Our RADIOLOGISTS
Radiologist Profiles
Dr. Nigel Sommerfield
MBBS, FRANZCR
Dr. Sommerfield completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Queensland and pursued his radiology specialist training at the Mater Public and Princess Alexandra Hospitals in Brisbane. Winning the Uhr-Clarke Bursary in 2003, Dr. Sommerfeld became a fellow of RANZCR in 2004.
Dr. Sommerfeld continues to practice part-time as a Staff Specialist at Nambour General Hospital, presenting the weekly Intensive Care meeting and participating in the thoracic malignancy multi-disciplinary team.
Dr. Sommerfield performs a range of interventional procedures:
- Percutaneous nephrostomies
- Ante grade ureteric stents
- Percutaneous cholecystostomies
- IVC filters
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar nerve root blocks
- Celiac and splanchnic neurolysis
- Transthoracic Needle Biopsies
- Thoracic and abdominal drainages
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Dr. alan chai
MBBS, FRANZCR
Dr. Chai graduated in Medicine (with first class honours) at the University of Sydney in 1997. He then completed his radiology training at St George Hospital (SESLHD). A medallist in the final FRANZCR radiology exams in 2004, Dr. Chai then went on to complete an Interventional Radiology Fellowship (with MRI component) at Westmead Hospital (WSLHD).
Dr. Chai has held multiple public hospital appointments in NSW and has been a VMO of BreastScreen NSW since 2007. Since 2012, Dr. Chai has also been working in private practice, including previously as a partner in PRP Diagnostic Imaging. Dr. Chai joined the SRNM team in July 2023.
Dr. Chai is a general radiologist with specialty interests including breast, body and oncology imaging, and interventional procedures including spine injections.
Dr. Peter Wakefield
MBBS, FRANZCR
Dr. Peter Wakefield studied medicine at the University of Queensland and undertook his radiology training at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. He gained admittance to RANZCR in 2008, following the completion of a Musculoskeletal fellowship.
As a staff specialist radiologist at Nambour General Hospital, Dr. Wakefield’s duties cover a wide range of sub-specialty areas utilising all modalities, including MRI.
His skills and knowledge of radiology are continually updated through his contribution to the registrar training program and his leadership at regular radiology meetings at Nambour General Hospital.
