Brian Kot

Dr Brian Kot is a registered diagnostic radiographer and veterinary imaging researcher in the City University of Hong Kong. He obtained his BSc in Radiography and PhD in Diagnostic Imaging from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University under the supervision of Dr Fiona Brook (PI of first successful dolphin artificial insemination project worldwide) and Dr Michael Ying, in 2005 and 2010, respectively. He completed his certificate course in virtopsy (postmortem radiology) with Prof Michael Thali and his team in 2016 at the University of Zurich.

Brian joins the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health and the Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong as an Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Imaging in July 2021. He is generally interested in questions relevant to Diagnostic Imaging, Postmortem Imaging, Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, Conservation Medicine, Environmental Science, and have expertise in applying various diagnostic imaging tools to clinical and forensic practice for marine conservation and policy decisions, which allows the use of aquatic animals as sentinels of ecosystem health, working towards a ‘One Ocean-One Health’ ideal.

Currently, his team applies diagnostic imaging on captive aquatic animals for health assessment, as well as virtopsy routinely in stranded cetaceans and sea turtles in Hong Kong and adjacent waters to investigate their biological health profiles.

Companies

• Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Imaging City University of Hong Kong (2021)
• Member of expert committee National Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Association (2017)
• Member of the Professional Liaison Group for the Three-Runway System Project Airport Authority Hong Kong (2015)
• Member of the Marine Mammal Conservation Working Group Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Government of HKSAR (2015)
• Honorary Radiographer Hospital Authority (2015)
• Honorary Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong (2014)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2013)
• Visiting Scientist SeaWorld San Antonio (2008)
• Visiting Researcher Vancouver Aquarium (2008)