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from Gamma Gazette Winter Edition 2020 - The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
by ANZSNM
People in Nuclear Medicine
Retirement Dr Trevor Fitzjohn
In 1986 the Soviet Nuclear reactor at Chenobyl explodes, the Oprah Winfrey Show debuts and Dr Trevor Fitzjohn arrives on the shores of Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, Aoteroa (Wellington, New Zealand) from the United Kingdom. Trevor graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, with a Bachelor of Medical Science 1975, and Medicine in 1978. He undertook a Radiology Fellowship in Newcastle 1984, and completed his radiology training in neuroradiology in 1986.
Trevor is a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist who during his career has had special interests in neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, PET/CT, MRI and neurointerventional imaging.
He has been a visionary for the New Zealand Nuclear Medicine Community, bringing the first CoD gamma camera and then PET/CT scanner to Pacific Radiology Wellington, New Zealand whilst scanning patients using F18 FDG flown in from Cyclotek in Melbourne (late into the night!). Trevor was also the driving force in seeing the establishment of the first and only Cyclotron in Wellington New Zealand, that now provides the majority of the country its PET tracers.
Trevor was awarded FRANZCR in 2005 and in 2016 he received the award of Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. This accolade recognised the leadership and innovation that Trevor brought to the profession in New Zealand.
August 2020 will mark Trevor’s retirement. In many ways it is a sad time for us because we are losing an exceptional and inspirational colleague, mentor and friend.
In Trevor’s own words “I am young at heart but I am getting a pension so time to let some younger radiologists take over. I have enjoyed my career immensely bringing new technology to NZ and helping patients. I have been thinking about this now for over a year. My plans for the future will be spending more time on adventures with Frances, family and cider making “
Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi. The old net is cast aside, while the new net goes a-catching. Haere rā Farewell
Karen Roeske on behalf of the Nuclear Medicine Community
People in Nuclear Medicine
VALE Professor Sanjiv (Sam) Gambhir November 23, 1962 – July 18, 2020
The Australian and New Zealand Nuclear Medicine Community was saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Sanjiv (Sam) Gambhir on July 18, 2020.
For many years Sam had led the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford University, as well as leading major research efforts in precision medicine, early cancer detection, and novel multimodality imaging technologies.
He was a visionary who appreciated the role of molecular imaging as being indispensable to the practice of precision medicine. He was a towering intellect who was simultaneously humble and an adroit communicator even to the scientifically illiterate.
Sam had strong connections in Australia through individual collaborations, friendships, and his visits to give inspiring talks on the current status and future of molecular imaging and precision medicine.
His legacy will impact not only the practice of nuclear medicine at a global level, but also in the broader scientific community.
SNMMI has provided a detailed tribute to Sam, which can be accessed at https://bit.ly/SanjivGambhir
Andrew Scott and Rod Hicks
