Mark Thurston

Dr. Mark Thurston serves as Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, and works as Consultant Radiologist specializing in musculoskeletal imaging and soft tissue sarcoma. His research focuses on medical imaging applications of computer vision techniques, particularly for MRI safety and neurological disorder detection.

Educational roles include teaching medical students, serving on admissions and examination panels, and developing clinical reasoning sessions. External roles include representing the National Institute for Health Research as imaging research champion for the southwest region.

Research targets practical clinical applications: deep learning for detecting MRI-incompatible implants (aneurysm clips, pacemakers) and AI-based Parkinson's disease identification in brain scans. Recent work emphasizes explainable AI approaches to enhance clinical trust and adoption.