David Brettle, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

David Brettle is the Chief Scientific Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. Prior to this he was the Head of Medical Physics and Engineering at Leeds for 11 years. During this time he completed a term as President of the institute of Physics in Engineering and Medicine. Last year he received a lifetime achievement award from the Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England.His current role includes the professional lead for the Healthcare Scientists in Leeds, research into image quality in digital pathology at the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative and leading on innovation and technology for the two new hospitals being built in Leeds. His background is in radiology physics and his digital imaging experience spans over 30 years. Early work included developing some of the first digital mammograms and algorithms. From this work themes around image probity, digital display, imaging system evaluation and psychophysics have been developed.