Barbara Hochstein

[4] Between 1999 and 2016 Hochstein was clinical director of the Bay of Plenty Breastscreen Aotearoa service, and has previously been the medical advisor to the Breast Cancer Foundation.

[4] Hochstein established initiatives to improve communication between radiologists and surgeons, pathologists, oncologists, chemotherapy nurses, and practitioners, encouraging the use of a common language.

[1] She set up mobile breast screening services for rural areas, and convened a conference on the use of pregnancy ultrasounds for family violence detection.

[4] The trust promotes integrative care for cancer patients, which is the use of evidence-based complementary therapies alongside medical treatment.

[6][4] In 2024 she took a temporary position based in London in order to provide out-of-hours radiology services to hospitals in New Zealand and Australia.