Our Radiologists

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Dr Damien Hoon recently joined NCDI after completing his musculoskeletal fellowship at Regional Imaging in Albury.

Damien completed both his undergraduate and radiology training in Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked as a radiologist at Middlemore Hospital and in private practice in Auckland, prior to his fellowship.

Damien has broad interests in radiology including musculoskeletal, body and neurological imaging and non vascular intervention particularly musculoskeletal. Outside of radiology, he is a keen cyclist, enjoys running, snowboarding and travel.

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After training as a General Physician, Fred trained in Nuclear Medicine, first at RPA and then at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. He returned to Australia in 1972 to establish the Nuclear Medicine Department at The Canberra Hospital.

Although the discipline was at that time embryonic, he also established the first Canberra diagnostic ultrasound service there in 1976 and from humble beginnings this was developed into a comprehensive, state of the art centre. These were exciting years when practice outstripped the ability of the books to keep up and many interventional and other techniques were pioneered.

He became a foundation diplomat of the Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound and for many years was an examiner for the Diploma. In 1988 he received the uncommon distinction of an Honorary Fellowship of the Australasian College of Radiologists for services to Ultrasound.

Patient contact has always been an important stimulus for Fred, and he has now been seeing Thyroid patients in consultation at hospital and private clinics since 1969. Having all the investigative tools at his finger-tips, most patients are fully evaluated in a single visit.

Away from work, he tends his orchids in Sydney and writes an orchid column. Working half time has enabled him to extend his professional life and enjoy it more. And he intends to keep working for some time yet!

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Dr Iain Stewart is NCDI’s Clinical Director and has been with the Practice since 1995.

Iain trained in radiology and nuclear medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. During that time had had a 3 month attachment at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Prior to that he trained in general medicine and prior to starting radiology was at Riyadh and Al Kharj Military Hospital, Saudi Arabia for 3 years.

Iain’s professional interests are nuclear medicine, MRI, CT, ultrasound and multi-modality imaging integration. He also enjoys Rugby Union, bushwalking, travel and wine.

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Dr Karen Falk recently joined NCDI after relocating from Sydney. Karen trained in Radiology at the UNSW teaching hospitals in Sydney and at Stanford University Hospital USA, completing a MRI Fellowship at Stanford.

Prior to training in Radiology, her undergraduate training was in Sydney. She has worked extensively in private practice with public hospital appointments, in both NSW and QLD.

Outside work, she enjoys art and painting, travel, wine, nature and keeping fit.

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Dr Malcolm Thomson completed his undergraduate training in New Zealand, before undergoing radiology training in Canberra.

Initially working at The Canberra hospital as a staff Radiologist, he joined National Capital Diagnostic Imaging in 2001. Malcolm’s practice includes the usual array of radiology, with special interests in MSK and spinal imaging and intervention, along with other non-endoluminal interventions. His non-work interests include his children, bushwalking, running, brewing, single-malt scotches, and travel.

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Dr Mike McKewan trained in radiology in Christchurch, New Zealand, after 4 years working in Emergency medicine in New Zealand and then Coffs Harbour (NSW). He has completed fellowships in Body imaging (Christchurch Public Hospital, 2009) and MRI /MSK imaging (Albury, 2010).

While working in Southland he gained experience in sports medicine assisting with multiple national and provincial sport teams and events.

Away from work, Mike has a keen interest in mountain biking, rugby union, and outdoor sports.

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Dr Nicholas Kenning began working at NCDI in early 2010 after completing his fellowship in MRI at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne.

Dr Kenning is originally from New Zealand and completed his undergraduate training in Dunedin. He has worked in Dunedin, Auckland and Port Macquarie. While working in paediatrics he completed a post graduate diploma in child health. Dr Kenning then specialised in radiology in Wellington.

Since finishing his training he has also worked as a locum in Wellington and Queensland and completed a level 2 cardiac CT course. Dr Kenning is interested in all aspects of radiology, especially neurological, body and breast imaging. He also has a keen interest in new technologies and teaching.

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On top of co-managing NCDI’s Civic rooms, Dr Paul Sullivan is a senior specialist at the Medical Imaging Department of the Canberra Hospital.

Paul’s interests are cardiovascular nuclear medicine, vascular ultrasound and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Paul is also widely experienced in all aspects of nuclear medicine and ultrasound including associated interventional procedures and paediatric examinations.

Outside of work, Paul enjoys golf, fishing and is an avid wine connoisseur.

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Rob has been a part of the NCDI team in Canberra since 2007, having moved from the Central West, where he worked in Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound for over 14 years.

Rob was trained at RPAH in Sydney, and completed a fellowship in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Centre in the US specialising in oncological PET. More recently, Rob has furthered his non invasive cardiac imaging skills, training in Cardiac MRI and Cardiac CT to complement his experience in Nuclear Medicine and echocardiography. Rob now heads the CMR and Cardiac CT services at the Deakin rooms, as well as continuing to work in cardiac and general Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound.