Richard Anthony Scolyer

AO
Born1966 or 1967 (age 56–57)[1]
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania and the University of Sydney
Occupation(s)Pathologist, Co-Medical Director and Translational Researcher
OrganizationMelanoma Institute Australia
SpouseKatie Nicoll[2]
Children3[1]

Richard Anthony Scolyer AO is an Australian pathologist. He is a senior staff specialist in tissue pathology and diagnostic oncology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,[3][4] co-medical director at the Melanoma Institute Australia,[5] and Cojoint professor at the University of Sydney.[6]

Career

Scolyer provides a clinical consultation service for the diagnosis of difficult pigmented lesions and receives more than 2000 cases for opinion from Australasia and beyond annually. Richard effectively integrates his clinical practice with co-leading a translational melanoma research laboratory.[5]

In February 2019, he was ranked the world's 10th leading publisher on the topic of melanoma and the world's leading publisher in melanoma pathology.[7] Scolyer has co-authored more than 700 publications and book-chapters on the subject,[3][5] and was an editor of the 4th Edition of the WHO Classification of Tumours.[8]

Cancer diagnosis

Scolyer was diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma IDH wild-type, in June 2023.[2]

Awards and recognition

Scolyer received the New South Wales Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Research in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.[9]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the field of melanoma and skin cancer, and to national and international professional organisations" in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Burns, Brielle (4 December 2023). "Doctor facing 'certain death' does unthinkable". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 MacLennan, Leah (20 September 2023). "Cancer expert given experimental treatments for incurable brain tumour describes 'phenomenal' results". ABC News. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Professor Richard Anthony Scolyer". It's an Honour. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tissue Pathology at RPA". www.tissuepathologyatrpa.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Our team". Melanoma Institute Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Staff Profile". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Melanoma: Worldwide - Expertscape.com". expertscape.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. ↑ DE, Elder; D, Massi; RA, Scolyer; R, Willemze. WHO Classification of Skin Tumours. ISBN 978-92-832-2440-2.
  9. ↑ "NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research".
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