THE PATHOLOGIST TEAM
Dr Andrew Gallimore is a co-founder of IHS, and currently Clinical Director of Histology. He holds a part-time post as Consultant Histopathologist at University College London Hospitals (UCLH), where he is lead pathologist for head and neck services, in addition to his duties at IHS.
As well as head and neck pathology, he has a special interest in uropathology. He has been the pathologist for The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London since 1992
GMC Registration Number - 2841122
Dr Elizabeth Courtauld, formerly lecturer at The London Hospital, has worked in the Independent sector for many years. During her academic career she submitted a thesis for her MD, and spent time at the AFIP, studying urological pathology under Dr Mostofi. In more recent times, she has developed an interest in breast pathology, and lists this, along with uropathology, as her main areas of expertise.
GMC Registration Number - 0551025
Dr Glen Dixon is Medical Director of Cytopathology at Unilabs / IHS and previously held an NHS post as Consultant Cytopathologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, where he was clinical lead for head & neck and breast cytology. He has been medical lead for the gynaecological cytology service at IHS since 2001. In 2002 he underwent a period of specialist training in FNA cytology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He provides a consultant opinion on the entire range of gynaecological and non-gynaecological cytology samples, provides on-site cytology reporting for one-stop breast clinics at private hospitals and diagnostic clinics, leads an ad hoc, rapid fine-needle aspiration clinic service and also provides on-site cytology support for EBUS-FNA and EUS-FNA procedures. He has many years experience reporting histopathology cases from the cervix and breast. He has been an invited speaker at the British Society of Clinical Cytology and has recently contributed a chapter to a book on thyroid disease.
GMC Registration Number - 3253227
Dr Nick Francis was appointed Senior Lecturer in Histopathology at Charing Cross and Westminster Hospital Medical School in 1988, and became Chief of Service for histopathology and cytopathology at Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust in 2000. His responsibilities include the management of cellular pathology services across the Hammersmith and Charing Cross hospital sites. His special interest areas include the pathology of HIV, gastro-intestinal pathology and dermatopathology. He is the author of numerous papers in these subjects and has been an invited speaker at many national and international meetings.
GMC Registration Number - 2495033
Professor Marco Novelli holds a personal Chair as Professor of gastroenterological pathology at UCL, and is lead pathologist for the gastroenterology service at UCLH. He completed a PhD thesis on the genetics and biology of colorectal cancer at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (RPMS, University of London). He successfully combines his gastrointestinal pathology (including pancreatobiliary and liver pathology) and research interests, with his routine histopathology commitments at IHS and UCLH.
GMC Registration Number - 2139724
Sessional pathologists
Dr Manuel Rodriguez-Justo is Consultant Histopathologist at UCLH. He is experienced in all areas of histopathology, and is part of the team responsible for gastrointestinal pathology at UCLH.
GMC Registration Number - 6036245
Professor Roger Feakins is Consultant Histopathologist at the Royal London Hospital. He practises in all areas of histopathology, but is lead pathologist for gastrointestinal pathology at the Royal London Hospital.
GMC Registration Number - 3575318
Dr Martin Young spent most of his training as lecturer in histopathology at University College London. He was appointed Consultant at St Georges' Hospital, London, and is currently Lead Pathologist for gynaecology and cytology at the Royal Free Hospital.
GMC Registration Number - 2654975
Dr Ashish Chandra is a consultant histo/cytopathologist at Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. His interests are urological histopathology and cytopathology including FNA, exfoliative and LBC cervical cytology.
GMC Registration Number - 4357627
Dr Alison Winstanley is a Consultant Histopathologist at UCLH. She is a general pathologist with a special interest in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and pancreatic pathology. She is lead hepatopathologist at UCLH. She is a member of the general, liver and gastrointestinal national EQA schemes.
GMC Registration Number - 4544087
Dr Rupali Arora is a full time histopathology consultant at UCLH. She is a member of the gynae and uropathology team. Her special interest is oncology.
GMC Registration Number - 6045747
Dr Clive Wells MA MB FRCPath Specialists in analysing tissue and cells under the microscope, Dr Clive Wells has been reporting cytology and histology for The London Breast Clinic since 1991.He qualified from Cambridge University in 1978 having attended clinical school at St. George's Hospital in London, and trained in histopathology at Oxford. He was appointed Consultant in Histopathology and Cytopathology and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1989. He publishes widely on breast pathology and was elected as Chairman of the European Working Group for Breast Cancer Pathology in 2000. His research interests include the molecular biology of apocrine epithelium, telepathology and quality assurance of breast pathology.
GMC Registration Number - 2409065
IHS is pleased to announce that the renowned Specialist Neuropathologist Dr Safa Al-Sarraj is joining the team.
Dr Al-Sarraj is Head of Department of Clinical Neuropathology at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Director of the Brain Bank and co-director of Brain for Dementia Research.
Dr Al-Sarraj has established a comprehensive neuropathology service for various needs such as diagnosis of brain biopsies, brain tumour, pituitary lesions in addition to full examination of autopsy brains including those for medico-legal purposes
Dr Al-Sarraj is one of the national experts on forensic neuropathology with special interest in head injury. He offers full brain examination and constructive correlation and opinion. The brain is examined grossly and comprehensively analysed by histological and immunohistochemical stains.
GMC Registration Number - 3633885
Roberto Dina MD FRCPath
Roberto qualified as Histopathologist at the University of Bologna in 1983 where he was Lead Cytopathologist and Honorary Professor until 1999. In 2000 he was appointed Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hammersmith Hospital where he is lead pathologist for Gynaecological Oncology and Cytopathology. His main research interests are in Gynaecological cancer and e-learning (www.eurocytology.eu). He is also lead pathologist for thyroid cancer.
GMC Registration Number - 4666062
Dr Emma McLean is a consultant histo/cytopathologist at Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Her interests are respiratory histopathology and all aspects of cytopathology, especially EBUS-FNAs.
GMC Registration Number - 4532734
Dr Paul Cane is a consultant histopathologist at Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust where he is part of the thoracic and breast specialist reporting teams. He is currently the lead consultant for thoracic pathology and has a special interest in thoracic and breast oncology.
GMC Registration Number - 4319841
Dr James Carton is a Consultant Histopathologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and his areas of interest are skin, urology and breast pathology.
GMC Registration Number - 6040057
Dr Dia Kamel is a Consultant histopathologist/cytopathologist at Broomfield Hospital Mid Essex NHS Trust. His sub speciality interests are in skin, lymphoreticular, breast, renal and urological pathology, various non-gynaecological cytology specimens.
GMC Registration Number - 4647014
Dr Mihir Gudi is a Consultant Histopathologist with an interest in cytopathology, breast and gynaecologic pathology. He is extremely interested in teaching and this is why he opted to work at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
GMC Registration Number - 5204601