Jason Shannon

Graduating from Birmingham Medical School with a BSc in Pathology in 1996, Dr Shannon has a long and diverse history within the medical profession. He began his Pathology career as a Senior House Officer (SHO) in Bristol before moving to the Wales Deanery in 1998 to begin specialty training.

In 2003 Dr. Shannon was appointed Consultant Pathologist in Cwm Taf Health University Board becoming Clinical Director for Pathology in 2007. In 2012 Dr. Shannon became the Health Board’s Assistant Medical Director for Service Strategy which also saw him establish the Mortality Review Programme before undertaking the role of National Clinical Lead for Mortality Review in Wales in 2013. In 2017 Dr. Shannon was tasked with assisting Welsh Government with the implementation of the Medical Examiner System where he completed his Medical Examiner training.