{{short description|British radiologist}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Judith Elizabeth Adams | birth_date = 16 May 1945 |birth_place=Liverpool, England | death_date = {{dda|30 September 2017|16 May 1945|df=y}} | fields = Musculoskeletal radiology | alma_mater =UCL Medical School }}
'''Judith Elizabeth Adams''' (16 May 1945 – 30 September 2017) was an English professor, musculoskeletal radiologist, honorary consultant, and clinical director of the radiology department at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.<ref name="rcr.ac.uk obit"/>
== Career == Adams obtained a degree in medicine at University College London. She started working as a junior doctor at Addenbrookes Hospital during 1972.<ref name="rcr.ac.uk obit">{{Cite web|title=Professor Judith Elizabeth Adams |website=The Royal College of Radiologists|url=https://www.rcr.ac.uk/college/obituaries/professor-judith-elizabeth-adams|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref> Her mentors included pioneers like Sir Godfrey Hounsfield and Sir Charles Dent.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ward|first1=Kate|last2=Mughal|first2=Zulf|date=2017|title=Professor Judith Elizabeth Adams: Leading Skeletal Radiologist and Expert in Adult and Pediatric Bone Densitometry|journal=Journal of Bone and Mineral Research|language=en|volume=32|issue=12|pages=2322–2323|doi=10.1002/jbmr.3310|issn=1523-4681|doi-access=free}}</ref> She obtained a Fellowship of The Royal College of Radiologists in 1975 and became a lecturer in 1976, senior lecturer in 1979, and a professor in 1993. She also served as the head of the academic department and head of training of the Manchester radiology training scheme, and an honorary consultant at the NHS until her death.
== Research == Adams' research primarily focused on osteoporosis-related fractures.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stafford|first=Ned|date=2017-12-21|title=Judith and Peter Adams|url=https://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5866|journal=BMJ|language=en|volume=359|article-number=j5866|doi=10.1136/bmj.j5866|s2cid=80511474|issn=0959-8138|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She secured well over £5.5 million in research grants throughout her career. She co-authored 273 peer-reviewed scientific papers with 12365 citations recorded by Scopus,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Adams, Judith Elizabeth)|url=https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7404783253|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.scopus.com}}</ref> 24 invited reviews, and 34 book chapters.<ref name="OI leading">{{Cite journal|last1=Ward|first1=K. A.|last2=Mughal|first2=Z.|date=2018-01-01|title=Professor Judith Elizabeth Adams: Leading skeletal radiologist and expert in adult and paediatric bone densitometry|journal=Osteoporosis International|language=en|volume=29|issue=1|pages=1–2|doi=10.1007/s00198-017-4282-y|pmid=29098345|issn=1433-2965|doi-access=free}}</ref> She has an h-index of 60.<ref name=":0" />
== Selected publications == *{{Cite journal|last1=Kelly|first1=W.|last2=Adams|first2=J. E.|last3=Laing|first3=I.|last4=Longson|first4=D.|last5=Davies|first5=D.|title=Long-Term Treatment of Nelson's Syndrome with Sodium Valproate|date=February 1988|journal=Clinical Endocrinology|language=en|volume=28|issue=2|pages=195–204|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2265.1988.tb03656.x|pmid=2844446|s2cid=34254932 |issn=0300-0664}} * {{Cite journal|last1=Saunders|first1=Fiona R|last2=Gregory|first2=Jennifer S|last3=Pavlova|first3=Anastasia V|last4=Muthuri|first4=Stella G|last5=Hardy|first5=Rebecca J|last6=Martin|first6=Kathryn R|last7=Barr|first7=Rebecca J|last8=Adams|first8=Judith E|last9=Kuh|first9=Diana|last10=Aspden|first10=Richard M|last11=Cooper|first11=Rachel|date=2020-03-12|title=Motor development in infancy and spine shape in early old age: findings from a British birth cohort study|journal=Journal of Orthopaedic Research|volume=38 |issue=12 |language=en|pages=2740–2748|doi=10.1002/jor.24656|pmid=32162719|pmc=8641380 |issn=0736-0266|doi-access=free}} * {{Cite journal|last1=Ireland|first1=Alex|last2=Saunders|first2=Fiona R|last3=Muthuri|first3=Stella G|last4=Pavlova|first4=Anastasia V|last5=Hardy|first5=Rebecca J|last6=Martin|first6=Kathryn R|last7=Barr|first7=Rebecca J|last8=Adams|first8=Judith E|last9=Kuh|first9=Diana|last10=Aspden|first10=Richard M|last11=Gregory|first11=Jennifer S|date=March 2019|title=Age at Onset of Walking in Infancy Is Associated With Hip Shape in Early Old Age|journal=Journal of Bone and Mineral Research|language=en|volume=34|issue=3|pages=455–463|doi=10.1002/jbmr.3627|issn=0884-0431|pmc=6446733|pmid=30496618}} *{{Cite journal|last1=Muthuri|first1=Stella G.|last2=Pavlova|first2=Anastasia V.|last3=Saunders|first3=Fiona R.|last4=Hardy|first4=Rebecca J.|last5=Gregory|first5=Jennifer S.|last6=Barr|first6=Rebecca J.|last7=Martin|first7=Kathryn R.|last8=Adams|first8=Judith E.|last9=Kuh|first9=Diana|last10=Aspden|first10=Richard M.|last11=Cooper|first11=Rachel|date=December 2018|title=Associations between back pain across adulthood and spine shape in early old age in a British birth cohort|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=8|issue=1|page=16309|doi=10.1038/s41598-018-34628-9|issn=2045-2322|pmc=6218503|pmid=30397263|bibcode=2018NatSR...816309M }}
== Memberships ==
* Chairman of the ESSR osteoporosis committee. * Member of the International Skeletal Society in 1986. * Member of the European Society of Skeletal Radiologists since 1995.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ward|first1=K. A.|last2=Mughal|first2=Z.|date=January 2018|title=Professor Judith Elizabeth Adams: Leading skeletal radiologist and expert in adult and paediatric bone densitometry|journal=Osteoporosis International|language=en|volume=29|issue=1|pages=1–2|doi=10.1007/s00198-017-4282-y|pmid=29098345|issn=0937-941X|doi-access=free}}</ref> * Examiner for The Royal College of Radiologists (part I and part II).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://essr.org/content-essr/uploads/2016/08/Obituary-for-Professor-Judith-E-Adams.pdf|title=Obit |website=essr.org|access-date=2020-06-26}}</ref> * Regional education adviser, member of the council and other boards, dean, and vice president. * Chair of the regional committee for Clinical Excellence awards.
== Awards == *2007: Gold Medal from the International Skeletal Society.<ref name="OI leading" /> *2015: Co-presenter at the annual BRS Dent Lecture in clinical imaging, shared with Professor Ignac Fogelman, by the Bone Research Society. *2016: Gold Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists. *2016: Linda Edwards Award of the National Osteoporosis Society.
== Personal life == Adams was born in 1945 in Liverpool, raised in Zambia, and died in 2017 while working as a professor in Manchester, UK. She enjoyed swimming, horse-riding, and played fencing.<ref name="rcr.ac.uk obit" /> She married professor Peter Adams and raised two sons.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Professors Peter and Judy Adams|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/professors-peter-and-judy-adams-obituary-kq8r9bzgr|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
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