Dr Arjun Nair

About

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  Dr Nair is currently a Consultant Radiologist with a sub-specialty interest in cardiothoracic imaging at University College London Hospital, following his initial appointment as a consultant radiologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in 2013. He qualified from the University of Edinburgh Medical School in 2001 and was awarded the MRCP in 2005. He undertook radiology training at St George’s Hospital, passing the FRCR in 2008. Dr Nair was awarded the Thoracic Imaging Fellowship at the Royal Brompton Hospital between 2011 and 2013, and during this time completed his thesis on “Computed Tomography Reading Strategies in Lung Cancer Screening”, for which he was awarded an MD by the University of Edinburgh in 2014. In the course of his research, Dr Nair has been actively involved in the UK Lung Screening pilot trial. He has presented at various national and international meetings and has been awarded prizes for presentations at the Radiological Society of North America, European Society of Thoracic Imaging and World Congress of Thoracic Imaging. Dr Nair is the author/co-author of several peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters on cardiothoracic imaging. He is currently an Advisory Editor to three scientific journals, namely European Radiology, Clinical Radiology, and the British Journal of Radiology.
  

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  Lung cancer screening, imaging biomarker analysis.
  

   

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  Nair A, Bartlett EC, Walsh SLF. Variable radiological lung nodule evaluation leads to divergent management recommendations. Eur Respir J. 2018 Dec 20;52(6).
  Nair A, Devaraj A, Callister MEJ, et al
  The Fleischner Society 2017 and British Thoracic Society 2015 guidelines for managing pulmonary nodules: keep calm and carry on Thorax Published Online First: 21 June 2018. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211764 Nair A, Gartland N, Barton B, Jones D, Clements L, Screaton NJ, Holemans JA, Duffy SW, Field JK, Baldwin DR, Hansell DM, Devaraj A.
  The Impact of Trained Radiographers as Concurrent Readers on Performance and Reading Time of Experienced Radiologists in the UK Lung cancer screening (UKLS) trial. Eur Radiol. 2018 Jan;28(1):226-234.
  
  

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  British Society of Thoracic Imaging, European Society of Thoracic Imaging, Royal College of Radiologists