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Our chemical pathologists analyse chemicals in our body fluids and tissues to help diagnose and manage disease. They play a unique dual role of doctor-scientist, looking at changes in human body chemistry for screening, diagnosis, prognosis and management.

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Meet George Artz, scientist at our Kempsey laboratory

4th November, 2025

George has had an extraordinary career in science and pathology that has taken him all over the world and across much of Australia. Now at the age of ...

Meet Jenny Newton, relief laboratory scientist based at Belmont

1st November, 2025

Jenny Newton is a laboratory scientist with more than 35 years of experience in pathology. This year, she moved into NSW Health Pathology’s Hunter R...

From elite sports to essential science – meet Brooke Williams at our Kempsey laboratory

31st October, 2025

Brooke worked for more than a decade as a sports massage therapist for elite athletes and sporting teams in Queensland, but says relocating to her hom...

Leading Chemical Pathologist retires after four decades of service

28th August, 2025

Dr Margaret Janu is calling time on a pathology career spanning more than four decades – where she’s cared for patients at Concord Hospital, led t...

Meet our superstar scientists for Science Week 2025!

15th August, 2025

Come behind the laboratory doors and meet some of the scientists behind the work we do every day to keep our communities healthy and safe here at NSW ...

Deb’s ‘independence day’ as she retires after 50 years of service

4th July, 2025

Technical Officer at NSW Health Pathology’s John Hunter Immunology Laboratory Deb Capper is hanging up her well-worn lab coat and retiring after mor...

NSW Government announces $492 million to establish first statewide pathology hub at Westmead

13th June, 2025

Almost half a billion dollars will be invested in NSW Health Pathology’s new statewide hub at Westmead Hospital, delivering new and enhanced patholo...

Vale Professor Creswell John Eastman AO

21st May, 2025

Professor Cres Eastman AO, a pioneering Australian endocrinologist and globally recognised public health advocate, has died at the age of 85, leaving ...

The contribution of NSW Health Pathology to medical research: the first 10 years

5th January, 2025

Leading researcher at NSW Health Pathology Prof Emmanuel Favaloro has published an article in the Australian Journal of Medical Science outlining the ...