Dr Ko is a German and Australian board-certified radiologist with over 20 years of international experience. She currently works at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Epworth Medical Imaging Freemasons, Melbourne, Australia and holds affiliations with the University of Melbourne and the University of Bonn in Germany.

Her expertise is diverse, with specialized fellowships in breast imaging (Melbourne, AUS), imaging research (Toronto, CAN), and pediatric radiology (Heidelberg, GER). She has dedicated herself to advancing translational medicine. Her research focuses on AI and radiomics to discover predictive imaging biomarkers.

Her training/work experience includes:

• The German Cancer Research Center (dkfz) and University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
• Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Montpellier, France
• Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC, USA
• The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Canada
• The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Australia
• St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia

She is an active member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the German Roentgen Society (DRG) Working Party Methodology and Research.

Dr Ko has won multiple national and international grants and supervised multiple medical, biomedical and data scientist students, as well as MD candidates.

As clinician researcher, Dr Ko is committed to mentoring and supporting emerging researchers and radiologists. She firmly believes in multi-disciplinarity and inclusiveness to be key elements for equitable progress and impact.

Find more on Dr Ko’s profile on Google Scholar and on Twitter: @HyunKoMD.

Related links

• ARRS Roentgen Fund Names Francis Baffour, Hyun Soo Ko Radiology Journalism Fellows
• Collaborating with Bonn University to improve patient outcome
• Dr Ko's Data and Innovation Research Australia nomination video
• Cancer Cachexia Clinic and Research Integration Program