Personal Profile
Prof Ian McCafferty qualified in London at University College, he obtained his MRCP whilst on rotation in Wessex and completed his radiology training in the West Midlands with an Interventional Radiology (IR) fellowship in Oxford. Prof McCafferty took up his consultant post at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust working as an interventional & diagnostic radiologist.
Prof McCafferty specialises in adults and children imaging and intervention. His diagnostic radiology interest is particularly related to the genitourinary (kidneys, ureter, bladder, prostate), gastrointestinal tract (bowel) and oncology. He set up the non-invasive imaging for cancer CT colonography, MR enteroclysis and Prostate MRI imaging at University Hospital Birmingham.
In the field of Interventional Radiology (image guided surgery) Prof McCafferty has introduced numerous new & innovative techniques at University Hospital Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital. He has lead the way in minimally invasive delivery & treatments for cancer e.g. cryoablation and microwave ablation, trans-arterial chemotherapy, vascular access (port insertions, line insertions). His speciast interest is in embolisation developing and introducing a number of new agents to treat a range of conditions from treatment of vascular malformations, benign tumours, osteoarthritis, benign prostatic enlargement, uterine fibroids, pelvic congestion syndrome and varicocele embolisation.
Prof McCafferty actively participates in teaching with an active involvement in regional and national courses and lectures. In 2022 he was awarded the Royal College of Radiologists and British Society of Interventional Radiology travelling professorship in recognition of his teaching / training abilities. He is widely published with numerous peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
Prof McCafferty is active nationally promoting interventional radiology (image-guided surgery) training and has co-written numerous national documents in this field. He is actively involved in the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) having served in numerous positions including President from 2019-2021.
He has also been active in developing new societies and interest groups where there was a need clinically to improve patient care. He was co-founder of the British Society of urogenital radiology (BSUR); Interventional Oncology UK (IOUK) and the Vascular Anomalies Special Interest Group (VASIG).
Prof McCafferty specialises in adults and children imaging and intervention. His diagnostic radiology interest is particularly related to the genitourinary (kidneys, ureter, bladder, prostate), gastrointestinal tract (bowel) and oncology. He set up the non-invasive imaging for cancer CT colonography, MR enteroclysis and Prostate MRI imaging at University Hospital Birmingham.
In the field of Interventional Radiology (image guided surgery) Prof McCafferty has introduced numerous new & innovative techniques at University Hospital Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital. He has lead the way in minimally invasive delivery & treatments for cancer e.g. cryoablation and microwave ablation, trans-arterial chemotherapy, vascular access (port insertions, line insertions). His speciast interest is in embolisation developing and introducing a number of new agents to treat a range of conditions from treatment of vascular malformations, benign tumours, osteoarthritis, benign prostatic enlargement, uterine fibroids, pelvic congestion syndrome and varicocele embolisation.
Prof McCafferty actively participates in teaching with an active involvement in regional and national courses and lectures. In 2022 he was awarded the Royal College of Radiologists and British Society of Interventional Radiology travelling professorship in recognition of his teaching / training abilities. He is widely published with numerous peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
Prof McCafferty is active nationally promoting interventional radiology (image-guided surgery) training and has co-written numerous national documents in this field. He is actively involved in the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) having served in numerous positions including President from 2019-2021.
He has also been active in developing new societies and interest groups where there was a need clinically to improve patient care. He was co-founder of the British Society of urogenital radiology (BSUR); Interventional Oncology UK (IOUK) and the Vascular Anomalies Special Interest Group (VASIG).
