Dr Banumathy Banuthevan

Dr. Banumathy Banuthevan completed her undergraduate studies in 1998 in University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She completed postgraduate pathology training in 2005 and obtained MD qualifications. After moving to Australia in 2005, Dr. Banuthevan underwent further Pathology training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Wollongong Hospital and Prince Wales Hospital in Sydney. She additionally obtained a fellowship from Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (FRCPA) in 2010.

Dr. Banuthevan has broad expertise in performing fine needle aspiration in palpable lesions, intraoperative consultations, i.e. Frozen section, cancer diagnosis and management for gastrointestinal and breast cancers, as well as interpretation of cytology specimens including EUS/EBUS samples.

She joined Laverty team of pathologists in 2024.

Active roles:

Current member of Royal college of Pathologists AustralasiaCurrent member of Australian Gastrointestinal Pathology societyCurrent member of Australian Cytology Society

Past roles:

2010-2023 Senior Anatomical/cyto Pathologist at SAN/DHM Pathology2014-2023 Member of Gastrointestinal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team at Sydney Adventist Hospital2014-2019 Clinical lecturer at Sydney Adventist Hospital/University of Sydney