缅北禁地

I initially studied Psychology in Birmingham before moving to 缅北禁地 in 2007 to begin medical training.

I completed my MBBS degree in 2011, and have remained in the North East throughout my subsequent postgraduate career, including work as a Clinical Teaching Fellow (2015-2016) and Clinical Research Associate (2016-2020). I was awarded my PhD ('Assessing pulmonary ventilation and perfusion properties with ¹⁹F-MRI') from 缅北禁地 in Nov 2021.

I currently split my time between working as a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at 缅北禁地 (since May 2024) and as an Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the 缅北禁地 upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (since August 2025).

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Birmingham, 2005

MRes in Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Birmingham, 2006

MBBS, 缅北禁地, 2011

MRCP(UK), The Royal College of Physicians, 2015

CertMedEd, 缅北禁地, 2016

PhD, 缅北禁地, 2021

SCE in Respiratory Medicine, The Royal College of Physicians, 2024

My clinical and research interests relate primarily to the study of airways disease (COPD and asthma) and pleural disease (pleural effusion and pneumothorax).

Current work is focussed on the application of novel imaging methods (particularly magnetic resonance imaging) to improve our understanding of underlying mechanisms of disease, including the capacity for early detection and monitoring of respiratory pathology.

I work closely with colleagues based at the 缅北禁地 Magnetic Resonance Centre (Prof Pete Thelwall, Dr Mary Neal) as well as clinical colleagues working in the field of respiratory medicine.

I have a strong interest in teaching and education at both undergraduate (e.g. medical students) and postgraduate levels (e.g. MRCP PACES candidates).

I am a co-supervisor for students enrolled on BSc/MRes in medical science courses at 缅北禁地.

I was previously employed as a Clinical Teaching Fellow at The 缅北禁地 Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2015-2016), during which time I completed a postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (缅北禁地, 2016).

I frequently contribute as an examiner for medical student assessments.

Other roles

Member, BTS Education and Training committee (Nov 2023 - present)

Faculty member, MRCP Part 1 revision course, HEENE (Oct 2022 - present)

Trainee representative, North of England Thoracic Society (Oct 2021 - March 2024)

RCP Chief Registrar (Sept 2022 - Sept 2023)

RCP Associate college tutor (Oct 2018 - Aug 2020)

