Dr Steven James is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer with the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. He was appointed in 2006 after completing a fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London UK in Musculoskeletal and Spinal imaging with an emphasis on interventional techniques.

Dr James has developed a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of sports related injury. He was part of the medical imaging team for the London 2012 Olympics. He works closely with a number of national and regional professional sports organisations. 

Dr James has a strong research interest and has over 75 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals on Orthopaedic, Spinal and Sports injury related topics. He has edited 2 textbooks and written numerous book chapters. He regularly lectures at national and international meetings on musculoskeletal and sports injury related topics. He is currently on the executive committee of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists.