Our Pathologists

About

Dr Sara De Vries received her medical degree from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2012. She completed her training in anatomical pathology at VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam in 2017, achieving Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK). She subsequently worked as a substantive consultant pathologist at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough (UK) from 2017–2018.

In 2018, Sara was appointed as a consultant pathologist at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant (UK), where she worked until November 2023 before moving to Australia. She also conducted post-mortems for HM Coroner and attended inquests at Coroner’s Court, focusing on unnatural causes of death in adults.

Alongside her busy practice, Sara completed a fully funded, part-time MSc in Genomic Medicine with distinction at Swansea University, UK, in 2023. She was also awarded a prize for the highest-achieving student in the School of Biosciences at Swansea University. Sara has since successfully passed the International Board Examination in Dermatopathology (ICDP-UEMS), further strengthening her expertise in dermatopathology.

Sara joined Australian Clinical Labs in 2024 and is based at our Subiaco laboratory, where she is part of the specialist dermatopathology team at our ICDP-UEMS-accredited International Training Centre in Dermatopathology. She has a broad interest in many pathology specialties, including head and neck, gastrointestinal and gynaecological pathology, and cytopathology. Sara also enjoys teaching trainees and biomedical scientists.