Special interests:
FNA, histopathology, cytopathology
Dr Jonathan Allin graduated from the University of Cape Town,
South Africa, in 1979. After internship at Groote Schuur Hospital,
and serving as a mine medical officer with Anglo American
Corporation in Zimbabwe and South Africa, he commenced pathology
training at the University of Cape Town in 1987 and qualified FRCPA
in 1994.
He started work as a consultant pathologist in New Zealand, at
Rotorua Hospital and Medlab Rotorua. Since 1997, Dr Allin has
worked at Sonic Healthcare laboratories in New Zealand and
Australia, and joined Clinpath Laboratories in 2002. During this
time, he has maintained a broad interest in general
surgical pathology, cutaneous pathology and cytopathology. Dr Allin
has had the privilege of working closely with Dr Svante Orell,
founder of Clinpath Laboratories and doyen of fine needle
aspiration cytology in Australia.
He is a member of the International Academy of Pathology,
Australasian Division, and the Australasian Society of Cytology. Dr
Allin has presented cases of interest at the annual scientific
meeting of the IAP.