Dame Suzy Lishman DBE is a histopathologist and medical examiner in Peterborough and a former president of the College. She has been involved in statutory death certification reforms, including the role of the medical examiner, for over a decade. Suzy is the RCPath Senior Advisor on Medical Examiners and has trained over 2700 senior doctors to take on the role, which became statutory in 2024.

Dr Kathryn Griffin is a dedicated Autopsy Consultant (Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust) and Honorary Senior Lecturer (University of Leeds). She is also a committee member for the UK Cardiac Pathology Network and RCPath Death Investigation Committee and acts as faculty for the training of new Medical Examiners. Kathryn is passionate about Autopsy teaching and, along with colleagues, established and runs the local ST1 induction training programme which offers hands-on and theoretical training for new Histopathologists. She has a specialist interest in cardiovascular pathology and her Autopsy practice is undertaken alongside research activity investigating the role of the microvasculature in metabolic health and disease (for further detail see https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/staff/1864/dr-kathryn-griffin) and her various undergraduate teaching responsibilities within the MBChB.