Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Publications
Selected Presentations as first author
Selected Courses
Teaching experience
Leadership and management experience
Timeline
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Tahira Aslam

Isle Of Man

Summary

Accomplished Radiologist with expertise in body imaging particularly abdominal radiology including MRI, CT, US and intervention . 7 years of experience as radiology consultant. Solid background in applying cutting edge advances in technology to benefit medical treatment of patients.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant Radiologist

Everlight radiology
12.2016 - Current
  • Everlight radiology is one of leading teleradiology company which covers many hospitals in UK, Ireland, Australia and NewZealand.
  • I usually work 30-40 hours /week of routine and oncall reporting for Everlight which is predominantly abdominal imaging.
  • I am also in quality assurance team of Everlight for peer review which enables robust review to establish excellent learning environment.
  • There are regular clinical governance, Quality assurance and educational meetings to keep up standards.

Consultant Radiologist

NHS
07.2016 - Current
  • Conducted inpatient and outpatient radiology consultations and maintained on-call schedules.
  • Recommended and facilitated efforts that improved cost-effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
  • I am lead radiologist for Gastrointestinal, Gynecological and urological multidisciplinary meetings.
  • Introduced multiple new services in radiology to provide improved patient care which includes CT colon, MRI small bowel, Liver MRI with hepatobiliary contrast and CT cardiac service.
  • I have non vascular interventional skills and can perform procedures like US guided biopsy and drainages , CT guided biopsy, drainages, nephrostomies, radiologically inserted gastrostomies and biliary drains.
    I can also do vascular procedures like dialysis catheter placement , IVC filters placement/retrievals and tunneled catheter /porta cath placement for chemotherapy patients.
  • In past two years I have done fellowship in cardiac imaging and have started CT cardiac service in Nobles hospital (we scan around 800pateints/year).
  • Teaching and training of trainee doctors, medical students and radiographers.
  • Interpreted CT and MRI examinations of head, neck and spine and implemented advanced imaging techniques

Fellowship Abdominal and Interventional Radiology.

NHS
06.2015 - 07.2016
  • Royal liverpool is one of biggest university hospitals in North of England. In this fellowship I mastered skills in abdominal imaging and was extensively involved in tertiary care MDT meetings
  • Oncall rota was 1:8 in major trauma hub covering 14 hospitals across liverpool and Merseyside.
  • It gave opportunity to focus on non vascular interventional skills to gain competency .
  • I published few articles in international journals and presented at national and international meetings.

Radiology Trainee

NHS
06.2011 - 06.2015
  • Completed training in Clinical Radiology from Mersey School of Radiology including Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Aintree University hospital, Heart and Chest hospital, Alder Hey Children hospital and district hospitals like Arrow park, Countess of Chester, Saint Helens and North Cheshire hospital.
    The Mersey training scheme has offered great depth of knowledge and opportunity to work at University teaching hospitals and tertiary care centers.
    I developed sound background in general radiology and developed special interest in non-vascular intervention, GI, GU and Gynecological Imaging.
  • I have presented audits and given national and international presentations. I have assisted in writing up departmental protocols for various imaging procedures.

Clinical Research Fellow(HPB and Transplant Surg)

NHS
03.2009 - 06.2011
  • It was combined research and clinical job .
  • My research was about primary liver cancer and liver cirrhosis.

CT1 Surgery

NHS
03.2008 - 02.2009

I completed MRCS exam in this rotation and completed basic surgical training from UK.

Assistant Consultant Surgery

Ministry of health KSA
06.2006 - 02.2008

Surgical Trainee

Ministry of health Pakistan
01.2001 - 12.2005

I completed surgical training and passed fellowship exams in general surgery.

House Officer

Ministry of health Pakistan
09.1999 - 09.2000

Education

CCT - Radiology

Mersey School of Radiology
UK
07.2016

FRCR - Radiology

Royal College of Radiologist UK
London
03.2014

MRCS - Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Edinburgh
08.2008

FCPS - Surgery

College of Physician And Surgeons Pakistan
Karachi
12.2004

MBBS - Medicine

Rawalpindi Medical College
Pakistan
05.1999

Skills

Cross sectional imaging:

Abdominal imaging

  • MRI : Liver, small bowel, MRCP, MR rectum, anal canal perianal fistula and MR proctogram
  • MR prostate, bladder, MR kidneys, MRA aorta and kidneys
  • MR pelvis for Gynecological imaging
  • CT colon, CT enterography
  • CT abdomen and pelvis

Head and neck, Chest and cardiac imaging:

  • HRCT
  • CT chest
  • Cardiac CT
  • Head and neck CT and MRI
  • MR brain, MRA carotids, MRV

Ultrasound:

  • US abdomen , pelvis, Us elastography
  • US gynae pelvis
  • Musculoskeletal diagnostic US and US guided joint injections

Interventional radiology:

  • Us guided biopsy, drainages, FNAC
  • Nephrostomies and ureteric stents
  • CT guided biopsies (including abdominal, lung and bone biopsy) and drainages
  • Dialysis and tunneled lines, portacath placement and PICC lines
  • IVC Filter insertion and removal
  • RIG (gastrostomy )

Fluoroscopy and plain films

  • Barium studies (swallow, meals, enemas, follow through)
  • Body plain film reporting

Publications

 

  • Percutaneous Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) of Hepatic Malignancy: A Bi-institutional Analysis of Safety and Outcomes. November 2018, CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 42(9)DOI:10.1007/s00270-018-2120-z


  • Hepatocellular cancer: The impact of obesity, type 2 diabetes and a multidisciplinary team. http://www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/inpressJournal of Hepatology. August 2013.

