Honorary Fellowship
Applications are open until 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026.
The RCR’s Honours Committee awards up to three Honorary Fellowships each year.
This honour is not intended to recognise work which mainly contributed to the activities of the RCR.
Who is eligible for Honorary Fellowship?
Honorary Fellowship is the most prestigious award available to a non-Fellow of the College. Recipients need not be radiologists or oncologists. Any radiologists or oncologists who are nominated would normally be expected to be working outside the UK.
What does the honour recognise?
Whether in imaging, image-guided intervention, or oncology, we invite you to nominate someone whose work has had a lasting impact on patients and/or their profession through:
Clinical Leadership
Research
Development of new technologies or techniques
Education and Training
Public Health
Service Improvement
Any other relevant area
How do I nominate someone?
Any Fellow of the College can make a nomination, but you cannot nominate yourself.
Please provide a short statement about the person you would like to nominate showing the impact of their work and the reasons why they should receive Honorary Fellowship (up to 500 words) along with their CV.
NOTE: Only one nomination per candidate will be considered.
Send to: [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 18 September 2026.
We value diversity and would particularly encourage and welcome nominations for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
ABE, Professor Mitsuyuki
ALMEN, Professor Torsten
BAERT, Professor Albert Lodewijk
CHASSANGE, Professor Daniel
CHEN, Prof Yan
CLARKE, Professor Roger Howard
COLEMAN, Professor Norman
COWLES, Mr Anthony John
DALE, Professor Roger Graham
DARZI, Professor The Lord Ara Warkes
DELORME, Professor Guy
DONDELINGER, Professor Sir Robert Ferdinand
EL-DIASTY, Professor Tarek Abd El-Moneim
ELLIS, Professor Harold
FEARN, Mr Andrew
FOSSA, Professor Sophie Dorothea
FRAGKANDREA-NIXON, Dr Ioanna
FRIJA, Professor Guy
GAILLARD, Professor Frank
GALE, Professor Alasatair George
GENANT, Professor Harry Kenneth
GERARD, Professor Jean-Pierre
GOLDBERG, Professor Barry Benson
GOODING, Professor Charles Arthur
GOSPODAROWICZ, Professor Mary
GOURTSOYIANNIS, Professor Nicholas
GRAY, Professor Sir Muir
GREGOIRE, Professor Vincent
GRENIER, Professor Phillipe
GUNTHER, Professor Rolf Wilhelm
HALL, Professor Eric John
HARRIS, Lord Philip Charles
HEARD, Professor Shelley Ray
HILL, Professor Christopher Rowland
HILLMAN, Professor Bruce Jay
HORIOT, Professor Jean-Claude
HRICAK, Professor Hedvig
INDELICATO, Dr Danny
JONES, Professor Terry
KELLER, Professor Frederick Saul
KENNY, Dr Lizbeth Moira
KRESSEL, Professor Herbert
KRESTIN, Professor Gabriel Paul
KUMAR, Sir Harpal
LEVITT, Professor Seymour H
LINDGREN, Dr Erik
MAHMOOD,Professor Tariq
MCMILLAN, Professor Trevor John
MENON, Professor Geeta
MILES, Mrs Elizabeth
NEWBY, Dr Jacqueline Clare
NAZ, Professor Nasreen
OVERGAARD, Professor Marie
PARULEKAR, Dr Vaishali Manoj
PLUMMER, Professor Ruth
RABKIN, Professor Iosiph
RADDA, Professor Sir George K
RAJANI, Professor Ronak
RAWLINS, Professor Sir Michael David
REISER, Professor Maximillian Ferdinand
RICHARDS, Professor Sir Michael Adrian
RINGERTZ, Professor Hans Gosta
SAXENA, Professor Akshay Kumar
SCALLIET, Professor Pierre
SCHILDERS, Professor Ernest
SEBIRE, Professor Neil James
SHAIKH, Dr Sikandar
SODHI, Professor Kushaljit Singh
SPELLER, Professor Robert David
SUIT, Professor Herman Day
THOMAS, Dr Gillian Monica
THRALL, Dr James Hunter
TOWNSEND, Dr David William
VAN HERK, Professor Marcel
VAN RIJN, Professor Rick R.
WEST, Professor Catharine Mary
WILKIE, Dr Patricia Anne
I was delighted to be recognised in 2024 for my exceptional contributions to the quality assurance of breast and lung screening programmes and for my role in service improvements.
Receiving the Honorary Fellowship from The Royal College of Radiologists is an immense honour. Personally, it affirms the value of my research aimed at enhancing the image interpretation skills of screening readers, motivating me to continue striving for excellence. Professionally, it enhances my credibility and opens up new opportunities for collaboration and innovation to benefit screening programmes and patients.
It is crucial to recognise a wide range of contributions and foster an inclusive community. Such recognition can inspire innovation and promote equality. I'm proud of the College’s forward-thinking ethos and dedication to creating a collaborative and engaging environment.
Professor Yan Chen
Professor of Digital Screening, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham
Find out more about all RCR Honours
Find out about all four honours available to recognise contributions to the work of the RCR and to our two specialties, clinical radiology and clinical oncology.
