Doctoral study in Medical Imaging

Why study with us?

Our Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging delivers the only postgraduate programmes in New Zealand for the medical imaging profession. The department is widely recognised for several outstanding features, including:

  • Academic support for the state-of-the-art Biomedical Imaging Research Unit and Centre for Advanced MRI
  • An internationally recognised human brain bank for neuroscience research
  • A fully integrated facility that underpins anatomy, radiology and pathology teaching on the human body
  • AMRF Medical Sciences Learning Centre – Whakaaro Pai
  • A broad range of high-quality histology techniques in the Histology Laboratory
  • Cutting edge anatomical research in the Auckland Clinical Anatomy Research Team

Research opportunities

You could become involved in some of the important and life-changing research in our faculty.

Medical Imaging Research being undertaken in the Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging covers a variety of aspects of medical imaging. These include imaging physics and technology, medical imaging practice, medical imaging education and more. The Department has experts in working across a variety of medical imaging modalities.

Our people

Pursue your postgraduate study in Medical Imaging with us and benefit from exceptional standards of support and supervision from internationally recognised researchers.

Dr Beau Pontré

Programme Director Medical Imaging

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Associate Professor Samantha Holdsworth

Associate Professor

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Dr. Sibusiso Mdletshe

Senior Lecturer and Medical Imaging Postgraduate Director 

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Associate Professor Miriam Scadeng

Associate Professor

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