About Steve Allen
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, and was appointed as a Consultant Radiologist at The Royal Marsden in 2006.
He is the chair of the breast multidisciplinary team at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, and 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 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.
Dr Allen is a specialist advisor to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence on radiological breast interventional procedures.
Expertise
- Breast Imaging
- and Oncological Imaging
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
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.
- Professional memberships
British Breast Group
British Society of Breast Radiologists
Royal College of Radiologists
Royal Marsden Clinical Guidelines Committee
- Certifications 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
Consultations and services
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- Allianz Partners
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
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