Special interests:
All aspects of oral and dental pathology, mucosal inflammation
Professor Richard Logan trained at the University of Adelaide in
dentistry before undertaking higher specialist training in oral and
maxillofacial pathology and completing his Fellowship in the
Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology of the Royal
Australasian College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) in 2008.
Prior to working with Clinpath, he was a Consultant Oral
Pathologist at SA Pathology, from 2006 until 2011.
Prof Logan is also the Head of Oral Pathology and Deputy Head of
the School of Dentistry at The University of Adelaide. He is
involved with both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at the
university. In addition, Prof Logan is an Examiner for the Final
Examination of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in
the areas of oral pathology, oral medicine and oral surgery. His
main research interests include the mechanisms of oral and
gastrointestinal toxicities associated with cancer treatment,
particularly the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the
pathobiology of mucositis. In 2004, he was invited to Geneva to be
involved in the development of international guidelines for the
clinical management of mucositis and, in 2011, he was involved in
the subsequent revision of these guidelines for the Multinational
Association for Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of
Oral Oncology.
Prof Logan has been awarded Fellowships of both the Pierre
Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentists in
recognition of his contributions to the dental profession. He is
the past Chair of the Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
(RCPA) and past President of the International Society of Oral
Oncology. Prof Logan is a member of the International
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and the
Multinational Association for Supportive Care in
Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology.
His areas of interest include all aspects of oral and
maxillofacial pathology.