Dr Ditchfield is a consultant radiologist who specialises in neuroradiology (images of the brain, spinal cord, head and neck).

MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCR

Training and education

MBBS (bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery) - London, 1990
MRCP (membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians) (UK) - 1994
FRCR (fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists) - 1999
Montpellier advanced stroke course - 2014
Madrid PHIL liquid embolic course - 2015

Experience

Dr Ditchfield is a consultant neuroradiologist who joined the Trust in May 2002. His subspecialty interests include brain tumours, skull base pathology (including eye sockets), cross-sectional imaging of ear, nose and throat pathology and neuromuscular disorders.

Dr Ditchfield regularly treats both emergency and elective patients with aneurysms and dural fistulae (abnormal connections between arteries and veins in the outer layer of the brain and spine). In patients who have had an acute (sudden-onset) stroke, he performs intra-arterial clot retrieval, a procedure to remove a blood clot on the brain.

Key achievements

Providing acute treatment for ruptured aneurysms and stroke
Being the regional skull base radiology lead
Being part of the regional service for muscle MRI

Awards and achievements

Borland scholarship - 1990
UKNG travelling fellowship - Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, 2000

Research

Dr Ditchfield's research interests include:

Treatment of aneurysms and dural fistulae
Skull base radiology
Neuromuscular and genetic imaging

Contact

You can contact Dr Ditchfield via his secretary, Lesley Halliday.