Dr. Syed Babar Consultant Radiologist
MBBS MCPS FCPS DMRD FRCR
Areas of Expertise
Our consultant radiologists deliver precise diagnostic imaging and targeted treatments using state-of-the-art MRI, ultrasound, CT, and X-ray technology. Working closely with orthopaedic and sports medicine specialists, they perform image-guided procedures and provide accurate, timely insights to guide your recovery.
Dr. Syed Babar - Professional Bio
Dr. Babar is a Consultant Radiologist at the Hammersmith, Charing Cross, St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior lecturer at Imperial College London. Dr. Babar is the radiology consultant catering for imaging of elite athletes and has been working with the English cricket team, Australian cricket team, various English cricket league clubs, Queens Tennis championship, Saracens Rugby Club and also various football teams in UK. He is also the imaging consultant for Isokinetic Clinics, which is the only sports and rehabilitation centre recognised by FIFA in London.
- Musculoskeletal MR, CT and various ultrasound CT guided injection
- US and CT guided intervention techniques including high volume stripping and platelet rich plasma injections for various tendinopathies
- Treatment of Frozen shoulder for patients including hydro-distention procedures
- Image guided steroid and Durolane injections
- Consultant Radiologist Imperial College Heathcare NHS Trust
Co-author
- Assistant Editor for Clinical Radiology Journal of the Royal College of Radiologists
- Primary Adrenal Malignancy, Rodney Reznek, S Babar. Imaging in Oncology. 2nd Edition. Janet S Husband and Rodney H Reznek. Taylor and Francis, a Martin Dunitz book. April 2004
- Interventional Radiology in Liver Transplantation, S. Babar, J. Tibballs. Ultrasound of Abdominal Transplantation. Thieme. Stuttgart. New York. 2002.
- Upper limb venous thrombolysis: The Paget-Schroetter syndrome, Dr. Andrew D Platts, Dr Syed A Babar. Vascular and Endovascular, Opportunities. W.B. Saunders. Harcourt Publishers Limited 2000, 531-540
- Ilio-femoral Venous thrombolysis and stenting. S. Babar, M.K Johnston, A. Watkinson. Vascular and Endovascular Opportunities. W.B. Saunders. Harcourt Publishers Limited 2000.
- CD-ROM : North Thames Part 2B FRCR. Rapid Reporting Self Assessment. ReMEDICA Publishing. Vol. 1 March 2000.
- Post traumatic high flow priaprism:Treatment with selective embolization. K R Shankar, S Babar, P Rowlands, M O Jones. Pediatr. Surg Int. 2000; 16(5-6): 454-6
- Complications of Abdominal Biopsies. J Kumaradevan, S Babar, A Watkinson. Imaging. 12(2000) ; 226-234.
- Spontaneous epidural hematomas Dr. S. A Babar, Dr. P Brooks Clinical MRI. Nov. 2000
- Impact of Uterine artery embolization on sexual function. A.F.Watkinson, F.J Robertson, S.A.Babar, D. Maudgil, A. Magos, E.P.H Torrie, E Holt. Special Focus session at RSNA 2001, Chicago, USA
- MRI of Post-Discectomy Spine. S. Babar, A. Saifuddin. Clinical Radiology. 2002. 57: 969-981
- CT of Indeterminate Renal space-occupying lesions. S. Babar, R.H. Reznek. Applied Radiology. November 2002.
- Unsuspected Bronchiectasis in COPD. Prevalence, Extent and Relationship to Bacterial colonisation and sputum Inflammatory markers. Scientific Session. Radiology. Nov 2002; 225 (p): 623.
- CT and MRI appearances of the adrenal glands in primary adrenal Cushing’s Syndrome. A.G. Rockall, S. Babar, S.A. Sohaib, A. Isidori, A.B. Grossman, R. H. Reznek. Scientific poster. Radiology Supplement. Nov 2002; 225 (p): 125.
