The Christie charity
Name
Prakash Manorharan
Job title
Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician
Phone number
0161 446 8246
Fax number
0161 446 8532
Qualifications
MBChB MRCP FRCR
Specialities
Dr Manoharan’s imaging specialities are cross-sectional imaging, body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), PET CT (positron emission tomography computerised tomography) and nuclear medicine. His therapy specialities are selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRNT) of neuroendocrine tumors (NET)
Responsibilities
Consultant radiologist and nuclear medicine physician; clinical service lead for MRI and diagnostic nuclear medicine; clinical lead NET targeted radionuclide therapy and molecular imaging
Regional lead for PET CT; Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester; committee member of the Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC); National Cancer Research Institute NET sub-group member; honorary consultant at Central Manchester Foundation Trust; honorary consultant at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Professional biography
Dr Manoharan is dually accredited in radiology and nuclear medicine, with sub specialised fellowships in nuclear medicine (UK), oncology body MRI/CT (UK) and nuclear medicine/PET CT/ advanced radionuclide therapy (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA). He developed and delivered neuroendocrine tumours (NET) molecular imaging and targeted therapy at The Christie. He also introduced and developed MRI services, especially in relation to liver imaging. He was part of the team that developed the NET multi-disciplinary team and successfully applied for The Christie to be recognised by the European NET society as a European Centre of Excellence.