Our Specialists

At Hunter Imaging Group we pride ourselves on the quality and experience of our caring staff. Our Radiologists work as a team to provide both patients and referrers with an unrivalled level of customer service.

Hunter Imaging Group boasts the largest team of Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physicians in the region. Employing a large team of specialists who cover a broad spectrum of sub-specialties, our doctors are committed to providing the highest level of patient care.

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Dr Hugh Scotton
Consultant Radiologist.
MB BS (syd), FRANZCR, DDU

Dr Hugh Scotton was raised in Grafton on the NSW Far North Coast. He studied Medicine at the University of Sydney graduating in 1965. Since then he trained as a Radiology Registrar at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide from 1967-1970 and then at Royal Brisbane Hospital from 1970-1972. Dr Scotton has worked in Newcastle for over 36 years

Dr Scotton has special interests in...

  • Chest and Abdominal CT Imaging
  • Spinal interventional procedures
  • Unusual screening procedures
  • Joint arthrography and intervention

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Dr Peter Lau
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS (NSW), FRANZCR, FAMM, M. Pain Med (Newcastle)

Dr Peter Lau

Dr Lau has special interests in...

  • MRI Whole Body
  • Musculoskeletal Imaging
  • Women's Imaging
  • Spinal procedures
  • Interventional procedures
  • Ear, nose and throat imaging
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • Arthrography
  • General x-rays and screening procedures

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Dr Richard Lees
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS, FRANZCR, FRCR, DABR, DDU, FAFMM

Dr Lees completed his training in Adelaide before working as a staff specialist at the Adelaide Children's Hospital. Later Dr Lees worked in the USA at the University of Virginia as an assistant professor and the Director of Ultrasound. Upon return to Australia Dr Lees worked as a Consultant Radiologist, first at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, then as the Director of Radiology at the Royal Hobart Hospital before joining Hunter Imaging Group in 1983.


Dr Lees has special interests in...

  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Women's imaging
  • Paediatric imaging
  • Spinal procedures
  • Interventional procedures
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • Arthrography
  • General x-ray and screening procedures
  • Nuclear medicine

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Dr Joseph Ashcroft
Consultant Radiologist
MB BCh. BAO, DMRD, FRCR FRANZCR

Dr Joseph Ashcroft studied Medicine at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He then trained in Radiology with the RAF at Middlesex Hospital, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and at St Marks in London. Dr Ashcroft has worked for Hunter Imaging Group since its formation and has been practicing locally since 1986.

 
Dr Ashcroft has special interests in...

  • Women's imaging
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • General x-ray and screening procedures

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Dr Albert Gutmann
Consultant Radiologist
MB BCh, FRANZCR

Dr Albert Gutmann, originally from Johannesburg, South Africa studied medicine in Melbourne and Adelaide before specialising as a Radiologist through the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, The Metropolitan Hospital in Melbourne and The Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in the UK.

Since returning to Australia Dr Gutmann has practised with Hunter Imaging Group in Newcastle since 1988

Dr Gutmann has special interests in...

  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Women's imaging
  • Paediatric imaging
  • Interventional procedures
  • Ear, nose and throat imaging
  • General x-ray and screening procedures
  • Pain Management

 


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Dr James Hart
Consultant Radiologist
FRCS, FRANZCR

Dr James Hart is originally from Queensland, he studied Medicine at the University of Queensland. Dr Hart worked in Newcastle from 1966-1968 before leaving to specialise in Radiology.

Dr Hart trained as a Radiologist at Guy's Hospital in London and the Royal Melbourne Hospital then returning to Newcastle in 1986. Dr Hart has worked with Hunter Imaging Group since its conception in 1998.

Dr Hart has special interests in...

  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Spinal procedures
  • CT guided SIJ injections
  • Interventional procedures
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • Arthrography
  • General x-ray and screening procedures

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Dr Phillip Janke
Consultant Radiologist
MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FRCR

Dr Phillip Janke has special interests in...

  • MRI
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Women's imaging
  • Spinal procedures
  • Interventional procedures
  • Ear, nose and throat imaging
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • Arthrography
  • General x-rays and screening procedures

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Dr Amanda Woodward
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS, Dip. Anat, FRANZCR MBA

Dr Amanda Woodward studied Medicine at Monash University in Victoria. After graduating Dr Woodward trained as a Radiologist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Los Angles Children’s Hospital in the USA and the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. Dr Woodward joined the team at Hunter Imaging Group in 1991.
 
Dr Woodward has special interests in...

  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Women's imaging
  • Paediatric Imaging
  • Interventional procedures
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • Arthrography
  • General x-ray and screening procedures

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Dr Mariola Wierna
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS, FRANZCR, FRCP (Can), DDU

Dr Weirna has special interests in...

  • MRI
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Women's imaging
  • Vascular ultrasound

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Dr Colin Walker
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS (Hons), FRANZCR

Dr Colin Walker studied Medicine at the University of Newcastle then specialised in Radiology a the Royal Newcastle Hospital. Dr Walker has practiced in the local area since 1983, working for Hunter Imaging Group since its conception in 1998.

Dr Walker has special interests in...

  • MRI
  • Musculoskeletal imaging
  • Women's imaging
  • Spinal procedures
  • Interventional procedures
  • Ear, nose and throat imaging
  • Arthrography
  • General x-ray and ultrasound

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Dr Ken Thong
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS (Hons), FRANZCR

Dr Ken Thong is originally from Malaysia. Dr Thong studied medicine at the University of New South Wales before specialising in Radiology at the Royal Newcastle Hospital and the John Hunter Hospital.