- Imaging Evaluation of a Pelvic Lump. S. Babar, A. Taylor, A. F Watkinson, R. H Reznek. Current Obstetrics and Gyanecology. Vol 13/2;114-122: 2003
- RSNA 2003. MR Imaging appearances of recurrent cervical carcinoma as a Scientific Poster with presentation. S. Babar, A. Good, A. Rockall, R.H Reznek
- CT and MR Imaging of the Adrenal Glands in ACTH-independent Cushing Syndrome. Andrea G. Rockall, Syed A. Babar, S. A. Aslam Sohaib, Andrea M. Isidori, Salvador Diaz-Cano, John P. Monson, Ashley B.Grossman, Rodney H. Reznek. RadioGraphics 2004; 24: 435-452
- Diagnostic performance of nanoparticle-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of lymph node metastases in patients with endometrial and cervical cancer. Rockall AG, Sohaib SA, Harisinghani MG, Babar SA, Singh N, Jeyarajah AR, Oram DH, Jacobs IJ, Shepherd JH, Reznek RH. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Apr 20;23(12):2813-21. Erratum in: J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jul 20;23(21):4808
- Can MRI rule out bladder and rectal invasion in cervical cancer to help select patients for limited EUA? A.G. Rockall, S. Ghosh, F. Alexander-Sefre, S. Babar, M.T.S. Younis, S. Naz, I.J. Jacobs and R.H. Reznek. Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 101, Issue 2, May 2006, Pages 244-249
- Magnetic resonance imaging appearances of recurrent cervical carcinoma. Babar S, Rockall A, Goode A, Shepherd J, Reznek R; Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2007 May-Jun;17(3):637-45.
- Human 5-HT transporter availability predicts amygdala reactivity in vivo. Rhodes RA, Murthy NV, Dresner MA, Selvaraj S, Stavrakakis N, Babar S, Cowen PJ, Grasby PM. J Neurosci. 2007 Aug 22;27(34):9233-7
- MRI demonstration of the effect of neoadjuvant radiotherapy on rectal carcinoma. Jacques AE, Rockall AG, Alijani M, Hughes J, Babar S, Aleong JA, Cottrill C, Dorudi S, Reznek RH. Acta Oncol. 2007;46(7):989-95
- Synovial and tenosynovial lipoma arborescens of the ankle in an adult: a case report. Babar SA, Sandison A, Mitchell AW. Skeletal Radiol. 2008 Jan;37(1):75-7. Epub 2007
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound in adults. Harvey CJ, Hart JL, Lloyd CR, Babar S. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2008 Jul;69(7):M100-3
- Spontaneous rupture of the uterus secondary to placenta percreta with conservation of the uterus. Soliman N, Babar SA. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2010;30(5):517-8.
- Can MRI predict the diagnosis of endometrial carcinosarcom? Bharwani N, Newland A, Tunariu N, Babar S, Sahdev A, Rockall A, Reznek R. Clin Radiol. 2012 Apr;67(4):396;
- MRI appearances of uterine malignant mixed müllerian tumors. Bharwani N, Newland A, Tunariu N, Babar S, Sahdev A, Rockall AG, Reznek RH.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Nov;195(5):1268-75.
- Adalimumab-induced remission of anterior scleritis: a very rare late manifestation of Takayasu arteritis. Sameen Akhtar, Syed Babar, Susan Lightman, Justin C Mason Rheumatology. 205; 10; 1093. First published on line AUGUST 28 2015
- Dose Finding Quantitative 18 F-FDG PET Imaging study with oral Pan-AKT inhibitor GSK2141795 in patients with Gynecological Malignancies. Gungor H. Saleem A, Babar S et al. J Nucl Med 2015 Dec; 56 (12):1828-35
- An Atlas of Gynecological Oncology. Investigation and Surgery. Imaging of Gynecological Malignancies. Syed Babar Ajaz, Tara Barwic, Ruth Williamson. Fourth Edition. CRC Press 2018
- A Rare life-threatening presentation of Takayasu arteritis. Andrew Porter, Taryn Younstein, Syed Babar, Justin Mason. Rheumatology. Vol 60, supplement 3, June 2021
- International Radiology Conference in Dubai Dec 2003. MR Imaging appearances of recurrent cervical carcinoma as a Scientific Poster with presentation. S. Babar, A. Good, A. Rockall, R.H Reznek
- Poster presentation in ECR in Vienna Mar 2004. Value of MRI in Detection of Bladder and Rectal involvement in patients with Cervical carcinoma. S. Babar, A. Rockall, A. Sefre, J H Shephard, R. Reznek
Poster Presentation at ECR in Vienna Mar 2005. Dermoids vs Endometriomas-Diagnostic Dilemmas, S. Babar, E. Hughes, R Williamson
- Poster Presentation at ECR in Vienna Mar 2005. MRI imaging of ankle impingment. H Aniq, S Babar
- Poster presentation at RSNA 2004 MRI imaging appearances of Mixed Malignant Mullerian Tumours S Babar, A McIndoe, R Williamson
- Invited Speaker at the “Frontiers of Gynaecology Imaging” conference at the Imperial College London 2005
- Invited speaker at the International Sheffield Conference, Nairobi Kenya 2005
- Invited Speaker at the Cross Sectional Anatomy Imaging Course. Hammersmith Hospital, London Aug 2006
Audit
- MRI of head and neck cancers. Where are we? S.A Babar, C. King. East and North Herts Hospital 2001
- Presentation. CT Intervention. Seminar in Interventional Nuclear Medicine15 Nov’2000 British Institute of Radiology, London.
