About Timothy Beale
Dr Timothy Beale is a senior consultant Head and Neck Radiologist at University College London Hospital, and has practised full time in the field since 1998. He has performed over 30,000 head and neck ultrasound examinations and 7,000 FNA cytology and biopsies, with a diagnostic adequacy rate above 95%. His practice covers all aspects of CT, MRI and ultrasound imaging of the head and neck, with particular expertise in head and neck malignancy, imaging of deafness, skull base and sinonasal imaging, salivary gland pathology and head and neck ultrasound.
Dr Beale is a past president of both the British Society of Head and Neck Imaging (BSHNI) and the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR). He has given over 300 national and international lectures and has more than 65 peer-reviewed publications to his name.
Expertise
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Salivary
- Skull Base
- Sinonasal Imaging
- Neck Ultrasound
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- All ages
- Languages spoken
- English
- Research highlights
Dr Beale has over 50 peer reviewed papers and has published a number of book chapters on diverse areas of head and neck imaging. He lectures widely in the major UK and European radiology conferences.
He has been involved in the following European position paper and WHO position papers:
European position paper in diagnostic tools in rhinology 2019
Radiology Advisor European position paper on sinonasal anatomy 2014.
Radiology Advisor European position paper on endoscopic management of tumours of the nose, paranasal sinuses and skull base 2010
Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours (WHO guidelines)
He also acts as reviewer/radiology advisor/editor for the following journals:
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
European Radiology
Neuroradiology
Cochlear Implant International
British Journal of Radiology
Acta Radiologica
- Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons
Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
Fellow European Society Head and Heck Radiologists and current committee member
President British Society Head and Neck Imaging 2012
Head and Neck specialist interest group lead Royal College Radiologist 2012
Congress President ESHNR BSHNI BSDMFR 27-29 Sept 2018 London UK
RCR lead head and neck for ‘make better use of radiology’ (MBUR) 7th Edition
Chairman Head and Neck Scientific Committee ECR 2020
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