Dr Lucy Childs

Dr Lucy Childs is a consultant neuroradiologist practicing in all areas of diagnostic adult and paediatric neuroradiology. She was appointed as a substantive neuroradiology consultant at Guy’s and St Thomas’ in 2019.

Lucy qualified from University of Leeds Medical School in 2008. After completing her foundation training in West Yorkshire, she moved to London and completed her core medical training followed by specialist radiology run-through training at Barts Health. Lucy then moved to Perth, Western Australia where she completed a sub-specialist neuroradiology fellowship at the Neurological Intervention and Imaging Service of Western Australia (NIISWA).

Lucy has been, and continues to be, involved in multiple service improvements at Guy’s and St Thomas’ with a keen interest in optimisation of imaging quality. She has several publications in the academic neuroimaging literature and a keen interest in education.

Lucy provides radiological support for the carotid neurovascular, neurofibromatosis type-1, stroke, general neuroradiology and neuro-ophthalmology multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Special interests

Lucy has a specialist interest in dementia/neurodegenerative conditions, demyelination, imaging of the brachial plexus and imaging of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Treatments

As a diagnostic radiologist, Lucy interprets the below diagnostic studies:

• Interpretation of CT and MRI imaging of the brain
• Interpretation of CT and MR angiography of the brain and neck (vascular imaging)
• Interpretation of CT and MRI imaging of the spine
• Interpretation of MRI imaging of the brachial plexus
• Ultrasound imaging of the neck/thyroid/salivary glands, abdomen, kidneys, groin and ‘lumps and bumps’

Education

2016: FRCR, Royal College of Radiologists

2011: MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London

2008: MBChB (Hons), University of Leeds Medical School

2006: BSc (Hons), Medical Microbiology

Membership of professional bodies

• Royal College of Radiologists
• Royal College of Physicians