Our Pathologists

Associate Professor Chris Barnes joined Clinical Labs in 2016 and is the National Director of Clinical Pathology. Prior to this, he worked as a consultant haematopathologist with Healthscope Pathology from 2009. Chris is a dual-trained clinical and laboratory haematologist, having trained at the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He also undertook training at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He holds a part-time public hospital appointment at the Royal Children’s Hospital, where he serves as the Director of the Henry Ekert Haemophilia Treatment Centre. Chris has extensive clinical research interests and is the principal investigator on eight separate clinical trials based at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. He has held numerous leadership positions, including Chair of the Medical Staff Association at the Royal Children’s Hospital and Chair of the Australian Haemophilia Directors Association. He is currently the Chair of the Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry with the National Blood Authority and a Director of Melbourne Haematology and Melbourne Paediatric Specialists. Chris’ focus within Clinical Labs is the national supervision and management of clinical pathology disciplines, including haematology, biochemistry, microbiology and immunopathology.