Dr Rankine is an expert in all aspects of musculoskeletal radiology, with a particular interest in spinal imaging. He is the lead radiologist for one of the largest multidisciplinary spinal meetings in the UK, incorporating both neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal practice.

He has over 25 years’ experience in medico-legal practice and is regularly instructed to provide expert evidence in personal injury and medical negligence cases involving a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. He has a particular expertise in spinal trauma and degenerative spinal disease.

His research has explored the relationship between trauma and imaging features of spinal degeneration. In 2011, he gave evidence before the Court of Session in Edinburgh in the landmark case Wilson v North Lanarkshire Council, which successfully challenged the assertion that repetitive trauma causes disc degeneration.

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• Consultant MSK radiologist Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust
• Associate professor of Radiology Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS trust and Leeds University

• Fellow of the Royal College of radiology
• Member of the British Society of Skeletal radiology

Dr Rankine has authored over 50 publications in musculoskeletal and spinal imaging. His work has been recognised with the Editor’s Medal from the Royal College of Radiologists. He has a comprehensive knowledge of literature relating to the significance of spinal MRI findings and is regularly instructed as an expert witness in this area.

His most recent publication examines the imaging features of spinal trauma:

“Dirty Fat Pad” Sign: A novel computed tomography (CT) indicator of injury to the posterior ligamentous complex in acute fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. Dunsmuir R, Price M, Rankine J. Injury, 2026;

He teaches at the Leeds Radiology Academy and has established the successful free online teaching platform mskradvideos.com.