Histo-Cytopathologistsis

Dr Bridget Cooke

[MBBS, FRCPA, FIAC] Head of Department, Cytopathology 

Dr Cooke studied medicine at the University of NSW and has held appointments as a Staff Specialist Pathologist at the Royal Prince Alfred and Prince of Wales Hospitals. Dr Cooke joined St John of God pathology in January 2002. Although having a broad base of experience in most aspects of pathology, particular interests include breast, ophthalmic and respiratory pathology as well as cytology, especially fine needle aspiration cytology. Bridget is a member of the International Academy of Pathology, the International Academy of Cytology, the Australasian Society of   Cytology, the Australasian Dermatology Society, the Australian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and the Australian Society for Breast Disease.

 

Dr Simon Hillery

[MBBS (Sydney), BSc (Hons) (Sydney), FRCPA] 

Dr Hillery joined St John of God Pathology (WA) in December 1999 and is trained as a General Pathologist. Simon graduated in Medicine at the University of Sydney in 1990, science degree with honours in Pharmacology and has worked in Sweden and Sydney. In 1999 Simon obtained his Fellowship and moved to Perth. He has a special interest in gastrointestinal histopathology and is involved in the Western Australian Colorectal Research Group.

 

Dr Colin Stewart

BSc MBChB FRCPath FRCPA 

Dr Stewart trained in pathology in Glasgow and worked at the Royal Adelaide Hospital 1992. After seven years' teaching hospital experience in Glasgow, he returned to Australia in May 2000 to work at PathCentre in Perth. He took up his current post with St John of God Pathology in November 2001. Dr Stewart's major interests are in gynaecological, pancreatico-biliary and gastrointestinal histopathology and cytopathology.

 

Dr Hein Sonnendecker

MBBCh, DipRCPath(London), DTM&H, FCPath(SA)Anat, FRCPA  

Dr Sonnendecker studied Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. After specialising in Anatomical Pathology, he worked at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg for five years. He moved to Perth to join St John of God Pathology in 2000. Whilst working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and PathCentre, Nedlands, Hein obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. His interests include fine needle aspiration cytology, skin, gynaecological, tropical and general surgical & medical Pathology.

 

Prof Vince Caruso

MBBS, FRCPA, FRCPath, MBA,FAMS(Hon), FCMSA(Hon) 

Dr Vince Caruso joined St John of God Pathology in January 2007 as Director of Cancer Services Pathology and Director of Histopathology at the Subiaco Campus for the new Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Dr Caruso has a wealth of experience in laboratory testing and management. His background was as Director of Pathology for Western Diagnostic Pathology and immediate past president of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. His extensive histopathology experience will also be used with a teaching professorship at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Dr Trevor Kyle

[FRCPA, MASM, MAACB]  

Dr Kyle joined St John of God Pathology in 1983. During 1985-1997 Dr Kyle helped to establish and operate a Breast Assessment Centre at the Mercy Hospital. Trevor was involved in teaching duties at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital from 1994-1998. During 1983-1997, Trevor was chairman of the Infection Control Committees at St John of God Hospitals, Hollywood Private Hospital and Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley. Trevor was the Head of our Histopathology department from 1997-1999. His special interests are Histopathology and Cytopathology.

 

Dr Ravi Mathew

[MBBS, FRCPA, DCP (india), MD (India)] 

Dr Mathew joined St John of God Pathology in January 2006. After graduating from Calicut Medical College in India, he trained in Pathology at Christian Medical College in Vellore. Dr Mathew obtained post graduate degrees in pathology before a four-month period lecturing at the Department of Pathology, Academy of Medical Education in Kerala. From November 1998 to June 1999, Dr Mathew joined the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical Mission Hospital as a Consultant Pathologist, during which he acquired independent charge of the Histopathology and Clinical Pathology laboratories. He attained Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in 2005, and has a special interest in gastrointestinal pathology and tropical pathology.

 

Dr Patrick Lai

[MBBS, FRCPA, Dip Prac Dermatology (Wales)]

Patrick is a graduate of the University of Western Australia.  After obtaining his medical degree, he worked in teaching hospitals in Hong Kong, rotating through various clinical specialties.  He returned to Perth and started training in Anatomical Pathology in January 2005.  Patrick obtained his Fellowship in January 2010 and commenced working at St John of God Pathology.  The areas in pathology that interest him most include skin, GI tract, gynaecology and cytopathology.

 

Barbara completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia, graduating in 1985. She subsequently obtained fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in 1992. She has held consultant appointments at Princess Margaret Hospital, Fremantle Hospital and most recently was at King Edward Memorial Hospital for 7 years where she developed her interest in gynaecological histopathology. Barbara has recently joined the team of histopathologists at the Bendat Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Subiaco where she works on Wednesdays.

 

Dr Victor Ojeda  

[MD Chile, FRCPA]

Dr Ojeda joined St John of God Pathology (WA) in July 2009, he is trained in Histopathology and Neuropathology. He was born and educated in Chile, completed the training in Anatomical Pathology for the Royal College of Pathologists Australasia in Auckland, New Zealand in 1976. Dr Ojeda came to Perth in 1978 as a Locum Neuropathologist at Royal Perth Hospital and was appointed Histopathologist with special dedication to Neuropathology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in 1980. He spent 15 years in various appointments including the Middle East, New South Wales and Iceland. He returned to Perth in 2005 as a Staff Pathologist at Western Diagnostic Pathology. His publications can be viewed in Medline (search: Ojeda VJ). 

 

Dr Zia Chaudry  

[MBChB, MSc, RFCPath, Dip Cytol (UK)]

Graduated from Leicester University in the UK, Dr Chaudry has worked as a sub-specialist Consultant Pathologist for eleven years at Nottingham University Hospital, a major teaching hospital.

His main areas of interest are cytopathology, respiratory pathology, endocrine pathology, upper GI pathology and gynaecological pathology.

 

Dr Ai Rene Kee

MBBS, FRACGP, FRCPA

Dr Kee is a graduate of the University of Sydney (1992). She initially traned as a general practitioner, obtaining the FRACGP in 1997. She subsequently undertook training in Anatomical Pathology in Western Australia and attained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in 2004. She has since worked as a pathologist in both the public system (in QEII PathWest and King Edward Memorial Hospital) as well as in the private sector. Dr Kee's special interests include dermatopathology, gynaecological pathology and gastrointestinal pathology.