Dr Bill Barrett
Consultant Histopathologist

Dr Barrett qualified in 1984 and originally pursued an academic career, completing an MSc in Experimental Oral Pathology (Royal London Hospital Medical College, 1987) and a PhD (Newcastle University, 1993). He then undertook specialist training in oral & maxillofacial pathology and general histopathology, accrediting in 1998 and becoming senior lecturer/honorary consultant at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London. He was appointed consultant histopathologist at the Queen Victoria Hospital in 2004.
Dr Barrett was the organiser of the UK National Head & Neck Histopathology External Quality Assurance Scheme for three years (2009-11), Chair of the Panel of Examiners in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology for the Royal College of Pathologists for five (2015-19) and was President of the British Society for Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology from 2018-2021.
He has authored more than 100 publications, most recently on the subject of cancer and premalignancy of the mouth and jaws.
Consultants
- Mr Aakshay Gulati
- Mr Adam Blackburn
- Mr Alex Cash
- Miss Alexandra Molina
- Dr Ali Diba
- Dr Alison Chalmers
- Dr Amanda Jewison
- Mr Andre Litwin
- Mr Andy Mellington
- Miss Anita Hazari
- Mr Asit Khandwala
- Mr Baljit Dheansa
- Dr Ben Carey
- Dr Bill Barrett
- Mr Brian Bisase
- Mr Charles Nduka
- Dr Chetan Patel
- Mr Christopher Davis
- Dr Colin Lawrence
- Mr Damian Lake
- Dr Edward Pickles
- Ginny Kingsmill
- Dr Glenn Wearne
- Mr Gokulan Ratnarajan
- Mr Ian King
- Miss Jennifer O’Neill
- Mr John Tighe
- Dr Jonathan Sanders
- Dr Joy Curran
- Dr Julian Giles
- Miss Katia Sindali
- Mr Keith Altman
- Mr Keith Cullen
- Mr Ken Sneddon
- Miss Lauren Hardwick
- Mr Laurence Newman
- Dr Lindsay Winchester
- Mr Mark Cutler
- Mr Mark Pickford
- Mr Martin Jones
- Mr Mike Shelley
- Mr Navdeep Upile
- Dr Niamh Gavin
- Mr Nikhil Maini
- Mr Paul Drake
- Mr Paul Norris
- Professor Adrian Williams
- Professor Jag Dhanda
- Miss Rachael Harrison
- Dr Rachael Liebmann
- Mr Raman Malhotra
- Mr Robert Pearl
- Mr Ruben Kannan
- Mr Sam Orkar
- Mr Samer Hamada
- Dr Sarah Bailey
- Mr Simon Harvey
- Mr Simon Mackey
- Mr Siva Kumar
- Miss Sofia Ahmad
- Mr Stefano Stea
- Mr T C Teo
- Miss Tania Cubison
- Dr Timothy Vorster
- Mr Zaid Sadiq