Past President
Dr Suzy Lishman CBE
Dr Suzy Lishman has been a consultant histopathologist at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust for 23 years and is also Lead Medical Examiner for the trust. She has been a member of the ACP since she was a trainee and local Link Officer for many years. Suzy was the RCPath representative on ACP Council for several years as RCPath Registrar and is delighted be back. In the meantime Suzy has served as RCPath Vice-President and President, been converted to the joys of digital pathology and taken a leading role in the implementation of a medical examiner service in England and Wales. Suzy looks forward to working with ACP members and the wider pathology community to highlight the vital role of pathology in healthcare and support the next generation of pathologists.
President
Dr Lance Sandle
Lance was born and educated in Leeds. He trained in general and chemical pathology in Manchester, and was Consultant Chemical Pathologist at Trafford General Hospital (and latterly at Manchester Royal Infirmary) from 1986 to 2020. Locally he served in various medical management roles up to Interim Medical Director. After 2 years as a Covid vaccinator, he is now back as a Chemical Pathologist working up to three lipid clinics a week.
Lance served on the National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel for Chemical Pathology for eight years, chairing it for the last four. He was Director of Professional Standards at the Royal College of Pathologists, then Vice-President for Professionalism and Registrar. During the last of these he represented RCPath on ACP Council and contributed to ACP leadership and learning events. He was also instrumental in setting up the Faculty of Clinical Informatics (now absorbed into The British Computing Society). Outside medicine, he has played bass guitar in a jazz/bossa nova band for 15 years and is a Manchester City season ticket holder.
Aside from the different knowledge content in each of the pathology subspecialties, there are training, leadership and ongoing learning needs common to all. He looks forward to contributing to the particular success the ACP has had in these areas.
Honorary Chair of Council
Dr Abbie Pugh
Dr Abbie Pugh is a Consultant Histopathologist at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and has been an ACP member since 2009. As a trainee member, she was the Chair of the Trainee Members Group and has since enjoyed roles on the Communications and Histopathology Committee. As one of the most junior consultants within the ACP, she has a particular interest in training and education.
Honorary Secretary & Leadership Skills Co-ordinator
Dr Bridget Wilkins
Honorary Treasurer
Dr Tariq El-Shanawany
Education Secretary
Dr Marina Morgan
.Dr Marina Morgan (Secretary, Postgraduate Education Subcommittee) is Consultant in Infection and Clinical Microbiology, at the Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Trust. She has been a member of the Association of Clinical Pathologists since 1993, starting as Severn regional ACP Secretary, then Microbiology committee chair. Having been lucky enough to benefit from a pan pathology rotation, in the late 1980s, she believes the ACP provides a vital forum for matters of general pathology interest, education and personal development Furthermore, being on Council provides an invaluable opportunity to become aware early of changes affecting the specialties, forging links with other Pathology specialties .Since ‘knowledge is power’, and whilst ‘mushroom management’ thrives on lack of awareness among those it’s managing, working together and sharing knowledge and ideas is vital . Dr Morgan can be contacted by email at: marinamorgan@nhs.net
ACP news Editor & TMG Chair
Dr Sarah Ruane
Member of Council and Immunology Committee Chair
Dr Helen Bourne
Member of Council and Microbiology Committee Chair
Dr Alice Wort
Dr Alice Wort is a Consultant Microbiologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, and Joint Clinical Lead for Microbiology across South of Tyne and Wear Clinical Pathology Services. A Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, she holds a PhD in paediatric pneumonia and has specialist interests in paediatric microbiology and molecular diagnostics. As Chair of the ACP Microbiology Committee, Council Member, and Trustee, she champions innovation in laboratory diagnostics and infection prevention. She believes ACP membership is vital to advancing education and research, fostering collaboration, and supporting the development of pathology across all specialties.
Member of Council
Dr Bill Simpson
Dr Bill Simpson is a retired Consultant Chemical Pathologist, with main interests in Clinical Lipidology and Nutrition. He has been a member of the ACP for over 20 years. He was honoured to serve as President of the Association from 2017 to 2019; his election was overshadowed by Donald Trump being elected at the same time, but Bill’s term as President was rather less controversial! In addition to being a council member for many years, his roles have included Honorary Treasurer, Chair of the Chemical Pathology Committee, membership of the Education and Finance Committees, and representing the ACP on outside bodies such as the RCPath Specialty Advisory Committee and the National Clinical Biochemistry Audit Committee. He believes that the ACP offers the best national networking and sharing opportunities for medics new and old working in the various fields of clinical pathology
Member of Council
Dr Wassif Wassif
Member of Council and Histopathology Committee Chair
Dr Neelaveni Duhli
Dr Neelaveni Duhli is a Consultant Histopathologist at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, working at Hull Royal Infirmary as part of the Scarborough, Hull, and York Pathology Service. She specialises in Nephropathology, Cardiovascular pathology, and Lung pathology. She has been an ACP member since 2021 and serves as Chair of the Histopathology Committee since 2024. She also has a particular interest in training and education, and she views the ACP organisation as a valuable means of contributing to this area.
Member of Council and Chemical Pathology Committee Chair
Professor Pat Twomey