Medical Imaging Specialist Team

Executive Director: Dr Lawrence Dembo

A Cardiologist with subspecialty training focused on non-invasive cardiac imaging, Lorry completed his general Cardiology training at Royal Perth Hospital. With an emphasis on heart failure and non-invasive diagnostic imaging throughout his training he completed his fellowship in New York under the umbrella of the Cardiovascular Research foundation. Lorry’s USA training was primarily in cardiac MRI, predominantly based in a private outpatient centre with affiliations to major Manhattan hospitals.

Lorry is a Cardiologist with a fellowship in Cardiac Imaging, and is accredited by the conjoint committee of the CSANZ/RANZCR at the highest level. He has a Level 3 MRI equivalency by the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance accreditation guidelines.

Lorry has given invited lectures locally, nationally, and internationally, and is a passionate believer in the future of 'high-tech' cardiovascular imaging. He maintains his clinical Cardiology skill set as Head of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service of Western Australia, based at Royal Perth Hospital.

Executive Director: Dr Bernard Koong

BDSc (WAust), MSc(OMR) (Toronto), FICD, FADI, FPFA

Bernard is a highly experienced and internationally respected Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist. The only North American trained Consultant in OMR in Australia, Bernard completed his specialty training at the world renowned OMR programme in Toronto. It included training at Mt Sinai Hospital and is considered by many to be the premier specialist OMR programme internationally, recognised for excellence in interpretive radiology. He also consults internationally via teleradiology, providing advice to other Radiologists and Specialists on complex and difficult cases.

Bernard is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, supervising and lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students. He is a distinguished speaker and has presented more than 70 lectures as an invited presenter in Australia, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.  As an invited visiting lecturer, he has also provided packaged OMR programmes for other universities internationally. Bernard is a member of the Editorial Board of one of the most highly respected and prestigious international journals of dentistry (COIR). He was vice chairman for the 2009 ADA Congress and he is a Member of the Australia and New Zealand College of Radiologists.

Executive Director: Dr Conor Murray

Conor graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1992. After completion of a Diploma of Child Health in 1995, Conor completed training in radiology in WA. Thereafter, Conor completed advanced fellowships in paediatric radiology, focusing on paediatric cardiac MRI, and adult thoracic imaging and intervention at the University Health Network in Toronto in 2001-2002. Conor was awarded the RANZCR Baker fellowship in 2002 for his training in adult cardiac MRI.

Conor commenced appointments as a consultant radiologist at Princess Margaret and Royal Perth Hospitals in 2003, now specialising exclusively in thoracic and cardiac imaging at these sites. Conor previously worked as an associate and partner at Perth Radiological Clinic from 2002-208, acquiring a broad range of skills with particular experience in musculoskeletal ultrasound and image guided biopsy and analgesia.

Conor’s current research interests are early detection of structural lung disease in cystic fibrosis, CT and MRI for planning of electrophysiological cardiac intervention, and the utilisation of low dose CT for the prevention of cancer. Conor has given numerous invited lectures at state and national meetings and is an author of more than 10 publications in peer reviewed journals. Conor has served as the honorary Chair of the W.A Branch of the FRANZCR from 2005-2008 and has an active interest in College matters, particularly training and education.

Executive Director: Dr Brendan Adler

Brendan completed three fellowships in Radiology, having graduated in Medicine with Honours from the University of Western Australia in 1985. Subsequently, Brendan completed advanced fellowships in Thoracic Radiology, focusing on interstitial lung disease, and Musculoskeletal Radiology and Intervention at Vancouver General Hospital in 1991-1993.

On return to Perth, Brendan commenced appointments as a consultant radiologist at Royal Perth Hospital and as a specialist radiologist at SKG Radiology, acquiring experience in a broad range of investigations and procedures in addition to his specialist interests.

In 2006, Brendan moved to Paris, France and completed a Cardiovascular Imaging fellowship in 2008 at the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital with particular interest in Cardiac MRI and Coronary CTA. Brendan was awarded the 2006 RANZCR Rouse Fellowship for this purpose.

