Our Portfolio Careers Event was held in-person and online on Tuesday 19th September 2023 at The Shard in London!

We covered the following questions:

• What experience do you need to get non-clinical roles?  

• At what stage in your career should you think about building a portfolio career?  

• What options are there for Radiologists in management/leadership roles?

• How do you build the networks you need?

• How important is it to keep clinical experience?

Our expert panel consisted of:

Dr Erika Denton

Erika is a Consultant Radiologist and Medical Director in Norwich. She publishes and speaks widely on health care policy related to diagnostics. Erika works in her non-NHS time giving advice and guidance to a range of independent diagnostic service providers.

Dr Rizwan Malik

Dr Rizwan Malik is a leading Radiologist with an interest in health tech, digital imaging, and the potential of AI to support clinicians and patients. Rizwan says his priority is to see healthcare make similar gains in the future. “Both the healthcare system and its suppliers need to be asking: how can we go further?” he says.

Dr Amy Davis

Amy is a Radiologist, formerly a Consultant at Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust, and experienced medical journalist with over 10 years experience as an Associate Editor of The BMJ. She has also previously worked at BMJ Open as an Associate Clinical Editor focusing on large research trials. She formerly held the title of Lead for Cancer Imaging at Epsom & St Helier, and was involved in several national Radiology studies for Whole Body MRI Imaging and Imaging of ovarian cancer. She is CCO at Hexarad.   

(Moderator) Dr Sam Dumonteil

After gaining a degree in Physics at Oxford University, Sam worked as a commodities structured product trader in the Oil and Gas industry. He is a radiologist and the Deputy Director for breast cancer screening in London. He is also co-founder of the UK’s largest Radiology Interview Preparation Course and CFO of Hexarad.