IBMS Congress 2023

Gary Player

IBMS Cytopathology Specialist Advisor, Gateshead Health

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Dr Behdad Shambayati

Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services

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Dr Guy Orchard

Consultant Biomedical Scientist, Synnovis Analytics, London

Guy is responsible for providing and developing the dermatopathology, Mohs’ micrographic surgery and trichogram diagnostic services for the Unit. Guy is actively involved in teaching and training both within the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Trust framework but also as an external lecturer at several Universities throughout the country for students studying  for MSc’s  in biomedical science.

Guy completed his Fellowship to the IBMS in Cellular Pathology in 1990 having gained the highest pass in the UK across all disciplines and being awarded the RJ Lavington Prize. Guy completed his Master’s in immunology at Surrey University gaining a distinction in 1995 and achieved he’s PhD in 2010. He has worked at St. John’s for nearly his entire working career, which now spans over 35 years service.

Guy received chartered scientist recognition in 2005. He has won two international awards from the National Society of Histotechnologists (NSH), the first in 2015 The Leica Leadership Award for Teaching and Education and another in 2019 The Leica Leadership Award in Management and Training. In addition, Guy is the Advancing Health Care awards winner of the IBMS sponsored Biomedical Scientist of the Year 2020.

Guy has been responsible for expanding and developing the dermatopathology and Mohs’ laboratory services. The Mohs services within St. John’s, is now the largest within the UK and Guy has a keen interest in the development of Mohs techniques not only within St. John’s but also throughout the UK.  He has been involved in research and development activities for the department in several areas of pathology involving immunocytochemistry techniques. 

Guy has recently been involved in expanding and fully automating the immunocytochemistry service and has encompassed double-labelling and in-situ procedures for the department as new protocols. He has an active interest in lymphoma and melanoma research and participates in assisting researchers or publishing his own contributions in the field.

Guy is professionally active and is the deputy editor of The British Journal of Biomedical Sciences and sits on four other editorial boards as well as peer reviewing for several other journals. He is an immunocytochemistry UK National external quality assurance (UKNEQAS) assessor, lecturer and short course coordinator.  He is also a UKNEQAS Cellular Pathology Technique (CPT) lead assessor for Mohs. He has previously held a council position for the IBMS and is now the IBMS Chief Examiner for the cellular pathology specialist panel. Guy sits on the advanced Specialist examination con-joint boards for the IBMS and Royal College of Pathologists for histodissection, immunocytochemistry and Biomedical Scientists reporting.

Guy is the appointed Lead for the British Society of Mohs Histologists and chairman for the newly formed advanced specialist examination board for the IBMS in Mohs. Guy has also been a Director for the American Society of Mohs Histotechnologists (ASMH). He regularly teaches on the MSc dermatology course for King’s Medical School London and Westminster University. Guy has edited and contributed to Oxford University Press (OUP) ‘Histopathology’ text book for  the Fundamentals in Biomedical Science series and has just completed  a second book ‘ Cellular Structure and Function’  and is now working on a third book in the same series for OUP entitled Cellular Pathology. He has also contributed a chapter on ‘Pigments’ to Survana and Layton’s ‘Bancrofts Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques’ seventh and eighth editions.

Gavin Reagan

Cellular Pathology Service Manager, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust

Gavin Regan is the Cellular Pathology Service Manager for Derbyshire Pathology, specialising in advanced dissection of gynaecological and urological specimens as well as quality management. He is a member of the conjoint IBMS and RCPath Dissection Board, and is a holder of the Institute's Advanced Specialist Diploma in  Urological Dissection.

Tracey Stevenson CSci FIBMS

Consultant Biomedical Scientist in Cytology, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Tracey has now been an employee of the NHS as a Cytologist for the last 35 years and she remains passionate about the subject. She is originally from Lanarkshire in Scotland but began her cytology career in London. Tracey currently works in the Cytology department at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Devon.

Tracey is a consultant biomedical scientist and laboratory manager. She is also the training co-ordinator for Cellular Pathology and a Quality manager. Since the transfer of the cervical cytology service to Bristol she no longer reports these cases; however she continues to report diagnostic cytology and attend ENT, thyroid, EUS Pancreas and EBUS clinics as part of our ROSE setup.

Tracey is a member of the IBMS Cytopathology Advisory Panel and was involved in the work to create the new diagnostic cytology specialist portfolio.

Patrick Kumar

Consultant Healthcare Scientist, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Patrick is a Consultant Healthcare Scientist with extensive experience in histological specimen dissection. He obtained the Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological Dissection in 2007 and was the first Biomedical Scientist in the UK to obtain the Advanced Specialist Diploma in Breast Specimen Dissection in 2011.

Lisa Wheatley

Consultant Biomedical Scientist,

Lisa has been a consultant in the GI team in Leicester for 7 years; independently reporting the full GI repertoire.  She joined a pilot project in 2012 which became the first cohort of BMS's to undertake IBMS/RCPath reporter training, and quickly dropped Gynae in favour of GI.  Prior to this Lisa gained broad experience in every Cellular Pathology discipline as scientist and then manager,  looking after specialist and molecular services, gynae cytology and quality management.  She is currently BMS Professional Lead for Cellular Pathology and the local pathology lead for BCSP.

Dr Behdad Shambayati

Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services

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Dr Anthony Maddox

Consultant Cellular Pathologist, Lead for diagnostic cytopathology and respiratory pathology, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Anthony is a consultant cellular pathologist at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with particular responsibility for the respiratory pathology service, including EBUS. He is currently Chair of the British Association for Cytopathology (BAC), while also being a member of the joint RCPath/IBMS conjoint board administering BMS cytopathology reporting exams.

He is interested in diagnostic cytopathology as part of an overall cellular pathology service and its application both to definitive diagnosis and initial assessment in clinic (Rapid Onsite Evaluation – ROSE).

Tracey Stevenson CSci FIBMS

Consultant Biomedical Scientist in Cytology, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Tracey has now been an employee of the NHS as a Cytologist for the last 35 years and she remains passionate about the subject. She is originally from Lanarkshire in Scotland but began her cytology career in London. Tracey currently works in the Cytology department at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Devon.

Tracey is a consultant biomedical scientist and laboratory manager. She is also the training co-ordinator for Cellular Pathology and a Quality manager. Since the transfer of the cervical cytology service to Bristol she no longer reports these cases; however she continues to report diagnostic cytology and attend ENT, thyroid, EUS Pancreas and EBUS clinics as part of our ROSE setup.

Tracey is a member of the IBMS Cytopathology Advisory Panel and was involved in the work to create the new diagnostic cytology specialist portfolio.

Suzanne Parry

Scheme Manager , UK NEQAS ICC & ISH

Suzanne has been the Scheme Manager for the UK NEQAS Immunocytochemistry and In Situ Hybridisation Scheme since 2018. Her principal role is to oversee all operational aspects of the large international organisation, monitoring quality within the setting of clinical healthcare services. She started her career as a Biomedical Scientist in Cellular Pathology in 1994 after graduating with a Biomedical Sciences degree.

Suzanne went on to complete her professional training in Cellular pathology, and successfully obtained state registration to the HCPC, and then her MSc in Biomedical Sciences, and Fellow membership within the IBMS. Her previous work appointments have primarily been within the field of cellular pathology, in both the clinical diagnostic and research fields.

Suzanne has a keen interest in education and is a module tutor for the MSc Biomed Online Course at the University of Greenwich. She is also a member of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Cellular Pathology Advisory Committee.