Our Team
Our Team
EXCELLENCE
We have over 170 highly trained and experienced staff who are committed to clinical excellence in Medical Imaging.
Our Leadership Team
Prof Prahlad Ho
Divisional Director of Diagnostics
and
Chief Medical Officer
Professor Prahlad Ho is a laboratory and clinical haematologist and is the Divisional Director of Diagnostic as well as Chief Medical Officer at Northern Health. He is currently also the Chair of the Research Executive Committee overseeing research strategy for Northern Health. Prahlad was the project lead for the development of Northern Pathology Victoria and Northern Imaging Victoria. Prahlad has a passion for diagnostic research and is currently Director of the Northern Clinical diagnostic and Thrombovascular Centre (NECTAR) and is an adjunct Associate Professor (Research) at both University of Melbourne and Monash University.
Assoc Prof Terry Kok
Director of Imaging Services
Associate Professor Terry Kok is a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist and is inaugural Director of Northern Imaging Victoria, providing clinical and operational leadership to the team. Terry trained in Internal Medicine and Radiology and has subspecialty clinical expertise in adult and paediatric IR, Cardiothoracic, Neuro and Abdominal imaging with fellowships in Dublin, Cambridge and London. He has an extensive academic track-record with >150 scientific publications and has authored multiple Radiology books and chapters. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and previously served on the RANZCR Interventional Radiology (2020-2024) and CIRSE Endovascular committees.
Sophie Dodson
Operations Manager
Sophie Dodson is the inaugural Operations Manager for Northern Imaging Victoria. She graduated from RMIT in 2000 with a BAppSc, Medical Radiations and has worked at Western and Northern Health since qualifying. She also worked for a brief period at the Royal London Hospital in the UK (mid 2000s) before returning to Western Health, and subsequently Northern Health, where she held roles as General Supervisor and subsequently, Imaging Manager. Sophie is a proud mum of 2 boys and her interests outside of work include sport (many years playing competitive representative hockey for Tasmania), travelling, spending time with family and cooking.
Nicola Mott
Imaging Manager (Northern Hospital)
Nicola qualified as a radiographer in 1992 with a Diploma from the College of Radiographers, UK. Having spent time at St James’ University Hospital in Leeds, she decided to take a position in Melbourne for 12 months with the intention of later returning to the UK. Australia is where she decided to settle and she became a citizen in 2002. Nicola has had a variety of roles in community and private hospital settings and came to the Northern Hospital in 2015. Nicola has 2 adult daughters who have kept her very busy with various sports and part time work over the years. She is now in a position to bring over 30 years of industry experience to NIV along with a passion for providing excellent patient care.
Paul Davies
Imaging Manager (Broadmeadows and satellite sites)
Paul graduated from RMIT before completing his internship as a radiographer at the Northern Hospital. After a few years of clinical experience, he left the hospital environment to establish a mobile imaging company servicing aged care facilities and Melbourne’s Youth Justice Centre. Returning to the Northern Hospital as a night shift radiographer, he has subsequently moved into a management role and has been involved with the transition of radiology services to NIV for the majority of 2023. Paul is passionate about providing accessible healthcare to all and is excited by what NIV and future Northern Health projects will mean for the community he grew up in.
Asim Jaleel
RIS-PACS and Imaging Informatics Manager
Asim Jaleel is the RIS, PACS and Imaging Informatics Manager at Northern Imaging Victoria. As an experienced Digital Health professional with a strong history of working in both the public and private healthcare sectors in Victoria, he has skills and experience in implementation consulting, understanding business processes, workflows and service delivery. He completed his Bachelor of Applied Science in IT from Swinburne University in 2003 and has since worked through multiple implementations around Australia and NZ, specialising in Medical Imaging with a proven track record of successful project delivery. He is currently undertaking studies to gain a Graduate Certificate in Digital Health from LaTrobe University.
Minh Nguyen
Quality Manager
Minh is the Quality Manager of Northern Imaging Victoria. Having commenced his career in the clinical space, Minh is passionate and driven to ensuring NIV delivers high standards of clinical practice and patient care. To support the operation and business development of NIV and broaden his industry insights, Minh is completing a full-time MBA at Monash Business School where he engages with Australian and international companies in consulting projects. Outside of work, Minh loves spending time with his young family, travelling, practicing Chinese calligraphy, and enjoying good food and coffee.
Anne Bright
Project Manager
Anne is a Project Manager for Northern Imaging Victoria. Graduating in 1991 from RMIT with a BAppSc, Medical Radiations, she worked overseas before returning to complete a Graduate Diploma in MRI in 2002. In 2018, she was accredited as a Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer with the American Board of MR Safety. She is the author of “Planning and Positioning in MRI” and has collaborated on several allied health publications. Anne brings a decade of experience as a Chief Radiographer and Divisional Director in allied health. She continues to be actively involved in MRI and as an advocate for skills development among allied health practitioners.
