Distinguished Pathologists
It is the prerogative of each President to award the Distinguished Pathologist medal to a pathologist who has made an outstanding contribution to the discipline of pathology. The recipient is honoured with a medallion embossed with the IAP insignia and with a certificate from the Australasian Division. Listed below are the recipients of this award:
| Diane Payton | 2025 |
| Wendy Cooper & Keith Shilkin | 2024 |
| Richard Scolyer | 2023 |
| Jane Dahlstrom | 2022 |
| Anthony Gill | 2021 |
| Fiona (Sally) Bonar | 2020 |
| Bob Eckstein | 2019 |
| Soon Lee | 2018 |
| David Ellis | 2017 |
| Michael Bilous | 2016 |
| Sunil R Lakhani | 2015 |
| Dominic Spagnolo | 2014 |
| Brett Delahunt | 2013 |
| Peter Russell | 2012 |
| Douglas W Henderson | 2010 |
| Stanley McCarthy | 2009 |
| J Robin Warren | 2008 |
| Prithi Bhathal | 2007 |
| David Weedon | 2005 |
| Anthony S-Y Leong | 2003 |
| Robin Cooke | 2001 |
| Philip W. Allen | 1999 |
| (Jack) John H. Little | 1993 |
| Theodore J. Constance | 1991 |