ASM Past Speakers and Convenors
2025
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Gregory Y. Lauwers Florida, USA |
Gastrointestinal (Upper) | |
| A/Professor Min En Nga Singapore |
Cytopathology & Pathology Education | |
| Professor Joaquin J. Garcia Rochester, MN, USA |
Digital & Salivery Gland Pathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Professor Joaquin J. Garcia Rochester, MN, USA |
Diagnostic salivary gland pathology: Foundation to the future | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Professor Wendy Cooper, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
Organising your interstitial pneumonias and learning to live with interstitial lung disease! |
2024
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Bruce M. Wenig Tampa, FL, USA |
Endocrine and Head & Neck Surgical Pathology | |
| Professor Iris D. Nagtegaal The Netherlands |
Gastrointestinal (Colorectal) | |
| Professor Fasuto J. Rodriguez Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Neuropathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Professor Fasuto J. Rodriguez Los Angeles, CA, USA |
Diagnostic Pathology of peripheral nerve sheath tumours. | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Dr S Ming Chai Perth, WA, Australia |
Oh, the places you’ll go with Cytology! |
2023
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Dr Jesse McKenney, Ohio, USA |
Uropathology | |
| Assoc. Professor Xiaoyin “Sara” Jiang North Carolina, USA |
Cytology, Head & Neck and Social Media | |
| Christina Arnold Master-Certified Professional Coach, Colorado, USA |
How to be happy in medicine | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Christina Arnold Colorado, USA |
The cure for procrastination, people-pleasing, & perfectionism | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Professor Nirmala Pathmanathan Sydney, Australia |
Breast Pathology: Leveraging the multidisciplinary team |
2021
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Assoc. Professor Lynette M Sholl Boston, USA |
Annabelle Mahar
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Lung and Molecular Pathology |
| Assoc. Clinical Professor Linda Ernst Illinois, USA |
Paediatric Pathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Friday Professor Richard Scolyer Sydney, Australia |
Oana Crainic & Louise Jackett | Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Other Skin Cancers: State of the Art Tips & Tricks for Diagnosis |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Amanda Charlton Auckland, New Zealand |
Mike Watson &
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Children are not little adults: 10 pitfalls in paediatric pathology |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Bastiaan de Boer Perth, Australia |
Catriona McKenzie | The liver biopsy: the good, the bad and the ugly! |
2019
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor W. Glenn McCluggage Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Kerryn Ireland-Jenkin & Marsali Newman |
Gynaecological Pathology |
| Professor Ian Ellis Nottingham, UK |
Wendy Raymond | Breast Pathology |
| Dr Rajiv Patel Michigan, USA |
Oana Crainic & Louise Jackett/ Fiona Maclean |
Dermatopathology/Soft Tissue Pathology |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Rajiv Patel |
Soft tissue tumour boot camp | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday A/Prof Priyanthi Kumarasinghe |
Approach to endoscopic biopsy diagnosis of the gastrointestinal tract |
2018
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Dr David J Grignon Indianapolis, USA |
David Clouston | Urological Pathology |
| Dr Lester D. R. Thompson California, USA |
Ruta Gupta | Head and Neck Pathology |
| Dr Rhonda K Yantiss New York, USA |
Mark Bettington | Gastrointestinal Pathology |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Rhonda K Yantiss |
Navigating the Nomenclature of Appendiceal Neoplasia | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Professor Anthony Gill |
A Guide to Hereditary Cancer Syndromes for Surgical Pathologists |
2017
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Dr Jason Hornick Massachusetts, USA |
Fiona Maclean | Surgical and Soft Tissue Pathology |
| Dr Marisa Nucci Massachusetts, USA |
Lyndal Anderson | Gynaecological Pathology |
| Dr Alexander Lazar Texas, USA |
Molecular Pathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Alexander Lazar |
Molecular Pathology: Why Bother? | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Fiona Maclean |
Prostate pathology – all you need to know after a night on the TURPs |
2016
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
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Professor John R Goldblum |
Mark Bettington | Gastrointestinal and Soft Tissue |
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Professor Ricardo Lloyd |
Alfred Lam and Anthony Gill | Endocrine |
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Professor Adrienne M Flanagan |