• Articles

  • Smith SJ, Pippard BJ. . Pulmonary Therapy 2025, 11, 535-551.
  • Pippard BJ, Neal MA, Holland CW, Maunder AM, Forrest I, Lawson RA, Fisher HF, Matthews JNS, Wild JM, Simpson AJ, Thelwall PE. . Radiology 2024, 313(3).
  • Melhorn J, Achaiah A, Conway FM, Thompson EMF, Skyllberg EW, Durrant J, Hasan NA, Madani Y, Naran P, Vijayakumar B, Tate MJ, Trevelyan GE, Zaki I, Doig CA, Lynch G, Warwick G, Aujayeb A, Jackson KA, Iftikhar H, Noble JH, Ng AYKC, Nugent M, Evans PJ, Hastings RA, Bellenberg HR, Lawrence H, Saville RL, Johl NT, Grey AN, Ellis HC, Chen C, Jones TL, Maddekar N, Khan SL, Muhammad AI, Ghani H, Myint YMM, Rafique C, Pippard BJ, Irving BRH, Ali F, Azam A, Barton EC, Bhatnagar M, Blackburn MP, Millington KJ, Budhram NJ, Bunclark KL, Sapkal TP, Dixon G, Harries AJE, Ijaz M, Karunanithi V, Nail S, Khan MA, Savlani K, Kumar V, Gallego BL, Mahdi NA, Morgan C, Patel N, Rowlands EW, Steward MS, Thorley RS, Wollerton RL, Ulla S, Smith DM, Lason W, Rostron AJ, Rahman NM, Halifax RJ. . European Respiratory Journal 2022, 60(3), 2102522.
  • Pippard B, Clarke L, Chew V, Conroy K, Dunleavy J. . Thorax 2022, 77, 946-947.
  • Pippard BJ, Neal MA, Maunder AM, Hollingsworth KG, Biancardi A, Lawson RA, Fisher H, Matthews JNS, Simpson AJ, Wild JM, Thelwall PE. . Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2021, 85(6), 3343-3352.
  • Neal MA, Pippard BJ, Simpson AJ, Thelwall PE. . Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2020, 83(2), 452-461.
  • Neal MA, Pippard BJ, Hollingsworth KG, Maunder A, Dutta P, Simpson AJ, Blamire AM, Wild JM, Thelwall PE. . Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2019, 82(4), 1301-1311.
  • Pippard BJ, Shipley MD. . Perspectives in Public Health 2017, 137(4), 216-219.
  • Pippard B, Anyiam O. . BMJ Careers 2016, 355, 333.
  • Riddoch MJ, Pippard B, Booth L, Rickell J, Summers J, Brownson A, Humphreys GW. Effects of action relations on the configural coding between objects. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 2011, 37(2), 580-587.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Pippard B, Forrest I, Haq I. . In: 5th Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference (DEMEC). 2023, Manchester, UK.
  • Pippard B, Forrest I, Hill S, Haq I. . In: 5th Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference (DEMEC). 2023, Manchester, UK.
  • Neal M, Holland C, Pippard B, Forrest I, Burns G, Sabroe I, Lawson R, Simpson AJ, Wild J, Thelwall P. . In: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2023, Toronto, Canada: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
  • Pippard B, Stanton A, Prudon B, Conroy K. . In: 20th Annual British Thoracic Oncology Group Conference 2022. 2022, Virtual: Elsevier.
  • Pippard B, Wilkinson D, Ong W, Carlin HJ, Sobala R, Shakir S, Fretwell T, Carling M, Kibbler J, Holland C. . In: British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2022. 2022, London, UK: BMJ Group.
  • Holland C, Neal M, Pippard B, Forrest I, Lawson R, Fisher HF, Matthews JN, Hollingsworth KG, Simpson AJ, Wild J, Thelwall PE. . In: European Respiratory Society International Congress. 2022, Barcelona, Spain: European Respiratory Society.
  • Holland C, Neal M, Pippard B, Forrest I, Burns G, Sabroe I, Lawson R, Fisher H, Matthews JNS, Simpson AJ, Wild J, Thelwall P. . In: British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2022. 2022, London, UK: Thorax.
  • Pippard B, Bright H, Chew V, Miller G, Conroy K, Prudon B, Jeebun V. . In: ERS International Congress 2021. 2021, Virtual: European Respiratory Society.
  • Thelwall P, Parikh J, Pippard B, Wore C, Janiczek R, Sourbron S, Sheerin N. . In: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2021, Virtual.
  • Neal M, Pippard B, Hollingsworth K, Simpson AJ, Thelwall P. . In: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2021, Virtual.
  • Neal M, Pippard B, Forrest I, Lawson R, Fisher HF, Matthews JNS, Hollingsworth K, Simpson AJ, Wild J, Thelwall P. . In: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2021, Virtual.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Forrest, I, Sabroe, I, Lawson, R, Simpson, AJ, Wild, J, Thelwall, P. Assessing bronchodilator response in patients with asthma and COPD using ¹⁹F-MRI. In: European Respiratory Society International Congress. 2020, Virtual.
  • Neal, M, Pippard, B, Maunder, A, Lawson, R, Fisher, HF, Matthews, JNS, Hollingsworth, K, Simpson, AJ, Wild, J, Thelwall, P. 19F-MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane for assessment of pulmonary ventilation: a multi-centre reproducibility study in healthy volunteers. In: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2020, Virtual.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Maunder, A, Lawson, R, Simpson, AJ, Wild, J, Thelwall, P. Multicentre reproducibility of ¹⁹F-MR ventilation imaging in healthy volunteers. In: British Thoracic Society Winter meeting. 2019, London, UK.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Maunder, A, Simpson, AJ, Hollingsworth, K, Wild, J, Thelwall, P. Compressed sensing to reduce breath-hold duration in ¹⁹F-MR ventilation imaging. In: European Respiratory Society International Congress. 2019, Madrid, Spain.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Simpson, AJ, Thelwall, P. Assessing ventilation/perfusion properties with dynamic ¹⁹F-MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane. In: European Respiratory Society International Congress. 2019, Madrid, Spain.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Simpson, AJ, Thelwall, P. Probing ventilation/perfusion properties using dynamic susceptibility contrast ¹⁹F-MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane. In: British Thoracic Society Winter meeting. 2018, London, UK: Thorax, BMJ Group.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Maunder, A, Forrest, I, Sabroe, I, Lawson, R, Simpson, AJ, Wild, J, Thelwall, P. Assessing regional lung ventilation with ¹⁹F-MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane. In: European Respiratory Society International Congress. 2018, Paris, France.
  • Pippard, B, Neal, M, Maunder, A, Forrest, I, Sabroe, I, Lawson, R, Simpson, AJ, Wild, J, Thelwall, P. Assessing regional lung ventilation in patients and healthy volunteers using ¹⁹F-MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane. In: British Thoracic Society Winter meeting. 2018, London, UK: Thorax, BMJ Group.
  • Neal M, Pippard B, Hollingsworth KG, Thelwall PE. . In: 26th ISMRM Annual Scientific Meeting. 2018, Paris, France: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
  • Neal M, Pippard B, Hollingsworth KG, Simpson AJ, Blamire AM, Thelwall PE. . In: 2nd 19F MRI Symposium: Red Hot MRI: Fluorine Imaging. 2017, Berlin, Germany.
  • Pippard B, Neal M, Dutta P, Simpson AJ, Thelwall P. . In: British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting. 2017, London, UK: BMJ Publishing Group.

• Reviews

  • Wilkins H, Britt E, Bhatnagar M, Pippard B. . Journal of Thoracic Disease 2024, 16(2), 1662-1673.
  • Bhatnagar M, Fisher A, Ramsaroop S, Carter A, Pippard B. . Journal of Thoracic Disease 2024, 16(2), 1645-1661.
  • Pippard B, Bhatnagar M, McNeil L, Donnelly M, Frew K, Aujayeb A. . Pulmonary Therapy 2022, 8, 241-254.