Professor Amaka Offiah
Professor of Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging in the School of Medicine and Population Health and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Radiologist.
I am an academic paediatric radiologist with an interest in the imaging of the paediatric musculoskeletal system in general and particularly in child abuse and skeletal dysplasias.
As far as can be ascertained, I am only the UK’s third black female professor in medicine. I am driven to protect vulnerable children and to mentor and inspire future generations of academics, especially those who are female and/or from minority ethnic groups.
Sheffield is the perfect place for my research as it has a busy Emergency Department at the Children's Hospital, it hosts the Mellanby Centre for Bone Research - which looks after the largest cohort of children with osteogenesis imperfecta in Europe - and is the home of the Insigneo Institute; the University’s specialist research centre for the development, validation, and use of in silico medicine technologies in areas of fundamental and applied biomedical modelling, imaging and informatics.
This is just to name a few reasons why the work I do is possible, challenging and exciting. Ultimately, I hope that my research contributes to improving children's lives.
I also undertake informal teaching of medical students, radiology registrars, medical and postgraduate students under my supervision, teaching radiological anatomy and diagnosis of common paediatric radiological pathology.
I contribute new Single Best Answer questions annually to the Phase 3a exams and when required, I represent the Academic Unit of Child Health at Blue Printing meetings to determine the topics from which questions should be set.
I'm keenly motivated to influence and promote inclusive cultures and policies within the University of Sheffield and to be a positive role model for BAME students and staff.
Professor Amaka Offiah
Professor of Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging in the School of Medicine and Population Health
Professor Amaka Offiah was also a lead in the Generation Delta programme - a four-year project led by the University of Leeds alongside five partner universities, including the University of Sheffield, aimed to tackle the persistent inequalities that create barriers for BAME students accessing and participating in postgraduate research.