Our Medical Team
Assoc Prof Terry Kok
MB BCh BAO, BMedSci, MRCPI, MRCP, FFRRCSI, FRCR, FRANZCR, FCIRSE, EBIR-ES
Director of Imaging Services, Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
Subspecialty – IR, Neuroradiology, Cardiothoracic and Body Imaging
Dr. Ming Joe Lim
MBBS, BMedSci, FRANZCR
Deputy Director of Imaging Services, Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Breast, O&G and Musculoskeletal Imaging
Assoc Prof Stephen Schlicht
MBBS, FRANZCR, FAANMS
Head of Nuclear Medicine, Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Specialist
Subspecialty – Nuclear Medicine, PET, Sarcoma Imaging
Assoc Prof Chiew Wong
MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Head of Cardiac Imaging, Consultant Cardiologist
Subspecialty – Echocardiography, Cardiac CT and MRI
Prof Lisa Hui
MBBS, PhD, FRANZCOG, DDU, CMFM
Head of O&G Imaging, Consultant Sonologist
Subspecialty – Maternal fetal medicine, O&G
Dr. Tamburayi Cephas Kamba
MBChB, FCRadSA, FRCR, FRANZCR, EBIR
Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
Subspecialty – IR, Cardiac CT
Dr. Jyothirmayi Velaga
MBBS, DNB, EDiR, FRCR, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
MRI clinical lead
Subspecialty – Body Imaging
Dr. Farhan Ahmed
MBBS, FRCR, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Co-Director of Training
Subspecialty – Body Imaging, Paediatrics
Dr. Goran Mitreski
MBBS, FRANZCR, EBIR
Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist, Education lead
Subspecialty – IR, Neuroradiology, Cardiac CT
Dr. Phil Chan
MBBS, FRANZCR, EBIR
Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
Subspecialty – IR, Oncology
Dr. Vaughan Beckley
BHB, MBChB, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Quality and Ultrasound clinical lead
Subspecialty – Body Imaging
Dr. Xin Lyn Goh
MBBS, BMedSci, MMed, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Breast Imaging clinical lead
Subspecialty – Breast Imaging, Paediatrics
Dr. Judy Kuo
MBBS, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Breast, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Dr. Julia Sun
MB BCh BAO, FRCR, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Cardiothoracic Imaging
Dr. Miranda Siemienowicz
MBBS, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Co-Director of Training and CT clinical lead
Subspecialty – Cardiothoracic Imaging
Dr. Daniel Liu
MBBS, BMedSci, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Neuroradiology, Breast and O&G Imaging
Dr. Jack Griffin
MBBS, FRANZCR, EBIR
Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
Subspecialty – IR
Dr. Sanaz Molaei
MD, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Breast and O&G Imaging
Dr. Rose Thomas
MBChB, MRCS, FRCR, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Body Imaging and Paediatrics
Dr. Corinne Wong
MBBS, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Breast Imaging
Dr. Brian Ngo
MD, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Emergency and O&G Imaging
Dr. Anthony Hannah
MBChB, FRACP, FAANMS
Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
Subspecialty – Nuclear Medicine, PET
Dr. Allison Choong
MBBS, FRANZCOG, DDU
Consultant O&G Sonologist
Subspecialty – O&G Imaging, Gynaecology
Dr. Sook Pei Tan
MD, MMed, FRCR, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Musculoskeletal Imaging, Breast
Dr. Raghava Kashyap Karri
MBBS, MD, FRACP, FAANMS
Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
Subspecialty – Nuclear Medicine, PET
Dr. Nigel Sutherland
BPhysio, MD, FRACP
Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Imaging specialist
Subspecialty – Echocardiography, Cardiac CT and MRI
Dr. Vivek Baskaran
MBBS, FRANZCR, FAANMS
Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine specialist
Subspecialty – Oncology imaging, Nuclear Medicine, PET
Dr. Kiran Gorai
MBBS, MD, FRANZCR
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty – Body Imaging and MRI
Our Modality Leads
Kris Barlow
Broadmeadows Hospital Site Lead
Sez Kyprianou
General Supervisor
Antony Nguyen
CT Supervisor
Jacqueline Cheung
MRI Supervisor
John Trenery
Ultrasound Supervisor
Chelsea Russell
Ultrasound Tutor
Scott Hanslow
Angiography and Fluoroscopy Supervisor
Carly Sibson
Nuclear Medicine and PET Supervisor
Sarah Dunn
Mammography Supervisor
Gavin White
Clinical Educator
Debbie Mesiano
Admin Supervisor
Richard Mott
Orderly Supervisor