NZ ASM Speakers
Invited Speakers
We are pleased to announce the following confirmed keynote speakers for the NZ ASM. Additional invited speakers will be announced as planning progresses, so please check back regularly for updates.
International Keynote Speakers
Dr Jennifer Gillespie
Jennifer is a Radiologist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane and works part time for Australian Radiology Partners at Wesley Medical Imaging/I-Med. She has a special interest in Head and Neck and Skull Base imaging. She is heavily involved in teaching and is a previous Network Training Director for the RBWH. She is a member of the Head and Neck Cancer, Pituitary and Skull Base MDTs at the RBWH. She is the current Secretary General for the Australian and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology and the Asia Pacific Society of Head and Neck Radiology.
Dr Jennifer Gillespie
Head & Neck Radiologist
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Australia
Dr Andrew Oar
Dr Andrew Oar is a Radiation Oncologist at Icon Cancer Centre Gold Coast and Clinical Research Lead for the service. He completed specialist training in radiation oncology with additional fellowship training in lung, gastrointestinal and stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT), and holds a Master of International Public Health.
His clinical and research interests focus on the integration of SBRT into the multidisciplinary management of gastrointestinal and thoracic malignancies, with a particular interest in pancreatic cancer. He is the principal investigator of the AGITG MASTERPLAN trial, a national randomised study evaluating the addition of SBRT to contemporary chemotherapy for high-risk pancreatic cancer.
Dr Oar is actively involved in clinical trials and translational research and has presented his work at national and international meetings.
Dr Andrew Oar
Radiation Oncologist
Icon Cancer Centre
Australia
Dr Damian Tolan
Dr Damian Tolan is a Consultant in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology at St James’s University Hospital and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds. He specialises in imaging related to colorectal and small bowel disease. He graduated from the University of Leeds in 1997, completing training in General Medicine and Gastroenterology before Radiology training in Yorkshire, culminating in Fellowship at University College London Hospital with Steve Halligan and Stuart Taylor. Since 2007 Damian’s clinical and academic interests have focused on multimodality imaging in colorectal cancer including CT Colonography, Crohn’s disease, post operative and acute abdominal disorders and optimising surgical techniques.
Dr Tolan was President of BSGAR from 2022-24 and a member of the ESGAR Executive Committee and Chair of their Membership and Communication committee. He has led and contributed to numerous UK and International Guidelines in GI imaging and he produces the ESR curriculum updates for ESGAR.
Dr Damian Tolan
Gastrointestinal & Abdominal Radiologist Leeds University Hospital
United Kingdom
Our theme “Nau Mai Rā - Welcome Home” captures the spirit of reconnection after time apart. With the NZ ASM returning to Auckland following a significant interval, the theme reflects both a physical return to a familiar setting and the reunion of colleagues, friends and community.
It also recognises the pause in the NZ ASM in 2026, as we come together in Christchurch for the combined RANZCR ASM. In this context, “home” represents more than a place, it is our shared sense of belonging, continuity, and renewed connection. We look forward to warmly welcoming you to the NZ ASM in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland in 2027.
Drs Raylynne Rai, Divya Mehta, Shalini Parinpanayagam
Co-Convenors
Conference Managers
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