Dr Simon Blease

Professional statement

Dr Simon Blease is a highly distinguished consultant musculoskeletal radiologist who specialises in MRI scans, ultrasound scans, spinal MRI scans, musculoskeletal ultrasound scans, imaging for sports injuries, and CT scans. He is currently based at Alliance Medical Cardiff.

Dr Simon Blease, who completed a MB BCh in medicine at the University of Wales, Cardiff in 1982, notably established the first MRI scanner in the British military service in 1993 and was project leader for a new MRI and CT centre in the NHS Wales. Dr Blease would later become the UK’s first full-time teleradiologist in 1999 after joining MedTel International.

Dr Blease was awarded a European diploma in musculoskeletal imaging in 2010, and has worked in independent practise since 2012, delivering high-quality imaging support to the medical community in central London. Dr Blease has maintained a high level of passion with regards to the integration of new technology to push forward the boundaries of musculoskeletal and spinal medicine in particular.