- Poster presentation at RSNA Nov 2000. Role of MRI imaging in acute elbow trauma. P R Burns, S A Babar, J P Hunt, C King, P Brooks
- Non-accidental head trauma. CT and MRI comparison. Presented at the European Congress of Radiology. Vienna, Austria. Mar 1999. Presented at clinical audit at Fazakerley and Royal Liverpool Hospital.
- Radiological Evaluation of a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule. Presented at the clinicopathology conference jointly held by Armed Forces Medical College and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. 1993
- Thyroid Abscess-a Case Report. Presented at Radiological Conference, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, 1995.
- Interventional Biliary Radiology. Presented at clinicopathology conference at Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, 1996.
- Ultrasonography of Normal Fetal Anatomy. Presented at the Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Lahore, Mar 1997.
- Royal College of Radiologist
- President of the London Sheffield International Teaching Initiative
Consultations & Outpatient Clinics
Fortius Clinic City
Our City Clinic is conveniently located between Bank and Monument stations, within the historic and financial heart of London. At our modern, two-floor facility we have nine consulting rooms, spacious waiting areas, well equipped treatment rooms and an imaging centre.
Explore our City Clinic with our virtual tour.
If you are travelling by Tube, our closest underground stations are Bank and Monument, exit 6 for King William Street.
Should you be travelling by car, the closest parking is a three minute drive away at NCP Car Park London Vintry Thames Exchange. If you are attending clinic on a weekday, please be aware that we are based in the congestion charge zone.
- 75 King William StreetEC4N 7BE
- 0203 195 2442
- Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- MRI Scan
Fortius Clinic Marylebone Wing
Our 79,000 sq ft, seven-story, private hospital on Wigmore Street has 39 en-suite inpatient rooms, consultation and treatment rooms, and a physiotherapy suite.
The hospital has a high-spec imaging suite fully equipped with an MRI, CT scanner and X-ray machine. There are three state-of-the-art operating theatres, two anaesthetic rooms and a recovery bay.
Fortius Clinic London has two Mako robots for hip and knee joint replacements.
- 66 Wigmore StreetW1U 2SB
- +442031952442
- Open 24 hours
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Tendon
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- Physician services
- Rheumatology
- CT guided injection
- MRI Scan
- CT Scan
Fortius Clinic Wimbledon
Our Wimbledon clinic houses a state-of-the-art imaging centre with a 3T MRI and X-ray scanners, Ultrasound, seven consulting rooms, two spacious waiting areas and well equipped treatment rooms all located on one level, ensuring easy accessibility for all patients.
Our partnership with Spire St Anthony’s Hospital allows us to provide orthopaedic surgery closer to our clinic. We treat a full range of conditions and perform joint replacement surgery using the latest Mako robotic assisted technology.
Take a tour of our clinic virtually through Google 360 views here.
We are open Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm, and Saturday mornings from 8.30am to 12.30pm.
If you are travelling by Tube, our closest underground station is Wimbledon (District Line), which also has rail and tramlink services from central London and beyond.
There is no parking available at the clinic, but we have a number of parking facilities all within a 10-12 minute walk of the clinic: Centre Court Car Park, Broadway Car Park, and Hartfield Road Car Park. Please note that all of these facilities are paid car parks.
The building at 22 Worple Road has steps leading up to the front entrance. If you require assistance please inform us before your arrival by calling ahead on 020 3195 2442
- 22 Worple RoadSW19 4DD
- 0203 195 2442
- Snow Injuries Clinic
- Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- MRI Scan
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