Cellular Pathology SAC
Cellular pathology describes the group of pathology specialties that study changes in cells and tissues to make a diagnosis. It includes 20 subspecialties, such as neuropathology, dermatopathology and haematopathology.
Chair: Dr Mike Osborn
Committee Members
- Dr Adrian Bateman - (Council Member)
- Dr Nicki Cohen - Clinical Director of Training and Assessment (ex officio)
- Dr Michael Eden - Chair, Working Group on Cancer Services
- Prof Adrienne Flanagan - (Pathological Society)
- Dr Kathryn Griffin - RCPath Trainee Representative
- Dr Laszlo Igali - (Council Member)
- Dr Rachael Liebmann - Vice-President
- Dr Kassiani Skordilis - ACP Representative
- Dr Lutful Wahab - Chair, Histopathology Panel of Examiners
- Professor Stephen Wharton - Chair, Neuropathology SAC
- Dr Judy Wyatt - (Interim) Chair, NQAAP
- Dr Esther Youd - Assistant Registrar, RCPath
Careers in cellular pathology
Looking to find out more about a career in cellular pathology? The links below will give you more information about this specialty, including interviews with pathologists in this field.
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Become a histopathologist
Whenever tissue is taken from a person’s body to be examined, a histopathologist is responsible for examining the sample and returning a diagnosis.
Career case studies
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Dr Kavitha Pai, Trainee Histopathologist
I moved here from India three years ago. I had started my training there but wanted to do more in the UK as I wanted to train and work in the NHS.
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Dr Rachel Brown, Histopathologist
My areas of interest are liver/pancreas and head and neck pathology so I might be looking at a liver removed at transplantation or a partial liver resection or pancreatic resection for tumour.
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Dr Mary Sheppard: how post mortems benefit the living
Identifying a cause of death in cases of sudden cardiac death not only helps families to understand why a loved one has passed away, it can also save lives.
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Shefaa El Orman Oncology Hospital (SOH): diagnosing rare cancers
When Girgis Phot’s lymph node biopsy showed an unusual pathology, the team at SOH collaborated with colleagues in the UK to diagnose an extremely rare cancer.
