes and professional dancers. He is a Lifelong Fellow of the British Institute of Radiology (2014).

Qualifications: MA(Oxon) BMBCh MRCS FRCR PGCME FBIR

Recent and current appointments

• Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Lecturer in Anatomy, The Queen’s College, University of Oxford
• Lead for Musculoskeletal Trauma Imaging, Oxford Major Trauma Centre (2015-2017)
• He was previously a NICE Scholar and awarded lifelong Fellowship of the British Institute of Radiology in 2014

Publications, lectures and teaching

• Dr Chowdhury has several peer-reviewed publications and lectures at national and international conferences and courses, including the Oxford MRI Course. He co-organises the Oxford in-depth course on Spine Imaging.
• He is author of several radiology and surgery books, including Radiology at a Glance. He has contributed to the 4th edition of Gray’s Anatomy for Students.
• He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education and is the Anatomy Tutor for undergraduate medical students at The Queen’s College, Oxford.
• He was previously awarded a research scholarship by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence and an international academic scholarship by the Radiological Society of North America.

Society memberships

• British Society of Skeletal Radiology
• European Society of Skeletal Radiology
• Radiological Society of North America
• Royal College of Radiologists
• Royal College of Surgeons
• British Institute of Radiology