Karon Hoffmann(BVSc, MVSc, PhD, DipVetClinStud, PhD)Karon is a graduate of the University of Sydney. After completing an internship (Sydney) and residency in large animal internal medicine (North Carolina, USA) she became fascinated by the then newly emerging non-invasive test called Diagnostic Ultrasound. She returned to the University of Sydney part-time to complete both a Masters Degree and a PhD in Diagnostic Ultrasound, whilst still scanning and working in general practice. Since 1993, Karon has worked exclusively in veterinary diagnostic ultrasound on many animal species, and as Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Some of the animals Karon has scanned include domestic cats, dogs, horses, cattle, alpacas, sheep, ostriches, marsupials, various reptiles, zoo animals eg. tigers, leopards, lion, bears, seals, tapirs, chimpanzees, and orangutans. Karon has been involved in both teaching and research of Veterinary Ultrasonographic Diagnostic Imaging, is the author of over 30 scientific publications and currently is a veterinary diagnostic ultrasound consultant for small animal and equine specialists and practitioners. |
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Our medicine service is supported in ultrasound by the expertise of Karon Hoffman, and the facilities in which we have invested. All specialists use our Phillips HDI 5000 machine, with digital imagery, colour flow and continuous wave Doppler, and a wide range of probes to optimise imagery. We use ultrasound not only to further evaluate the causes of heart disease or abdominal disorders, but also to evaluate for liver shunts, obtain keyhole biopsies, image lung masses or evaluate musculoskeletal disease.
Ultrasounds are available Monday-Friday by appointment only at Homebush.
