Dr Richard Hughes

About Dr Richard Hughes

Dr Hughes specialises in musculoskeletal and spinal imaging along with image-guided treatments, with extensive experience managing musculoskeletal and spinal conditions. He previously served as Clinical Radiology Lead at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, home of the National Spinal Injury Centre, and currently treats both recreational and elite athletes through NHS and private practice. He has been a Consultant Radiologist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust since 2007 (and its Clinical Director of Radiology 2012-2015), and was previously a Consultant Radiologist at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (2004-2007). He is Oxford Regional Chair of the Royal College of Radiologists (2015-present).

Qualifications: MA BMBCh MRCP FRCR

Recent and current appointments

• Consultant Radiologist Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 2007-Present
• Clinical Director Radiology Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 2012-2015
• Consultant Radiologist Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital 2004-2007

Publications, lectures and teaching

• Richard has been a board member in the Stoke Mandeville Spinal Imaging Research Programme. He has research interests in spinal injury and associated complications, has over 25 peer reviewed publications and has written a chapter on musculoskeletal interventions in the Oxford Handbook of Interventional Radiology.
• Richard is a regular presenter and lecturer at various regional, national and international meetings.

Society memberships

• British Society of Skeletal Radiology
• International Skeletal Society
• Royal College of Radiologists. Oxford Regional Chair 2015 - Present