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Dr Michal E Schneider-Kolsky

Deputy Head of Department
Dept of Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences

Email: Michal.Schneider-Kolsky@monash.edu

BSc Monash University 1985
GradDipEd, Deakin University 1986
GradDipRepSc Monash University 1996
MRepSc Monash University 1997
PhD (Obstetric & Gynaecology) Monash University 2002
GradCertHealthProfEdu Monash University 2006

After working as Research Manager at IMED-MIA (Victoria) and Monash Medical Centre, Dept of Medical Oncology, Dr Schneider-Kolsky joined the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences in January 2005 as Senior Lecturer and in 2009, was appointed Deputy Head of the Department. Within the Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging she convenes RAD4070 Research in Medical Imaging and RAD4080 Selected Studies in Medical Imaging and is also responsible for teaching the research methods and evidence based practice units of the Master of Medical Ultrasound (MFM2006R and MFM2006S). Concurrently, she is the Research Coordinator at the department and in 2012 supervises seven PhD and three MPhil students in radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging.

Her research interests include anatomic and functional imaging of breast and lung cancer using PET and the use of ultrasound and MRI in musculo-skeletal imaging.  Her laboratory research focuses on the possible adverse effects of obstetric and paediatric ultrasound, especially the impact of cranial ultrasound on newborn cognitive function and brain. These studies are also underpinned by research into policies and workpractices of sonographers and radiologists.Further, Dr Schneider-Kolsky has research interests in ethical and educational issues of imaging professionals, such as occupational burnout among radiation science professionals, the notion of ‘fitness to practice' and role extension for imaging practitioners. She collaborates with numerous clinical and academic centres across Australia and overseas on these and other projects. Prospective research students can join her existing projects or alternatively, can develop a project to suit their individual interest and requirement.

Recent Publications (2009 - current):

Strahan R, Chiyesu K, Schneider-Kolsky ME. An Ultrasound study of liver disease caused by Schistosimiasis Mansoni in rural Zambian schoolchildren. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2012 in press.

Oates R, McPhee N, Lim Joon M, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Kron T. Recording a patient diet over the radical course of radiotherapy for prostate cancer using a diet diary: a feasibility study. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 2011 in press.

Callahan J, Kron T, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Hicks R. the clinical significance and management of lesion motion due to respiration during PET/CT scanning. Cancer Imaging 2011; 11: 1-13.

Crossett MP, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Troupis J. Normal perfusion of the left ventricular myocardium using MDCT. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2011; 5: 406-411.

Troupis JM, Crossett M, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Nandurkar D. Presence of accessory left atrial appendage/diverticula in a population with atrial fibrillation compared with those in sinus rhythm: a retrospective review. Internationaql Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2011-12-1

Robinson DJ, Marks P, Schneider-Kolsky ME. Occlusion and stenosis of the posterior circumflex humeral artery: Detection with ultrasound in a normal population. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2011; 55: 479-484.

Lalzad A, Ristisch D, Downey W, Little AF, Schneider-Kolsky ME. Effect of ultrasound transmission gel on ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytological specimens of thyroid. Cytopathology 2011

Lee A, Nandurkar D, Crossett M, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Seneviratne SK, Cameron J, Troupis J. Coronary Image quality of 320-MDCT in patients with heart rates above 65 beats per minute: Preliminary Experience. AJR 2010 (in press)

Wright CA, Jolly B, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Baird MA. Defining fitness to practise in Australian radiation therapy: A focus group study. Radiography (in press 2010)

Ooi CC, Low SCA, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Lombardo P, Lim SY, Abu Bakar R, Lo RHD. Diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant focal liver lesions: A retrospective study. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2010; 54: 421 - 430.

Everitt SJ, Herschtal A, Callahan J, Plumridge N, Ball D, Kron T, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Binns D, Hicks RJ, McManus MM. High rates of tumor growth and disease progression detected on serial pre-treatment FDG-PET scans in radiacal radiation therapy candidates with non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer 2010 (in press)

Del Mar C, Bennett S, Elkins M, Lockwood C, Morgan A, Sanders S, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Skeat J. Questions about diagnosis: examples of appraisals from different health professions. In: Evidence based practice across health professions. Hoffmann T, Bennett S & Del Mar C (eds), Elsevier 2010 (Bookchapter)Schneider-Kolsky ME, Hart S, Fox J, Midolo P, Stuckey S, Hofman M, Ganju V. The role of chemotherapeutic drugs in the evaluation of breast tumour response to chemotherapy using serial FDG-PET. Breast Cancer Research 2010 (in press)

Strahan RH, Schneider-Kolsky ME. Voice Recognition versus Transcriptionist: Error rates and productivity. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2010; 54: 411-414

Graham JP, Hill AJ, Cirillo GN, Clark M, Craig PJG, O'Donnell C, Schneider-Kolsky ME. The Application of Computerized Tomographical (CT) Imaging to the Dental Ageing of Children and Adolescents. Forensic Science International Forensic Science International 2010 (in press).

Zoghi, M., Brown T., Williams, B., Jaberzadeh, S., Roller L., Palermo, C., McKenna L., Wright, C., Baird, M., Schneider-Kolsky, M., Hewitt, L., Sim, J., & Holt, T. The learning style preferences of Australian health science students. Journal of Allied Health, 2010 in press.

Brown T., Zoghi M., Williams B., Jaberzadeh, S., Roller L., Palermo, C., McKenna L., Wright C., Baird M., Schneider-Kolsky M., Hewitt L., Sim J., Holt T. Predictors of attitudes to e-learning of Australian health science students. Journal Applied Research in Higher Education 2010, (in press)

Brown T, Zhoghi M, Williams B, Roller L, Jaberzadeh S, Palermo C, McKenna L, Hewitt L, Holt T, Sim J, .Baird M, Wright C, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Sim J. Are learning style preferences of health science students predictive of their attitudes towards e-learning? Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2009, 25 (4): 524-543

Schneider-Kolsky ME, Ayobi Z, Lombardo P, Brown D, Kedang B, Gibbs ME. Ultrasound of the foetal chick brain: Effects on learning and memory. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience 2009, 27 (7): 677-683.

Wright C, Hilder B, Schneider-Kolsky ME. Meeting the research agenda in Australian radiation therapy:the current picture. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 2009, 8 (2): 67 - 77.

Everitt S, Kron T, Leong T, Schneider-Kolsky ME, MacManus M. geographic miss in radiation oncology: have we missed the boat? Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2009, 53 (5): 506-509.

Pasricha S, Nandurkar D, Seneviratne S, Crossett M, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Cameron J, Troupis J. Single source 320 Multi-detector coronary computated tomography in patients with atrial fibrillation: Initial experience. American Journal of Roentgenology 2009, 193 (6): 1514-1521.

Everitt S, Hicks R, Ball D, Kron T, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Walter T, Binns D, McManus M.  Imaging cellular proliferation during chemo-radiotherapy: A pilot study of serial 18F-FLT-PET/CT imaging for non-small cell lung cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 2009, 75 (4): 1098-1104.

Singh RR, Denton KM, Bertram JF, Jefferies AJ, Head GA, Lombardo P, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Moritz KM. Development of cardiovascular disease due to renal insufficiency in male sheep following fetal unilateral nephrectomy. Journal of Hypertension 2009, Feb 27 (2): 386-396.

Warren P, Gabbe BJ, Schneider-Kolsky ME, Bennell KL. Clinical predictors of time to return to competition and of recurrence following hamstring strain in elite Australian footballers. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2009 (in press).