During 2008-2009, Brendan worked at Fremantle Hospital and SKG Radiology, before joining Envision in May, 2009.

Brendan has been active in College affairs, continues to have a research interest in interstitial lung disease and is an author of at least 25 peer-reviewed articles.

Radiologist: Dr Eamon Koh

FRANZCR

Eamon graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1994. Following enrolling in Basic Surgical Training in 1997, Eamon worked as an Orthopaedic Surgery registrar in Perth and at St Thomas' Hospital in London, where he also spent a year as an Orthopaedic Research Fellow. He returned to Perth to commence Radiology training in 2001.

Returning to the London in 2005, Eamon undertook a Fellowship in MRI and Musculoskeletal Imaging at Chelsea and Westminster, working with one of the UK's leading sports imaging radiologists. In 2006, he undertook a further Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. Eamon returned to Australia in 2007 and has worked since then as an MRI and musculoskeletal radiologist, joining Envision Medical Imaging in 2009.

Eamon's subspecialist interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound, musculoskeletal intervention and sports imaging. In addition to giving invited lectures on ultrasound and MRI in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Eamon is author of internationally peer-reviewed publications on overuse injury in elite athletes, as well as ultrasound in the diagnosis of muscle injury. He also has an interest in the use of Autologous Blood Injection in the treatment of tendinopathy and other overuse disorders.

Radiologist: Dr Jeanne Louw

MBChB, FC Rad Diag, MMed Rad Diag, FRANZCR

Jeanne was born in South Africa and graduated from the medical school of the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 1998.
She completed her training as radiologist at the same institution by 2005 and obtained both these qualifications with distinction.
Jeanne did a Fellowship in Chest and Cardiac Imaging at Royal Perth Hospital during 2006. She decided to make Perth her residence and obtained the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology qualification in 2007. She has been working as consultant radiologist at Royal Perth Hospital since 2007 and joined Envision in 2008.

Jeanne has a special interest in cardiac imaging (CT and MRI) and cross sectional imaging of the chest. She has obtained sufficient experience and training to be level 3 accredited for CT Coronary Angiography. She also has an interest in chest intervention.

She enjoys teaching and is appointed as the coordinator of pregraduate training in radiology at Royal Perth Hospital, where she is involved in the teaching of students from the University of Western Australia and the University of Notre Dame.
She also serves on the editorial panel for the Diagnostic Imaging Pathways website of Royal Perth (www.imagingpathways.health.wa.gov.au). This website has achieved international recognition as an authority on current imaging pathways and is used widely by clinicians to guide their investigation of patients.

Jeanne is the co-author of a published textbook on radiological anatomy. She is co-author of several articles in chest imaging and has ongoing research and academic interests.

Chief Executive Officer

Ms Julie Carr

Julie graduated as an Occupational Therapist and spent over 10 years working in both the public and private health systems, specialising in occupational health.  She completed post graduate studies in ergonomics and her experience included on site consultancy services to many of the country’s leading companies. During this time Julie was a sitting member of the Worksafe WA Commission, a Member of the CCI Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Advisory Group and a Committee Member for the OT Association.

In addition to working as a clinician Julie has held a variety of other roles across a number of portfolios, including human resources, strategic planning  and project management.

In 2000 Julie joined the Prime Health Group as General Manager and was appointed to CEO in 2004. Julie was responsible for the operations of six medical clinics, a safety and training service and the provision of health programs to over 2000 organisations Australia wide. Under Julie’s stewardship Prime Health grew from a locally based business with a staff of 20 to a national business of over 150 staff.

In 2007 Julie commenced her own consulting business to provide project management and strategic support to a range of enterprises, predominantly in the health and human services sector. She is currently the Deputy Chair of the Independent Living Centre of WA Board where she has been a board member since 2001.

Administration and Support Staff

Key people have joined the team for the major roles, including the General Manager, Senior Radiographers, MIT Assistants, Clinical Nursing staff, Sonographers and Administration support.