Winter 2012 - Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology

New PathologistsDR ALEXANDRA ALLENDE MB, BS, PhD, FRCPASpecialty: HistopathologySpecial interests: Ocular, gastrointestinal, urological, breast and skin pathologyDr Alex Allende is a medical graduate of the University of Sydney. Following extensive experiencein clinical medicine for several years, with particular interests in ophthalmology and research, sheundertook a Doctorate of Philosophy in the discipline of ophthalmology at the University of Sydney,with the support of an NHMRC scholarship. The thesis, incorporating histological and molecularstudies into the mechanisms of vascular development in the choroid and retina, inspired her to train inanatomical pathology, which was undertaken primarily at Westmead Hospital, with additional rotationsto Nepean Hospital and Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology. Following completion of training, whichincluded teaching, journal publications and conference presentations, she joined the histopathologydepartment at Douglass Hanly Moir and is developing her knowledge further by following interests inocular, gastrointestinal, urological, breast and skin pathology.DR JULIET BURN MB, BS, FRCPA, MIACSpecialty: HistopathologySpecial interests: Pulmonary, breast and gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology andcytopathologyDr Juliet Burn graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1980 and obtained herFellowship of RCPA in 1987. She joined the small independent practice, Davies Campbell de LambertPathology, in 1988 and became a principal in 1991. Dr Burn held Visiting Medical Officer positionsat Auburn Hospital and ICPMR Westmead, from 1988 until 2006. She has held positions on theBoard of Censors RCPA and, since 1993, she has been regularly involved in quality assurance inpathology in Australia and overseas. Dr Burn has extensive experience in teaching and supervisionof RCPA pathology registrars and in participation in multidisciplinary meetings (dermatopathology,gastrointestinal and breast pathology). She also has extensive experience in diagnostic histopathologyand cytology, with a special interest in skin, breast, lung and gastrointestinal pathology.DR ROBERT CORTIS-JONES MB, BS, FRCPASpecialty: HistopathologySpecial Interests: Dermatopathology, melanoma and inflammatory skin disordersAs an undergraduate at the University of Sydney from 1960 to 1965, when pathology was amajor component of the medical course, Dr Robert Cortis-Jones decided he wanted to become apathologist. Most of his post-graduate training in pathology was at Sydney Hospital, which was, atthat time, the location of the Melanoma Unit, making melanoma a significant professional interest forhim. He completed his pathology training in 1973 and then spent two-and-a-half years in tropicalTownsville, at the Australian Government Pathology laboratory. This further increased his interestin skin tumours, particularly melanoma. Dr Cortis-Jones moved to Wollongong as the Director ofAnatomical Pathology for the Illawarra Area Health Service from 1984 to 2000, covering almost allareas of Anatomical Pathology. Returning to Sydney, and now happy to specialise in just one area,from 2002 to 2010 he was a pathologist at Combined Pathology, Gordon. This laboratory served skincancer clinics across Australia, from Brisbane to Perth. Dr Cortis-Jones joined Douglass Hanly MoirPathology in October 2010, after Combined Pathology was bought by Sonic Healthcare. During hiscareer, he has seen major changes in the early diagnosis of melanoma, the result of collaborationbetween pathologists, both in Australia and abroad, and the great benefits of early diagnosis andtreatment Dr Cortis-Jones is now looking to increase his expertise in inflammatory skin disorders.DR SIMON CLARK MB, ChB, FRCPASpeciality: HistopathologySpecial Interests: Dermatopathology and educationDr Simon Clark graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand. His training in pathology andhistopathology began in Wellington Hospital and was completed at Royal Melbourne Hospital. DrClark completed a Fellowship of Dermatopathology at the Skin and Cancer Foundation, Sydney.He has worked in public and private pathology and has lectured at the University of Melbourne andthe University of Queensland. Dr Clark continues to be extensively involved in general practitionereducation in skin cancer medicine. He presently runs the pathology component of the post-graduatecertificate courses in skin cancer medicine at the University of Queensland and also lectures in theMasters of Medicine course. Dr Clark joined Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology in October, 2011.3