Lavier Gomes

Lavier Gomes is a clinical associate professor of radiology and lecturer in radiology at the University of Sydney, primarily affiliated through Westmead Hospital. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney in 1988, along with a BSc (Hons). He completed his radiology training at Westmead Hospital in 1995 and undertook a Neuroradiology Fellowship from 1995 to 1996. Holding the qualifications MBBS, BSc (Hons), and FRACR, he currently serves as Deputy Director of MRI and Director of Research in Imaging at Westmead Hospital for the Centre for Biomedical Imaging Research and Development (CBIRD). His professional roles also include practicing as a radiologist at Castlereagh Imaging, with special interests in head and neck imaging, neuroradiology, MR spectroscopy, functional MRI, and advanced MRI techniques.

Gomes has made significant contributions to neuroimaging research, particularly in brain structure and function related to psychiatric and neurological disorders. His academic output includes numerous peer-reviewed publications, such as 'Volumetric White Matter Abnormalities in First-Episode Schizophrenia' (2007), 'Diagnosis-Related Regional Gray Matter Loss Over Two Years in First Episode Psychosis' (2005), 'Neural Synchrony in Patients with a First Episode of Schizophrenia' (2009), 'Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI' (2016), 'Does preference influence performance when reading different mammogram displays? A multicentre study' (2015), 'Progressive meningoencephalitis in a Sudanese immigrant' (2010), 'Potential structural and functional biomarkers of upper motor neuron dysfunction in ALS' (2015), 'Cortical Atrophy Underlies Disability Development in Multiple Sclerosis' (2012), 'Jugular Foramen Ganglioneuroma Presenting Radiographically as Schwannoma' (2015), and 'The Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Vasculitis' (2010). These works highlight his expertise in medical imaging applications to clinical neuroscience, demonstrating his influence in advancing diagnostic and research methodologies in radiology.