Dr Walsh is a Paediatric and Interventional Radiologist with extensive specialist experience in diagnostic and interventional paediatric imaging. He has practised continuously as a senior medical officer in paediatric radiology in Brisbane since 2007, initially at Mater Children’s Hospital and, since 2014, at Queensland Children’s Hospital. His clinical practice spans the breadth of paediatric imaging, with particular expertise in image-guided interventional procedures and complex multidisciplinary paediatric care.

Dr Walsh is the Clinical Lead for Paediatric Interventional Radiology at Queensland Children’s Hospital and has overseen development of the service since its inception. He also holds a clinical leadership role in imaging safety and quality and has longstanding involvement in clinical governance, risk management, education and research. His experience includes senior departmental leadership, radiology training and audit, together with an established record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations in paediatric and interventional radiology.

Qualifications and Fellowships

• 2009 – Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FRANZCR)
• 2007 – Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education with Distinction (PGCE), Peninsula Postgraduate Health Institute, UK
• 2004 – Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR), United Kingdom
• 2000 – Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), United Kingdom
• 1996 – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King’s College London, University of London

Current Positions

• 2014 – Current: Senior Medical Officer, Paediatric and Interventional Radiology, Queensland Children’s Hospital
• 2014 – Current: Clinical Lead, Paediatric Interventional Radiology, Queensland Children’s Hospital
• 2014 – Current: Clinical Lead, Imaging Safety and Quality, Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Queensland Children’s Hospital

Areas of Expertise

• Paediatric diagnostic radiology and multimodality imaging
• Paediatric interventional radiology and image-guided procedures
• Paediatric neuroimaging and vascular imaging
• Paediatric musculoskeletal, abdominal and thoracic imaging
• Clinical quality, patient safety and radiology risk management
• Multidisciplinary paediatric imaging, education and clinical governance

Previous Appointments

• 2007 – 2014: Senior Medical Officer, Paediatric Radiology, Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane
• 2007 – 2014: Deputy Clinical Director, Department of Medical Imaging, Mater Children’s Hospital
• 2007 – 2013: Director of Training, Audit and Research, Department of Medical Imaging, Mater Children’s Hospital
• 2006 – 2007: Fellow, Paediatric Radiology, Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane
• 2004 – 2005: Honorary Fellow, Paediatric Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• 2001 – 2006: Specialist Registrar, Clinical Radiology, Southwest Peninsula Training Scheme, United Kingdom