Radiology
Services We Offer
General Radiography
- Provides 70% of Radiololgy services on a 24/7 basis.
- Developing future service in close proximity to and cooperation with Emergency Department.
- Heavy commitment to Endocrine and Skeletal research imaging.
Computed Tomography (CT)
- Key advanced imaging modality required by ALL departments and services throughout the Medical Centre.
- Service provided by two state-of-the-art 64-slice CT scanners on the ground and first floor of G Block radiology.
- The modality with the greatest future potential for improved imaging of patients with Acute Emergency and Trauma presentations, as well as for Neuro, Body and Vascular imaging.
Ultrasound (U/S)
- State of the art Doppler equipment with advanced applications.
- High quality sonography staff with a strong teaching programme.
- Strong commitment to and cooperation with multiple vascular research initiatives (e.g. Peripheral Vascular Disease, Pulmonary Embolism).
- Essential imaging modality for close assessment of the post transplant (liver and kidney) patient.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- State of the art Siemens Sonata currently available in G Block.
- Considerable commitment to research, especially towards neuro functional imaging – key future direction of neuro and MR imaging.
- Essential imaging modality for neurological, neuro-surgical, and musculo-skeletal services.
Mammography
- Service combining expert skills of Radiology, Pathology and Surgery Departments.
- Key work in diagnostic and preventive (screening) medicine vital towards the major disease issue in womens’ health of breast cancer.
- Advanced quality assurance program ensuring continued expert management of the patient.
Interventional and Diagnostic Angiography
- This diverse branch of Radiology strays from the diagnostic towards therapeutic; aims to assist our clinical colleagues in the care of our patients.
- State of the art equipment in multiple modalities with a range of available skilled personnel, allows performance of biopsies (crucial for our oncology patients), abscess drainages (of value for our immuno-compromised and post-operative patients), and vascular procedures (for our renal and endovascular surgery patients).
Quality & Care
- The Department has a dedicated committee to oversee detailed Quality Assurance programmes looking at all aspects of our performance.
- Key performance indicators are achieved as required for accreditation, e.g. MET audits to ensure this category of the seriously ill patients is catered, to staff and patient satisfaction surveys
- Anticipated expansion in response to future requirements and interest.
Department Contact Details
Radiology
- General Enquiries: 61 8 9346 2233
- Interventional Bookings: 61 8 9346 3299
- MRI Bookings: 61 8 9346 3445
- CT Bookings: 61 8 9346 4500
- Ultrasound: 61 8 9346 4500
- Fax: 61 8 9346 2091
Radiology Administration:
Head of Department: Clin. Assoc. Prof. Vincent LOW
Phone: 61 8 9346 2177
Phone: 61 8 9346 2233
E-mail: vincent.low@health.wa.gov.au
Deputy Head of Dept.: Dr Deryck FOULNER
Special Interests:
Vertebroplasty & Musculoskeletal & U/S
General and Abdominal Imaging.
Dr Richard THOMPSON
Special Interest: General & Mammography
Dr Gavin CHAPEIKIN
Special Interest: Head & Neck and Neuroradiology.
