Cellular and Anatomical Pathology
The Cellular and Anatomical Pathology Department is located on level 4 Derriford Hospital and includes Histopathology, Cytopathology, Neuropathology, and Anatomical Pathology.
The Department receives approximately 38,000 surgical biopsies, 2,000 non-cervical cytology samples, and undertakes 1,100 postmortem examinations each year.
The laboratory performs a range of tests on tissue samples in order to determine the nature of a patient’s disease. Techniques employed may include the application of special stains, immunocytochemistry, electron microscopy and molecular techniques such as in situ hybridization. A major part of the work involves the diagnosis of cancer and pre-cancerous conditions that enables doctors to give the best type of treatment to their patients. The majority of straight forward biopsies and resections (i.e. those not requiring additional tests) are reported within 14 working days, and fluid samples, within 5 working days. Electronic access to the laboratory database for results is available via ICM, iLab and the GP order communication system, Sunquest ICE.
As a department we endeavour to provide you with the best possible service at all times. However if you do have cause to make a complaint about the service you have received we will do all we can to help.
Please contact:
| Cellular and Anatomical Pathology | Contact details for advice | |
| Monday – Friday 08.00 – 16.30 | Normal service | Main reception 30836 (01752) 430836 * |
| Monday – Friday 17.30 – 08.00 | On call service (see below) | On call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard |
| Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays | On call service (see below) | On call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard |
| Individual sections within Cellular and Anatomical Pathology | ||
| External | Internal | |
| Histology | 01752 430837 | 30837 |
| Cytology | 01752 438430 | 38430 |
| Neuropathology | 01752 430852 | 30852 |
| Mortuary | 01752 432400 | 55045 |
| Cellular and Anatomical Pathology | Contact details for advice | |
| Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.30 | Normal service | Main reception 30836 (430836) * |
| Monday – Friday 17.30 – 08.30 | On call service (see below) | On call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard |
| Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays | On call service (see below) | On call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard |
| Individual sections within Cellular and Anatomical Pathology | ||
| External | Internal | |
| Histology | 430836 | 30836 |
| Cytology | 438430 | 38430 |
| Neuropathology | 430852 | 30852 |
| Mortuary | 795045 | 55045 |
| Cellular and Anatomical Pathology | Contact details for advice | |
| Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.30 | Normal service | Main reception 30836 (430836) * |
| Monday – Friday 17.30 – 08.30 | On call service (see below) | On call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard |
| Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays | On call service (see below) | On call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard |
| Individual sections within Cellular and Anatomical Pathology | ||
| External | Internal | |
| Histology | 792362 | 52362 |
| Cytology | 430836 | 30836 |
| Neuropathology | 54408 | |
| Mortuary | 792114 | 52114 |
Contact Cellular and Anatomical Pathology
| Useful Telephone Numbers | |||
| External | Internal | ||
| General enquiries and results | 01752 430836 | 30836 | |
| Medical staff | Special interest(s) | ||
| Dr Samer Nassif (Co-Service Line Clinical Director) | Lymphoma Gastrointestinal Pathology Uropathology | 01752 437968 | 37968 |
| Dr Nassif (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432657 | 32657 | |
| Dr Luke Farmkiss (Co-Service Line Clinical Director) | Hepatobiliary Pathology Gastrointestinal Pathology Gynae Pathology | 01752 430210 | 30210 |
| Dr Farmkiss (Medical Secretary) | 01752 437968 | 37968 | |
| Dr Jemimah Denson | Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Pathology Medical Liver Pathology Gastrointestinal Pathology | 01752 432662 | 32662 |
| Dr Denson (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432657 | 32657 | |
| Dr Indranil Das (Locum) | Gastrointestinal Pathology Gynaecological Pathology Uropathology | ||
| Dr Das (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432663 | 32663 | |
| Dr Adam Douglas | Gastrointestinal Pathology Medical Liver Thoracic Pathology Hepatobiliary Pathology Cytology Autopsy | 01752 430215 | 30215 |
| Dr Douglas (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432654 | 32654 | |
| Dr Fatme Ghandour | Uropathology Thoracic pathology Gastrointestinal Pathology | 01752 438447 | 38447 |
| Dr Ghandour (Medical Secretary) | 01752 438447 | 38447 | |
| Dr Sarah Grenfell | Medical Renal Pathology Gastrointestinal Pathology Endocrine Pathology | 01752 433573 | 33573 |
| Dr Grenfell (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432661 | 32661 | |
| Dr Rob Hadden | Placental Pathology Neuroendocrine Uropathology Gynae Pathology | 01752 433152 | 33152 |
| Dr Hadden (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432661 | 32661 | |
| Dr Dean Harmse | Dermatopathology Autopsy | 01752 430191 | 30191 |
| Dr Harmse (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432653 | 32653 | |
| Dr David Hilton | Neuropathology | 01752 431360 | 31360 |
| Dr Hilton (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432653 | 32653 | |
| Dr Sofia Kouneli | Breast Pathology Gynaecological Pathology | 01752 430213 | 30213 |
| Dr Kouneli (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432659 | 32659 | |
| Dr Jacqui Lai | Breast Pathology Gastrointestinal Pathology | 01752 433891 | 33891 |
| Dr Lai (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432654 | 32654 | |
| Dr Adewunmi Oriolowo | Gynaecological Pathology Soft Tissue Pathology Bone Pathology Breast Pathology Thyroid Pathology Cytology Autopsy | 01752 430190 | 30190 |
| Dr Oriolowo (Medical Secretary) | 432663 | 32663 | |
| Dr Niall Scully | Gynaecological Pathology Molecular (Lead) | 01752 432656 | 32656 |
| Dr Scully (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432661 | 32661 | |
| Dr Aditya Shivane | Neuropathology Ophthalmic Pathology Lymphoma | 01752 432033 | 32033 |
| Dr Shivane (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432653 | 32653 | |
| Dr Rasika Singh | Head and Neck Pathology Lymphoma Pathology Dermatopathology | 01752 433093 | 33093 |
| Dr Singh (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432659 | 32659 | |
| Madeleine Stephens (Consultant Healthcare Scientist in Dermatopathology) | Dermatopathology | 01752 438446 | 38446 |
| Madeleine Stephens (Medical Secretary) | 01752 432663 | 32663 | |
| Dr Katherine Syred | Thoracic Pathology Skin Pathology Autopsy (HTA Lead) | 01752 432668 | 32668 |
| Dr Katherine Syred (Medical Secretary) | 432654 | 32654 | |
Non-Medical Staff
| Rob Archer – Cellular and Anatomical Pathology Operations Manager Rob Archer | 01752 433891 | 30851 |
| Joanna Ford – Office Manager | 432653 | 32653 |
| Jamie Wyatt – Admin Secretary (& Molecular enquiries) | 01752 430851 | 430851 |
| Deputy Cell Path Services Manager – Louise Keers | 01752 430851 | 430851 |
| Lead APT for Mortuary – Paul Mingo | 01752 455045 | 55045 |
| Frozen sections and on call staff | ||
| Frozen sections – Histopathology | 01752 430837 | 30837 |
| Frozen sections – Neuropathology | 54408 | |
| On Call Biomedical Scientist via Derriford Switchboard | ||
