London Regional Cytology Training Centre

World class training for cancer screening healthcare professionals
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The Team

The staff of the Training Centre are dedicated to train, help, support and offer advise where necessary to all candidates that attend our Training Centre.   

 

Director - Dr Tanya Levine
tanya.levine@nhs.net

Dr Tanya Levine is the Director of the London Regional Cytology Training Centre. As an undergraduate she studied medicine at Oxford University (pre-clinical) and St Mary's Hospital London, now part of Imperial College (clinical). Following house-jobs she trained in histopathology at University College Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital and St Mary's Hospital, London. Dr Levine’s first consultant post was at the Royal Free Hospital (1997-2001) but moved posts and has been a consultant at North West London Hospitals NHS Trust since 2002. She holds the following qualifications MA, MBBS, RCDipPath (cyto), FRCPath

Manager - Mr David Smith
davidsmith2@nhs.net

David Smith has been working in Cytology since 1984 and joined the department in November 1991 to take up the post as Cytology Laboratory and Training School Manager. Prior to moving to Northwick Park Hospital he worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital. 

David's list of qualifications include BSc(Hons) in Medical Sciences, FIMLS, M.I.A.C and has also passed the BSCC Certificate of Competence and IBMS examination in Interpretive and Diagnostic Cytology.

Deputy Laboratory Manager & Senior Tutor - Mr Mark Terry
markterry@nhs.net

Mark has been working in Cytology since 1986, and joined the team at Northwick Park Hospital in 2002. Previously Mark was based at St Mary's Hospital, London but has worked in a number of cytology laboratories both in the UK and abroad. Marks qualifications include BSc (Hons) in Cell Biology, FIMLS, & CMIAC.

Mark is primarily based in the routine diagnostic department but his co managerial position forges a valuable link between the LRCTC and Department of Cellular Pathology. 

Deputy Manager - Mr Ian Phillips
ianphillips@nhs.net

Ian is Deputy Manager at LRCTC and has over thirty years teaching experience and is a qualified teacher holding the Postgraduate Certificate of Education.

Ian also has extensive experience of diagnostic cytopathology including managing Cytopathology departments, both large teaching hospitals,DGH's and in the pharmaceutical industry. He has been a University lecturer on many external courses including masters courses in cellular pathology and invited to teach at various international venues.

He has a special interest in non-gynaecological cytology, and is also currently involved in setting up e-learning programmes using a Visual Learning Environment platform. Ian's qualifications includes a secondary degree an MSc in Cytopathology from Imperial College, London - CSci FIBMS CMIAC FIScT DIC MIfL MInstLM

 

Consultant - Dr Gillian Williams
gillian.williams12@nhs.net

Dr. Gill Williams is a lecturer in the London Regional Cytology Training School and Consultant Histo/Cytopathologist at Northwick Park Hospital. She qualified from Guy's Hospital Medical School in 1987 and trained in Cellular Pathology at Southampton General Hospital and Guy's and St.Thomas Hospital, with an intervening period of research based within the Imperial Cancer Research Fund at St. Mark's Hospital. She was appointed Secretary to the ICRF Histopathology Tumour Panel in 1996 and subsequently to the Northwick Park post in 1998. Her qualifications include BSc, MBBS, MRCPath, MD.