Dr Ashok KUMAR
Special Interest: All General Interventional Radiology
Dr Brian CLEARY
Special Interest: General Interventional Radiology
Dr John FERGUSON
Special Interest: Hepatobiliary & Interventional Radiology
Dr Sanjay NADKARNI
Special Interest: Interventional Radiology
Dr Anita BOURKE
Special Interest: Mammography
Dr Fiona BETTENAY
Special Interest: Mammography
Dr Elizabeth WYLIE
Special Interest: Mammography
Dr Michael BYNEVELT
Special Interest: All Neuroradiology
Dr Con PHATOUROS
Special Interest: All Neuroradiology
Dr Rohan VANDEN DRIESEN
Special Interest: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Email: rohan.vandendriesen@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Ramon SHEEHAN
Special Interest: Thoracic Radiology
Email: ramon.sheehan@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Sanjay JEGANATHAN
Special Interest: Mammography
Email: sanjay.jeganathan@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Donna TAYLOR
Special Interest: Mammography
Email: donna.taylor@health.wa.gov.au
Dr John Nash
Special Interest: general and Musculoskeletal
Email: john.nash@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Jonathan Tibballs
Special Interest: Interventional Radiology
Email: jonathan.tibballs@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Louise Mestrov
Special Interest: General and Mammography
Email: louise.mestrov@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Susanne Guy
Special Interest: Musculoskeletal
Email: susanne.guy@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Richard Bessell-Browne
Special Interest:
Oncology Imaging
Email: richard.bessell-browne@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Helen Frazer
Special Interest: Mammography
Email: helen.frazer@health.wa.gov.au
Dr Caroline Yapp
Special Interest: Mammography
Email: caroline.yapp@health.wa.gov.au
Dr John Herron
Special Interest: Hepatobiliary
Email: john.herron@health.wa.gov.au
Chief M.I.T.: Mr Bruce Stock
Phone: 61 8 9346 3333 (Pager 4511)
Administrative Assistant: Ms Sally Freight
Phone: 61 8 9346 2177
Email: sally.freight@health.wa.gov.au
Research Officer: Ms Roslyn Green
Phone: 61 8 9346 3333 (Pager 4981)
Clinical Nurse Manager: Ms Shelagh Hall
Phone: 61 8 9346 3333 (Pager 4808)
Physical Location
The main Radiology Department is located in the centre of G Block on both the Ground and 1st Floors. Outpatient Radiology is located on the ground floor of E Block in the Outpatient Department.
Mission Statement
The Department of Radiology of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is driven by its purpose to provide imaging services for every other clinical department and division throughout the Medical Centre. A similar service is also provided to a multitude of non-clinical site users (Research, Forensics, etc.). The Department is strongly committed to a successful partnership with the medical staff of the Hospital for the benefit of the patient. Our philosophy aims to achieve the best results through teamwork.
With a staff of approximately 140 we perform nearly 120,000 examinations per year. Our strength lies in the range and flexibility of the service we are able to provide as well as the level of excellence embodied within the expertise within these personnel as well as the quality of the equipment. This allows us to respond to the needs of our colleagues throughout the campus both in terms of their current requirements as well as any changes that may occur as they evolve. The department itself is inherently technology-driven and our intrinsic aspiration is to maintain and continue to improve on the quality of our imaging product by maintaining the standards of our image delivery on par with standards expected by this community. This requires a maintenance and active recruitment of personnel and equipment of excellence to maintain and improve on our performance of delivery of service.
Staff
The Radiology Department is the largest department within the hospital. There are very few patients who do not require some type of imaging during or after their stay with us in hospital. We have a staffing level of approximately 140 people. These include Radiologists (the consultant doctors who read the x-rays and perform the procedures), Fellows (senior registrars), Registrars-in-Training, Radiographers (or Medical Imaging Technologists) who take the images and are responsible for the equipment, nursing, clerical and HSA (support staff/orderlies).
Education and Research Activities
Research:
Research in interventional radiology is particularly linked to vascular disease and to the Liver Transplantation Unit. Many research projects are being conducted in the MRI unit, focusing on functional brain imaging, pulmonary artery imaging and imaging of musculoskeletal disease.
Clinical audits currently include
- Efficacy of Angioplasty & Stents in Peripheral Vascular Disease.
- Vertebroplasty Patient Follow Up.
Education:
The Department of Radiology is closely linked with the University Department of Western Australia and CTEC for its under- graduate and postgraduate medical education, nursing and allied health education professionals.
- Regular Radiology staff development tutorials.
- Ongoing registrar tutorials
- Ongoing professional development by staff Radiologists
- Active collaboration with regular meeting to discuss cases with the Departments of Respiratory Medicine, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Liver Transplant Team, Haematology, Neurology, Vascular Surgery, Dialysis Team and Gastroenterology.
- The department partakes in the development of the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCR) accreditation procedure
- Film Library for teaching, referral and research purpose
Other Information
How to Order Investigations:
Different processes exist for requesting different examinations. It is vitally important that all the boxes on the appropriate request form are completed, especially the clinical history, name and page number of the requesting doctor. Examinations cannot be performed without a request form. This is a medico-legal requirement before any procedure can be performed.
A Clinical Decision Support Tool and Educational Resource for Diagnostic Imaging click here
Business Hours:
Monday to Friday 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
24/7 after-hours on-call service.
Information for Patients
Referral Source
The Department services the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and increasingly is accepting referrals from outside the Hospital for breast intervention and vascular intervention.
The MRI scanner represents a State facility.
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