Fiona Maclean | Bone and Soft Tissue |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Professor Adrienne M Flanagan |
An approach to the diagnosis of bone and soft tissue Tumours | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Graeme Taylor |
Getting to Grips with Lymphomas |
2015 (The 9th Asia Pacific IAP Congress in conjunction with the 7th National Histotechnology Conference)
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
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Dr Eduardo Calonje, London, UK |
Jessamine Reddy and Vicki Howard | Dermatopathology |
| Dr Esther Olivia, Boston, USA | Lyndal Anderson | Obstetric & Gynaecology |
| Dr K C Chan, Hong Kong, China | Trishe Leong | General Pathology |
2014
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Neil Theise New York, NY USA |
Dr Bastiaan de Boer and Dr Guy Lampe | Liver Pathology |
| Professor Klaus Busam New York, NY USA |
Professor Richard Scolyer | Melanocytic |
| Professor Gregory Fuller Houston,Texas USA |
Dr Peter Robbins | Neuropathology |
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Master Class Presenters Saturday |
Approach to interpretation of non-neoplastic Lung Diseases | |
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Master Class Presenters Sunday |
Surgical Neuropathology |
2013
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Cheryl Coffin, Nashville, USA |
Dr Bastiaan de Boer and Dr Guy Lampe | Paediatrics |
| Professor Jonathan I Epstein, Baltimore, USA |
Professor Richard Scolyer | Genitourinary Pathology |
| Professor Elizabeth Montgomery, Baltimore, USA |
Dr Peter Robbins | Gastrointestinal Pathology |
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Master Class Presenter Saturday |
Paediatric Tumours | |
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Master Class Presenter Sunday |
Joint and Bone Pathology |
2012
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Keith M. Kerr, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Assoicate Professor Wendy Cooper |
Lung Pathology |
| Professor Stacey E. Mills, Charlottesville, USA |
Professor Jane Dahlstrom | Oral, Neck & Head Pathology |
| Professor Elaine S. Jaffe, Washington, USA |
Assoicate Professor John Miliauskas | Lymphoma |
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Master Class Presenters Saturday |
Thoracic Tumours | |
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Master Class Presenter Sunday |
Soft Tissue |
2011
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Sarah E Pinder, London, UK |
A/Professor Gelareh Farshid | Breast Pathology |
| Dr. John K C Chan, Hong Kong |
A/Professor Richard Jaworski | General Surgical Pathology, incl. Salivary Gland & Thyroid Pathology |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Geoffrey Watson |
Uropathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Dr Caroline Fung |
Gastrointestinal Pathology |
2010
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor W Glenn McCluggage, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
Gynaecological Pathology | |
| Dr Philip E LeBoit, San Francisco, California, USA |
Dermatopathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Dr Felicity Frost |
Fine Needle Aspiration of the Breast | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Dr Anthony Gill |
Endocrine Pathology |
2009
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Dr John Srigley, Ontario, Canada |
Testicular Pathology | |
| Dr Christopher Fletcher, Massachusetts, USA |
Soft Tissue Pathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday A/Professor David Ellis |
Lymphoma and Lymphoid infiltrates: the Dirk Gently guide | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Professor Robin Cooke |
How to recognise some of the most important parasites that affect humans |
2008
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Dr Zachary Goodman, Washington DC, USA |
Liver Pathology | |
| Dr Andrew M Churg A.B. Vancouver, Canada |
Pulmonary Pathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday Professor Catriona McLean |
Neuropathology | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Assoc. Professor Michael Bilous |
Breast Pathology |
2007
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Professor Sir James Underwood, London, UK. | General & Gastrointestinal | |
| Steven H Swerdlow, MD, Pittsburgh, USA. | Lymphoma | |
| Master Class Presenter Saturday A/Prof David Challis |
Practical Approach to Renal Biopsies | |
| Master Class Presenter Sunday Prof. Richard Scolyer |
Melanoma |
2006
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| William M Murphy, Florida, USA |
Prostate & Bladder | |
| David Grignon, Michigan, USA |
Professor Brett Delahunt | Kidney |
2005
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| David Weedon, Brisbane, Australia |
Skin Pathology | |
| Jennifer Hunt, Pittsburgh, USA |
Head & Neck and Molecular Pathology | |
| Henry Tazelaar, Minnesota, USA |
Respiratory Pathology |
2004
No ASM due to International Congress held in Brisbane.
