GSTT Autopsy Lecture Series

This is an excellent online lecture series, originally delivered by Professor Sebastian Lucas; he will hand this over to Dr Anna Green and Dr Mark Ong after July 2026. This can be joined remotely at 1-2pm here. For more resources, please check our CHAT resources page.

Upcoming Presentations (2026-27):

• May 20th: autopsy histopathology review

• June 11th: maternal autopsy

• July 1st: autopsy histopathology review

• July 16th: HIV infection

• July 29th: autopsy histopathology review

Previous Presentations (2022-23):

Background to Autopsy:

• What is the point of autopsies in the 21st century?

• The law around autopsies and coroners

• Autopsy reports, inquests & MCCD

• Quality control in autopsy

• Indicators of suspicion

Specific Pathologies:

• Alcohol-related death

• Diabetes and obesity

• Cardiomegaly

• Ischaemic heart disease

• Mary Sheppard pathological criteria for diagnosing cardiomyopathy

• HIV

• Sepsis syndromes

• Sickle cell disease & trait

• Liver disease

Ancilliary Testing:

• Cytopathology

• Histopathology

• Neuropathology for non-specialists

• Toxicology

• CT and the future

Examining Specific Organs:

• The heart

• The lungs

• The upper GI 'tubes'