Radiology

Pacific Radiology provides 24 hour on-site radiological services using plain film (CR or computed radiography), CT, ultrasound, DEXA, mammography, MRI and nuclear medicine, during the normal working day, Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm, and also on call out hours.

Pacific Radiology has invested significantly in hardware and has a mobile plain film unit for bedside work. This, coupled with the use of CR technology throughout the plain film work, results in high quality bedside images required in the ICU environment.
Wakefield Radiology has on site:

• CT (64 slice GE VCT)


• Mammography


• Ultrasound


• DEXA bone densitometry (for osteoporosis detection)


• Nuclear Medicine


• MRI

Pacific has invested in a PACS picture archiving system and all films (apart from mammography) are digitally stored permanently and can be printed on to CD with a DICOM reader or distributed via internet as required.
For further information,visit the Pacific Radiology website.

We have 12 Radiologists:

Dr Ian Best - BCA, MB ChB (Otago), FRANZCR

Dr Douglas Braithwaite - MB ChB (Otago), FRANZCR

Dr Terence Cousins - MB ChB, FRANZCR

Dr Trevor FitzJohn - MB BS (Newcastle upon Tyne), FRCR UK)

Dr Michael Kerr - MB ChB (Otago), FRANZCR

Dr Andrew Kingzett Taylor - MB ChB (Bristol) FRANZCR

Dr Lance Lawler - MB ChB, FRANZCR (Managing Director)

Dr Mark Leadbitter - MB ChB, FRANZCR (Quality Radiologist)

Dr Fran McCaul - MB ChB, FRANZCR

Dr Mike Nowitz - MB ChB (Witwatersrand) FFRad (D) SA

Dr James Wellwood - MB ChB (Otago), DRANZCR

Dr Rodney Wu - MB ChB, FRANZCR

Pacific Radiology is positioned at the leading edge of imaging and, as well as investing heavily in state of the art equipment, invests heavily in highly qualified staff to provide a service of excellence. The radiologists are supported by a dedicated team of radiographers, sonographers, nuclear medicine technologists, DEXA technologists and support staff.

Pacific Radiology staff are committed to ongoing research and several projects are always in progress, in addition to regular clinico-radiological meetings with the many specialists involved at Wakefield Hospital.