
Professor Kawal Rhode
Professor in Biomedical Engineering and the Head of Education at the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences
Research interests
- Imaging sciences
Biography
Research interests
Image-guided interventions; medical image processing; patient-specific cardiac biophysical modelling; medical robotics; 3D printing in healthcare; pedagogy for biomedical engineering; translational research
Research

Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Medical Engineering
The Centre focuses on the science and engineering of medical imaging. The UK is strong in medical imaging, with the Centre hosting the largest research group in this area in Europe.The Centre combines fundamental research in engineering, physics, mathematics, computing, and chemistry with medicine and biomedical research. The 400 inter-disciplinary scientists in the Centre are transforming the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and will deliver exceptional research.
News
Back to (Hospital of) the Future: New Scientist Live 2023
The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences is headed back to New Scientist Live with their award-winning exhibit, Hospital of the Future.

Biomedical Engineering scores highest rating for an Undergraduate Programme at King's
The Biomedical Engineering BEng/MEng programme has achieved an overall average of 87% positive responses in the National Student Survey (NSS) for 2023.

Success for Black Engineers Programme begins partnership with Global Software Supplier, Ansys
Ansys’ Black Employee Network have committed $3000 towards events for undergraduate engineering students on the Success for Black Engineers programme.

MSc Clinical Sciences programmes receive IPEM accreditation
MSc Clinical Sciences programmes in Clinical Engineering and Medical Physics have received accreditation status from The Institute of Physics and Engineering...

King's teaching module wins Education Innovation Award
The Synthetic Anatomy Module, an integrated innovative anatomy teaching module developed and delivered by Dr Mandeep Gill Sagoo, Professor Richard Wingate,...

Success For Black Engineers Students Visit Siemens Factory
Students on the Success for Black Engineers programme learnt about superconducting magnets and how MRI scanners are produced on a recent field trip to Siemens...

Medical 3D printing restores 100 year old Museum of Life Sciences specimen
Prof Kawal Rhode, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and Royal Veterinary College Student, Asma Bint-Zubair, have restored a 100 year old...

Researchers successfully 3D print prosthesis for cancer patients
Researchers have successfully used a bespoke software and 3D printing to create a chest wall prosthesis for cancer patients.

Equality programme, Success for Black Engineers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering funding
Success for Black Engineers will develop and deploy a series of measures that will better support Black students and ensure their success at King’s

New research into remote robotic surgery
The review highlights some of the key criteria needed for interventional systems needed to be successful

Features
NHS at 75: "It's been my life's dream"
This year, the National Health Service turns 75. We hear from students and staff across King’s as they talk about what the NHS means to them and their...

Professor Kawal Rhode talks DDI at BMEIS
Professor from School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences talks about Development, Diversity & Inclusion

New first-time student engineering labs opened at School
The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences has opened new teaching labs for students at St Thomas' Hospital

Research

Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Medical Engineering
The Centre focuses on the science and engineering of medical imaging. The UK is strong in medical imaging, with the Centre hosting the largest research group in this area in Europe.The Centre combines fundamental research in engineering, physics, mathematics, computing, and chemistry with medicine and biomedical research. The 400 inter-disciplinary scientists in the Centre are transforming the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and will deliver exceptional research.
News
Back to (Hospital of) the Future: New Scientist Live 2023
The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences is headed back to New Scientist Live with their award-winning exhibit, Hospital of the Future.

Biomedical Engineering scores highest rating for an Undergraduate Programme at King's
The Biomedical Engineering BEng/MEng programme has achieved an overall average of 87% positive responses in the National Student Survey (NSS) for 2023.

Success for Black Engineers Programme begins partnership with Global Software Supplier, Ansys
Ansys’ Black Employee Network have committed $3000 towards events for undergraduate engineering students on the Success for Black Engineers programme.

MSc Clinical Sciences programmes receive IPEM accreditation
MSc Clinical Sciences programmes in Clinical Engineering and Medical Physics have received accreditation status from The Institute of Physics and Engineering...

King's teaching module wins Education Innovation Award
The Synthetic Anatomy Module, an integrated innovative anatomy teaching module developed and delivered by Dr Mandeep Gill Sagoo, Professor Richard Wingate,...

Success For Black Engineers Students Visit Siemens Factory
Students on the Success for Black Engineers programme learnt about superconducting magnets and how MRI scanners are produced on a recent field trip to Siemens...

Medical 3D printing restores 100 year old Museum of Life Sciences specimen
Prof Kawal Rhode, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and Royal Veterinary College Student, Asma Bint-Zubair, have restored a 100 year old...

Researchers successfully 3D print prosthesis for cancer patients
Researchers have successfully used a bespoke software and 3D printing to create a chest wall prosthesis for cancer patients.

Equality programme, Success for Black Engineers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering funding
Success for Black Engineers will develop and deploy a series of measures that will better support Black students and ensure their success at King’s

New research into remote robotic surgery
The review highlights some of the key criteria needed for interventional systems needed to be successful

Features
NHS at 75: "It's been my life's dream"
This year, the National Health Service turns 75. We hear from students and staff across King’s as they talk about what the NHS means to them and their...

Professor Kawal Rhode talks DDI at BMEIS
Professor from School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences talks about Development, Diversity & Inclusion

New first-time student engineering labs opened at School
The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences has opened new teaching labs for students at St Thomas' Hospital
