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About Dr Steve Allen

Dr Steve Allen is a Consultant Radiologist with a specialist interest in breast and oncological imaging.

He is the chair of the breast multidisciplinary team at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea.

He is the lead radiologist for metastatic breast cancer, having inaugurated and chaired a weekly specialist metastatic breast cancer MDT.

He regularly provides specialist imaging opinions for patients with complex breast histories who have been referred as second and third opinions, both nationally and internationally.

He is a specialist advisor to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence on radiological breast interventional procedures.

Memberships

  • British Breast Group
  • British Society of Breast Radiologists
  • Royal College of Radiologists
  • Royal Marsden Clinical Guidelines Committee

Personal Biography

Dr Steve Allen completed his undergraduate training in medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London, in 1997.

Following basic surgical training and completion of the FRCS (London), he undertook specialist radiological training at the Hammersmith Hospitals.

He was appointed as a Consultant Radiologist at The Royal Marsden in 2006.

He is a leading referee for peer reviewing breast papers submitted to the British Journal of Radiology. He is a peer reviewer for other leading journals as well as the NHS National Institute for Health Research programme.

Research and Awards

Dr Allen is a specialist advisor to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence in radiological breast interventional procedures.

Academic interests include the mammographic quantification of breast density, digital breast tomosynthesis, and CT and MRI angiography techniques for imaging the abdominal wall prior to breast reconstructive surgery.

He has published 27 peer reviewed papers on mainly breast and oncological imaging. He has more than 50 national/international presentations.

Prizes and Awards

  • Special Trustees Scholarship to fund BSc degree 1993
  • Finzi Research Prize. MR appearances of rectal carcinoma pre and post chemoradiotherapy with histological correlation. Allen SD, Padhani A, Dzik-Jurasz A. Royal Society of Medicine, November 2004
  • Rad Magazine Highly Commended Poster Prize A pictorial review of Wegeners Granulomatosis; Allen SD, Harvey CJ. UKRC, June 2005

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