{{Short description|British clinical pathologist and medical academic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Use British English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox scientist | name = Bernie Croal | birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland | field = Chemical pathology; Laboratory medicine | work_institution = NHS Grampian; Royal College of Pathologists | known_for = President of the Royal College of Pathologists (2023–present) | awards = Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science }}
'''Bernie Croal''' is a British clinical pathologist and medical academic who has served as President of the Royal College of Pathologists since November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Croal elected as new President of RCPath |url=https://labmed.org.uk/our-resources/news/bernie-croal-royal-college-path-president.html |website=Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507000000/https://labmed.org.uk/our-resources/news/bernie-croal-royal-college-path-president.html |archive-date=7 May 2024 }}</ref> He is a Consultant Chemical Pathologist based in Aberdeen, where he has held senior roles in National Health Service laboratory medicine and contributed to national diagnostic policy and professional standards.
==Early life and education== Croal was born in Aberdeen and completed medical training before specialising in chemical pathology and clinical biochemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Institute of Biomedical Science.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Croal elected as new President of RCPath |url=https://labmed.org.uk/our-resources/news/bernie-croal-royal-college-path-president.html |website=Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507000000/https://labmed.org.uk/our-resources/news/bernie-croal-royal-college-path-president.html |archive-date=7 May 2024 }}</ref>
==Career== Croal works as a Consultant Chemical Pathologist with NHS Grampian, with clinical interests including biochemical diagnostics and intravenous nutritional support. He also provides laboratory oversight for TDL Pathology in Aberdeen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Bernie Croal |url=https://www.tdlpathology.com/about-us/consultants/bernie-croal/ |website=TDL Pathology |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213170518/https://www.tdlpathology.com/about-us/consultants/bernie-croal/ |archive-date=13 December 2025 }}</ref>
===Professional leadership=== Croal has held multiple leadership roles within the Royal College of Pathologists, including serving as Scotland Regional Council Chair for nine years and as a College Trustee for thirteen years. From 2011 to 2014, he was Vice-President of the College.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Trustee Board Members |url=https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/news/new-trustee-board-members.html |website=Royal College of Pathologists |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201000000/https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/news/new-trustee-board-members.html |archive-date=1 February 2024 }}</ref>
He previously served as President of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACB-UK) before being elected President of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Croal elected as new President of RCPath |url=https://labmed.org.uk/our-resources/news/bernie-croal-royal-college-path-president.html |website=Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507000000/https://labmed.org.uk/our-resources/news/bernie-croal-royal-college-path-president.html |archive-date=7 May 2024 }}</ref>
==Views and impact== Croal has spoken extensively on workforce challenges in diagnostic services, laboratory modernisation, the integration of genomics into routine practice, and the importance of investment in UK pathology infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr Bernie Croal on ensuring pathology is fit for the future |url=https://hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/pathology-and-diagnostics/dr-bernie-croal-on-ensuring-pathology-is-fit-for-the-future/ |newspaper=Hospital Healthcare Europe |date=2023 |access-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213170924/https://hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/pathology-and-diagnostics/dr-bernie-croal-on-ensuring-pathology-is-fit-for-the-future/ |archive-date=13 December 2025 }}</ref>
==External links== * [https://www.rcpath.org The Royal College of Pathologists – official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Croal, Bernie}} Category:British pathologists Category:Medical researchers Category:Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)