Bosnian Pathology · Sarajevo

Academic pathology and cytopathology in Sarajevo

Home of the Bryan Warren School of Pathology (BWSP) and the Bosnian-Turkish School of Cytopathology (BTCS).

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Two Schools, One Community

Continuing education in pathology and cytopathology

Since 2006 and 2016 respectively, our schools have brought renowned international faculty to Sarajevo for intensive academic courses.

Bryan Warren School of Pathology

An annual two-day intensive course held in Sarajevo in partnership with the British Division of the IAP, first course in 2007. Eighteen editions and counting.

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Bosnian-Turkish Cytopathology School

Founded in 2016 with the Turkish Society for Cytopathology and the Sarajevo Department of Pathology and Cytology. Ten editions to date.

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Our Mission

An academic community for pathology

BosnianPathology.org is a non-profit academic initiative founded by Semir Vranić, MD, PhD and Faruk Skenderi, MD, PhD, dedicated to advancing diagnostic pathology and cytopathology in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region.

Through our two annual schools, international faculty exchange, and trainee bursaries, we connect pathologists across borders and across generations.

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2026 editions

Latest editions

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Full lecture hall during a session at the 18th Bryan Warren School of Pathology

BWSP faculty and organisers in the lecture hall

Professor Neil A. Shepherd lecturing at the 18th BWSP

18th BWSP 2026 · Gastrointestinal Pathology · Sarajevo, 27–28 June 2026

The 18th Bryan Warren School of Pathology took place in Sarajevo on 27–28 June 2026, on site and via livestream, and was devoted to luminal gastrointestinal pathology – from oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus to anal disease. Prof. Neil A. Shepherd, Prof. Marco Novelli and Prof. Manuel Rodriguez-Justo (British Division of the IAP) delivered 13 lectures over a day and a half, followed by a slide seminar and a GI quiz. Just under 300 delegates took part, about 120 of them in Sarajevo and the rest online, and residents from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic and India presented cases. The course was accredited by EACCME with 9.5 European CME credits and organised by the British Division of the IAP and the Association of Basic Medical Sciences FBiH.

18th edition on the Pathology School page Full photo gallery bwsp2026.org

10th BTCS 2026 · Exfoliative Cytopathology · Online, 6 June 2026

The 10th Bosnian-Turkish School of Cytopathology was held online on 6 June 2026 as a full day of exfoliative cytopathology: effusions, cerebrospinal fluid, urinary cytology and artificial intelligence in cytopathology. The faculty – Sevgen Önder, Pınar Fırat, Çisel Aydın Meriçöz, Olcay Kurtulan, Canan Sadullahoğlu, Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa, Levent Trabzonlu and Alex Baras – combined lectures with case-based discussions. The school is a joint initiative of the Turkish Division of the IAP, the Turkish Society for Cytopathology, the Department of Pathology and Cytology of the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo and the Association of Basic Medical Sciences FBiH, and the 2026 edition was accredited by EACCME with 5.5 European CME credits.

10th edition on the Cytology School page cyto2026.org

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22 October 2026
BWSP 2027 and BTCS 2027 – announcement coming soon
Dates and topics of the 2027 editions will be announced on this site. Write to office@bosnianpathology.org to be notified.
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28 June 2026
18th BWSP 2026 · Gastrointestinal Pathology · Sarajevo, 27–28 June 2026
The 18th Bryan Warren School of Pathology took place in Sarajevo on 27–28 June 2026, on site and via livestream, and was devoted to luminal gastrointestinal pathology – from oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus to anal disease. Prof. Neil A. Shepherd, Prof. Marco Novelli and Prof. Manuel Rodriguez-Justo (British Division of the IAP) delivered 13 lectures over a day and a half, followed by a slide seminar and a GI quiz.
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6 June 2026
10th BTCS 2026 · Exfoliative Cytopathology · Online, 6 June 2026
The 10th Bosnian-Turkish School of Cytopathology was held online on 6 June 2026 as a full day of exfoliative cytopathology: effusions, cerebrospinal fluid, urinary cytology and artificial intelligence in cytopathology. The faculty – Sevgen Önder, Pınar Fırat, Çisel Aydın Meriçöz, Olcay Kurtulan, Canan Sadullahoğlu, Ayşegül Aksoy Altınboğa, Levent Trabzonlu and Alex Baras – combined lectures with case-based discussions.
BTCS 2026 on the Events page

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