2003
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Robert Kurman, Baltimore, USA |
Baltimore, USA Peter Russell & |
Gynaecological |
| Syliva Asa, Toronto, Canada |
Robyn Apel | Endocrine |
2002
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Robert Petras, Ohio, USA |
Keshani DeSilva |
Gastrointestinal |
| David Owen, Canada |
James Kench | Pancreatic and Gallbladder |
2001
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Stuart Schnitt, Boston, USA |
Michael Bilous | Breast |
| Lawrence Weiss, California, USA |
Anthony Leong | Lymphoma |
2000
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Thomas Colby, Arizona, USA |
Amanda Segal | Pulmonary Pathology |
| Victor Reuter, New York, USA |
Brett Delahunt | Testicular & Adnexal Tumours |
1999
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| John Chan, Hong Kong |
B Lin | General Surgical Pathology |
| Klaus Lewin, Los Angeles, USA |
R Eckstein | Problem Areas in Surgical Pathology |
1998
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Zachary Goodman, Washington, USA |
P Bhathal | Liver |
| Gordon MacDonald, Glascow, Scotland |
M Walker | Oral |
1997
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Dennis Wright, Southhampaton, UK |
David Ellis | Malignant Lymphomas |
| Chris Fletcher, USA |
R Jaworski | Soft Tissues |
1996
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Wladimir Bogomoletz, Rheims, France |
R Newland | Gastrointestinal Track |
| Mark Wick, Missouri, USA |
S Braye | Skin and Soft Tissue |
1995
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Peter Bullough, New York, USA |
F. Bonar | Non Tumour Orthopaedic |
| Henry Battifora, California, USA |
A. Leong | Immunohistochemistry & New Technologies |
1994
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Jonathon Epstein, Baltimore, USA |
D.Gee & J.Pedersen | Prostate |
| Aidan Carney, Minnesota, USA |
R.Eckstein | Thyroid & Parathyroid |
1993
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Stephen Silverberg, Washington, USA |
A. Ostor | Gynaecological |
| David Walker, Texas, USA |
R. Cooke | Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases |
1992
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Henry Appelman, Michigan, USA |
R. Eckstein | Gastointestinal |
| Henry Appelman, Michigan, USA |
M. Gonzales | Nervous System |
1991
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Sam Youssem, Pittsburg, USA |
I. LeFevre | Pulmonary |
| David Elder, Pennsylvania, USA |
P. Heenan | Pigmented Skin Lesions |
1990
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| David Page, Tennessee, USA |
V. Billson | Breast |
| Harald Stein, Berlin, Germany |
A. Leong | Lymph Node |
1989
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Alex Ferenczy, Canada |
A. Bierre | Gynaecological |
| Harvey Goldman, Boston, USA |
J. Ireton | Gastro-Intestinal |
1988
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Sharon Weiss, Washington, USA |
D. Spagnolo | Soft Tissues |
| John Batsakis, Houston, USA |
G. Sterrett | Salivary/Head & Neck |
1987
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Kamal Ishak, Washington, USA |
D. Cohn | Liver |
| Kris Unni, Minnesota, USA |
G. Strutton | Bone |
1986
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser, Alburquque, Canada |
R. Cooke | General Surgical Pathology |
| Chris Elston, Nottingham, UK |
R. Cooke | Diagnosis of Breast Lesions |
1985
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Bryan Corrin,London | D.W. Henderson | Pulmonary |
| Dorothy L Rosenthal, Los Angeles, USA & Nilo Stormby, Sweden |
S. Orell | Fine Needle |
1984
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Marian Brownstein, USA |
P. Allen | Dermatopathology |
| Dame S. Sherlock, London, UK | J. Ireton | Liver |
1983
| Speaker | Convenor | Subject |
| Lou Weiland, Minnesota, USA |
S. McCarthy | Head and Neck |
| Kash Mostofi, Washington, USA |
P. Allen | Genitourinary Diseases |