Welcoming Australian Pathology’s New President, Dr. Shaun Donovan

Dr. Shaun Donovan, CEO Diagnostic Services at Hobart Pathology officially commenced his role as Australian Pathology President on Monday 18 August. Dr. Donovan has served on the Australian Pathology board for the past 4 years, first as a Director and most recently as Vice President. 

As part of his first weeks as President, he joined our CEO, Liesel Wett on Friday 29 August to visit the Capital Pathology laboratory in Deakin, where they filmed an introductory video together [You can watch this here].  

In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Dr. Donovan is a practicing histopathologist and he describes his day-to-day work as “looking down the microscope and diagnosing people’s cancers.” 

“We’ve got a lot planned for the next 12 months. Most importantly, we’ll be working closely with the Federal Government and the Department of Health to ensure Australians continue to have affordable and easy access to pathology. I’m also eager to see new tests introduced to the Medicare schedule to further improve patients’ access to pathology and diagnosis”, Says Dr. Donovan  

“We’re excited to have Dr. Donovan step into the role of President. His clinical perspective as a histopathologist is a great strength to our work. Together, we look forward to continuing to work with the Government to deliver better pathology services for all Australians”, says Ms Wett.