A/Prof Karin Steinke

MS, PD, RANZCR, NIOSH B Reader certification Karin completed her medical training in Freiburg, Germany and radiology training in Basel, Switzerland, gaining radiology fellowship in both countries. She came to Australia and completed a Master of Surgery in Sydney in 2003, researching thermal ablation of lung tumours. She has a Ph.D. equivalent degree (PD) awarded in Switzerland in 2004. Karin joined the Department of Medical Imaging at the RBWH in 2006, her sub-specialties being lung and breast diagnostics and intervention as well as oncologic imaging and trial reporting. She became fellow of the RANZCR in 2010 and has been a RANZCR examiner since 2017. In 2016 Karin has joined I-Med part time, contributing with her subspecialty expertise. She has acquired her NIOSH B Reader qualification early 2020, joining the team of the more senior qualified B-Readers at I-Med. Ever since coming to Australia, Karin has been engaged in teaching, lecturing and research throughout her career, leading to her nomination as Associate Professor at the UQ School of Medicine. Her research has led to over 80 publications in peer reviewed journals and more than 150 presentations and invited talks nationally and internationally.