Dr. Nadia Alishah
Consultant Physician – Diagnostic Radiology
British consultant radiologist with over 10 years' consultant-level experience and subspecialty focus on breast imaging and intervention.
LocationMediclinic Dubai Mall
Experience10-15
LanguagesEnglish
NationalityUnited Kingdom
About
Dr. Nadia performs and reports mammography, tomosynthesis, contrast mammography, breast ultrasound, and breast MRI, alongside image-guided procedures including core and vacuum-assisted biopsy, vacuum excision, and pre-operative localisation with hookwire and radio-seed insertion. She works within multidisciplinary breast cancer teams and places weight on communicating with compassion and clarity. She holds a UK CCT in clinical radiology, was a consultant in a large regional NHS breast screening service, and worked at University Hospitals Birmingham, a leading teaching hospital.
Qualifications
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) – University of Birmingham, 2008 • Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci (Hons), 2:1) in Psychological Medicine – University of Birmingham, 2006 • Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) – 2014
Areas of expertise
Breast imaging (mammographyTomosynthesisUltrasoundMri)Image-guided breast biopsyVacuum-assisted excisionPre-operative localisation techniques (hookwire & radio-seed insertion)Multidisciplinary teamwork in breast cancer diagnosisTeachingSupervisionManagement of junior medical staff
Special interests
Breast cancer diagnostic pathwaysAdvanced breast imaging techniques & evolving technologies
