Anatomical Pathologist
Anatomical pathologists are medical specialists with more than 10 years of training who inform diagnosis, disease progression and prognosis. They can also help identify the cause of death in deceased patients.
Every day, our NSW Health Pathology colleagues take part in innovative research to improve public health and safety.
NSW Health Pathology offers a wide range of career opportunities and fosters a work culture that puts people first.
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Cytologists work in our Anatomical Pathology departments using microscopes to examine the structure and function of individual cells helping doctors diagnose disease, often cancer.
NSW Health Pathology is the largest single anatomical pathology (Histology and Cytology) service provider in Australia, providing services to all NSW public hospitals and many private hospitals.
You’ll have the opportunity to work with leading anatomical pathologists with international recognition in areas including melanoma and breast pathology. Many have edited or authored chapters in the definitive World Health Organization classifications of tumours, which inform the diagnostic criteria on which all tumour diagnoses are made.
The career trajectory of Shailendra Gune shows how diverse and rewarding a Cytology career with us can be. Shailendra won the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) 2023 Konrad Muller Outstanding Teaching Award (Scientist).
– Shailendra Gune, Head of Cytology, NSW Health Pathology, Liverpool
Cytologists perform a range of operational laboratory activities including coordinating and providing scientific and technical training and the ongoing review, development and quality management of laboratory practices to ensure compliance with operational standards and procedures, quality standards and continual process improvement.
You’ll have the following expertise and qualities:
Cytologists work in our Anatomical Pathology departments using microscopes to examine the structure and function of individual cells helping to helping doctors diagnose disease, often cancer. As personalised medicine expands and starts to become routine care, we are seeing increasing demand for this service.
Cytologists are usually qualified Medical Laboratory Scientists, and sometimes also Gladiators.
Janice Sideroudakis, senior hospital scientist and manager of our Nepean Cytology Laboratory, and star of the Channel Ten series ‘Gladiators’, describes her work:
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week 40
Express Your InterestAnatomical pathologists are medical specialists with more than 10 years of training who inform diagnosis, disease progression and prognosis. They can also help identify the cause of death in deceased patients.
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NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.