---
title: 'Episode 86: Dr Suzy Lishman - Pathology and Art History, Medical Examiners, and Public Outreach'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-86-dr-suzy-lishman-pathology-and-art-history-medical-examiners-and-public-outreach'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2021-11-15'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4xeq77/Dr_Suzy_Lishman_-_11_14_21_602_PM9kb1g.mp3'
---

# Episode 86: Dr Suzy Lishman - Pathology and Art History, Medical Examiners, and Public Outreach

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman What we discuss with Dr Lishman: Her inspiration for becoming a doctor and how she chose pathology Studying art history, and the relationship between art and pathology Colorectal cancer and Bowel Cancer UK T...

## Summary

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman

What we discuss with Dr Lishman:

- Her inspiration for becoming a doctor and how she chose pathology

- Studying art history, and the relationship between art and pathology

- Colorectal cancer and Bowel Cancer UK

- The medical examiner system in the UK and how it differs from the US

- What we can learn from studying medical history

- Her term as president of the Royal College of Pathologists and some of the initiatives during that time

- The Living Autopsy presentation

- Some of the uses of digital pathology

- How to advocate for the pathology field

Links for this episode:

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[The ConfLab from LabVine](https://www.labvinelearning.com/TheConflab)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

[Join the LabVine Team](mailto:hanine@labvinelearning.com)

Dr Lishman on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ilovepathology)

[Royal College of Pathologists](https://www.rcpath.org)

[The Living Autopsy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGwJQuKZjpI)

[Being a Pathologist Q&A with Dr Suzy Lishman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW9ZjKmW6LU)

[Association for Art History](https://forarthistory.org.uk)

Dr Suzy Lishman - [The Pathologist Power List 2018](https://thepathologist.com/power-list/2018/suzy-lishman)

People of Pathology Podcast:

[Website](https://peopleofpathology.com/)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)