Dr M W Harrison (Michael) (Chairman)
A/Prof D Roxby(David)
Dr P Hogan (Pat)
Dr R Lindeman (Rob)
Dr C MacLeod (Colin)
Prof Y Khong (Yee)
Dr H Slater (Howard)
Dr P Vervaart (Peter)
Mr G Coombs (Geoff)
Mr K Ericksen (Kevin)
Dr. P McKenzie (Paul)
A/Prof K Harrison (Keith)

Dr M W Harrison (Chairman)
Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology

Qualifications:
BSc (Med), MBBS (1st class honours)
FRCPA (General Pathology)

Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
General pathology with major interests in microbiology and clinical chemistry.
Laboratory management (currently CEO of Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology).
Interaction with Government (Australian Association of Pathology Practices representative on Pathology Consultative Committee).
Quality in laboratory medicine and education in the use of Pathology Tests (Chairman of Quality Use of Pathology Committee, Request-Test-Report Cycle Sub-committee, Point of Care Testing Sub-committee)

Current Professional Memberships:
FRCPA
AMA
ASM
AACB

A/Prof D Roxby
SA Pathology

Qualifications:
BAppSc (Med Sc)
MAppSc (Med Sc)
AFRCPA

Areas of Professional Expertise and Interest:
Transfusion Medicine
Immunohaematology
Laboratory management

Current Professional Memberships:
Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Dr P Hogan
Pathology Queensland

Qualifications:
BSc (Med)
MB BS
FRACP
FRCPA
PhD

Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
Immunology and Allergy
Drug Evaluation
ASCIA Council
ASEATTA

Current Professional Memberships:
Australian Society of Immunology
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Australian and South East Asian Tissue Typing Association
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
Australian Society for HIV Medicine

Dr R Lindeman
South Eastern Area Laboratory Services (SEALS)

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons)
MB BS
FRACP
FRCPA
PhD

Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
Haemoglobinopathies
Molecular Diagnostics
Oversees the Bone Marrow Laboratory
Management of haematological malignancies
Research into tissue engineering and manipulation of haemopoietic progenitor cells

Current Professional Memberships:
Fellowship of the Australasian College of Physicians
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Human Genetics Society of Australia (HGSA)
Australasia Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG)
Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ)
Australasian Society of Blood Transfusion (ASBT)
Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ASTH)
American Society of Haematology (ASH)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Dr C MacLeod
Sydney South West Pathology Service
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Qualifications:
FRACP
FRCPA

Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
Human Infectious Diseases
Clinical Microbiology

Current Professional Memberships:
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Faculty of Public Health of the RACP
Australian Society for Microbiology
Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

Prof Y Khong
SA Pathology
At Women's and Children's Hospital

Qualifications:
MBChB
MSc
MD
FRCPath
FRCPA

Areas of Professional Expertise:
Anatomical Pathology; Perinatal, Obstetric and Gynaecologial Pathology

Current Professional Memberships:
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Royal College of Pathologists (UK)
Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
Stillbirth Alliance of Australia and New Zealand
International Academy of Pathology (Australasian Division)

Dr P Vervaart
Royal Hobart Hospital

Qualifications:
BAppSc
PhD
DipMgt
FAACB

Areas of Professional Expertise:
Clinical Biochemistry
Molecular Basis of Disease
Laboratory Management
Current Professional Memberships
Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists
Member AACB Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Committee
Member Tasmanian Scientific Research Assessment Committee

Dr H Slater
Victorian Clinical Genetics Service

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), PhD.
FHGSA (Cytogenetics), FRCPath (Cytogenetics)
Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
Development and introduction of molecular genetics technologies into Diagnostic Cytogenetics.
Laboratory management (currently Head of Cytogenetics, VCGS).
External Quality Assessment (currently Chairman of HGSA/ASoC QAP Programme)

Current Professional Memberships:
FRCPath(Lond.)
FHGSA
Australasian Society of Cytogeneticists
Health Professions Council Registered Clinical Scientist (UK)

Mr G Coombs
Pathwest Laboratory Medicine WA

Qualifications:
BAppSc (MedSc)
Post Graduate Diploma (Biomedical Science)

Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
Laboratory management (Principal Scientist)
Medical microbiology including bacteriology, mycology, and mycobacteria
Epidemiology of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant enterococci including:
- investigating the molecular evolution of community MRSA.
- determining toxins and virulence determinants in community MRSA and their correlation with clinical disease
- developing sequenced based methods for the characterization of MRSA.
- characterizing the vanB gene in epidemic and non epidemic VRE.
Antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
Under graduate and post graduate teaching in medical microbiology (Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin University of Technology and Sessional Lecturer at Notre Dame University)

Current Professional Memberships:
Australian Society for Microbiology (Vice President of Corporate Affairs)
American Society for Microbiology (Member)
Australian Society for Antimicrobials (Treasurer)
Venerology Society of Western Australia (Member)
Member of the Clinical Microbiology Standing Committee (ASM)
Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (Treasurer/Secretary)

Mr K Ericksen
Southern Cross Pathology Australia

Qualifications:
B.App.Sc. (Med.Sc.)
MBA
FAIMS

Areas of professional expertise and interest:
Laboratory Management (currently Director of Pathology, Southern Health)
Immunohaemotology
Automation
Point of Care testing
Laboratory processes and systems

Current professional memberships:
Fellow: Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
Member: American Association of Clinical Chemistry
Associate Fellow: Australian College of Health Service Executives

Dr P McKenzie
Sydney South West Pathology Service
Royal Prince Alfred hospital

Qualifications:
MBBS
FRCPA
Dip Cytopathology (RCPA)
Areas of professional experience and interest
Anatomical pathology and Cytopathology

Current professional memberships:
President of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Senior Staff Specialist, Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown NSW
Clinical Associate Professor, Central Clinical School, The University of Sydney

Member of the International Academy of Pathology Australasian Division, Australian Society of Cytology, Australian Dermatopathology Society, Pulmonary Pathology Society, International Society of Urological Pathology, Paleopathology Society.

A/Prof K L Harrison
Queensland Fertility Group

Qualifications:
B.App.Sc
M.App.Sc

Areas of Professional Expertise & Interest:
Human reproduction and fertility

Current Professional Memberships:
Fertility Society of Australia
Alpha (Embryologists International)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embyology (ESHRE)
Scientists in Reproductive Technology (SIRT)