Anatomical Pathology

The Department of Anatomical Pathology is part of the School of Pathology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It is a department within the school, which in turn sits in the faculty.

Its research strengths lie in oncologic pathology, molecular epidemiology and infectious disease-related malignancies. Publications address prostate cancer disparities, HPV-driven cervical disease, oesophageal carcinoma genomics, bladder cancer trends and HIV-associated lymphomas, with work on hepatitis B gene therapy and Vibrio cholerae surveillance also represented.

Further themes include genomics and diagnostic pathology in resource-limited settings, particularly molecular pathways in African populations and diagnostic delays in high-risk HIV cohorts. The research is focused on Southern Africa, with studies informing cervical and bladder cancer management in the region.