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College Council

Meeting four times a year, the primary focus of Council is on the practice of pathology as a profession, including all the professional, clinical and educational functions of the College.

Trustees

  • Dr Bernie Croal

    President

  • Professor Marta Cohen

    Vice President, Learning

  • Dr Noha El Sakka

    Vice President, Communications

  • Dr Laszlo Igali

    Vice President, Professional Practice

  • Dr John Ashcroft

    Treasurer; Chair of the Intercollegiate Committee on Haematology

  • Professor Sarah Coupland

    Registrar

  • Dr Stephen Morley

    Assistant Registrar

  • Dr Gareth McKeeman

    Chair, Northern Ireland Regional Council

  • Professor Peter Johnston

    Chair, Scotland Regional Council

  • Dr Anu Gunavardhan

    Chair, Wales Regional Council

  • Mr Vince Voon

    Lay Trustee, Chair of Trustee Board

Nationally Elected Members

  • Dr Guy Hannah

    Elected

  • Dr Arthi Anand

    Elected

  • Dr Sayed Bukhari

    Elected

  • Appointment pending

    Elected

Regionally Elected Representatives

  • Dr Alex Haragan

    England, North Region

  • Appointment pending

    England, Midlands & East Region

  • Appointment pending

    England, London Region

  • Appointment pending

    England, South Region

Observers by invitation

  • Dr Adrian Bateman

    Chair, Cellular Pathology SAC

  • Dr Ian Godber

    Chair, Clinical Biochemistry SAC

  • Dr Sian Morgan

    Chair, Genomics and Reproductive Science SAC

  • Dr Darren Treanor

    Chair, Digital Pathology Committee

  • Dr Jan Klapwijk

    Chair, Toxicology SAC

  • Dr Shruthi Narayan

    Medical Director of SHOT, Serious Hazards of Transfusion, UK and Consultant Donor Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant; Chair of the RCPath Transfusion Specialty Advisory Committee

  • Dr Patrick Yong

    Chair, Immunology SAC

  • Dr Ralph BouHaidar

    Chair, Forensic Pathology SAC

  • Professor Roberto La Ragione

    Chair, Veterinary Pathology SAC

  • Dr David Turner

    Chair, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics SAC

  • Dr Srinivas Annavarapu

    Chair, Pre/Perinatal/Paediatric Pathology SAC

  • Professor Sebastian Brandner

    Chair, Neuropathology SAC

  • Dr Paul Craig

    Chair, Dermatopathology Sub-committee

  • Dr Natasha Ratnaraja

    Chair, Joint Medical Microbiology and Medical Virology SAC

  • Professor Paul Cross

    Chair, Cytopathology Sub-committee

  • Professor Mary Keogan

    Dean, Faculty of Pathology RCPI

  • Dr Sophie Roberts

    Chair, Trainees Advisory Committee

  • Professor Keith Hunter

    Chair, Research Committee

  • Dr Esther Youd

    Chair, Death Investigations Committee

  • Dr Golda Shelley-Fraser

    Chair, Medical Examiners Committee

  • Professor Ronan McMullan

    Clinical Director of Training & Assessment

  • Dr Nicki Cohen

    Clinical Director of Examinations

  • Dr Mike Eden

    Clinical Director for Safety and Quality; Chair of Quality Assurance in Pathology Committee

  • Professor Ismail Matalka

    Clinical Director of International Activities

  • Professor Angharad Davies

    Clinical Director of Publishing and Engagement

  • Professor Jo Martin

    National Specialty Advisor for Pathology NHS England/Improvement

  • Ms Jennifer Phillips

    Lay Trustee

  • Ms Lesli Flinn

    Lay Trustee

  • Lt Col Dr Emma Hutley

    Military Observer

  • Debra Padgett

    IBMS Past President

  • Professor Ronan McMullan

    Clinical Director of Training & Assessment

  • Appointment pending

    Chair, Healthcare Science Committee

  • Appointment pending

    Chair, Informatics Committee

  • Daniel Ross

    Chief Executive

  • Nigel Pollard

    Director of Corporate Services

  • Jo Brinklow

    Director of Learning

  • Diane Gaston

    Director of Communications

  • Katherine Timms

    Director of Professionalism