Centre for In Vivo Imaging

Staff Profiles

Matt Birkbeck

Lead Clinical Scientist and Associate Lecturer

Background

I am an NHS employed clinical scientist working in both clinical magnetic resonance physics and research applications of magnetic resonance imaging. I work between Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University on various topics related to magnetic resonance imaging.

Areas of expertise

  • Clinical application of Magnetic Resonance Physical principles to investigate different physiologies & pathologies
  • Magnetic Resonance Physics
  • Diffusion Weighted MRI

Qualifications 

  • BSc (Hons.) Physics - Durham University (2011 - 2014)
  • MSc Clinical Science - Imaging with non-Ionising Radiation (Magnetic Resonance Physics & Ultrasound Physics) - Newcastle University (2015 - 2018)
  • NHS Scientist Training Programme (Medical Physics)  (2015 - 2018): Registered Clinical Scientist - CS20510 (2018 - Present)
  • PhD NIHR BRC Clinical Doctoral Fellowship - Newcastle University (2018 - 2022)







Research

I am an NHS employed clinical scientist working in both clinical magnetic resonance physics and research applications of magnetic resonance imaging. I work between Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University on various topics related to magnetic resonance imaging.

Teaching

Lectures

1st Year MSc Clinical Science - Medical Physics (MPY8001): Introduction to MR Safety

2nd Year MSc Clinical Science - Medical Physics (MPY8011): Advanced MR Pulse sequences

3rd Year MSc Clinical Science - Medical Physics (MPY8012): Advanced MR Safety

Other Supervision

I am the work based supervisor of NHS STP trainees for the Magnetic Resonance component of the STP.  

Co-Supervision of BSc and MSc students at Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre.

Publications