Name
Role
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Telephone
Ars Longa Vita Brevis / Art is long, life is short
Hippocrates
My current role
I am a consultant neuropathologist and I specialise in the interpretation of microscopical appearances of brain tumours, eye lesions, muscle and nerve diseases, and integration with genetic results.
Previous history
Before joining CUH in 1998, I was senior registrar in neuropathology and histopathology in Manchester and Preston, England.
I was a histopathology registrar in Glasgow, Scotland.
Earlier in my career I was a pathology senior house officer in Newport, Wales and a house officer in Liverpool, England.
Memberships and accreditations
MBChB Liverpool, FRCPath
Personal interests
I am interested in the role of ancient Greek etymology in pathology and also the mythological themes in operas of Richard Strauss and Eric Wolfgang Korngold.
Publications
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“Feasibility Study of Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Transplantation Using an In Vitro Human Corneal Model.” Rolev K, et al. Cornea 2018;37:778-784. doi: 0.1097/ICO.0000000000001555.
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“Successful treatment of residual pituitary adenoma in persistent acromegaly following localisation by 11C-methionine PET co-registered with MRI”. Koulouri O, et al. Eur J Endocrinol. 2016;175:485-498. Epub 2016 Aug 25.
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"Considerations in establishing a post-mortem brain and tissue bank for the study of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a proposed protocol". Luis Nacul, et al. BMC Research Notes 2014;7:370. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-370
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Early-Onset Cataracts, Spastic Paraparesis, and Ataxia Caused by a Novel Mitochondrial tRNA(Glu) (MT-TE) Gene Mutation Causing Severe Complex I Deficiency: A Clinical, Molecular, and Neuropathologic Study”. Lax NZ et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2013; 72(2):164-175. doi: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e31828129c5
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“Doxycycline attenuates and delays toxicity of the oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy mutation in transgenic mice”. Davies JE et al. Nat Med. 2005;11:672-677. Epub 2005 May 1. doi: 10.1038/nm1242.