Dr John Holemans
Consultant Radiologist
About Dr John Holemans BSc MBBS FRCR FBIR FRCP
Responsibilities at LHCH
Responsible Radiologist Cheshire and Merseyside Targeted Healthy Lung Programme (Lung cancer screening)
GMC recognised trainer NW radiology scheme
Area of Practice
X-ray
Computerised Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Special Clinical Interests
Emphysema, lung fibrosis and bronchiectasis
Lung cancer
Lung cancer screening
Research Interests
Lung cancer screening
Current Membership of Professional Regional and National Bodies
Fellow Royal College of Radiologists
Fellow British Institute of Radiology
Fellow Royal College of Physicians (London)
Member British Society of Thoracic Imaging
Member European Society of Thoracic Imaging
Member British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Member American Roentgen Ray Society
Languages Spoken
English
Why choose LHCH?
We are a specialist hospital where the staff want the best for all their patients
Training and Education
I attended Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (now Imperial) graduating with a BSc in Physiology 1986 and MB BS in 1989.
I trained in Radiology at Guy’s and St Thomas’s 1992-1997
FRCR 1995
I was appointed Consultant Radiologist at LHCH in 1997
About you
I was born in Bristol and I am married to a Wirralian. We live in Birkenhead. We have three grown up children. I enjoy cycling, walking, tennis and gardening.
Publications
The UK Lung Cancer Screening Trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of low-dose computed tomography screening for the early detection of lung cancer (2016)
Field JK, Duffy SW, Baldwin DR, Brain KE, Devaraj A, Eisen T, Green BA, Holemans JA, Kavanagh T, Kerr KM, Ledson M, Lifford KJ, McRonald FE, Nair A, Page RD, Parmar MKB, Rintoul RC, Screaton N, Wald NJ, Weller D, Whynes DK, Williamson PR, Yadegarfar G, Hansell DM.
Health Technology Assessment 20 Issue: 40
United Kingdom Lung Cancer RCT Pilot Screening Trial (UKLS): Baseline findings from the screening arm provide evidence for the potential implementation of lung cancer screening (2016)
Field JK, Duffy SW, Baldwin DR, Whynes DK, Devaraj A, Brain KE, Eisen T, Gosney J, Green BA, Holemans JA, Kavanagh T, Kerr KM, Ledson M, Lifford KJ, McRonald FE, Nair A, Page RD, Parmar MKB, Rassl D, Rintoul RC, Screaton N, Wald NJ, Weller D, Williamson PR, Yadegarfar G, Hansell DM
Thorax 71:161-170