Vanessa Janissen

Chief Executive

Vanessa has spent over 25 years in public and private healthcare settings with a deep commitment to serving the community and the strategic pursuit of better outcomes for the people we care for.

Ms. Tammy Boone

Acting Director, People and Culture

Tammy Boone is a corporate governance executive and qualified lawyer with extensive experience delivering risk and compliance advice across the public and private sectors.

Mr. Cain Byrnes

Director, Clinical Governance (Patient Safety)

Cain has been with NSW Health Pathology since 2019.

Mr Darren Croese

Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Darren reports to the Director of Clinical Operations and leads a team of Directors of Operations (covering Metropolitan and Regional) and Senior Operations Managers.

Prof Robert Lindeman

Director of Clinical Transformation

Professor Robert Lindeman is the Director of Clinical Transformation, Medical Lead for the Fusion program, a haematologist at the Prince of Wales Hospital and conjoint academic at UNSW.

Dr. Deanna Paulin

Acting Director, Forensic and Analytical Science Service

Deanna has extensive leadership experience within the public, private and not for profit health sectors.

Mr. James Patterson

Chief Information Officer

NSWHP CIO James Patterson leads a dynamic team of ICT professionals at a time of unprecedented technology-driven transformation in provision of pathology services.

Ms. Vanessa Thomson

Director of Scientific and Technical Strategy

Vanessa is an experienced pathology leader and manager.

A/Prof Matthew Watts

Chief Pathologist

Matthew Watts is the Chief Pathologist of NSW Health Pathology.

Mr John O’Connor

Director, Finance and Corporate Services

John joined NSW Health Pathology as Director, Finance & Corporate Services in early 2025.