 

  • DOI:10.1016/J.EJSO.2009.07.148. Corpus ID: 72397488. Use of sentinel lymph node biopsy halves the Lymphoedema rate overall T. Aslam, B. Chandrasekaran, R. Cochrane. Published 1 November 2009Medicine.Ejso.


  • Sentinel node and sampling a single surgeon series. November 2009 .DOI:10.1016/j.ejso.2009.07.037.T. Aslam, B. Chandrasekaran, R. Cochrane.
  • Aslam T, Masood R, Maher, “Early complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy .
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2006, Nov;15(11):708-11.PMID PMID: 16300708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].


  • Aslam T,Balooh M N, Maher M. Ileosigmoid knotting a case report .J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2007 Mar;17(3):166-7.PMID: 17374304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


  • Baloch MN, Aslam T, Maher M,.Surgical management of hyperparathyroidism.
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2007 Nov;17(11):683-5. PMID: 18070577 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE].



Selected Presentations as first author

  • A pictorial review of acute appendicitis mimics causing right lower quadrant pain.
    ESGAR, Barcelona 2013. Educational poster.


  • Percutaneous sclerotherapy treatment for bone cysts in children: Our experience as a tertiary paediatric hospital.
    Poster presentation at BSIR November 2013.


  • How interventional techniques are more challenging in the paediatric population in comparison to the adults. A pictorial review of the techniques in paediatric intervention.Poster presentation at BSIR November 2013.


  • RFA and TACE as a combination treatment VS TACE alone for unrescetable hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Oral presentation at BSIR (British society of interventional radiology) on 02/11/2011. Abstract published in BSIR journal.


  • TACE for HCC using drug eluting beads our 5 years’ experience as a tertiary care institute.
    Oral presentation at BSIR (British society of interventional radiology) 11/2012.


  • RFA and TACE as a combination treatment for unrescetable hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Oral presentation at BSIR (British society of interventional radiology) on 4/11/2010.
    Abstract published in BSIR journal.


  • The impact of placing a biliary stent across ampulla for malignant hilar strictures.
    Oral presentation at BSIR (British society of interventional radiology) on 4/11/2010.
    Abstract published in BSIR journal.



Selected Courses

  • Mandatory NHs courses (adult and child safeguarding, data protection, freedom of information and basic life support) updated 2022.
  • Cardiac CT (level 2) course London November 2020
  • Training the trainer course London RCR 2020
  • IRMER (radiation protection) BIR 2020
  • CT colon course Liverpool September 2017
  • MSK US course Oxford January 2017
  • Oxford management course Manchester,2016
  • Gynae MRI workshop BIR, Liverpool 2016
  • Pelvis MRI for colorectal MDT London 2016
  • Renal access study day Brimingham2016
  • Emergency radiology course London 2014
  • BSIR conference Liverpool2014
  • Interventional radiology basic skills course Plymouth 2013
  • Oxford MRI course London 2012

Teaching experience

  • I had been actively involved in teaching medical students and junior colleagues including nurses and radiographers. A regular feedback helps to improve my teaching skills and tailor my presentation style according to audience and setting.


  • I have a collection of interesting cases which I use to teach junior registrars. These interactive discussion sessions are considered useful by radiology registrars for A&E hot reporting and FRCR exam preparation.


  • I assist medical students during radiology taster weeks providing them an insight into the specialty; emphasizing the use of multi-modality radiological studies and importance of clinical information on the request form.
  • In current post I regularly present weekly case meetings and update the library collection. These meetings are a great form for radiology colleagues to share and learn from their experiences.
  • I have organized a study day for primary care physicians alongside our head of school.

Leadership and management experience

  • I am the lead for updating protocols for abdominal and body imaging . I am also the lead radiologist for cardiac and GI services.
  • I have lead the role for radiation protection in my hospital.
  • I also organise teaching and training session for foundation doctors.

Timeline

Consultant Radiologist

Everlight radiology
12.2016 - Current

Consultant Radiologist

NHS
07.2016 - Current

Fellowship Abdominal and Interventional Radiology.

NHS
06.2015 - 07.2016

Radiology Trainee

NHS
06.2011 - 06.2015

Clinical Research Fellow(HPB and Transplant Surg)

NHS
03.2009 - 06.2011

CT1 Surgery

NHS
03.2008 - 02.2009

Assistant Consultant Surgery

Ministry of health KSA
06.2006 - 02.2008

Surgical Trainee

Ministry of health Pakistan
01.2001 - 12.2005

House Officer

Ministry of health Pakistan
09.1999 - 09.2000

CCT - Radiology

Mersey School of Radiology

FRCR - Radiology

Royal College of Radiologist UK

MRCS - Surgery

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

FCPS - Surgery

College of Physician And Surgeons Pakistan

MBBS - Medicine

Rawalpindi Medical College

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