Meet our dedicated Executive Team
Dr BRENDAN BUCKLEY
President
BSc MB BCh BAO MRCS FRCR EBIR
Brendan has been a Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Auckland City Hospital since 2004, and recently appointed as Clinical Director. He qualified from University College Cork, Ireland in 1995, first training in surgery in London, obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1998. He saw the light, training in Radiology in Oxford, and becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2003. He undertook a Fellowship in Interventional Radiology in Oxford in 2003 before becoming the Interventional Radiology and Angiography Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver in 2004/05. Dr Buckley provides an IR led clinical service for renal tumour ablation, vascular malformation management, uterine artery and prostate artery embolisation. He also oversees the IR fellowship program at Auckland City Hospital.
DR. CHRISTOPHER ROGAN
Past President
Dr Chris Rogan is passionate about the potential of image guided minimally invasive procedures to improve patient outcomes and treatment experience. He is motivated by patients obtaining great outcomes and being able to return to enjoying their normal lives with minimal downtime.
Chris graduated Medicine from the University of NSW in 2002 with First Class Honours and went on to complete RACS basic surgical training prior to advanced training in radiology at RPA Hospital and subsequently sub-specialisation in image-guided procedures as an interventional radiologist.
After fellowship training at Imperial College London, Chris was awarded the Thomas Baker Travelling Fellowship grant which opened the door to his travelling internationally visiting interventional radiology units across the UK and USA to obtain broad exposure to current best practices. That year, Dr Chris was also awarded European Board of Interventional
Radiology certification.
In 2021, Chris became President of the Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia and in this role, he hopes to raise awareness among patients and referring doctors on their minimally invasive, cutting edge treatment options.
Chris is currently involved in researching intra-arterial chemotherapy as well as novel embolisation applications. He is excited this year to build a new Department of Interventional Oncology at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre. He has special interests in embolisation as it applies to conditions including prostate enlargement and knee pain.
Dr. RADHA K POPURI
Vice President
MBBS, FRANZCR, EBIR, FRCR (UK), MRCP (UK)
He works as a Consultant Interventional Radiologist at The Vein Institute Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Macquarie University Hospital and Orange Base Hospital.
He has over 20 years experience and is an expert in vascular and lymphatic malformation management, venous interventions and DVT management.
Dr. Radha Popuri graduated with a MBBS, Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery from Osmania Medical College, before going on to complete Radiology and Endovascular/ Interventional training in the Manchester Radiology training program, UK. He has completed a further Vascular and IR fellowship at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA. He is a fellow of EBIR, FRANZCR, FRCR, MBBS, MRCP.
Dr Matt van Wyk
Secretary
Dr Matt van Wyk is a consultant interventional radiologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the lead for Interventional Radiology at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. He obtained his radiology qualifications at the University of the Witwatersrand, completed fellowship training in interventional radiology in both South Africa and Australia and obtained the European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR) certification. Dr van Wyk has a special interest in interventional oncology and pulmonary vascular interventions. He is committed to advancing IR practice through clinical excellence, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Dr. Philip Chan
Treasurer
MBBS, MMed (Radiology), FRANZCR, EBIR
Dr. Chan is an Interventional Radiologist at Northern Health, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and i-Med Radiology Network in Melbourne. He completed two years of Interventional Radiology fellowship training at Monash Health in Melbourne and at UBC in Vancouver after receiving his FRANZCR in 2018, and obtained EBIR certification in 2021. Upon his return from North America, he commenced his consultancy at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre focused on building a service in Interventional Oncology and has recently joined the growing team at Northern Health. He has a special interest in embolotherapy and interventional oncology, especially Y90 radioembolisation and ablation.
He joined the IRSA Executive team in 2020 as the Junior Member. His portfolio focused on advocacy and increasing awareness of IR amongst medical students and junior medical staff through Grassroots programs and engagement through student membership. He believes that through early nurturing, doctors will gain a better understanding of the utility and importance of IR in the current era of modern medicine.
Dr. Chan is excited to continue with another term within the newly expanded Executive Team and looks forward to helping bring IR to the forefront of clinical medicine.
Prof Warren Clements
Executive Committee Member (Ex-Officio)
BBiomedSc(Hons), MBBS, FRANZCR, EBIR
Prof Warren Clements is a Medical Specialist who trained at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in both Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. Prof Clements began his career in both private and public work before settling entirely in public hospital practice as a full-time Staff Specialist at The Alfred. Warren also holds an Adjunct position with Monash University through the Department of Surgery, and is involved in teaching of medical students and junior doctors.
Warren is accredited with the Conjoint Committee for recognition of training in Peripheral Endovascular Therapy (CCRPET), and holds the Diploma of the European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR). He is an active member of the Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia (IRSA) and is also a member of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE).
Warren’s areas of interest include Uterine fibroid embolisation, Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of tumours, Trauma intervention, and management of IVC filters.
Dr. Caitlin Farmer
Junior Member (Executive Committee)
MBBS / LLB (Hons), MSurg (Vascular and Endovascular), PostGradDipSurgAnat, FRANZCR
Dr. Farmer completed Radiology training at Monash Health while completing a Masters of Surgery (Vascular and Endovascular) through the University of Sydney, followed by an Interventional Radiology fellowship at Western Health. She is completing further subspecialty training as a Paediatric Interventional Fellow at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, with concurrent appointments in Radiology and Informatics at Monash Health, and as a Teaching Associate at Monash University.
Dr. Farmer is dual-qualified in Medicine and Law, with extensive experience in health policy, informatics, guardianship, medical law, and health professional education, with a research and innovation skillset spanning medical (policy, systems and clinical with a focus on interventional radiology), informatics and legal disciplines.
The IRSA Executive Committee comprise of:
IRSA Office-bearers (‘the Executive’)
- President
- Vice President
- Immediate Past President (if any)
- Secretary
- Treasurer
Appointed Members
- Public Officer (ex-officio)
- Junior Member (ex-officio)
- An additional member, where the Executive considers it necessary for carrying out the functions of the Committee.
Members may not hold more than one role, except for the Public Officer. This role may be held by a member of the Executive.
The Committee must include a minimum of one member from New Zealand and one member from Australia.
Please see the Terms of Reference for the Executive Committee – click here
Executive Committee Position Descriptions
Ex-Officio Position Descriptions