Dr Karen Talia is an anatomical pathologist with expertise in gynaecological pathology and cytopathology. She completed a Fellowship in Cytopathology at VCS in 2002 and has subsequently worked in public teaching hospitals in Melbourne, with current appointments at The Royal Women’s Hospital and ACPCC. She is actively involved in teaching and mentoring trainees and collaborates in research with local and international pathologists. Her research interests include cervical and vaginal epithelial neoplasia, and she has published on this topic in international peer-reviewed journals. Dr Talia served on the expert committee for the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR), contributing to the 4th edition of the cervical cancer dataset and is co-lead author for the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Structured Pathology Reporting of Cancer Project, revising datasets for cervical and endometrial cancer. Dr Talia has served as the State Councillor for the Australian Society of Cytology and is a current member of the ISGyP LiVE Working Group, co-moderating Australian episodes of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists live online Journal Club. She is a board member of the Australian and New Zealand Vulvovaginal Society (ANZVS) and serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Pathology.
Dr Karen Talia
Pathologist
