Prof. Rennie is a Clinical Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Lead Foundation Training Programme Director at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and has worked in the UK NHS for about 30 years. He is a member of the International Skeletal Society, the European Skeletal Radiology Society and the British Society of Skeletal Radiology.

His upbringing was peripatetic with physician parents, with time spent in the UK, Abu Dhabi and India developing tolerance and a broad understanding of cultures. His interests were always Musculoskeletal apart from a brief desire to be a biochemist in Medical School! Much of his basic surgical training was in the North East of England with work in busy district general hospitals and kindly Consultant mentors. This shaped a career in radiology with an early focus in musculoskeletal radiology and an interest in giving back, by training young doctors out of medical school. The role of Lead training programme director since 2018 allows the supervision and training of around 500 Uk trained doctors. Their pastoral care and Annual assessment are overseen with a team of 7 other directors.

A short stint in the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore preceded a competitive Clinical Musculoskeletal Radiology fellowship in Canada, for a year. This experience converted him from ill thought plans to be a Sports and Interventional MSK Radiologist to an interest in the developing field of Axial Spaondyloarthropathy and the use of MRI in 2004.

Axial SpA and its early diagnosis remains his work passion, with multiple hands on MRI courses, conducted in many parts of the world. He has contributed as a co-opted expert on the NICE Guidelines for Imaging in ax SpA in the UK and had been invited as part of a UK Parliamentary Subcommittee to discuss the inclusion of SpA in the European 2020 project. He has been honoured with a professorship at Loughborough university one of the leading Sports Universities in the world and home of excellent Sports related research. His family and the pursuit of emulating his Guitar Rock-God Slash, are his passions outside of work!

Qualifications:

MB;BS- 1994

FRCR- 2003

MSc Sports &Exercise Medicine- 2008

Hon Senior Lecturer Leicester University 2009-2011

Clinical Professor of MSK Radiology Loughborough University 

Publications: 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Winston-Rennie

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/winston-rennie-b8722032

Organisational Positions of Responsibility

• Chair- ISS Outreach Programme Committee – 2025 to present

• Lead Training Programme Director-Foundation University Hospitals Leicester- 2018- present

• Co-Chair ESSR DEI Taskforce- 2025 to present

• ISS Research Committee - 2020-2024

• Vice Chair ESSR Arthritis Subcommittee- end term June 2024.

• Treasurer & Trustee British Society of Skeletal Radiologists 2018-2020

• Member British Society of Skeletal Radiology Executive Committee (2014 – 2016)- Standards committee

• Quality & Safety Lead UHL NHS Trust- CSI- (2014-2016)

• Co-opted Expert National institute of Clinical Excellence UK SpA Guideline Development Committee (2015 – 2017)

• Expert Advisor –Centre for Guidelines NICE- (2017-present)

Current Positions

Since 2013, Christoph Schäffeler has served as the Head of Musculoskeletal Imaging at the Cantonal Hospital in Chur, Switzerland. In addition, he holds the position of Adjunct Teaching Professor of Radiology at Technische Universität München in Munich, Germany. His academic work at the university has focused on MR arthrography of the shoulder.

Professional Affiliations

Dr. Schäffeler is an active member of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR). He has formerly chaired the ESSR Sports Imaging Subcommittee and is also a member of the International Skeletal Society (ISS) as well as a founding member of the Swiss and German musculoskeletal radiological societies.

Consultancy Roles

Among other things he acts as a sports imaging consultant for the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and the AS Roma football club, contributing his expertise in musculoskeletal imaging to support athletic performance and injury management.

Musculoskeletal Imaging Team

The musculoskeletal imaging team at the Cantonal Hospital Grisons in Chur serves as the primary imaging partner at various sites throughout southeast Switzerland. Their work encompasses diagnostics and intervention through the full range of musculoskeletal diseases and sports-related injuries. Due to their location in the Swiss Alps, the team has a special focus on trauma care related to mountain and winter sports.

Local Partnerships and Affiliations

The team collaborates with several local Sports Medical Bases that are officially recognized by Swiss Olympics. These includes among others the “High Altitude Training Base” in St. Moritz and the Swiss Olympic Medical Centre in Davos, further strengthening their focus on sports medicine and trauma in high-altitude and competitive environments.

Dr. Probyn is an Associate Professor and Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the University of Toronto. She is the past Program Director and now the Senior Executive Vice-Chair in the Department of Medical Imaging and the Director of Accreditation at the University of Toronto. She is the past Chair of the Specialty Committee for Diagnostic Radiology at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and currently a member of the Residency Accreditation Committee and is on the Diagnostic Radiology exam board at the RCPSC. She has interests in ultrasound, sports injuries, trauma, osteoporosis and arthritis as well as teaching and education, including the use of ultrasound simulation. She has published several scholarly articles and presents her work and teaches at many National and International conferences.

Dr. Raj Chari trained in Liverpool where he won several academic prizes. He came to Oxford following Fellowships at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a short interventional Fellowship in Strasbourg, France. He has obtained additional sub-specialist experience in trauma, sports, orthopaedic, rheumatological, musculoskeletal oncological and spine imaging and intervention.

His specialist interests include sports imaging & intervention. He is a part of the multidisciplinary OXSPORT team. The OXSPORT patients include national and international level elite athletes including runners, rowers, weight lifters, footballers, rugby and cricket players. Dr Chari was a member of the specialist radiologist teams at the 2017 IAAF World Championships, London; 2018 IAAF Indoor World Championships, Birmingham & 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, UK.

Dr Chari has expertise in all aspects of musculoskeletal intervention, including joint/tendon injections, PRP injection, radiofrequency ablation, sclerotherapy, spinal injections & intervention, and musculoskeletal cancer related biopsies. He holds regular multidisciplinary meetings alongside bone & soft tissue tumour network, OXSPORT group and rheumatology teams of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

A fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists, he is also a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS). He has an MSc in Diagnostic Imaging from Oxford University and a Diploma from the European Society of Skeletal Radiology. Dr Chari’s career has been a good balance between clinical and academic roles. He has shown an immense passion towards research and academic activities.

He has authored and co-authored a number of medical publications and book chapters. He is an invited speaker for a number of national and international conferences every year. He has vast experience of teaching in the UK, Europe, UAE, Canada, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt, Kenya, Columbia and South Africa. Dr Chari has won BSSR Travel Scholarship for 2016-17 to France and RCR Travel Fellowship for 2023-25 to Kenya in Africa.

Dr Chari’s radiological affiliations include

• Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)

• Member of International Skeletal Society (ISS)

• Member of European Society of Skeletal Radiology (ESSR)

• Member of British Society of Skeletal Radiology (BSSR)

• Member of BSSR Council (2023-25)

• Member of Sports sub-committee of ESSR

• Member of Intervention sub-committee of ESSR

• Member of Asian Musculoskeletal Society (AMS)

• Member of Musculoskeletal Society of India (MSS)

Dr Chari has organised several conference in Oxford

• ESSR Sports Imaging 2024

• BSSR Annual Conference 2022

• 22nd British MSK Ultrasound Course 2025

• Erasmus MSK MRI Course 2026

• Oxford Radiology Annual Day 2026

• ESSR/BSSR Sports workshop 2026