Our President
Dr Stephen Harden is a consultant in cardiothoracic radiology at University Hospital Southampton, having been appointed in 2005.
He completed undergraduate medical training at the University of Cambridge and St Thomas’s Hospital in the University of London. He trained in Clinical Radiology in Wessex and undertook further training in Germany and the USA. His consultant clinical practice includes cardiac and thoracic cross-sectional imaging and PET/CT.
Before his current role, Dr Harden was the Medical Director for Education and Training in Clinical Radiology at the RCR from 2019-2022. He chaired the RCR Clinical Radiology Professional Learning and Development sub-committee from 2017-2019 and has been an FRCR part 2A examiner. Previously, he was President of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging, the first RCR travelling cardiac Professor, BIR Vice President, Head of Wessex School of Radiology and the senior cardiac editor for the British Journal of Radiology.
| Dr Katharine Halliday | 2022-2025 |
| Dr Jeanette Dickson | 2019-2022 |
| Professor Nicola Strickland | 2016-2019 |
| Dr Giles Maskell | 2013–2016 |
| Dr Jane Barrett OBE | 2010–2013 |
| Professor Andy Adam CBE | 2007–2010 |
| Professor Dame Janet Husband DBE | 2004–2007 |
| Dr Dan Ash | 2001–2004 |
| Professor Peter Armstrong | 1998–2001 |
| Dr Michael Brindle CBE | 1995–1998 |
| Sir Christopher Paine | 1992–1995 |
| Dr Oscar Craig | 1989–1992 |
| Professor E Rhys Davies CBE | 1986–1989 |
| Mr William Ross CBE TD DL | 1983–1986 |
| Dr John Laws CBE | 1980–1983 |
| Professor Robert Steiner CBE | 1977–1980 |
| Professor Eric Easson CBE | 1975–1977 |
| Professor Sir Howard Middlemiss CMG | 1974–1975 |
About us
We are The Royal College of Radiologists – the leading professional membership body for clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists, supporting doctors throughout their career so that they can make a real difference.