Dr Thong has practiced in Newcastle since 1995 and has worked for Hunter Imaging Group since its conception in 1998.

Dr Thong has special interests in...

  • MRI
  • Women's imaging
  • Spinal procedures
  • Interventional procedures
  • Arthrography
  • General x-ray and screening procedures

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Dr Stuart Slater
Consultant Radiologist
MB ChB, FRANZCR

Dr Stuart Slater is originally from Zimbabwe. Dr Slater studies medicine in Cape Town, South Africa before specialising in Radiology in Newcastle. Dr Slater has practiced in Newcastle since 1995 and has worked for Hunter Imaging Group since its conception in 1998.

Dr Slater has special interests in...

  • MRI
  • Cardiac CT
  • Head and neck cancer imaging
  • Spinal procedures
  • Interventional Procedures
  • Ear, nose and throat imaging
  • Arthrography
  • General x-rays and screening procedures

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Dr Lynn Smith
Consultant Radiologist
MB BCh, FRCR, FRANZCR

Dr. Lynn Smith was born and raised in Scotland. She commenced her medical career in South Africa where she graduated from the University Of The Witwatersrand.

She trained at St George’s Hospital London obtaining the FRCR, followed by a Cross Sectional Imaging Fellowship in Toronto Canada.

Dr. Smith joined Hunter Imaging Group in 1994.

Her special interests are in...

 

  • MRI (musculoskeletal)
  • Teleradiology
  • Women's imaging
  • Cross Sectional Imaging
  • Women's Imaging - Obstetric and Chromosomal Risk Assessment

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Dr John Booker
Consultant Physician in Nuclear Medicine
MB BS (Syd) FRACP FRCP (Ed) DDU

Dr John Booker joined Hunter Imaging Group (then Hunter Valley Xray) in 1995 and has witnessed the growth of a fledgling nuclear medicine department into one of the busiest departments in the state. John is a medical graduate of Sydney University. He has trained in internal medicine in Sydney and the United Kingdom, and in nuclear medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

He has had 35 years experience in all facets of nuclear medicine, with particular interest in...

  • Nuclear cardiology
  • Gastroenterological nuclear medicine.

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Dr Demetrius Voutnis
Consultant Physician in Nuclear Medicine
BA, BA (Hons), BMed, FRACP

Dr Demetrius Voutnis studied medicine at the University of Newcastle and trained at the John Hunter Hospital before specialising in Nuclear Medicine through the University of Cambridge Department of Nuclear Medicine in Addenbrookes Hospital in the UK. In 2002, upon returning from the UK, Dr Voutnis joined Hunter Imaging Group as a Nuclear Medicine Physician.
 
Dr Voutnis has special interests in...

  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Infection Imaging
  • Sports Medicine
  • Interventional Therapy

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Dr Geraldine Long
Consultant Radiologist
MB BS, FRANZCR

Dr Geraldine Long is originally from Singapore. Dr Long trained as a Radiologist at the John Hunter Hospital and has lived in Newcastle since 1988.

Dr Long has special interests in...

  • MRI
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Women's imaging
  • Paediatric imaging
  • Interventional procedures
  • Ear, nose and throat imaging
  • Vascular ultrasound
  • General x-rays and screening procedures

 


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Prof Wolfgang Gowin
Consultant Radiologist
Prof (Radiology, Osteology), MD, PhD (Biomech., Biochem.), BS (Chem.), RANZCR (Educ. Affil.)

Wolfgang Gowin studied medicine at the University of Duesseldorf and specialised in radiology (diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology) through the Free University of Berlin in the University Hospital Benjamin Franklin in Germany. He has worked for the radiological industry in the USA, in private practice and in a radiology-based research centre in Germany. Before joining Hunter Imaging Group in 2005 he was the deputy director of the Center of Muscle and Bone Research at the Free University of Berlin. His research interests are metabolic bone diseases, joint diseases, quanitification of bone structure, space-travel related bone changes, micro-CT, synchrotron imaging, complexity research.

He has published numerous research articles in scientific journals and books.

Prof Gowin has special interests in...

  • Skeletal Imaging
  • Bone Disease Prevention
  • Radiology-based Technology Advancement
  • Medical Physics

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Dr Michele Roy
Consultant Radiologist
MD, FRCP (Can), ABR (USA)

Dr Michele Roy is originally from Montreal, Canada where she studied Medicine at McGill University. She did her training in Diagnostic Radiology at McGill University hospitals. After completing her training, Michele moved to Quebec City where she worked for a mix of public and private heath organisations. Michele moved to Newcastle and began working with Hunter Imaging Group in 2006.

 

Dr Roy has special interests in.......

  • Women's Imaging
  • MRI
  • MSK Ultrasound
  • Interventional Procedures
  • Ear, Nose and Throat
  • Vascular Ultrasound
  • General Radiography
  • Arthrography


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Dr Lena Forsberg
Consultant Radiologist
MB ChB, MRCR, RANZCR (Educ. Affil.)

Dr Forsberg is originally from Sweden where she studied medicine and did her specialist training in Radiology. Dr Forsberg worked as a specialist in the United Kingdom before joining Hunter Imaging Group in 2008.

Dr Forsberg has special interests in .......

  • Cross-sectional imaging
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Interventional procedures
  • General x-ray and screening procedures

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