Pathology School
Bryan Warren School of Pathology (BWSP)
An annual two-day intensive course held in Sarajevo, organised in partnership with the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology (BDIAP).
The school was founded in 2006 as the Bosnian-British School of Pathology through the vision and commitment of Mr. Mike Franey and Professor Bryan Warren, in partnership with the BDIAP. The first edition was held in 2007 in Sarajevo, and the school has continued every year since — hosting many of the leading subspecialty pathologists from the United Kingdom and Europe.
In 2012, in honour of its co-founder, the school was renamed the Bryan Warren School of Pathology (BWSP). Across eighteen editions it has welcomed over a thousand pathologists and trainees from the region and beyond, becoming one of the most established educational events in Southeast European pathology.
The school is partly supported through Nermin Duraković bursaries (opens in new tab) awarded annually to outstanding trainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring countries.
2007 → 2026
All eighteen editions
| Edition | Year | Date | Topic | Lecturers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
18Latest | 2026 | 27–28 June (Hybrid) | Gastrointestinal Pathology (opens in new tab) | Professor Neil A. Shepherd, Professor Marco Novelli, Professor Manuel Rodriguez-Justo |
17 | 2025 | 28–29 June (Hybrid) | Lung and Mediastinum | Dr. Michael A. den Bakker, Dr. Jan von der Thusen |
16 | 2023 | 4–5 November (Hybrid) | Genitourinary Pathology | Dr. Murali Varma, Dr. Lisa Browning |
15 | 2022 | 5 November (Online) | Head and Neck Pathology | Dr. Ann Sandison, Dr. Selvam Thavaraj |
14 | 2021 | 6 November (Online) | Soft Tissue Pathology | Dr. Cyril Fisher, Dr. Khin Thway |
13 | 2019 | 2–3 November | Neuropathology | Prof. Sebastian Brandner, Prof. Silvia Marino |
12 | 2018 | 3–4 November | Skin and Hematopathology | Dr. Eduardo Calonje, Dr. Stefan Dojčinov |
11 | 2017 | 4–5 November | Endocrine and Gynaecopathology | Prof. Daniel Berney, Dr. Sanjiv Manek |
10 | 2016 | 4–5 November | Gastrointestinal and Breast Pathology | Prof. Ray McMahon, Prof. Sarah Pinder |
9 | 2015 | November | Pancreatic / Liver Pathology | Prof. Stefan Hubscher, Prof. Fiona Campbell |
8 | 2014 | November | Lung and Mediastinum | Dr. Paul Cane, Dr. Michael den Bakker |
7 | 2013 | November | Uropathology | Dr. Jonathan Shanks, Dr. Murali Varma |
6 | 2012 | November | Head & Neck Pathology | Prof. Roderick W. Simpson, Dr. Ann Sandison, Prof. Nina Gale, Dr. Jelena Sopta |
5 | 2011 | June | Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology | Dr. Chas D. Mangam, Dr. David Hughes, Dr. Sara Edward |
4 | 2010 | May | Dermatopathology | Dr. Eduardo Calonje, Dr. Thomas Brenn, Dr. Boštjan Luzar |
3 | 2009 | June | Gynaeco / Hematopathology | Dr. Sanjiv Manek, Dr. Colin Clelland, Dr. Stefan Dojčinov |
2 | 2008 | August | Breast Pathology | Prof. Sarah Pinder, Dr. Jorge S. Reis-Filho |
1 | 2007 | August | Gastrointestinal Pathology | Prof. Geraint T. Williams, Prof. Neil A. Shepherd |
27–28 June (Hybrid)
Gastrointestinal Pathology (opens in new tab)Professor Neil A. Shepherd, Professor Marco Novelli, Professor Manuel Rodriguez-Justo
28–29 June (Hybrid)
Lung and Mediastinum
Dr. Michael A. den Bakker, Dr. Jan von der Thusen
4–5 November (Hybrid)
Genitourinary Pathology
Dr. Murali Varma, Dr. Lisa Browning
5 November (Online)
Head and Neck Pathology
Dr. Ann Sandison, Dr. Selvam Thavaraj
6 November (Online)
Soft Tissue Pathology
Dr. Cyril Fisher, Dr. Khin Thway
2–3 November
Neuropathology
Prof. Sebastian Brandner, Prof. Silvia Marino
3–4 November
Skin and Hematopathology
Dr. Eduardo Calonje, Dr. Stefan Dojčinov
4–5 November
Endocrine and Gynaecopathology
Prof. Daniel Berney, Dr. Sanjiv Manek
4–5 November
Gastrointestinal and Breast Pathology
Prof. Ray McMahon, Prof. Sarah Pinder
November
Pancreatic / Liver Pathology
Prof. Stefan Hubscher, Prof. Fiona Campbell
November
Lung and Mediastinum
Dr. Paul Cane, Dr. Michael den Bakker
November
Uropathology
Dr. Jonathan Shanks, Dr. Murali Varma
November
Head & Neck Pathology
Prof. Roderick W. Simpson, Dr. Ann Sandison, Prof. Nina Gale, Dr. Jelena Sopta
June
Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology
Dr. Chas D. Mangam, Dr. David Hughes, Dr. Sara Edward
May
Dermatopathology
Dr. Eduardo Calonje, Dr. Thomas Brenn, Dr. Boštjan Luzar
June
Gynaeco / Hematopathology
Dr. Sanjiv Manek, Dr. Colin Clelland, Dr. Stefan Dojčinov
August
Breast Pathology
Prof. Sarah Pinder, Dr. Jorge S. Reis-Filho
August
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Prof. Geraint T. Williams, Prof. Neil A. Shepherd
BWSP 2027
Announcement coming soon
The 18th edition took place in Sarajevo on 27–28 June 2026. Programme, faculty and photos remain available on the edition website.