About Us

MSK Australia is a professional group of Radiologists and Sonographers with a passion for musculoskeletal imaging and sports medicine. We are primarily clinicians and wish to share our knowledge and thought processes to the general imaging community to increase the overall quality of musculoskeletal imaging. For each of our meetings we aim to create teaching points that are clinically applicable and can be immediately applied to your workplace.

Our goal is to provide high-quality educational content in outstanding locations, within a relaxed intimate environment and at an affordable price; conferences that we would want to attend.

Matthew Gourlay

Matthew is a sonographer with Fowler Simmons Radiology in Adelaide, South Australia.

After completing a Degree in Medical Radiations in 1995, Matthew immediately started post graduate Ultrasound studies, completing these in 1998. After several years spent alternating between work and travel Matthew settled back in Adelaide in 2005.

A keen interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound came from a strong sporting background and working with some exceptionally skilled and experienced Radiologists.

Matthew came across to work at Fowler Simmons Radiology when they opened in 2012 as a specialist musculoskeletal diagnostic centre. Since then he has been responsible for coordinating the ultrasound training of their radiologist musculoskeletal fellowship program, plus sonographer education and training.

Daniel Walkley

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and a Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound through the University of South Australia. Additionally, he possesses a Doctor of Philosophy through Charles Sturt University on the topic of Achilles tendinopathy – ultrasound assessment and management.

He has been an invited speaker for national and international conferences and collaborates with medical teams from the AIS, AFL, NRL, A-league & Cricket Australia; providing imaging and management advice for world-class athletes.

Daniel has a passion for musculoskeletal ultrasound and is currently working in Fowler Simmons Radiology, Adelaide. He combines his background as a Physiotherapist with his ultrasound skill-set to help diagnose and provide management advice on musculoskeletal problems.

Shaun Fowler

Shaun is a partner at Fowler Simmons Radiology in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1992 with a MBBS with honours. Shaun has completed a fellowship at The University of Arizona (Tuscon, Arizona) in Musculoskeletal Radiology in 1998 and also a fellowship at the State University of New York Health Science Centre (Syracuse, NY) in Vascular and Interventional Radiology in 1999.

Since returning to Adelaide Shaun has served as a senior partner at Perrett’s Medical Imaging and Dr Jones and Partners. With a keen passion for musculoskeletal radiology Shaun founded Fowler Simmons Radiology in 2012 as a specialised musculoskeletal imaging centre. 

Shaun has spoken as multiple international and national conferences on the topic musculoskeletal radiology.