When it comes to medical imaging, accuracy matters. That’s why our radiologists are among the most experienced and respected in the field and why we’ve been trusted for over 80 years.
Auckland District Health Board – Musculoskeletal Radiologist
Radiologist Dr Neal Stewart also works as a musculoskeletal radiologist for the Auckland District Health Board, where he has been making important contributions to the study of radiology for more than 30 years.
A graduate from Otago Medical School, Neal completed his radiology training in Christchurch. He gained American Board of Radiology certification after completing a fellowship at the Mallinckrodt Institute in St. Louis, Missouri.
Orthopaedic, rheumatology, musculoskeletal tumour and sports medicine imaging are Neal’s areas of expertise.
Dr Amy Stringer
MBChB, PGDip Paediatrics, FRANZCR
Radiologist
Areas of Practice
Body Oncology
Paediatric Imaging
General Radiology
Current Appointments
Te Whatu Ora - Waitemata
Dr Amy Stringer has been with Auckland Radiology Group since 2018. After graduating from The University of Auckland Medical School in 2008 she went on to complete a PGDip in Paediatrics. Following the completion of her Radiology training in Auckland in 2016, Amy undertook a year long Fellowship in Body Oncology Imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York before returning to Auckland. She has completed fixed term roles at Starship Hospital and currently works as a General Radiologist at Waitemata DHB alongside her work at ARG. Amy’s particular interests are in Body Oncology Imaging and Paediatrics, and she is also involved in the Waitemata Colorectal MDM.
Dr Lara Sweetman
MB BCH BAO, BA, FRANZCR
Radiologist
Areas of Practice
Musculoskeletal and Spinal Imaging
General Radiology
Current Appointments
Auckland City Hospital – Musculoskeletal & Generalist Radiologist
Dr Lara Sweetman is a musculoskeletal and general radiologist at both Auckland Radiology Group and Auckland City Hospital.
Lara graduated from the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin in 1996, and after gaining postgraduate experience in Ireland and Queensland, completed her radiology training in Auckland. Lara subsequently undertook subspecialty training in musculoskeletal radiology through a combined Auckland Radiology Group/Auckland City Hospital fellowship.
Areas of expertise include sports and orthopaedic imaging, and Lara has a particular interest in musculoskeletal and spinal imaging and intervention.
Dr Penny Symes
MBChB, FRANZCR
Radiologist
Areas of Practice
Gynaecology Radiology
Obstetric Radiology
Oncology Radiology
Abdominal Radiology
General Radiology
Current Appointments
General Radiologist at Waitemata DHB
Dr Penny Symes returned to Auckland Radiology Group in 2016, having previously worked here from 2003 to 2005, and also works as a general radiologist for Waitemata DHB.
Penny graduated from the University of Otago in 1992 then came to Auckland for her specialist radiology training. She completed a mini-MRI Fellowship at Auckland Radiology Group in 2003. Her experience includes Head of Ultrasound at North Shore Hospital (NSH) and Director of Training, involved in registrar supervision and training, also at NSH.
Penny’s special interests include obstetrics and gynaecology radiology as well as general abdominal and oncology radiology. She performs HSGs in the investigation of infertility and is involved in the gynaecology oncology MDM as well as heading up the North Shore pelvic floor MDM for the investigation of defecatory disorders.
Dr Glen Thomson is a fellowship trained paediatric radiologist with subspecialty expertise in all areas of paediatric imaging, but with particular interest in paediatric head and neck imaging, paediatric neuroradiology and imaging of neonates. He gained his medical degree from Auckland University Medical School, trained in general radiology in Auckland, and was admitted as a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FRANZCR) in 2000. He spent a year gaining fellowship training in paediatric radiology in 2000-2001 at British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.
Upon returning to Auckland in 2001, Glen completed 6 months fellowship training in MRI at Auckland Radiology Group. In 2002 he started at Middlemore Hospital in charge of paediatric imaging, alongside his role at Auckland Radiology Group. In 2009 he moved from Middlemore to Starship Hospital, where he has further developed his subspecialty interests. He is a current member of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Paediatric Radiology (ANZSPR). Glen was a BreastScreen radiologist at CMDHB 2005-2007, and continues to have an interest in breast imaging.
Dr Jack (Yun-Jung) Tsai
MBChB, FRANZCR, PGDipSurgAnat, MMedSc Anatomy with Radiology
Radiologist
Areas of Practice
Musculoskeletal and Spinal Imaging
Musculoskeletal and Spinal Procedures
Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Imaging and Intervention
General radiology
Current Appointments
Director of MSK Fellowships at Auckland City Hospital
Member of the North Island Sarcoma Team
Dr Jack (Yun-Jung) Tsai graduated from the University of Otago Medical School in 2007 and completed his radiology specialty training in Auckland in 2019. Jack has undertaken two musculoskeletal imaging fellowships, the first at Auckland City Hospital and the second at Fowler Simmons Radiology in Adelaide, Australia. In 2021 Jack returned home to New Zealand, taking up a position as a consultant radiologist at Auckland City Hospital where he is Director of the MSK Imaging Fellowship programme alongside his role at Auckland Radiology Group. He has a special interest in orthopaedic and sports imaging, and all musculoskeletal procedures and is a member of the North Island sarcoma team.
Dr Stephen Wood
BSc, MBChB, FRANZCR
Radiologist
Areas of Practice
Body Imaging
Breast Imaging
General radiology
Percutaneous Procedures
Current Appointments
Auckland City Hospital – Body Radiologist
Breastscreen Aotearoa – Screening and Assessing Radiologist
Dr Stephen Wood has a career spanning more than 15 years delivering first class patient care as a general radiologist, 13 of these with Auckland Radiology alongside positions as a Body Radiologist at Auckland City Hospital and Screening and Assessing Radiologist at BreastScreen Aotearoa. Steve did his radiology training in Auckland after gaining his medical degree from the University of Auckland.
Steve’s particular interests are breast imaging, body imaging and non-vascular interventional procedures, especially biopsies. He is on the committee of the NZ Branch of the Australia and New Zealand College of Radiologists.
Dr Rebecca Woodward
MBChB, FRANZCR
Radiologist
Areas of Practice
Musculoskeletal and Spinal Imaging
Musculoskeletal Procedures
General Radiology
Dr Rebecca Woodward first worked with Auckland Radiology Group in 2001 when she completed an MSK MRI Fellowship with us.
After graduating from the University of Auckland Medical School Rebecca completed her radiology specialty training in Auckland, as well as gaining additional experience overseas which included a further year in Melbourne at Austin and Repatriation Hospitals and another six months in London at St Bartholomew’s and Royal London Hospitals.
Rebecca has a special interest in hip imaging and research. She has been published in peer reviewed journals with leaders in the field and is involved in ongoing international collaborations. She also supervises research students, and is an FANZCR examiner.
