Operations Director & Senior Clinical Vascular Scientist
BSc (Hons), SVT
Overview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Mr Pole has undergone his expert witness training. He is registered with APIL, National Crime Agency (NCA) and the UK Register of Expert Witnesses. Mr Pole enjoys a full medico-legal practice representing both Claimant and Defendant law firms in actions relating to personal injury and clinical negligence. He is happy to receive instructions in both clinical negligence and personal injury matters, in addition to coronial law matters. He can produce reports within 6-8 weeks, sooner if required.
Clinical Practice & Experience
Mr Richard Pole has been a Clinical Vascular Scientist at the Wythenshawe Hospital; part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust since 1995. Between 1998-2012 he was the Vascular Studies Unit Manager and from 2002 has held the post of Operations Director. Mr Pole has worked in the field of vascular science for over 27 years, undertaking 1,800 vascular ultrasound investigations during 2021-22. Mr Pole helped develop IVS Ltd; leading a team of over fifty clinical vascular scientists, his Company performs over 80,000 vascular investigations across the North West of England, annually. IVS became the first vascular diagnostic service in the country to be accredited by UKAS.
Clinical Interests
Mr Pole has clinical interests in carotid/cardiac surgery, cerebral perfusion injuries and mycotic aneurysms.
Research Interests
Mr Pole is particularly interested in the application of 3D ultrasound in the diagnosis of vascular disease and in cardio-vascular disease and fitness. In 2007, he presented a paper on: ‚Differential diagnoses of infra-popliteal aneurysms' at the SVT national conference.
Summary of Publications
Mr Pole has authored a number of publications covering cerebral perfusion and injury, carotid endarterectomy, stroke, deep vein thrombosis and subclavian vein thrombosis.
Teaching & Training
1998-2004: Member of the SVT Education Committee
1999-2003: Practical accreditation examiner for SVT
1999-2003: SVT representative of the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic
Education (CASE)
2000-2005: CASE course accreditor
2000-2006: Honorary CASE Secretary
Attended and presented at European Society of Vascular Surgery meetings in Lyon (2017), Valencia (2018) and Hamburg (2019) and Rome (2022) as Academic Convenor.
Prizes and Awards
2007: Circulation Foundation Prize
2015: SVT - Anne Donald Vascular Scientist of the Year award
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
Society of Vascular Technology of GB and Eire (169)
Society of Radiographers (75628)
Academy of Healthcare Science (10846)
Contact Richard
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