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

Assoc Prof Prahlad Ho

Divisional Director of Diagnostics and Outpatient Services

Associate Professor Prahlad Ho is a laboratory and clinical haematologist and is Divisional Director of Diagnostic and Outpatient Services as well as Cancer Services (Medical) 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

Subspecialty – Body Imaging

Dr. Farhan Ahmed

MBBS, FRCR, FRANZCR

Consultant Radiologist

Subspecialty – Body Imaging, Paediatrics

Dr. Goran Mitreski

MBBS, FRANZCR, EBIR

Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist

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

Subspecialty – Body Imaging

Dr. Xin Lyn Goh

MBBS, BMedSci, MMed, FRANZCR

Consultant Radiologist

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

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

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

Dr. Raghava Kashyap Karri

MBBS, MD, FRACP, FAANMS

Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician

Subspecialty – Nuclear Medicine, PET

Dr. Nigel Sutherland

BPhysio, MD, FRACP

Consultant Cardiologist

Subspecialty – Echocardiography, Cardiac CT 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