Derek Smith ◉

MBChB FRCR PGCert (Clin Ed)

Derek Smith is a neuroradiology consultant with interests in neurooncology, head and neck imaging and neurotrauma. He joined the Radiopaedia editorial group in 2015 and helped develop the student summary pages and FRCR exam materials. During training, he spent additional years as a teaching fellow, and is currently the Undergraduate Lead for Diagnostics with the University of Edinburgh. He has spoken at a number of virtual and in-person Radiopaedia events, and has presented work on radiology education at RSNA, the British Society of Neuroradiologists and British Society of Head and Neck Imaging.

Current roles
Editor, Radiopaedia.org
Neuroradiology Consultant, Edinburgh, UK
Undergraduate Lead (Diagnostics), Edinburgh, UK

Selected Radiopaedia Talks
Neck Infections (2020)
Epilepsy in adults / Neck Emergencies (2021)
Spinal cord tumours / Introduction to C-spine MRI (2022)
Cervical Node Assessment / Exploring Articles (2023)
CNS Ventricular Lesions (2024)

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Question A young adult presents with hydrocephalus, with a posterior fossa mas... 18 days ago

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Case Intracranial ventricular anatomy 26 days ago

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Article Pars interarticularis 8 months ago

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Case Sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease 8 months ago

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Article Warthin tumor 11 months ago

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Article Milky Way sign (of PML) 12 months ago

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Article Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome 12 months ago

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Case Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (PML-IRIS) 12 months ago

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Case Posterior fossa subdural empyemas from mastoiditis about 1 year ago

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Case Tongue base squamous cell carcinoma - T2 N1 M0 about 1 year ago

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Case Supraclavicular metastatic lung adenocarcinoma about 1 year ago

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Case Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (p16 positive; T4 cN3 M1) about 1 year ago

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Case Supraclavicular metastatic lung adenocarcinoma about 1 year ago

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Case Delphian node in squamous cell carcinoma recurrence about 1 year ago

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Case Papillary thyroid cancer about 1 year ago

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