Honorary Fellowship
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 19th September 2025.
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
- NEWBY, Dr Jacqueline Clare
- OVERGAARD, Professor Marie
- 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
- 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.
