Scott Allen

After graduating as a radiographer, I began my ultrasound career at Green Lane Hospital in 1989. During my OE, while working at King’s College Hospital, I completed my Master of Science degree in Clinical Ultrasound at South Bank University, London. At King’s College, I was fortunate to work alongside Dr Hylton Meire, a Radiologist who pioneered the use of ultrasound in radiology. 

He believed that if you were doing the scan, you'd also need to write the final report. Writing the final report is rare for a sonographer, but it's a great way to learn the craft of ultrasound diagnosis. 

At the same time, I worked with Professor Stuart Campbell, an obstetrician who trained with Professor Ian Donald, the inventor of obstetric ultrasound, and is responsible for world-leading research and training in obstetric ultrasound.

My first teaching role involved lecturing in one of Professor Campbell’s ultrasound courses, and I still have the uncashed cheque he signed. From this initial experience, teaching ultrasound became integral to how I work, and I learned a valuable lesson: through preparation, presentation, and questioning, the teacher learns the most!

Returning to New Zealand, I worked at National Women's and Starship Hospitals and was the charge sonographer at Waitemata Health.

Over the last ten years, I have achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Medicine from The University of Auckland and specialised in musculoskeletal ultrasound by working closely with physiotherapists, osteopaths, and specialist doctors.

Experience

• 1986 – 1988 Trained as a Radiographer at Green Lane Hospital.

• 1992 Kings College Hospital, London, began training in Diagnostic Ultrasound.

• 1996 Returned to New Zealand to work as a sonographer at the National Women’s Hospital.

• 1998 Started working as a sonographer at Starship Children’s Hospital.

• 1999 Team Leader, Ultrasound Department, Waitemata District Health Board.

• 2000 MSc. Clinical Ultrasound, South Bank University, London.

• 2004 Director of Sound Experience Limited, performing private ultrasound scanning and delivering training workshops.

• 2007 Director Ultrasound Projects Limited, delivering Rehabilitative Ultrasound courses.

• Sept 2009 – Oct. 2010 Lecturer for the Australasian Sonographers Association Musculoskeletal Travelling Workshops in New Zealand and Australia.