Dr Carole Ridge
Consultant Radiologist
About Carole Ridge
Dr Carole Ridge is a Consultant Radiologist at Welbeck Imaging & Diagnostics, focussing on Cardiothoracic Radiology.
Dr Ridge is a Consultant Radiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital where she specialises in cardiothoracic imaging and lung tumour diagnosis and treatment.
She has research interests in cardiac and pulmonary embolism imaging and lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. Additionally, Dr Ridge has contributed considerably to a number of peer-reviewed publications, review articles, books and case reports.
Personal Biography
Dr Ridge has completed fellowships in interventional oncology and MRI-predominant body imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre and cardiothoracic imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in New York and Boston.
Since 2009, she has held numerous academic appointments in America, the UK and Ireland including associate professor, lecturer, mentor and tutor positions at UCD School of Medicine and Health Science, Harvard Medical School, Weill Cornell Medical Center, and most recently Imperial College. Dr Ridge has contributed to a great extent to numerous publications and is the radiology editor of Lung Cancer journal.
In July 2017, Dr Ridge was appointed as a Consultant Radiologist in the Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
Expertise
- Dual-Energy Computerised Tomography (CT)
- Pulmonary Angiography of the Lungs
- Oncologic Body Imaging
- Vascular Ultrasound
- Cardiac CT
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- All ages
- Qualifications
MC BCh BAO
MRCPI
FFRRCSI
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Ridge CA, Desai SR, Jeyin N, Mahon C, Lother DL, Mirsadraee S, Semple T, Price S, Bleakley C, Arachchillage DJ, Shaw E, Patel BV, Padley SP, Devaraj A. Dual-Energy CT Pulmonary Angiography (DECTPA) Quantifies Vasculopathy in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2020 Oct 29;2(5):e200428.
Kirkbride RR, Rawal B, Mirsadraee S, Galperin-Aizenberg M, Wechalekar K, Ridge CA, Litmanovich DE. Imaging of Cardiac Infections: A Comprehensive Review and Investigation Flowchart for Diagnostic Workup. J Thorac Imaging. 2020 Aug 25.
Miller MM, Ridge CA, Litmanovich DE. Computed Tomography Angiographic Assessment of Acute Chest Pain. J Thorac Imaging. 2017 May;32(3):137-150.
- Professional memberships
Fellow of the Faculty of Radiologists of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
European Society of Thoracic Imaging
Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography
- Certifications and Awards
Laingbuisson Healthcare Outcomes Award
North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging Research Award
Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Research Medal
Radiologic Society of North America Roentgen Fellow Research Award
Health Service Executive/Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Audit Award
Consultations and services
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- Allianz Partners
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
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Frequently asked questions
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